monitor and dvr in airing cuboard

[Dwm90]

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?

[james.wilson]

Id be worried about hard drive life

[al-yeti]

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 

[Dwm90]

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?

[redsun]

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 

[Dwm90]

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

[redsun]

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

[james.wilson]

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

[datadiffusion]

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, 2016 by datadiffusion

[Dwm90]

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