I am hoping to be able to have full fibre installed as soon as our local network is up and running. I want to carry out some internal prep work in advance, and wonder if anyone could comment, based on current OR procedures. I live in a bungalow and the present setup is via a copper line from a pole and drop cable to the front corner of the property, entering via a hole in the fascia board, across my loft space to the opposite side, then down through the ceiling to the Openreach broadband / phone socket, with the cable chased into the plasterwork. I would like to maintain a similar setup / routing with full fibre, and was considering asking the OR engineer if he / she would be prepared to route the fibre cable through the loft space, where I propose to pre-install a run of 20mm upvc round conduit from the entry point, and of course avoiding any sharp 90 degree angles in doing so. Then I propose to install internal vertical trunking in the downstairs hall wall to bring the cable down to my new ONT. I would ensure there was a suitable draw rope running through the entire length of conduit. With apologies for the rambling explanation, what I was wondering is:-
a) Do OR normally insist on the installation of a CSP at the point where an eves level cable enters the property, or would they allow the external cable to be drawn right through the conduit, to the internal hall point where the ONT is to be placed, and bypass a CSP completely (if that is possible).
b) If a CSP has to be used, are they allowed to install an EZ bend cable from the CSP to the internal ONT point, which would be via the installed trunking (again all pre-roped to make it simple). The loft space is 3/4 boarded and fully lit, but I would be prepared to carry out any necessary loft space work on the day if necessary.
My overall intention is to install a couple of runs of Cat5e from the new router, back up into the loft space via the new trunking for the fibre, and connecting to smart tv’s.
I do fully appreciate that ultimately it will depend on the engineer’s decision on the day, but I was hoping that someone who has had a recent FTTP install carried out via a similar property set up could comment for me. Much appreciated.
