Flat Screen TV cable and cord power kit

[lfloyd]

Is this cord kit not a violation of code?
http://www.legrand.us/wiremold/at-h..._medium=email&utm_campaign=all_20111122_tvkit

 

[suemarkp]

Why do you think it would be? I think the only issue is on the back side which we can't see. Are the 120V premises power conductors enclosed in a plastic shell maintaining separation from the LV cables going though the slit above? If so, that is probably a suitable barrier to keep 120V and CL2/3 cabling separated.

 

[iwire]

It looks like a flexible cord and I can't run cords in walls per article 400.

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Flat Screen TV Cord and Cable Power Kit



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[Sierrasparky]

Was there thread on this last week!

 

[iwire]

Was there thread on this last week!

I know a while ago there was another brand that used NM in the wall but plugged in at both ends.

 

[renosteinke]

We had a similar product discussed here a few months back - a discussion that went on for a gazillion pages.

Is it legal? Well, that was the issue. IMO, the deciding factor was whether the power source and the wall where the kit was used were part of the same structure.

The kit consists of an 'inlet,' a length of Romex, and an outlet. By itsely, not a violation. The issue arises because an extension cord is used to bring power to the inlet.

Unless the kit is mounted on something portable (like a trailer), or the power source is temporary (like a generator), you're using that extension cord as a replacement for permanent wiring - something not allowed.

As for the coverplate with all the wires coming out the same hole ... it's possible that they are separated within the wall, and it's just fine. Low voltage 'outlets' do not have the same requirement to be isolated from 'flammable' walls that power devices have.

 

[iwire]

We had a similar product discussed here a few months back - a discussion that went on for a gazillion pages.

Yeah.

The kit consists of an 'inlet,' a length of Romex, and an outlet. By itsely, not a violation. The issue arises because an extension cord is used to bring power to the inlet.

I agree with you there.

But looking at this kit it looks like cord for the in wall portion.

 

[Twoskinsoneman]

It's hard to tell. They call it a power harness and I don't see where they identify what it is...

 

[steve66]

It looks like a flexible cord and I can't run cords in walls per article 400.

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Flat Screen TV Cord and Cable Power Kit



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If you click on resources, and FAQ's, they answer this very question. They explain that it's not a flexible cord, but actually NM cable.

 

[jimthesparks]

Legal or not, the problem will be that a home owner will do this and it will never be inspected. The original link say no electrician needed.

 

[iwire]

If you click on resources, and FAQ's, they answer this very question. They explain that it's not a flexible cord, but actually NM cable.

OK, they have a molded on plug on NM.

What part of the NEC allows an unsecured NM? (From the wall over to the outlet)

 

[Twoskinsoneman]

OK, they have a molded on plug on NM.

What part of the NEC allows an unsecured NM? (From the wall over to the outlet)

From their site the wire that gets fished in the wall in NM. The wire on the outside is cord.

Though it may be a problem in that it takes the job away from us electricians I can't see that it violates the NEC

 

[Hv&Lv]

This sounds like the same thread started last week...http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=141292

 

[Hv&Lv]

Is this cord kit not a violation of code?
http://www.legrand.us/wiremold/at-h..._medium=email&utm_campaign=all_20111122_tvkit

E-mailed from the manufacturer. View attachment Wiremold_CMK70_FAQ.pdf

 

[tom baker]

And are the HMDI cable and RCA cables listed as CL2?