Is it possible to wire a kettle lead into a mains socket?

Phate

Phate

Phate

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Hi all,

Upgrading my home Home Cinema atm which includes wall mounting the TV. I've run cables for all the ports on the back to the bottom of the chimney breast. However for the power, I'm wondering if it's possible to wire the kettle lead basically directly into the back of the power socket underneath it? Meaning so I don't have to have it plugged it, it's permanently attached if that makes sense? :)

Cheers!
Jake
 
If you swapped the plug socket out for a switched fuse spur with cable outlet that'd be fine. Putting the TV's fuse (5a?) in the SFS.

It will technically work wired in the way you suggest but potentially unsafe as you're removing the TV plug fuse.
 
It says in the OP?

Hard wired into the back of the socket so it's permanently plugged in. Gives a cleaner look and frees the socket up for something else.

But I'm not going to do it, so it doesn't matter :)
 
Millwall.FC said:
It was early in the morning read it again :D Thats why I was so confused, hard wiring a kettle like who does that? :o lol
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Haha you should see some of my emails at work that early and pre-coffee...

"Please see the attached file"

ehem...
 
Lets use the term IEC C13 cord to be safe :p

Phate, for my projector i created a spur in the floor above with a socket on the ceiling right above it. The projector is then just plugged into that dedicated socket. Perhaps try and do something like that?
 
You could always swap the single socket for a double, or get one of those Y-split IEC leads.

But don't wire the lead straight into the terminals on the back of the socket, it would leave the flex unprotected in case of the TV faulting, and able to draw the full current that the supply is protected to.
 
Jez said:
Lets use the term IEC C13 cord to be safe :p

Phate, for my projector i created a spur in the floor above with a socket on the ceiling right above it. The projector is then just plugged into that dedicated socket. Perhaps try and do something like that?
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What I've done for now is on my AV Wall Panel I have one which is just brushes to allow any shape cable through. Before I put the TV up yesterday, I cut the plug off the end of the right angled cable, dropped it through the hole with all the other cables, pulled it through the brushes in the panel and reattached the plug and just plugged it in - the socket is beneath the TV near the floor anyway.

TBH you hardly notice it when standing near there and can't see it at all behind the TV cabinet. The whole thing has worked out to a very very clean cable free setup, I'm very pleased :) - if in the future I want that socket back I'll do what has been suggested.

Thanks for the suggestions all!
 
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