Run Tv Power Cord Behind Wall

How to run power to a wall mounted tv.

Run tv power cord behind wall.

Instead a wall kit will put a power outlet directly behind your tv and run cable safe wire down to a plug where you ll attach an extension cable. I would like to wall mount my tv and have the wall be as clean as possible. Hi i just wall mounted my tv and i used those pass through wall plates to run the wired behind the wall. Instead i should install an outlet behind the tv.

This may be a big violation of the national electric code that could void your insurance coverage. The room layout and the fact that the tv is very thin. I found this box and my idea was to mount this on the back side of that same wall then run the power cable and other cables like ethernet and audio through a hole in the wall to the back where i can plug everything in without having a wire mess in the front. The most common cable management systems conceal wires behind molded plastic raceways that run along the walls and baseboard.

The only power cable you should run behind your wall are ones that come in a code friendly kit. An extension cable to run to an existing outlet. Why shouldn t i run a tv s power cord behind the wall. According to our recent poll over 1 3 of you have your hdtv cords hidden behind a wall.

While these can clean up things immensely there are other slightly more involved but still easy to install systems that allow the cables to be run behind walls. The kit used in this guide is the ce tech cord and cable kit.