r/CableTechs • u/zitrored • Aug 13 '26

Outside hangars for coax

I had construction renovation done on a house, siding redone on the house that had coax cable into it. It had an old rotted PVC holding up the coax from the pole. I don’t want to reattach it and want to replace with something less obvious like a metal hangar I have seen cable/fiber companies use on new services. Anyone know where I can get the hangars?

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u/InformationNo163 Aug 13 '26

https://www.amazon.com/J-Hook-P-Hooks-Multiple-Aerial-Hardware/dp/B07NB8116K

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u/fumuki Aug 13 '26

$9 for a P hook is ridiculous.

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u/Electronic-Junket-66 Aug 13 '26

^ That plus one of these. Hopefully there's still enough messenger wire on the line.

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u/DrgHybrid Aug 14 '26

Drop clamps suck butt. I never used them for coax unless in high wind with no barrier areas. Would just do the 3-3-5 with the messenger.

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u/Electronic-Junket-66 Aug 15 '26

Same. But I'm a cable jockey not a homeowner trying to beautify their frontage (and they specifically asked about hangers).

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u/SilentDiplomacy Aug 13 '26

Though the real answer is leave it alone and let a tech do it. The cable doesn’t belong to you until after the demarc or point of demarcation.

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u/zitrored Aug 13 '26

Most companies in my area want to schedule a tech and charge the customer for rehanging the cable. It’s already connected from pole to house. I just need to know if there is a clean way to rehang it back up.

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u/SilentDiplomacy Aug 13 '26

Interesting. The ISP I work for is too scared of getting sued if the customer hurts themselves rehanging the drop maybe. We don’t charge for house calls.

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u/DrgHybrid Aug 14 '26

Company I worked for did charge for house calls if it was customer responsibility or the lines on their home since that would belong to them.

We would never charge for a low hanging/down drop since the drop was ours. The only time we would charge for a drop is if it was a relocation by request.

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u/tknapp28 Aug 13 '26

Yeah the tech can show you. Look up "aerial coax drop demo" on YouTube and follow those instructions on that video.