Got the mounting point up for nest camera above the garage. Now need to get a 30cm x 5cm SDS drill bit to go through side of garage so i can thread the cable through. Then got fill up the hole.

Garden nest camera has been much easier, mounting point up just got to get all the cabling tided away to the power point.

Still got paint touch ups to do in the house all before the weekend.

Enjoying his DIY stuff at mo.

A very big hole.

He’s trying to fit his nest
So he needs a lot of rest
In the countraaaaay!

So luckily i measured the require drill bit again. Was 20mm x 300mm. So popped down to screwfix and bought it. Only doesnt fit my drill. So asked a mate if i can borrow his SDS drill. Sure he says. As its not a SDS drill bit have you got an adapter for it. Of course i dont. Feck sake. Back to Screwfix in morning for adapter. I only need to drill one bloody 300mm x 20mm hole. Fecking DIY.

GooberTheHat wrote:

I thought drill bits just fit? Tighten with the chuck key?

Gonna find out tomorrow morning when i borrow his SDS drill. Hope your right, i was thinking the same. This is a faff.

GooberTheHat wrote:

I thought drill bits just fit? Tighten with the chuck key?

SDS bits won't fit in a normal Chuck. A proper SDS drill will be make the job much easier.

Roujin wrote:

GooberTheHat wrote:

I thought drill bits just fit? Tighten with the chuck key?

You got a drill that has a freaking 20mm bit accepting chuck in your cupboard dawg?

Edit: Dino how come the hole needs to be 20mm wide? Is there some rigid conduit you gotta install or something for security on the cabling from the camera or something so it can't just be easily cut/removed?

The wire from the nest outdoor camera has a cylinder bit where the usb connector attaches to the power adapter. The cylinder is 20mm wide. I need to get it through the side of the garage wall into the garage. The wall is around 300mm thick. I could cut the cable before the cylinder, make a smaller hole and feed it through the garage wall and reattach it but thats a faff and i could just permanently fuck up the cable which the camera is attached to. Hope that makes sense.

Toolstation is on the way back from nursery. So tomorrow when i drop my son off im gonna grab a SDS drill bit of the right size and borrow mates SDS drill that should suffice. I will post a pic of the cylinder tomorrow incase it proves useful for anyone else planning on installing a Google Nest outdoor camera.

Top picture, USB cylinder on left. Thats whats causing me the problems.

We have plenty outlets outside, for barbeque's, tv's and random power supplies. Also have tv cables that go out, I don't think this house has any space where there's not at least one place to connect a tv.

When drilling through brickwork it's always best to use a sds drill with sds bits. I'd aim for mortar and not brick when you drill it because it's easier to go through. Make sure it's on hammer and not in reverse otherwise you'll be there all day

For commercial use that's totally fair but for a self install domestic camera that uses WiFi that seems a bit excessive.

So the garage nest camera is up. Drilled a 30cm hole through side of garage and managed to get the USB cylinder through (well while it was attached to a stick so it didnt fall into the cavity). Picking up red brick caulk tomorrow to fill said hole.

Forgot to order the silicone skin cover for the camera, if i get one now i will have to slit it underneath to get the wire through then tape the slit up.

More importantly forgot to get the serial number for the camera so have to get back up there tomorrow as i meed that for the nest app.

Garden nest camera is almost wired in. Just 1m short of the outdoor socket box i have. So masterplug 1 socket extension lead on order to fix that issue. Its getting there.

Boiler guy turned up an hour ago, boiler fixed for now. Been told to get the fan replaced but wait till summer as prices should come back down. Circa £400 at moment and summer time should be around £150 for the fan.

Interestingly enough (for me anyway) its a old non condensing boiler. I asked if i should have it replaced with a newer model (cant afford a newer one) but was told no. It does the job on the tin. Keep it and keep it running until its absolutely on its last legs and you have no options leaft. Condensing boiler is not much more efficient. Its been heating 18 radiators for 20 years so its been ticking along nicely.

Feck sake. Had boiler guy come out via insurer. "Yep your fan is fried mate". "So can you fit a new one?". "I have to submit paperwork to head office who send the costs to the insurer for sign off. Once they approve it we will order the fan and then come round to fit it".

Sigh. So this could be weeks. In january with the prospect of temperatures dropping further and a full national lockdown. Feck sake. Should have just got a boiler guy myself to replace it. I dont know if the insurance company will approve the costs. Even if they do i will have to pay the excess. Why the feck couldnt this happen in june or july?

Why didn't you resolder the USB plug, Dino?

Isn't a replacement covered on your insurance?