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Is this safe and legal? Wall mounted TV and existing power sockets
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<blockquote data-quote="Electricallyinept" data-source="post: 491475" data-attributes="member: 32264"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>The problem : Wanting to install a TV on a partition wall in a bedroom and have the power wires hidden</p><p></p><p>The location of existing power sockets : 2 Corners away from where the TV is wanted! or, on the otherside of the wall where it is going (which is the upstairs landing)</p><p></p><p>The goal : To have fully hidden wiring (just to clarify - It will not be connected to an Ariel, just wifi for youtube etc, so the only wire is the power wire)</p><p></p><p>I understand there are lots of rules surrounding the moving of sockets / adding spurs on existing ringmain sockets etc. In light of this, I will eventually pay an electrician to come in and put a spur or relocate the upstairs landing power socket, to behind where the TV will be mounted.</p><p></p><p>In the interim, I am wondering if this would be a fully legal "stop gap" solution. Now, let's assume I purchase a "wall certified" TV power cable (if there is such a thing?!), can I drill a hole behind the TV, Drill a hole next to the socket in the hallway and run the TV Powercable in the wall and have it plugged in on the other side of the wall. This would mean no wires would be visible in the bedroom and other than it looking a bit weird in the hall way, would this create any grey areas in terms of insurance etc?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Electricallyinept, post: 491475, member: 32264"] Hello, The problem : Wanting to install a TV on a partition wall in a bedroom and have the power wires hidden The location of existing power sockets : 2 Corners away from where the TV is wanted! or, on the otherside of the wall where it is going (which is the upstairs landing) The goal : To have fully hidden wiring (just to clarify - It will not be connected to an Ariel, just wifi for youtube etc, so the only wire is the power wire) I understand there are lots of rules surrounding the moving of sockets / adding spurs on existing ringmain sockets etc. In light of this, I will eventually pay an electrician to come in and put a spur or relocate the upstairs landing power socket, to behind where the TV will be mounted. In the interim, I am wondering if this would be a fully legal "stop gap" solution. Now, let's assume I purchase a "wall certified" TV power cable (if there is such a thing?!), can I drill a hole behind the TV, Drill a hole next to the socket in the hallway and run the TV Powercable in the wall and have it plugged in on the other side of the wall. This would mean no wires would be visible in the bedroom and other than it looking a bit weird in the hall way, would this create any grey areas in terms of insurance etc? [/QUOTE]
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