hi there im having a bit of trouble and im wondering if anyone can help?
im currently in the process of installing a 32inch lcd tv on to our wall in the bedroom. im wanting a clean install so im installing a switched socket and a coaxial socket on the wall to hide behind the tv. im having trouble however finding a suitable socket to spur out of. we have two in the bedroom one single and one double and to get a spur from either of these would involve cutting a trace all the way round the wall which is not an option due to the work involved and probably have to re decorate the bedroom. i also cant go under the floorboards as we have laminate flooring in the bedroom. i then thought the easiest way would be to go up into the loft and down the wall to the socket in the bedroom where the tv is going to be plugged into. this has now gave me three options and this is where i need your help.
on the wall in the hall way upstairs i have two sockets one single switch and an fcu next to it. the fcu is a switched neon type and powers the bathroom towel dryer. can i change the sp swiched socket to an fcu and take a 2.5mm twin core and earth from here into the bedroom through the loft? so in effect its going to be fcu to fcu spur
i also i have a similar set up downstairs but the switched fcu unit powers the shed outside can this fcu be spured off of? this would be more work but it is as an option.
my last option is probably the easiest for routing cables through the drywall due to the power sockets been near the tv socket which then goes to the loft. there is two power sockets behind the tv downstairs which from the look of it have been spured from somwhere or one of the sockets is a spur. the previous owners have had these done to re locate the tv to the other side of the room. if the spured socket is a spur can i remove this replace it with a fcu and run the cable up into the loft this way?
while im up there im going to install a twin 13a socket as well then if i ever need a power point up there ive got one.
im currently in the process of installing a 32inch lcd tv on to our wall in the bedroom. im wanting a clean install so im installing a switched socket and a coaxial socket on the wall to hide behind the tv. im having trouble however finding a suitable socket to spur out of. we have two in the bedroom one single and one double and to get a spur from either of these would involve cutting a trace all the way round the wall which is not an option due to the work involved and probably have to re decorate the bedroom. i also cant go under the floorboards as we have laminate flooring in the bedroom. i then thought the easiest way would be to go up into the loft and down the wall to the socket in the bedroom where the tv is going to be plugged into. this has now gave me three options and this is where i need your help.
on the wall in the hall way upstairs i have two sockets one single switch and an fcu next to it. the fcu is a switched neon type and powers the bathroom towel dryer. can i change the sp swiched socket to an fcu and take a 2.5mm twin core and earth from here into the bedroom through the loft? so in effect its going to be fcu to fcu spur
i also i have a similar set up downstairs but the switched fcu unit powers the shed outside can this fcu be spured off of? this would be more work but it is as an option.
my last option is probably the easiest for routing cables through the drywall due to the power sockets been near the tv socket which then goes to the loft. there is two power sockets behind the tv downstairs which from the look of it have been spured from somwhere or one of the sockets is a spur. the previous owners have had these done to re locate the tv to the other side of the room. if the spured socket is a spur can i remove this replace it with a fcu and run the cable up into the loft this way?
while im up there im going to install a twin 13a socket as well then if i ever need a power point up there ive got one.