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Post by aj on Jul 18, 2019 17:57:19 GMT
hi. wanted to know how close can you drill to a combi boiler and how close can you drill to the flue.wanted to drill outside for some cctv cables.
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Post by cluelesskarl on Jul 18, 2019 19:05:51 GMT
I'm absolutely no expert!  But I'm guessing as close as you want. I can't see the magnetic field interrupting the boiler, (edit. Maybe the firing of the boiler might affect the feed from the cctv?), just a case of sealing against the elements? A proper answer will be forthcoming soon I'm sure!  |
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Post by DIYDafty on Jul 18, 2019 19:09:41 GMT
I'm sure you really wanted "expert" advise from a clueless and a dafty so here goes:
If this is stating the obvious I apologise but presumably all you really care about is the existing boiler fixings and holes (flue, condenstate? etc) are not in any way compromised by you drilling too close. That would depend on what the wall was made of and how careful you were drilling.
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Post by tomplum on Jul 18, 2019 20:33:43 GMT
There is no max/min dimention as far as I know, there are rules and regs for everthing today and someone, somewhere will prove me wrong, that person will know the correct lenght of toilet paper to wipe his arse with and how close to hold it and at what speed to throw it down the pan, my advice is, don't hit a water pipe or a cable, look for the obvious, like a socket/lightswitch and steer clear of it and assume the wire is verical above and below, but there is no guarantee of that, water pipes just love to get in the way, If there is a 10mm water pipe in a wall and you WANTED to hit it, you could not, BUT you don't want to hit it, so you will, its sods law, shit happens,  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Jul 19, 2019 6:08:08 GMT
In the MIs it will always tell you not to drill any cables or water pipes when fitting their product (as if anyone would deliberately do it).
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But I'm guessing as close as you want. I can't see the magnetic field interrupting the boiler, (edit. Maybe the firing of the boiler might affect the feed from the cctv?), just a case of sealing against the elements?
