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My brother-in-law, who's a plumber, saw my cable clips and asked why I didn't just use his PEX mounting plates.
He was helping me redo a laundry room in his house in Tacoma and pointed at my bundle of coax. He said, 'Those little plastic things always break on me. I use these metal plates for pipe, they're like two bucks each and you can screw them anywhere.' It got me thinking about all the times I've had to re-run a line because a clip snapped in a hot attic. Has anyone else tried using plumbing hardware for low-voltage runs?
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abbyr9622d ago
Oh man, the part about clips snapping in a hot attic is so real. I had that exact thing happen with a thermostat wire last summer. I ended up using some basic conduit straps from the electrical aisle (they're just metal bands with a screw hole) for a bunch of Cat6 in my garage. They cost pennies and you can bend them to fit. Those little clips are fine until they get brittle and fail.
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coleman.avery22d ago
Honestly, how big of a deal is a broken clip in the grand scheme? It's annoying to find, but it's a five minute fix with a zip tie. Those little plastic clips last for years before they give out, and replacing a couple seems easier than switching your whole system over to metal straps.
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