Installing Cameras in Plenums Tutorial

Author: IPVM Team, Published on May 15, 2018

There is often confusion about plenum ceilings, with misinformation about what is required when running cables through them and mounting cameras into them. Failing to understand plenum requirements can land installers on the wrong side of an AHJ, lead to additional labor and material costs to remedy issues, and even threaten life safety.

In this tutorial, we look at the issues involved in mounting cameras in plenum spaces, including:

  • **** ** * ******?
  • ***** *** ******* ****?
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  • ****** *********** ** *******
  • ****** ******* ****
  • ********** ******* ********
  • *** *** ******** ****** *** *****
  • ****** ***** *******

What ** * ******?

******* ******* **** ** * ******** **** *** ******* ** *******/******* systems, **** ***** ** ***** * **** ******* ***** *** return *** (*** ***** ** ******* ******** **** **** ** ** ******/******).

ceiling plenum space

*******, ** **** **********, **** ***** **** ******* *** **** offices, * ****** ***** *** ** **** ******* ** *** drop *******, **** ****** *** (******* *******/******* ******) ******** *** **** *** ***** ******:

raised floor plenum space

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Where *** ******* *****?

***** ** ** **** *** **** **** *** ***** ******* may ** *****. **** *** ** ***** ** *********** *** building ****, ** *** ******** ******, *** *** ******, ** designers/installers ****** ****** **** * ******* ** *** **** *** air ****** ****** ******* ** *** ** ***** *******.

** *******, ****** *** ***** ** ** **** ****** ** ****** facilities, **** ** *********** *** ********* ********, *** ***** ****** verify *** ******* **** ***** ** ********** ******* ** ******. Additionally, ****** *** ****** ********** ** ******, **** ******/**** ***** environments ***** ** **** ***** ** ** *** ** **** efficient ** ***** ***** **** ******/***** ********.

How ** * **** ** * ******* ******** ****** *********?

*** **** **** *** ** **** ******* * ***** ******** plenum ***** ******** ** ** *** *** *** ****/******** ***** or ******* ** *********** *** *** ********. ***** *** **** hints ** ******** ************ *** ***** ****** *** ** ******** as ***% ********.

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  • **** *******:****** ******** ***** *** ** **** "*** *****" ***** ******* grate *** *** ******. ******* * ********** **** **** ******, users ****** *** *** ************ ** * ****** *******, ***** non-plenum ****** **** **** * **** ******** ** *** ******, visible ** *** ****** ** *** ******* ** *** ***** below.

When ** *****: ****** ******

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"Plenum" *******

***** ** ********* ******** ******* *** ****** *******. ** *********** **** *** ******* **** *** **** ** **** ** will ******* ***-***** *****, ***** ** ******** ******** ***** *** rated ******.

* ******* ***** ** "******" ***** ***** ************ *** *** spread ** **** *** *****, ************:

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***** ******* *** ******* ****** ***, **** **** ******* *** ****** ***** ******** ****** ******** ****.

No **** *********** ** ******

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Plenum ********

**** *** ** **** ***** *** ****** ************ ** * plenum ** **** ** ***** ** ******** ****** ******, *** recessed ****** ********* **** ** ***** ******** ** *** ********** points *** *******, *** **** ** * ******** ***** ** suitable *** *** ******, ********* *****, *** ********* * ***** plastic.

***** ******** *** ********* *** ******** **** ******* *** **** be ********* **********. ****** ******** ***** ****** ** *****, **** ~$70 ** ~$***, ********* ** *** **** ** *** ****** and ********* ** *** *******.

Integrated ********

****** **** ******* ** *** **** **** ****** ********, **** models ******* *********** ******* *****, ********, ** ****** ** ******** plenum ******. *** *******, **** ****** ******** * ****-** ***** which *** ** **** ** ***** *********** **** **** ** a ****** *******:

Beware: ******** ****** *** *** ** ****** *****

**** **** **** ******** ******* ****** *** *** ****** ***** because **** ***** *********** **** ** *** ******. ***** *** consist ** ****** ** **** ***** (*****, ****) ** **** which *** ********* ***** ********, *** *** ***** (*****, *****).

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************, *** *** ******* ***** *** ******** ******** *** ****** mounting *** ****** *****. *** *******, *********** *********** ****** ** ** ***** ******** ** ******* ******, *** are ******** **** ** *** ****** ** *** *** ** the *******:

Cable ******* (***, ***, **)

**** **** **** ****** ******* ** ****** ****** ******* ******, but ** ******* *******, ** ****. ** *******, ****** ****** (CMP) ****** ***** **** ****** **** ********** **** ******/**** *** removed, ***** ***** (***) *** ***-***** ****** ******** ** **** and ******* **** *****/*****.

** ******* ******* ****** ** *** *********** ** ****** *******, ** **** ** ***** ***** ***** ****** ****** *** should *** ** ****.

Accessories **** ** ******, ***

********** ****** **** **** ****** ******** *** ****** *** *** the **** ******** ***** **** ** ****** ***** **** ********** systems. ******** **** ** *** ****** ***** **** ** *****, including***** ****,********, ******** *******, ***. ***** ***** ***** *** ** ********** during ** **********, ***** ***-***** ***** ** ****** ****** ** poor ******** *** *** ****** ** ****** **** ****** *** more ***** ******* **** ***** ****** *********.

Comments (1)

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Jonathan Lawry

Trecerdo, LLC | 05/17/18 12:26pm

****** *** ****. **** ***********.

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