A:Answer The cable jacket is only rated for indoor use. Dumping coffee on the cable jacket will not hurt it. But the cable jacket will not stand up to the weather. The connectors are standard molded plug in style, and are not waterproof. You can run this cable as a finished installation in a dry basement, attic, or suspended ceiling. But, the cable will not take high heat, and can not be run near lighting fixtures, stoves, electric heat baseboard, and so on. The old rule of thumb applies, if you can not hold your hand continuously where you want to run the cable, do not run the cable there!