BT FTTP new install

[1pudding1]

Hi,

Luckily here at home in Cornwall we have FTTP available. I've just booked install for a couple of weeks, but am not sure they'll be able to get the install done.

My house was built 3years ago and is a barn conversion I was involved with. The existing copper BT cable goes from the telegraph pole next to the road outside to an underground duct. This duct goes to a BT chamber outside the neighbours barn conversion, and then from there via underground duct into our house. I never thought fibre optic would be a possibility here, and unfortunately, this duct is not accessible inside the house. From looking at the photos I took during the build, the existing BT copper cable comes out of the ground behind kitchen units and is also behind plasterboard. Only the cable is visible coming out of a freshly plastered wall, no duct or pulling string in sight!

So....how on earth can I get my install completed? Is there any chance the BT Openreach fibre optic modem can go in the BT chamber, and then use the copper cable that already in place to go to the BT Hub? Or is this not possible and the actual fibre optic cable needs to get inside my house somehow?

Cheers.

 

[Steveocee]

Hi,

Luckily here at home in Cornwall we have FTTP available. I've just booked install for a couple of weeks, but am not sure they'll be able to get the install done.

My house was built 3years ago and is a barn conversion I was involved with. The existing copper BT cable goes from the telegraph pole next to the road outside to an underground duct. This duct goes to a BT chamber outside the neighbours barn conversion, and then from there via underground duct into our house. I never thought fibre optic would be a possibility here, and unfortunately, this duct is not accessible inside the house. From looking at the photos I took during the build, the existing BT copper cable comes out of the ground behind kitchen units and is also behind plasterboard. Only the cable is visible coming out of a freshly plastered wall, no duct or pulling string in sight!

So....how on earth can I get my install completed? Is there any chance the BT Openreach fibre optic modem can go in the BT chamber, and then use the copper cable that already in place to go to the BT Hub? Or is this not possible and the actual fibre optic cable needs to get inside my house somehow?

Cheers.

I doubt they will stick the ONT in an underground chamber. How would they power it?
I'd start working out ways overground of going from the chamber to your house for when they come to the conclusion you have done.

 

[1pudding1]

Just been doing more research and yes, didn't initially realise the ONT needs power, doh!

Going overground is going to be a problem i think. One of the reasons for going via underground ducting when we had the place built was due to neighbours not wanting any overhead cables around. So going from the telegraph pole or from the chamber somehow overhead over the neighbours land is going to be a no go

Think im going to have to try and start dismantling the corner kitchgen cupboard and hacking away at a wall to try and uncover some form of cable entry

 

[Caged]

Knock a hole in the plasterboard to make the duct accessible, make good once the fibre service is installed.

Or dig down to find the duct outside the house, cut it, use a swept bend to bring it up on the outside wall and then take the fibre through the external wall.

 

[kindai]

Just dig yourself a new duct? It doesnt have to come in at the same spot.

 

[1pudding1]

Result, i think! Started taking apart kitchen cabinets and took the kickstand off under the units and saw the cable actually enters the house via the same duct as the water supply, which is accessible, inside the house at least. The cable i had seen in my photos, that was plastered into the wall, is where it then went through wall to the room next door and around to the master socket. Just got to hope that the duct from the BT chamber outside goes straight to the duct inside i've found and nothing funny goes on due to the water supply coming in the same ducting.

V relieved, as digging up outside would be into a tarmac surface with a surface channel drainage run next to the house, so a lot of work and rectification would've been needed. Fingers crossed in 2 weeks the engineer can get the cable into the house ok. Do they put the customer splice point box in a chamber? I'm guessing so, as there will be no external wall to attach it to as everything is underground until inside our house.

Cheers.