fused spur for TV and Sound Bar?

dean_allan115 · 15 Oct 2014 at 15:41

Hi guys.

Hate having wires showing so....... I have a double socket that i was planning on 'tapping into' and installing a 13A fused switch next to it and putting the wires from my TV and sound bar directly into it. I've done it before with one electrical equipment before, not sure if 2 would be ok.

Would install a plug socket behind TV but not enough room. Any advice before i start cutting into the wall for the wiring?

Cheers

Abyss · 15 Oct 2014 at 16:34

I wouldn't have thought that would be a problem as long as the cables are all run in the safe zones and you don't have any other spurs running off the socket. Would the cable to the soundbar/tv be behind the plaster/plasterboard?

Note I am not an electrician, and if in doubt I recommend you contact one.

lemonkettaz · 15 Oct 2014 at 16:41

Yes. Tv into fused switch, spurred from double socket on the ring.

dean_allan115 · 15 Oct 2014 at 18:41

cool

its what i thought, cheers.

Gonna cut into plasterwork and put cables into some kind of protective trunking. seeing whats on the market, or maybe tack to brickwork and put protective metal strip over top.

Samueltastic · 15 Oct 2014 at 20:11

If the socket is part of the ring and you're only adding one socket single or double then it doesn't need to be fused.

lemonkettaz · 15 Oct 2014 at 20:31

You are hardwiring the tv into the spur? Whack it on a fused spur so if anything goes wrong that point of the circuit disconnects.