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[kduck]

Been to a customers house today she wants a TV putting on her bedroom wall so she will need a socket point behind the TV. Customer does not want carpets lifting or holes in the walls, the wall with the TV on is ok as its stud and I can get to it from the loft to put the power in there. So the question is can you use a fused spur off the lighting circuit for the TV, the TV has a transformer down to 12v.

 

[zupos40]

I've fitted sockets behind wall mounted TVs, the end of the day the customers we've had don't want an exposed

socket with leads trailing, and i agree i wouldn't want it either. If you think about it there no less accessable than ones

mounted at normal height, you'll still have to move the TV/dvd/stand etc to get to it. Can't see the danger myself.

The BS 7671:2008 informs us that a standard BS1363-2 13A s/o can be installed as a means of isolation for maintenace/emergency isolation etc, if you can not readily gain access to it, then it fall to meet that function, also what about testing etc, as previously stated by other sometimes it a night mare trying to move large TV etc, I normal mount then just above set, but sufficiently low that when sitting watching TV, they are not in view.

Never off a lighting circuit, ring or radial only

 

[Ashley Williams]

Does the wall the telly will be mounted on back onto another room with a socket on the wall meaning you could just spur off that.

A

 

[dragon-av]

The BS 7671:2008 informs us that a standard BS1363-2 13A s/o can be installed as a means of isolation for maintenace/emergency isolation etc, if you can not readily gain access to it, then it fall to meet that function, also what about testing etc, as previously stated by other sometimes it a night mare trying to move large TV etc, I normal mount then just above set, but sufficiently low that when sitting watching TV, they are not in view.

Never off a lighting circuit, ring or radial only

We mount the spur below TV at normal socket height a wall mounted plasma or LCD ona metal bracket is a potetnial danger if the mains supply switch is covered by the TV clients dont want to see cables so a discrete isolater that is accesible (i dont count above TV but out of sight as accesible If the TV starts smoking/fire!!!!)

Stand mounted TV are different but installed units need to be isolated (think about lifting the TV onto bracket are you to lift a live appliance onto bracket? what happens if you pinch the power lead between the TV and bracket and it cuts the live while your holding it!

Might be worst case but thats what you have to consider! Its so obvious and so many sparks (no offence guys) claim to be able to do what i do yet cock the electrical bit up without going into detail of how the rest can get cocked up!

Hope this you guys out from now on.

PS never off a lighting circuit!

 

[suburban]

We mount the spur below TV at normal socket height a wall mounted plasma or LCD ona metal bracket is a potetnial danger if the mains supply switch is covered by the TV clients dont want to see cables so a discrete isolater that is accesible (i dont count above TV but out of sight as accesible If the TV starts smoking/fire!!!!)

Stand mounted TV are different but installed units need to be isolated (think about lifting the TV onto bracket are you to lift a live appliance onto bracket? what happens if you pinch the power lead between the TV and bracket and it cuts the live while your holding it!

Might be worst case but thats what you have to consider! Its so obvious and so many sparks (no offence guys) claim to be able to do what i do yet cock the electrical bit up without going into detail of how the rest can get cocked up!

Hope this you guys out from now on.

PS never off a lighting circuit!

A couple of good points to go on my learning curve.