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Hanging Daisy

July 30th, 2008 |

Author: Baby Nursery Staff

Hanging Daisy
Hanging a flat screen t.v. over fireplace mantle and want to add an electrical outlet?

I am hanging my flat panel over my fireplace mantle and wanted to add an additional electrical outlet so there will be less noticeable wiring. I have an outlet near the floor and just a few feet away. Can I daisy chain off that outlet and have everything legal and safe?

Yes you can, it is perfectly ok to run a spur off this. As long as you havent exceeded the maximum amount of outlets on this circuit, this varies from country to country so you will have to check your own countries regulations. You might want to rethink this idea do as heat and smoke are likely to damage your tv.

And what ever you do, do not listen to the idiot who told you to run it off the lighting circuit.....This is highly dangerous, as there is no rcd protection on lighting circuits and the wiring used will only be 1.5 and 2.5 is required for sockets