The Easy Way To Hide TV Wires Without Breaking The Electrical Code!
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- The easy DIY way to hide you TV Cables! No experience necessary.
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Dropping that drywall piece into the wall is a sign of a professional installation. Only a homeowner would bother with the screw. But your right about the wife!
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I am now more confident with my TV room project. Many thanks for your excellent presentation, information and know-how. Much appreciated! Cheers!
Thank you so much! My electrician husband is super impressed w your installation.
Thanks for watching!
Wonderfully helpful video. I'll definitely be referring back to these tips. Thank you very much.
You're awesome man. I've seen a view of your videos already and just wanted to drop a thank you 😁👍
Thank you for the video. It’s better than the many others I’ve watched. I think my husband can handle that. 😊
Best wishes
Super cool. I didn't even know they made these type of kits.
Thanks for this video. This whole time I thought you needed to add new wiring to do this. Lol. I'm pretty handy but didn't have the knowledge. So again thanks. Just added both to my Amazon order.
We got you back for one video and...you disappeared. Good to have you back!!! Keep'em coming.
🍻just finished moving:)
Oh I wish there were similar electrical outlets in the UK ! Great video 😊
I think you will find most UK walls are brick, not like the US wood and plaster board.
Kit won't work.
@@richardw3294 really? 🤔🤔🤣🤣 And I have only been working as a tradesman for twenty years. I was commenting on how good the kit is. Deary me.
@@richardw3294 I disagree with this 😅
outstanding video!
Great explanation video as usual, nice one!
Thank you!
I like this design because you can plug the TV into a surge protector at the bottom to keep your equipment protected.
I installed an electrical outlet behind the tv that has surge protection built in. And add it to the circuit from the lower outlet. That way you don't need the wierd power jump cable or a surge protector on the floor
I'm planning a kitchen remodel. For my new range hood vent, on that wall I only have an outlet at floor level. I was just going to wire in a new outlet box. Or is there something like this that would be better?
Great video.
Could you have hard wired it to the outlet if you didn't need the extra cords, or will that get you into trouble with electrical codes?
How do you do this when mounting your tv over a fireplace? The outlet would be off to the side.
What about if the fire break is in between? Also, i found they make a surge protected outlet when I hung my TV. Added that on the same circuit as the lower outlet and installed directly behind the tv. and then I didn't need that weird power jump cable down low or surge protector. Lots cleaner imo. But this is not a bad way if there's an entertainment cabinet that covers it all up
If your above the fire blocking, I’d try and stay just above and then drill a hole in it through the box opening.
nice to know this exist. I used one of those thin cable hiders that you can paint. I barley notice it. If I ever decide to change it up I will give this option a try.
Love it ........ but you covered up the central vac outlet with the stand!
Always orient your screws. Might be a bit OCD but really does separate the pros from the armatures 😁
My son in law does high end house builds in NZ (mostly multi mil. coastal beach retreats) and they took to using Torx head screws for this reason as they look aligned regardless. Stainless Steel of course….
what if u had to g through the fireblock. or needed to go horizontal ?
Looks good but I have some reservations about the power jumper lead as it appeared to be a doubled ended male connector which is what is known as a kill lead. Removing the wrong end of this lead with the power on would expose powered prongs which would be rather dangerous.
It would not be possible to power up the prongs in this configuration, its essential just the male end of a cord.
The other end of it is the TV. Unless the TV is capable of energizing the male prongs, you shouldn't have to worry about it.
Cool.
cool kit, just wish it came with a 12/2 option. most receptacle circuits are 20 amp. easy enough to provide your own nm cable though
Can I feed my power chord for my chromecast through the wall, or should I have a dual outlet for both the TV and the chromecast plug ins
They sell a dual outlet kit for you to plug it into the top portion behind the TV. I have that one and I'm currently trying to figure out how to do this install with a fireblock and insulation in the way. The only indicator I can help you find it is to search powerbridge two-ck. Hope that helps!
Do not feed any power cords through the wall
He lives! Hope you’re keeping well!
Hey Buddy, I'm still kicking!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter Awesome!! Been meaning to request a video on your thoughts on fasteners ( screws vs. brad nails vs glue etc). Which you Prefer and why.
BTW I still owe you a coffee if you’re ever out west in Langley!
DVD's were mass adopted from the 2000's and on... plenty young to convince the wife to keep around 😂
also, definitely order all new 10 ft HDMI cables bc the 6 footers are just too short to be comfortably placing electronics in the media center
You could also get a hdmi control box, 1 hdmi to the tv and the rest to the hdmi box
So,you can put electric and cable in the same box?
The box has separate compartments for each.
Oh,I forgot that.I'm a retired electrician for 10 years.worked for 43 years and loved it!!!
Is there a recommended length for the hdmi?
As short as possible to reach the video source
Where can I find the powerbridge kit? It's not at lowes
There's a link in the description to Amazon
Is their an option that mice can’t get through?
Here from scotts video, lol.
No wife is gonna get rid of my blu rays. Most of those movies aren’t even available online
I'm not brave enough to risk mounting my TV onto a plasterboard wall 🤣
The bracket MUST be screwed/bolted to at least one stud (within the wall).
Are your walls not insulated??? Gonna be challenging getting the wired down behind the wall with a bunch of insulation
Interior walls usually aren't...but not always. Depends on the house. But yeah it'll be a pain to get it through if they are. In that case it's helpful to use a wall fish, which is a rolled up length of stiff (but still flexible) wire that you can use to push through the wall, then attach your cables onto the end of it (electrical tape is best for this), then pull the cables through to the other hole, and detatch from the fish.
Will this work n the USA?
Yes
@@TheFunnyCarpenter Thank you!
Vertical faceplate screws look terrible, they should be at 60 degrees for optimal aesthetic.
deep cuts
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They should be torqued to spec irregardless of position.
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uh, no. No info about connecting the power cable to the lower electrical outlet.
She got rid of me and kept the DVD's.
Cheers Pete🍻
You should mention in the title this is for Americans only or for "cardboard walls" only. In Europe there's typically no "cardboard walls", but a proper brick walls. I always find it hilarious seeing those "cardboard walls", but here we go, there's actually one advantage of having them.
You've not seen many new builds then. Exterior walls will be brick or more likely block, interior non load bearing walls will be stud and drywall, aka plasterboard.
European here. From a region where domestic construction is predominantly brick and concrete. I really don’t understand this hatred for drywall construction. There’s more than one valid way to build a wall.
I live in Ireland and drywall is very common.
Cardboard? Lol
I just let my cables hang next to and over the tuning dials
nice system,however,i've seen bare wire in your power fittings,thats a no-go,i hope for you that you dont get shorts at some time
otherwise you will have a house fire,i always make it so that there is no bare wire visible,then i will have no short circuits at a later time
That thing is so janky. Why not run a new box up top and panels beside them for the connectors? Or in many cases may just need power since it may just have an appletv that can be mounted up top or a tv that has android tc or something built in.
I was actually impressed with the kit… but yah I could have definitely gone in a more pro direction. But I thought this would be useful for those folks out there that don’t want too open up existing boxes and splicing wires.
You didnt even show the bottom how do you connect it to the power
He did. U just didn't pay attention. So, when he pushed the three wires inside he then screwed it, then gave it a tug to make sure the wires were tightly screwed in. He screwed it into the wall, then jumped the power with the provided cord. Meaning, plug the provided double headed cord into the new outlet and the existing outlet. That's how u get the power. Hope that help
Me too
WALABOT! 😂😂
Sigh, my walls are concrete. I was hoping for another solution.
America 😂 cut holes in paper wall. So hard. Come to europe and do the same thing with concrete wall. At least 2 days of work with lots of dust in the room.
So?
Enjoy doing everything the hard way?
@@kingkonggordy just enjoying not whining when mild wind blows off paper house 😅
@@hosemarian Hurricane Lee passed over my 'paper house', which has been standing since 1900, last weekend. It's still standing. BTW, there are plenty of stud and plasterboard walls in houses in the UK.
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Do that on a brick wall now.
electricity wires could have been connected to the existsing socket's back, so no need a transfer cable and still have one empty socket for other device. your solution is a bit overcomplicated. no offence.
Think you'll find nobody gives a shit about the codes in this case buddy 👍 TV consumes less than 100 watts.
American electrics are so janky and naff looking. Sorry Americans, you do other things well