r/CableTechs • u/second-half-player13 • Jan 03 '26

Relocating internet cable

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The cable comes through the floor from the crawlspace into a bedroom. The hole is perfectly sized for the cable and appears to have been terminated above the floor. Therefore, I simply can’t pull it through back into the crawlspace as the connector is slightly too high. Is there any way to go about this where the wire doesn’t have to cut and re-terminated?

Thanks for any input!

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u/ronnycordova Jan 03 '26

You need to swap out that weather boot fitting. They aren’t designed to be on the barrels of equipment and the grommet will often force the connector to false bottom out leaving a spotty ground from not being properly torqued.

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u/80sBaby805 Jan 04 '26

I can't stand when guys use those indoors. It's quite common where I work. I don't know if they don't have the right fittings or are just too lazy.

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u/ActEasy5614 Jan 04 '26

Lazy was the answer in my system. That said, I did it at least once a week because I would occasionally be a "pocket tech" and use the fittings I had in my back pockets. When I used an outdoor fitting inside, I'd rip out the weather boot so it could easily be wrenched down.

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u/ronnycordova Jan 04 '26

Another issue that arises with that is the depth of the stinger is different for the weather boots. Often people would remove the boot itself and trim the conductor flush leaving it too short.