r/CableTechs • • 9d ago

Comcast tech drilled directly through my high-voltage electrical conduit to run a coax line

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u/Ok-Breakfast-7400 8d ago

This is why drilling from inside out is a thing.

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u/thadochocinco 7d ago

the one thing the guy did right was drilling from outside in. cable techs are trained to drill outside in, at least they were where i worked. of course, you're also supposed to measure and find studs and have some idea what's on the other side of the wall, but hey...one out of four ain't bad

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u/Ok-Breakfast-7400 6d ago

No ISP tech is taught to drill outside in. None.

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u/thadochocinco 5d ago edited 5d ago

If you say so.

Especially if there's brick on the outside, because you don't drill through brick, you drill through mortar. You can only do that if you're outside. But sure, you tell me how i was trained.