[RE-wrenches] IQ Gateway outside straw bale house

[drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org]

There is chicken wire under the stucco. The Gateway will be near a
window, which is not too far from the router. William's experience is
encouraging. If it doesn't work, we will run a CAT 5. 

_Drake Chamberlin_ 

_Athens Electric LLC_ 

_Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810_ 

_CO Master Electrician's License 4526_ 

_NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional_ 

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On 2023-04-26 11:56, Dan Fink via RE-wrenches wrote:

> Drake; How much chicken wire or other metal mesh is in the strawbale walls and stucco? Can you measure wifi signal strength ahead of time with a smartphone? Is it possible to hardwire Cat5 from the homeowner's router/extender/etc to the WAN port of the IQ Gateway? That is always preferable to wifi. 
> 
> Dan Fink 
> 
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> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 9:40 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: 
> 
>> We are planning to combine Enphase circuits in an IQ combiner box, with 
>> enclosed Gateway, on the outside of a straw bale house.
>> 
>> Will the WiFi signal penetrate a straw bale and the two layers of stucco 
>> the wall is made of?
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Drake
>> 
>> Drake Chamberlin
>> Athens Electric LLC
>> Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
>> CO Master Electrician's License 4526
>> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
>> 
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