[PLUG-TALK] Where to purchase a 12 inch fire resistant ethernet cable?

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Wed Jan 14 05:33:04 UTC 2026


>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at keithl.com> writes:

    Keith> The Emporia Vue is installed in my load center, almost ready
    Keith> to go.  Wired Cat5 ethernet through a knockout on the bottom
    Keith> of the box, connecting to an SLRKIT POE switch inches away.
    Keith> Three inches of patch cable inside the box; perhaps a code
    Keith> violation.

    Keith> That "ordinary" 12 inch patch cable is NOT fire resistant.
    Keith> Out of absurdly obsessive caution, and fear of obsessive
    Keith> county inspectors, I would like to purchase (or make) a fire
    Keith> resistant 12 inch patch cable.

    Keith> Does anyone know (for sure) of a source of fire-resistant
    Keith> short Cat5E patch cables?  Alternately, does anyone have a
    Keith> one-foot-too-long spool of fire-resistant Cat5E cable, so I
    Keith> can make my own short patch cable?

>From first hit on a duck-duck-go search:

  https://www.staples.com/buy/fire-resistant-ethernet-cable-0awz00a


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Russell Senior
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