[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
russell at personaltelco.net
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