I got a few emails from folks who saw the pictures of the cables dropping down from the ceiling in our Machine Room and wondered where I got the the spiffy cable sleeves that punch through the tiles.
Here you can see the cables dropping down through the ceiling where the racks are going to be.
Here’s a closer shot, we put a total of 6 of these things in the ceiling, the two on the right have caps on them for future use. So what are they? Some of you have already figured out. They are simple PVC plumbing fixtures.
$1.18 each from Home Depot, they’re called 45 degree Hub Street Elbows. We got the 2″ models. Could have gone for a thicker opening, but I figured I’d rather keep the cable bundles smaller. So my contractor Joe used a hole cutter to cut a 2″ hole in the ceiling tile, push it through the tile from above and the coupling keeps it from falling through. Presto, nice neat cable sleeves for all of $1.18. When we’re all done with the installation, we’ll go back and add a little ring of caulk to make it even cleaner.