Re: flush mount alarm panel enclosure

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We call it Smurf Tubing out this way...dunno why.

Cable guys are the biggest slobs...I leave a nice clean setup for them and
the screw it all up.


"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| On Nov 25, 9:49 am, "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| wrote:
| > | You could just screw the DSC can to a stud right now, leave it
sticking
| > | out about 3/4" to make room for the drywall.
| > |
| > Yuck. Have you ever seen this look or work correctly? You have to leave
more
| > sticking out than you think or the door won't open correctly. Then the
wires
| > are hard to get into the box. To me it's not worth the time as it never
| > looks good, unless the panel comes with a flush mounting box I'd say
forget
| > it...or:
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| Heh.. not really ;-)  The door never opens right, you have to take it
| off to work on the panel.  And you're right- it's not going to be
| flush.  It will save a little space in the closet, but not much.
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| > | However, a stuctured wiring enclosure would be ideal in a new home so
| > | you can run all your computer networking wiring, CATV/SAT, phone and
| > | security to one place.
| > |
| > This would be better, but keeping other wires away from the alarm board
| > would be my concern.
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| The key there is to give each utility it's own space.  If the CATV guy
| gets there first it's going to look like hell from the get go.
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| The alarm wires should get it's own uniduct (with a jet line in it)
| and board mounted in the enclosure  away from the other stuff.  I've
| seen very big enclosures look like hell because no one managed the
| space, that is to say each contractor did his own thing without regard
| to the others.  A DIY'er would have a handle on this hopefully.
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