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Originally Posted by zarrell
I just finished up my new house and just used standard cables everywhere. As far as I know (I built in Turner Valley, so am not to familiar with Calgary's codes) the electrical inspection has nothing to do with speaker wire or A/V cables. I just did my cabling after the electrical inspection so there were no problems. There shouldn't be a problem running cables anywhere, I would just stay away from running it inside or right beside an heating duct. If there's a fire, I'd say you have bigger worries than if your cables will survive the fire. 
BTW, I got all my cables (cat6, rg6, hdmi....) from monoprice as well. Great service from them.
You may know this already, but if you are running any low voltage wire near electrical wire, keep them a minimum of a foot away and if you have to cross the wires, do so at a 90 degree angle. Especially if you're running HDMI and other such cables, I would keep them away from the electrical wire as far as possible. |
I believe codes are set provincially, not by the city. Now on the other hand, cities and towns might have different requirements as to when you need permits, but I believe codes are provincial.