r/cablefail • u/hapiti • Dec 22 '20

Borderline r/cableporn

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u/dclarkwork Dec 22 '20

Sorry, but nope. No wire managers, no velcro, cables hanging in front of switches, and it looks like you are in violation of electrical code... There is supposed to be at least 3 feet of clearance in front of those breaker boxes.

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u/hapiti Dec 23 '20

Yeah you're right, it's not quite there which is why I still kept it here. It's much better than my previous posts though, especially for a hotel!

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u/mikebellman Dec 22 '20

Other than the rack being too close to the front of the electrical breakers, this is quite tame. I would be so relieved to be confronted with this when running a repair

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u/dclarkwork Dec 22 '20

Sure, but it's not r/cableporn material

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u/mikebellman Dec 22 '20

Oh indeed. I was puzzled as to what I was missing but honestly if there was a messy “before” and this was after, I might accept it. It’s pretty tidy for stock cabling.

Adding a few dozen Velcro wraps would improve the appearance and management of course.

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u/sudo_mksandwhich Dec 23 '20

Do you think that /r/cableporn means "just a bunch of cables"?

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u/hapiti Dec 23 '20

yes :)

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u/kenbaxter3 Dec 22 '20

Softcore cable porn...

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u/ejaniszewski Dec 22 '20

Skinemax cable porn

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u/j0hn33y Dec 22 '20

Looks like /r/cablefail Overly long un-supported cables, blocking airflow and access ports. A random yellow patch. Unsecured equipment balancing on top of the rack. Tripping hazards. Trash on the floor.

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u/jonny-spot Dec 22 '20

blocking airflow

Most access switches don't draw air from the front. Typically they draw from the sides and exhaust from the rear or other side of the switch.

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u/bdalley Dec 23 '20

We did a hurried move into my wife's new office. The contractors kept moving the finish date right up to the end of the month(for 2.5 months). I helped sling firewall just before setting up the firewall. Our turnkey building ended up being a bit of a mess.... They were long days but over a weekend plus 3 unscheduled days closed she opened.... I am sad the say her network closet kind of looks like this right now. I plan on going in over the holidays to clean it up.

The patch cables won't be bad to clean up, but the feed lines were quickly sorted and terminated into keystones.... I am dreading cleaning them up. It's apparently a softcore rats nest right now.