Re: Sony Bravia TV...What should I do??

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:45:55 -0700 (PDT), b <reverend_rogers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:On 18 mar, 02:27, Ross Herbert <rherb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:44:42 -0700 (PDT), eclectiktronikm...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
:>
:> :On 17 mar, 02:42, Ross Herbert <rherb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :
:> :> What he did was highly illegal.
:> :
:> :really? if it's his own house, how so?
:>
:> Most civilised countries have legally enforcible laws requiring that
electrical
:> wiring be performed according to specified standards, and usually,
alterations
:> must be carried out by a qualified electrician - even in your own house.
:>
:> Since the OP is in the UK, this is particularly so.
:
:In the Uk it is not 'highly illegal' to modify a mains lead on a Tv
:set! stupid in this case, yes, but not illegal!


Modifying the appliance lead may not be illegal, but "chasing" it into a wall
and then connecting it to the mains supply via an "in-line joiner" is. The
appliance must be connected to the mains via an approved outlet which is
accessible so that the appliance can be unplugged. I doubt that an in-line
joiner (was this also chased into the wall?) which, from the OP's description,
would not be easily accessible or would not allow the appliance to be unplugged.
.

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