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Comment by throwawaypath

1 month ago

>Always measure exact length of buried fibre cabling as they aren’t meant to be stored in loops.

This is awful advice I would discard immediately. It's poor practice and against code.

When pulling cable, especially fiber, the ends of the cable should be able to reach the fathest corner of the room. Excess cable should be in a service loop, properly secured to a wall, and terminated on a patch panel. Both ends of he cable should follow this rule. That means you're typically pulling cable that's 15m longer or more, depending on the room and configuration.

NEVER buy and pull cable that is the exact size. The cable literally comes from the factory looped up, it's designed to be looped (watch bend radius).