Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I'd like to hear some ideas on where to mount a LOR controller box and how to manage all those extention cords. (32 possibly)I've considered temporarily mounting them to the house outside,but I am concerned about theft and weatherThen there is mounting them in the garage. But how do I run the cords out. Under the garage door looks horrible. Cut a whole in the block wall?This is an obvious investment that I want to protect as best as I can.Ideas Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Put them in waterproof boxes and put them in your yard. They will be fine. I law one on the back of my roof. The ones in the yard I have them mounted to 2x4's driven into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Someone posted recently about making a hole in their garage wall to run the cords outside. They rigged it up with a pipe fitting in the hole so that they can put a cap on it when not in use. TED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 You want a hole? Go ahead! nothing special their you need a hammer a a bit. Our garage has a window so all cords (LOR communication, audio, few power lines, 4 max) are all going out the window. If you DO put a hole in the wall you might have trouble selling the house if you need to move. My second option if I DID REALLY want my controllers covered I would keep them in their weather proof box and set then in the craw space under the house, I can get a direct line to any side of the house and NO vandle would be stupid enough to craw unde the house at night with all of those creepy-crawey things under their!--Daniel LEdit:- I see you are in Florida, good luck finding your craw-space! :laughing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Actually a lot of older homes have crawl spaces in Florida. Mine does not as it is only 8 years old. Other homes are built on stilts so there is a BIG crawl space.:laughing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Ted! Drill a big 'ol hole next to your main panel.Put a subpanel out side. and / orRun a four conductor 10 gauge cord (with twist locks on the end) from the panel the the middle of your display. (that gives you two 20 amp feeds to a couple of (GFCI) outlets (in a box or plastic pail)Just thinking out loud.PS - Love your web site!Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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