I have brought a wall hung electric fire to replace my gas fire. I am now ready to brick up (& vent) the fire place. To make the new fire look perfect I want to hide the cables. However this does not appear to be a simple task.....
Firstly if you cut the 3 pin plug off the fire, even to replace it with another 3 pin plug or to run the cable into an FCU this immediately voids the warranty.
Secondly running flex cable into an FCU is not allowed / safe?
Thirdly, I intended to install the FCU or socket on the left side face of my chimney breast (with the wall hung fire, hanging on the front face of the chimney breast). I was going to hide the cable inside the chimney breast before I brick it up. I would not just leave it flapping about but I would use a cable conduit of some sort in case the fire was ever removed. But again I read you are not allowed to hide cables behind walls (does this apply to a chimney)
So all in all, how do you hide the cable wall hanging fire:
1) To suit to building regs and keep the fire in warranty
2) To just suit building regs only (screw the fire warranty)
P.s I do not want to go to the expense of building a stud wall if possible.
Firstly if you cut the 3 pin plug off the fire, even to replace it with another 3 pin plug or to run the cable into an FCU this immediately voids the warranty.
Secondly running flex cable into an FCU is not allowed / safe?
Thirdly, I intended to install the FCU or socket on the left side face of my chimney breast (with the wall hung fire, hanging on the front face of the chimney breast). I was going to hide the cable inside the chimney breast before I brick it up. I would not just leave it flapping about but I would use a cable conduit of some sort in case the fire was ever removed. But again I read you are not allowed to hide cables behind walls (does this apply to a chimney)
So all in all, how do you hide the cable wall hanging fire:
1) To suit to building regs and keep the fire in warranty
2) To just suit building regs only (screw the fire warranty)
P.s I do not want to go to the expense of building a stud wall if possible.