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[Rob Spence]

I am wondering if there is a Cat6 cable with insulation so it can share a raceway with a 120v ac circuit?
I only have a single 3/4" pic run out to where my generator is located and I would like to have a convenience outlet and an AP.

thanks

[dave briar]

I am wondering if there is a Cat6 cable with insulation so it can share a raceway with a 120v ac circuit?
I only have a single 3/4" pic run out to where my generator is located and I would like to have a convenience outlet and an AP.

thanks

Wouldn't STP be sufficient as long as at least one end of the shield is adequately grounded?  Asking more than stating.

[Tim McCulloch]

Wouldn't STP be sufficient as long as at least one end of the shield is adequately grounded?  Asking more than stating.

Code requires that all all wires in the same box or conduit have the same insulation rating.

For Rob:  consider CAT cable rated for direct burial.

[Rob Spence]

Thanks Tim. I will look for that.

[Tim McCulloch]

Thanks Tim. I will look for that.

And, of course, bury it somewhere close to the conduit...

Most of the DB-rate CAT cable is copper clad aluminum with up-coated jacket and other physical enhancements.

[Brian Jojade]

Do you care if you're code compliant?  There may be some exceptions and procedures that would allow you to have both in the same conduit, but for the most part, the easy answer is no, they can't coexist.

If you don't care, then pulling your cat 6 though the same conduit should be fine.

Best solution is put in another raceway. 2nd best solution, direct bury cat cable.  Easiest solution, pull the cat cable through the existing raceway.

Worst solution, use CCA wire.  That is just a nightmare waiting to happen, and isn't certified for use on Ethernet. It MIGHT work, but so might other poor quality wire.

[Steve-White]

I am wondering if there is a Cat6 cable with insulation so it can share a raceway with a 120v ac circuit?
I only have a single 3/4" pic run out to where my generator is located and I would like to have a convenience outlet and an AP.

thanks

It's been decades since I pulled any wire.  Just for awareness, back in the day the NEC didn't allow low voltage to share a raceway with branch circuits.

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