I bought a second safe a few weeks ago. Unlike the first safe I bought where I splurged a little and bought a safe that was already setup with power and lights I didn't have the extra money to spend this time around nor did I have a lot of extra room for what would have been a slightly larger safe. I find it a bit funny that these safes look so small at the store and then seem to take up so much more room at home.
Anyway I'm going to run power to the new safe. Ideally the safe would have come with some kind of punch out that could have accommodated some type of add on power supply that seems common such as the Liberty unit but it did not. What it did come with is a hole drilled in it so I could use the included dehumidifier rod. It's a hole large enough for a typical cord from a power strip without the plug attached. As typical of me I couldn't find exactly what I wanted that would make it easy so I need to kind of make something. I'm not going to cut up the back of the to use the Liberty system. I don't have the skill to do it right and have it look good.
My plan is to buy a power strip, cut the plug off it, run the cord through the hole and then rewire the plug. On the surface it's pretty easy to do. One thing I can't decide on is how much cord to hang out the back. I would like to use some fire resistant caulk so the cord would have to be set. The safe wont be moved for a long time.
I guess my basic question is how much cord do I run out the back?
If someone has a line on something better that can fit through a hole that is a cord diameter I'm all ears.
Anyway I'm going to run power to the new safe. Ideally the safe would have come with some kind of punch out that could have accommodated some type of add on power supply that seems common such as the Liberty unit but it did not. What it did come with is a hole drilled in it so I could use the included dehumidifier rod. It's a hole large enough for a typical cord from a power strip without the plug attached. As typical of me I couldn't find exactly what I wanted that would make it easy so I need to kind of make something. I'm not going to cut up the back of the to use the Liberty system. I don't have the skill to do it right and have it look good.
My plan is to buy a power strip, cut the plug off it, run the cord through the hole and then rewire the plug. On the surface it's pretty easy to do. One thing I can't decide on is how much cord to hang out the back. I would like to use some fire resistant caulk so the cord would have to be set. The safe wont be moved for a long time.
I guess my basic question is how much cord do I run out the back?
If someone has a line on something better that can fit through a hole that is a cord diameter I'm all ears.