I helped a friend mount his new TV this weekend. I added an outlet behind where he put his TV and because the TV mounts so close to the wall a regular outlet would not work. I added the female part of an extension cord and pushed that back in the old work box so we could plug the TV in temporarily. Is this safe to leave permanently?
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Get a "clock" receptacle. It recesses into the box. You do need a deep box.
Is that "clock" recepticle something I can get a lowes or home depot?
Yes. It only has one outlet on it, and a little hook to hang the clock from.Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!
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Yep, I got this one at HDhttp://esteroriverheights.com/electrical/clock_receptacle.jpg
I installed a 32" LCD TV for someone. The wall mount bracket had a few large rectangular openings through it, which I presumed were for receptacles and cable hookup. The only thing I had to do differently was turn the electrical boxes sideways (long side horizontal) so they lined up with the openings in the wall mount bracket.
Did a bookcase a while back and the customer did some modifcations in the wall before my install.
Use a 2 1/2 pvc pipe with two 90's. Put them in the wall and attach with a set of flanges and all you see is a hole in the wall behind the tv and the other can be down by the outlet. Just run your cords (electrical and A/V) through the pipe.
Where's Bill Hartmann when you need him.
Try this. It's like the clock receptacle, but made for TVs
http://www.arlcatalog.com/Communication/Recessed%20TV%20BOX%20for%20Power%20and%20Low%20Voltage.htm
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You can get an extension cord with a flat plug, so the cord clings to the wall and only projects 1/2" or so. Trick is to find a short one.
http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=6227
Another thing I have done in the past is to use a "cube tap" and plug the cord into the side of that, so it projects sideways.
http://www.filmtools.com/3to1cubtapea.html
The jury-rig you have may actually be safe (hard to say without seeing it), but an inspector would have a conniption.
Even better than the clock receptacle is a box made just for flat screen wall mounts. It is recessed back in the wall and comes with a coax outlet also. I got one at Menards, so I would think the other boxes would have them too.
This is what I'm using...
http://www.broadbandutopia.com/lereenboxwil.html
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