pjten101

So I had no expectations to have a new TV so soon but landed a new 46” and wife wants to hang it on the wall. I would like to place an outlet behind the TV and than one at the lower part of the wall that I can then run a cord from the surge protector over to, to feed power up to the TV. So basically the setup would be acting like an in-wall extension cord (using Romex wire in-wall) to power the TV.

I was going to purchase two of the blue old-work single gang boxes at the hardware store last night and noticed they do not have knockouts for conduit to hook into. Guess my thought is that I should be running the wire between the two outlets inside flexible conduit for safety reasons, but maybe not? Would very much appreciate any thoughts.

SUPERMANROB

You only need conduit for outside wiring. So just run the wire directly into gang box and tie it in.

pjten101

Thanks for the info. I wonder if I would run into any issues with say a home inspection or insurance or the such since it would be running basically as a extension cord of sorts and not the "normal" hard wired outlets.

SUPERMANROB

Well each state is different so that I could not answer

pjten101

I did some research online and it seems a kit like this LINK will meet my needs and appears to be a-ok with the authorities

JimRochester

Supposedly it is against code to run a regular power cord through a wall without a conduit. I ended up just running the cord instead of a new outlet. It's a brand new cord and I built the wall so I knew what was behind it.

Mr. Salty

Well, you should be running wire that has been rated for in-wall installation, not a regular power cord.

TheKobra

NEVER place wire with insulation in conduit. This could lead to the wire running hot can causing a fire. If you don't know what you are doing consult a professional. You may have a nice TV for a while, that is until your house burns down.

SUPERMANROB

Yes that is how it is here(Arizona) As long as it is rated for in-wall applications, you are good to go.