Coax Cable Coming Out Of Wall

Check behind this device to see where the cables stem out from the back.

Coax cable coming out of wall.

That would get rid of it and cover up any hole in the wall. Mark a spot on the wall level to the cables. If you want it in the wall you will need to either fish it yourself or have it done. The end is male intended to go right into the tv modem cable box.

That connection is probably from a cable run that is some where split off the fios coax network unsure of which direction heads toward the fios connection point the cable at the floor or the cable in the wall and then backfed into the. I d like to cut it and convert it into a wall outlet or at least cut it to just an inch or so and cap it with a female end. Coaxial cable triple shielded cl3 in wall rated gold plated connectors 50ft rg6 digital audio video with male f connector pin 50 feet 4 6 out of 5 stars 265 15 49 15. Wrench turn the nut an extra quarter turn to snug up the connection.

As with end coaxial cable connectors the threaded coaxial cable connectors on wall jacks computers and tvs must provide a solid path for the signal. There is no electric current on the coax cable. Cables on the wall are often attached to a device like a television or stereo. If you ever contemplate having a tv against that wall in the future you could stuff the excess back into the wall and then screw it onto a plate with a coax connector.

Most people finger tighten these connections but that just isn t good enough. I have a coax cable for cable internet just coming out of the wall like this picture shows. Coax cable really should have a 3 bend radius or it can cause problems. Outside of that mandate there are other reasons financial legal and plain common sense to get rid of cables that are no longer needed the majority of the time my customers will call and say that it s in their lease agreement that they have to remove the cables when they.

The national electrical code requires that cabling must be removed if it isn t properly tagged for future use. I suspect that the coax which is feeding the tv s is not the same coax as is connected to the fios router. Once you ve marked the spot you need access to the wall.