ᐅ New construction satellite and network distribution board open?

Hello everyone,

Quick question: The attached photo shows how the electrician installed the satellite and network distribution panel in the basement as part of the new build. It is mounted openly on the wall, including green wiring.
Is this acceptable, or should it be considered a defect since it usually belongs in a distribution cabinet or at least should be covered?
Are there straightforward retrofitting solutions regardless of whether it is a defect or not?
Thanks in advance.

Homeway ..

It doesn’t look good, but there’s nothing to object to as long as the measurement values are correct.
However, something like this really belongs properly installed either in a distribution box or a data cabinet. Apparently, there wasn’t enough budget for that.
Personally, I’m not convinced by the whole system; I don’t see any advantages. I find myself much more flexible with a duplex data cable and a twin satellite setup.

I also think the electrician probably didn’t have much experience, otherwise they wouldn’t have used F-type screw connectors.

So no defect, thank you.
Is it possible to fit this into a cabinet or hide it somehow cleanly (I am mainly concerned about dust protection)?
What do you mean by the F connectors? As I said, everything in green that practically goes into the distribution box from above is from the electrician. Everything that goes into the distribution box from below comes from me.
Thank you

Corini1985 schrieb:

So, no defect, thanks.
Is it possible to somehow place this inside a cabinet or hide it neatly (my main concern is dust protection)?
What do you mean by the F connectors? As I said, everything green going into the distributor from above is installed by the electrician. Everything coming into the distributor from below is installed by me.
Thanks

The green Homeway cables have F screw connectors, not compression connectors, although Homeway does offer those. A professional company should generally avoid using screw-on connectors on cables for new installations.

This kind of equipment should ideally be neatly organized inside a data cabinet or media distributor.

Overall, it can be done neater, but the important thing is that the measurement results for data and satellite are correct.

Although someone carelessly and without any consideration messed up the wall, this is not a defect. These strips normally belong inside a distribution box on perforated metal, so you can also mount a switch underneath (more or less like in the attached picture). With so few ports, you don’t need a rack. Does the rest of the installation look as unprofessional?

If you don’t arrange anything with the electrician beforehand, you usually end up with a functional solution that is simply nailed to the wall. In your case, it still looks somewhat careless. (If this were my setup, I would lash the electrician with a network cable!). Fortunately, the network ports are facing downward, so dust and dirt cannot fall in.

Installing it later inside a cabinet often fails because you need to find a suitable space, and if you do, the cables tend to be too short to reach there.

PS: Where is the grounding for the whole system?