Often, a person has a need to make a hole in the wall, it is necessary in order to hang the picture, install the chandelier and install the tension ceiling. However, during drilling, some people manage to damage electrical wiring. In fact, if it is hooked up, you can get a large current current, which can lead to death or a closure will occur. At best, the light will simply go out, since the circuit breaker will work. Therefore, in this article we decided to tell how not to get into the wire while drilling the wall and the ceiling in the house.
How not to get into the wire while drilling the wall and ceiling
How not to get into the wire in the wall
First of all, we recommend looking at our logic and generally accepted rules. Also read our article: how to find a wire in the wall, here you will find more detailed information. And now we will tell us the main rule: cable wiring passes under the ceiling at a distance of 15 centimeters from it, then it goes down to sockets. You just need to avoid these places, then you will not have any problems. See how it phones in the photo:
You also need to find a junction box that can also deliver a lot of discomfort. As a rule, it is in emptiness, so it will not be much difficult to detect it. And so follow the generally accepted rules for placing wires and cables in the apartment.
To be restrained, you can use the detector of hidden wiring, but it is far from all. We do not recommend buying it without a special need, now you can make a metal detector with your own hands, which will allow you to find wiring in the wall in order to make a normal hole.
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How not to get into the wires on the ceiling
It is much easier to find the wire on the ceiling, because here you only need to install chandeliers or lamps. Now you can allocate several rules that will allow you to avoid all possible problems:
- Before drilling the ceiling, it is recommended to row a little place where you will do drilling. There is nothing terrible here, because after this place will be installed chandelier, which will hide all possible defects.
- If you have a monolithic overlap, then the wiring to it is vertically. Therefore, retreat from possible wires and make the hole there.
- If you need to find the wire on the ceiling in a private house, then what you can see it under the plaster, which stands out.
- Some wires overheat and red traces left. If you find such, then the wire lies in this place, so you can do holes without any risks.
Note, during drilling it is better to turn off the light, and then turn on the machine and check whether nothing will work. To connect the perforator, you can use long sockets and electricity from a neighbor. If you live in a private house, you can start the light from a barn or garage.
Also watch the video: how to find the wire in the wall during drilling.
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