Running LV and ELV cables together through joists?

[HappyHippyDad]

I have quite a bit a cat5e to run through joists under floorboards for ethernet points around the house. Can this run in the same joists as the LV cables or do you make separate holes in the joists for the ELV cables?

Cheers guys.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I have quite a bit a cat5e to run through joists under floorboards for ethernet points around the house. Can this run in the same joists as the LV cables or do you make separate holes in the joists for the ELV cables?

separate holes ,but ask the little things that craw through the walls first .lol.

 

[Risteard]

Should be segregated.

 

[Vortigern]

I have seen probably thousands of miles of Cat5 running over T&E, lights and criss crossing over main swa in ceilings. Never heard of any complaint regards SNR or internet problems for critical servers and so on. That having said LV and ELV should be separated, but CAT5 is not ELV.

 

[Pete999]

I have quite a bit a cat5e to run through joists under floorboards for ethernet points around the house. Can this run in the same joists as the LV cables or do you make separate holes in the joists for the ELV cables?

Cheers guys.

 

[loz2754]

I have seen probably thousands of miles of Cat5 running over T&E, lights and criss crossing over main swa in ceilings. Never heard of any complaint regards SNR or internet problems for critical servers and so on. That having said LV and ELV should be separated, but CAT5 is not ELV.

Surely CAT5 is classed as ELV by the definition of ELV in part 2? "Not exceeding 50 V AC or 120 V DC".

 

[Vortigern]

But it is just carrying a signal not voltage. Unless you are using those 50v wi fi which will carry 50v dc

 

[Zerax]

POE ??

 

[Pete999]

But it is just carrying a signal not voltage. Unless you are using those 50v wi fi which will carry 50v dc

Used to be if the lower voltage cable was insulated the same as the highest voltage cable then the same hole was OK not aware of any changes.

 

[Pete999]

Should be segregated.

Why ? ? ?