so i have been chopping away at wiring for the outside. got my rack back together. got all the wires organized and the new zones dressed in the rack. i also finally got my structured wire cabinets free of hanging wires. all my panels, pub panels, and structured wire panels are cleaned for the first time in 5 years.
tomorrow i'm going to mount the new keypad in the kitchen for controlling the outside zones till i get another keypad in the pool house.
it's coming together all i need to but still is the speakers for around the pool. i decided on an array setup vs rocks. 6 speakers and 1 sub.
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so those who haven't seen or are trying to learn. this is the lacing bars and 2 shelves for the 2 pool zones.
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and that's those shelves wit the equipment showing. i had the opens cut to fit what i need. they have a data base with 1000's of equipment already there but these units and my dvr were not in there so i send them the dimensions, they cut it, and then add it to database for others.
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and here is is all dressed and laced in with the other equipment from my basement and dvr for my cameras. all runs are nice and tight. there are service loops above off the rack in case i need to move anything down the road. i can then have enough extra wire to do what is needed.
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the power supply for the cameras in pool house. power comes to transformer and video goes to dvr in rack. yes i tried out the back of my racks. not for looks but also to use as nailers for wires as you can see. that's a nice little trick i learned over the years when trying to organize wires on the walls and the screws were not staying in the sheetrock. easier to go into wood vs using a ton of drywall anchors.
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done and dressed again. it's full.
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my new runs are tied in and a new switch for POE was added for the nuvo keypads and my access point in the pool house so i don't have to use power.
(a sidenote i just bought a ubiquito access point. an ubifi pro AP. it's great. i have always heard great things about them so i decided to try. it's very good so far. it lights up my whole back yard and front yard.)
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and everything cleaned up. if anyone is wondering why there r so many sub panels. the first 1 is the main 200 amp service. there is a 100 amp sub up in my attic for my second floor so it's closer if need be. the next 2 are structured wiring for the house. next is an additional 200 amp service panel i added when i did the basement and theatre. this house the basement wiring and theatre lighting. it also has the 100 amp breaker for the poolhouse breaker box. the last one is for just the theatre audio video. a 100 amp sub which star grounds all audio and video so it is separated from noise so my audio and video is as clean as it can be without it having it's own dedicated 2second electrical service for the house.
ok that's it for tonight.