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Contributor I
Nov 21, 2018 1:31 AM UTC

Sonos Beam Operating Temp

I installed a Sonos Beam just below the mantle and above the fireplace this week. The client says it is pretty warm/hot. What is the operating temp of the Beam and or should I worry?
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Airgetlam
Nov 21, 2018 3:58 PM UTC
Doesn't seem to be listed on the specs page, but I'd imagine it would be very similar to the information in this thread:

https://en.community.sonos.com/components-228996/room-temperatures-for-sonos-equipment-6735044

Since you're an installer, do you have the documentation that came with the equipment? I'd imagine it would be on that.
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Bruce
Contributor I
Nov 27, 2018 12:57 AM UTC
thanks for the reply.....yea I looked all through the paperwork and could not find it (even though it could have been in there). thanks for link I will base on that unless some Sonos tech can give better info.....Operating Temp is kinda important to show, I have many clients with Sonos in cabinets, outdoors in a cab....etc....would just be good to know....I am sure climate controlled is ideal but people want to put them everywhere
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Airgetlam
Nov 27, 2018 4:22 PM UTC
Ah, if you're an installer, I'd ask through that network, rather than here in the community forums. They might (and how the hell would I know?) be able to get you an answer more quickly.
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Bruce
AjTrek1
Nov 27, 2018 4:57 PM UTC
I installed a Sonos Beam just below the mantle and above the fireplace this week. The client says it is pretty warm/hot. What is the operating temp of the Beam and or should I worry?

Just reading where you installed (below mantle and above fireplace) suggests to me that heat would most likely be a possible issue regardless of spec'd operating temp of the Beam. While a TV may look great above a fireplace; as interior designers like to do and IMO are clueless as to what the heat from a fireplace will do to an electronic device, your client may have an even bigger problem later. JMO :8
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melvimbe
Nov 27, 2018 5:15 PM UTC
Personally, I feel like there's no issue with heat if you mount equipment above a mantle, but I'd never consider mounting below the mantel. I figure the mantel is mounted at a certain height above the fireplace for a reason. Then again, I'd assume more modern fireplaces are going to reduce heat conduction through the wall. Then again again, the purpose of a fireplace, other than looking pretty, is to convect heat into the room.
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Danny