Bt Wire

kevin63

Phone wire coming into house has been shatterd and has now left a big hole. Anyone know where i can replace for cheap? Hopefully the hole not causing issues.

Inage of issue: https://ibb.co/b1X5hQ

Aylesbury_Duck

kevin63 wrote: »

Phone wire coming into house has been shatterd and has now left a big hole. Anyone know where i can replace for cheap? Hopefully the hole not causing issues.

Inage of issue: https://ibb.co/b1X5hQ

The wire looks ok, I assume you mean the pipe that protects it? You'll be able to replace it but you'd have to disconnect the wire to do it. Can you use something else to shield the cable and to stop rainwater going into the open pipe?

kevin63

Yes i mean the half pipe protrcting the wire. Not sure how deep the hole goes but cant see the bottom. Was hoping somone knew where to source a new protector from.

Warwick_Hunt

To be fair you only need a bit of protection for the wire. A bit of 40mm plastic pipe would do it.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Pushfit-White-Waste-Pipe-40mm-x-2000mm/p/431900?CAWELAID=120135120000013431&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=52608958744&CATCI=aud-305024815833:pla-307303120213&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyenWjKru1QIVqZPtCh3VRQpEEAQYAyABEgI0R_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Cut it down the back to fit it over the wire and choose a suitable way of fixing it.

keith969

Everything up to the main connection point is BT's and you should not tamper with it.

Davesnave

keith969 wrote: »

Everything up to the main connection point is BT's and you should not tamper with it.

....is the right answer.

It was like that when you bought the house.

The cable is adequate protection from the elements. Presumably the pipe is there to aid replacement, which would normally happen once in a blue moon.

kevin63

Ill give BT a call then and see if they can fix

Davesnave

kevin63 wrote: »

Ill give BT a call then and see if they can fix

Why?

If your phone line is working, there's no problem to fix.

kevin63

Unsightly broken pipe really annoys me. Bad ocd i know

mpet

'Ill give BT a call then and see if they can fix'

BT wouldn't have fitted the plastic pipe/protection. My guess would be the house builder.

As others have said - just use a suitable size plastic pipe - a few quid to fix.

stator

B&Q sell trunking

6cm should suffice:
http://www.diy.com/departments/d-line-60mm-x-2m-white-trunking/211940_BQ.prd

Remove the middle plastic cover and run trunking down from the inlet to the pipe. Buy a piece of pipe corner for the bottom and saw a hole in it so the cable comes out the top into the trunking