hi there,

 

This might seem like the king of stupid questions... ive been to price up a cctv install today and the customer had complained with

every location i suggested for the dvr and monitor... the only place he seemed ok with was the airing cuboard upstairs which has a working cylinder in

has anyone every done this surely it would get too hot?

Id be worried about hard drive life

What equipment is it? Components work fine in very warm areas , probably more prone to failure in a loft where temp changes more often , but depends on build quality 

 

Of course this could all be blag 

its a hikvision dvr and we use dynamics iiyama leds monitors .... i was thinking in regards to a fire risk so you think its acceptable?

My main concern would be the hard drive too. Suppose monitor will be switched off most of time.

I'm sure the purple hard drive can manage up to 65 degrees C tho . How hot do you think the cupboard is?

maybe just factor in some early replacement costs if on contract or warranty 

Not sure buddy... we have a combi so can't remember last time I was in one at a guess about 26 degrees maybe? They wouldn't be anything near the dvr I.E towels etc just a clear shelf guys glad I've got some reassurance il see how we get on maybe I'm thinking they get alot hotter than they do

Trouble is they'll probably end up using dvr as a shelf!

if its got a tank in it, it will be a lot hotter than 26

15 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

if its got a tank in it, it will be a lot hotter than 26

 

Usually, but not if it's one of those thermal master jobbies, the big white ones that run at mains pressure, they're pretty efficient & cool outside.

 

I still wouldn't myself, though.

Edited September 27, 20169 yr by datadiffusion

Do you think I should tell them it's not suitable? As I do have doubts on installing it in the suggested location