Recently we had to relocate several patch panels and switches. It should have been a easy job. The wire was coming from the right. We had to move them about 15 feet to the left. Simple? Right? Just cut the wires and re-do the patch panel. Well not really.
My first hint should have been that the wires were not where the documentation from the cabling contractor said they were. After much investigation, we discovered what they had done. The wires came down from the ceiling in the far right corner of the room, then all the way down to the floor, across the room and up to the patch panel.
However, it was just not a stupid run. They actually ran the wires between several layers of sheet rock. As in sheet rock with bundles of zip tied wires attached to it via staples on the wires, then a piece of sheet rock placed over it. They did this twice, for a total of 4 layers (needed the back 2 for fire rating) of 1/2" sheet rock.
The only good news was that the move was for some construction and our Facilities people were more than willing to rip all that crap out after we ordered some cable trays and ran them like they should have in the first place.
My first hint should have been that the wires were not where the documentation from the cabling contractor said they were. After much investigation, we discovered what they had done. The wires came down from the ceiling in the far right corner of the room, then all the way down to the floor, across the room and up to the patch panel.
However, it was just not a stupid run. They actually ran the wires between several layers of sheet rock. As in sheet rock with bundles of zip tied wires attached to it via staples on the wires, then a piece of sheet rock placed over it. They did this twice, for a total of 4 layers (needed the back 2 for fire rating) of 1/2" sheet rock.
The only good news was that the move was for some construction and our Facilities people were more than willing to rip all that crap out after we ordered some cable trays and ran them like they should have in the first place.
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