Hole through wall

[Caravan72]

Hi there, I've been advised that I have to drill a 15mm hole through my outside wall and insert a plastic pipe and seal the cable with silicone which I expected to do any way, is it a bit excessive to drill this size hole and fit a pipe?

Still waiting for my pole, can't moan as its for free!

[solunauk]

Originally Posted by Caravan72

Hi there, I've been advised that I have to drill a 15mm hole through my outside wall and insert a plastic pipe and seal the cable with silicone which I expected to do any way, is it a bit excessive to drill this size hole and fit a pipe?

Seems a bit big - I drilled a 10mm hole for my self-install. Didn't use a pipe.

Make sure you use a detector for hidden mains cables or you could look like this

Sol

[Robbo]

Originally Posted by Caravan72

Hi there, I've been advised that I have to drill a 15mm hole through my outside wall and insert a plastic pipe and seal the cable with silicone which I expected to do any way, is it a bit excessive to drill this size hole and fit a pipe?

Still waiting for my pole, can't moan as its for free!

The satellite cable I think is 7mm or is it 8mm diameter, so with a pipe(15mm) that sounds about right. Without the pipe and with a cavity wall (with insulation), it can sometimes be difficult to get the cable through. If you can manage to drill a 10mm hole and get the cable through OK, go for it. I tried and failed miserably.

[crossbones]

Tape the cable to the drill bit, then pull it through!

[lincsat]

It's dead easy with a 8mm hole - just be gentle, if you feel it touching the inner brick, pull it back slightly and twist the cable through 90 degrees or so

[wod]

are you going to be using twin satellite cable as this will require a 15mm hole other wise a 10mm will do and use one of those cable hole tidys to neaten it up