12/06/2026
Received a call yesterday from a lady in Hullbridge. Her electrician had run a CAT6 Internet Cable down to her Outbuilding 100m from the house and she wasnt getting any signal.
When I visited, I found out the cable used was Armoured CAT6 and the plugs installed on each end were shorting out the signal. Its lucky the Router, or Laptop plugged in at the far end wasnt damaged!
The amount of leverage that the weight of Armoured Cable would have put on any equipment it plugged into could have caused damage, so its a relief that this customer contacted me.
I fitted new Network Sockets on both ends and used patch leads, then ran a Speed Test. Despite the large distance she is now getting a really fast connection speed - 900mbps which we were all really impressed with!