Goldenrod - Best drill hole location

TJB101 · January 14, 2022, 08:00 AM

Adding a Goldenrod to the safe this weekend. Will be nice to get rid of those desiccant canisters.

Question: best location to drill safe for wire? Top of safe, side of safe (top or bottom?) …. I don’t have the install documents which may outline this better so looking for personal experience from the masses.

Thanks, Tim

zoomie · January 14, 2022, 09:01 AM

My safe had a predrilled hole a couple inches off the ground in the middle of the back panel. I ran my power cord through that. Lower makes sense for the goldenrod because it works via heat.

101combatvet · January 14, 2022, 10:09 AM

My Liberty safe was pre-drilled on the bottom right side.

FITASC · January 14, 2022, 10:14 AM

My Liberty had a power outlet installed on the lower right for plugs as well as USBs. My goldenrod sits in front of the door; I also use 3 desiccant boxes as humidity is typically 90% all the time

101combatvet · January 14, 2022, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FITASC

My Liberty had a power outlet installed on the lower right for plugs as well as USBs. My goldenrod sits in front of the door; I also use 3 desiccant boxes as humidity is typically 90% all the time

I added a power strip to mine. I have two goldenrods top and bottom, just in case one fails.

TJB101 · January 14, 2022, 12:28 PM

Good feedback… thanks. No predrilled hole in my safe so I’ll need to drill a hole. Probably bottom left side

Reloadron · January 17, 2022, 11:43 AM

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Good feedback… thanks. No predrilled hole in my safe so I’ll need to drill a hole. Probably bottom left side

I believe your answer lies in how your safe is situated. My safe is 1500 pounds empty and lagged to a concrete floor. The back is against a wall as is the right side facing the safe. The only place I can drill a hole is left side. So location determines what would work.

Winters where I am are dry so no problem. Summers I just use desiccant and during an entire season I may need to bake it out once. I also like to monitor the safe internal humidity and temperature every now and then.

You just need to find what works for you.

Ron

hub1home · January 17, 2022, 11:57 AM

I've had a golden rod in for over 30 years. I put it in on the bottom left, long gun section, about three inches from the bottom. It's been working fine there.

January 14, 2022, 08:00 AM	#1
TJB101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2017 Posts: 498	Goldenrod - Best drill hole location Adding a Goldenrod to the safe this weekend. Will be nice to get rid of those desiccant canisters. Question: best location to drill safe for wire? Top of safe, side of safe (top or bottom?) …. I don’t have the install documents which may outline this better so looking for personal experience from the masses. Thanks, Tim

January 14, 2022, 10:09 AM	#3
101combatvet Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2011 Posts: 667	My Liberty safe was pre-drilled on the bottom right side. __________________ Special Operations Combat Veteran Gunsmith, BS, MFA, Competitive Shooter NRA Certified Firearms Instructor [9 Certifications]

January 14, 2022, 10:14 AM	#4
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	My Liberty had a power outlet installed on the lower right for plugs as well as USBs. My goldenrod sits in front of the door; I also use 3 desiccant boxes as humidity is typically 90% all the time __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

January 14, 2022, 09:01 AM	#2
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,864	My safe had a predrilled hole a couple inches off the ground in the middle of the back panel. I ran my power cord through that. Lower makes sense for the goldenrod because it works via heat.

January 14, 2022, 12:28 PM	#6
TJB101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2017 Posts: 498	Good feedback… thanks. No predrilled hole in my safe so I’ll need to drill a hole. Probably bottom left side

January 17, 2022, 11:57 AM	#8
hub1home Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2014 Posts: 182	I've had a golden rod in for over 30 years. I put it in on the bottom left, long gun section, about three inches from the bottom. It's been working fine there.