Select dowel size - What length and thickness?

Hello Khullx

you are really thinking things through.
Before providing a concrete answer, the question is: How is the anchor loaded? With shear force or tensile force. There are differences.

Steven

So with the Ikea Pax wardrobes, basically there are only tensile forces since the wardrobes stand on the floor and the wall mounting serves as a tipping protection.... especially when kids try to climb or pull on them.

But I was generally interested in understanding the anchoring better.... soon, for example, a TV mount with a swivel arm is to be attached to the wall, and quite significant forces act due to the leverage.

Experience shows that 6s are good for almost everything, except when there are really heavy loads. Here you also have 4 of them in the wall, if it is reinforced concrete I would say it easily holds. In my opinion, a toddler won't knock over a Pax anyway. For heavy loads then 8s, for swing hooks 12s.

You are making such a big deal about an anti-tip device for a PAX wardrobe? Oh dear..... a tiny little wall plug would be enough, there is almost no force acting on it....

Based on experience, 6mm anchors are good for almost everything, except when there are really heavy loads. Here you also have 4 of them in the wall, if it is reinforced concrete I would say that easily holds. In my opinion, a small child wouldn’t be able to tip over a Pax anyway. For heavy loads, use 8mm anchors, for swing hooks 12mm.

In concrete it’s of course relatively easy... but two cabinets, for example, must be attached to Ytong walls... I have the Fischer GB in mind... they should perhaps hold a bit better than the Tox Tri or Fischer DuoPower!?

You’re worrying so much about an anti-tip device for a PAX wardrobe? Oh dear... a tiny little plug would be enough, there are hardly any forces acting there...

Well, what forces act there I don’t know, but saying almost none seems bold... once the thing reaches its tipping point, meaning enough weight is hanging on it as leverage (e.g. drawer or cabinet door open and a child hangs on it or something like that), it gets bad. But it wasn’t just about the Pax for me, even though that triggered these considerations, it was generally about how to deal with anchors (plaster thickness, etc.) and what is short vs. long and what is thick vs. thin with an anchor.

TV mount

With ours, screws and dowels were included (IIRC 8mm dowels).

For an anti-tip device on a cabinet, a 6mm one is certainly enough IMHO (5mm is rare but would also work).

Make sure to buy products that include at least screws for real loads. Then you've got it.