A modest dumpster fire that I inherited and then purged of evil. Not perfect, but at least I can find what I'm looking for.2yr ⋅ TimTheEnchantor76 ⋅ r/cablefail
Literally the lid wouldnt even fit flush. I asked what to do and was told to just bounce up and down on the wires until the lid fit.4yr ⋅ midnightflamex ⋅ r/cablefail
This is my buddys place of work. The previous company left this for him to deal with when they moved into the building.9mo ⋅ Aw3simo ⋅ r/cablefail
IT director of 20 years says he has no time to fix this. The small power strip buried down there powers everything from the modem, to the core switches.7yr ⋅ teladero1 ⋅ r/cablefail
Client: a friend of mine did all the wiring. I just need you to sign the papers for my insurance that everything fits the code.3yr ⋅ maecky1 ⋅ r/cablefail
A messy job competed over 1 weekend while some services could not be brought down3yr ⋅ rebelred442 ⋅ r/cablefail
Trying to trace a cable and used my phone as a periscope in a tiny access hatch3yr ⋅ sja5164 ⋅ r/cablefail
Moved in with my GF and found this happy little fella in our upstairs bathroom2yr ⋅ freedoomed ⋅ r/cablefail
I wonder why my professionally installed garden lights keep tripping the breaker.3yr ⋅ Dreselus ⋅ r/cablefail
Is this cable fail? Broken neutral on primary power using the bonded coax for a neutral.2yr ⋅ Infradad ⋅ r/cablefail
Replacing access control today. Needing to identify cables...HA. I’m also newer to this side of cable installation. Dang MATRIX systems.3yr ⋅ Iosuaaa ⋅ r/cablefail
The cable guy installed the cable through our hula hoop that we left out.5yr ⋅ links234 ⋅ r/cablefail
I found that work on a new building (no open to the public yet), the cable sheath is not attached to the connector except a few of them1yr ⋅ Z80user ⋅ r/cablefail
3900 pair underground splice that got wet due to improper case sealing. the green on the plastic bits is corrosion that causes shorts, opens, and crosses.7yr ⋅ neatoburrito ⋅ r/cablefail
Moved into new apartment. Discovered stove didn’t work and tripped the breaker. Now I know why.3yr ⋅ Luigi904 ⋅ r/cablefail
Found this gem today at a hospital. Thankfully I don't have to touch any of that3yr ⋅ Vitamin-K-42 ⋅ r/cablefail
Kept pushing something back with my foot at my ER nurse desk. Made the mistake of looking. Spent the next 12 hours resisting the urge to climb under there.4yr ⋅ Zartanio ⋅ r/cablefail
Cablers pulled copper over existing fiber jumper. Guess the copper sleeve color!3yr ⋅ jongaynor ⋅ r/cablefail
Production Data Center with millions of dollars worth of equipment4yr ⋅ Tehgreatbrownie ⋅ r/cablefail
Wondered why nothing was showing on the WAN interface. It's Monday morning cut me some slack.5yr ⋅ FlyPolar ⋅ r/cablefail
Found this in house years ago. Can't believe the loss across all those splits let anything work. Owner said the it was done by the local votech school. I always found it oddly satisfying.4yr ⋅ alsatian01 ⋅ r/cablefail
One of 12 zone expansion modules (hanging exactly as it was found) in a 22 year old intrusion system we're trying to salvage, even though it's literally never worked. They're all like this.3yr ⋅ notbuttkrabs ⋅ r/cablefail
Politics aside who tf does the IT work for the White House look at those cables4yr ⋅ TheBionicAnkle ⋅ r/cablefail
Its not like this could have been done in some cleaner way. Like behind the wall1yr ⋅ TrackLabs ⋅ r/cablefail
I’m no cable expert but my Cat5e ports don’t work anymore since the “tech” came..4yr ⋅ RazzyActual ⋅ r/cablefail
Not sure what the problem is found on a TC after underground was replaced3yr ⋅ Drevlin76 ⋅ r/cablefail
Hooking up cable for first time in 20+ years; what is going on in the pic?? I can't get the modem to connect...3yr ⋅ Kilgoretrout321 ⋅ r/cablefail
The movie production wrapped and they sent back all the 4/0 like this. Longest half hour of my life3yr ⋅ vivzzie ⋅ r/cablefail
They said adding RGB would be fun. Source: personal 3700X rig. Main side is clean AF.4yr ⋅ lowRMS ⋅ r/cablefail
Power squids are old, get ready for my network squid (yes, it’s a productive system)4yr ⋅ gordonv ⋅ r/cablefail
Probably doesn’t fit the sub, but I guess the cable speeds were just too much3yr ⋅ Nitestalker2373 ⋅ r/cablefail
this is submission is the nuclear opposite of this sub but too cool not to post --someone took twisted pairs cables to a whole new level4yr ⋅ Dataeater ⋅ r/cablefail
Had an engineering company bury conduit for a fiber run. This is how all the pull boxes looked like when the cabling contractor came in to pull fiber4yr ⋅ dat_finn ⋅ r/cablefail
Customer: I know you guys are sending me weak signal because I don't rent your modem. My wiring is perfect my electrician friend rewired my whole house.5yr ⋅ The_Cable_Guy_ ⋅ r/cablefail
Not my client nor rack, passed this by and just had to stare for thirty seconds in disbelief.5yr ⋅ gmerideth ⋅ r/cablefail
Two network drops “extended” into the building expansion. Never thought I’d see this in the wild.4yr ⋅ mikebellman ⋅ r/cablefail
The cables cut on the right used to be part of the cables cut on the left. They were active.7yr ⋅ pdrock7 ⋅ r/cablefail
I was helping my dad change the AC unit in his house and found this unique wiring choice5yr ⋅ SartheFirst ⋅ r/cablefail
My Company paid US$2000 for a DMARC extension into our space. It failed the first day we tried to use it. I found out why.7yr ⋅ 121mhz ⋅ r/cablefail
