You should beware that no matter how good you do the installation, keep it working or maintain, there are still some factors that can cause damage. More precisely, there are problems that you cannot completely stop from causing damage.
Based on many years of experience and customer feedback, some factors are beyond your control. These are the factors that can damage your fiber optic splitters. They include but not limited to:
Malicious Attacks
Look, you already know that this work is full of people with some kind of weird behavior. Some enjoy destroying other people’s properties, and they think it is fun to do so. Others do it also because they want to get some parts for sale.
You won’t be surprised to wake up one morning only to realize that someone has tampered with your network system. It has happened in many parts of the world, and it can happen to you too. So, maybe you can put some preventive measures to avoid such malicious attacks.
Animal Chews
Rodents, including rabbits, rats, and squirrels, can chew almost everything they come across as they do their thing. Now, the weirdest thing you should beware of is that squirrels tend to destroy fiber cables.
You should, therefore, beware of this, especially if your fiber cable network system is underground. If they come across yours, your system will be destroyed, including your fiber optic splitters.
Natural Disasters
While networks have a protection system, some disasters can destroy them. Such disasters include extreme weather conditions such as strong winds, catastrophic earthquakes, and snow, among others.
If any disaster occurs and your fiber network system is damaged, it means most of its components, including fiber optic splitters, will be destroyed. If possible, find out if there have been instances of disasters before setting up your network system.
In a nutshell, anything that has the potential to affect your fiber network system has the potential to destroy its parts, including splitters. The three we’ve highlighted are the major ones. There might be others like vehicle damage and mishandling but what we’ve reviewed are the major damage-causing factors.