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> I wanted wired Ethernet in my office but didn't want to punch holes in the wall. Luckily I have an old "central vacuum system" that as far as I can tell has never been even powered on, many years before I bought the house.

Lucky you, you had a preinstalled system of cabling conduit :)

Before I had my basement finished, I installed a bunch of PVC conduit for the network wiring, so it would be possible to upgrade or add to it in the future.



Same intent here. I don't know what cable I will eventually upgrade to, but the first step will be easily-snakable conduit to every room.




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