DENTDALE COMMUNITY BROADBAND PROJECT.

INFORMATION FOR HOUSEHOLDERS. INSTALLING THE FIBRE OPTIC SERVICE DUCT.


Introduction:

Please read all of these instructions before you start. If you need advice about anything contained in these notes, ask one of our volunteers. Contact information is given at the end of this document.

These notes explain how to get the duct from the point where the project volunteers leave it up to the fibre termination plate inside your property. People with some DIY skills will be able to do this, or you can employ a handyman to do it for you.

The fibre optic cable is only about 2 mm in diameter. This cable runs inside a tough 7 mm diameter plastic duct. Where the duct is buried, we use red or orange duct. Where it is fixed to the wall of a building we use black duct which resists the ultra-violet light. These notes only tell you about installing the duct and related fittings.

The fibre optic cable is pushed into the duct by B4RN technicians using compressed air after the householder has installed the duct and the termination plate inside the house.