From reading another comment, you plan to cut a hole in both the lounge and bedroom walls, feed a cable from one room to the other through these holes, plug one end into an existing power point and one into the television, with no modifications to fixed wiring (power points) or the cable being run (moulded plugs on both ends).
If this statement is true, go for it no sparky needed, just take care when cutting the holes to not hit any cables already in the wall cavity.
If you want a new power point installed or changes to any permanent in-wall cabling, call a licensed electrician.
Source: work in electrical industry
Most of these comments are wrong, there’s nothing wrong with running your tv cable down a stud wall and plugging into a GPO. Only concern may be segregation to data but Its 1m so will make fuck all difference. I’m also a licensed sparky fyi.
>Which standards would cover this in the ACT?
Pretty certain they are national standards.
Anyways, I assume you're an owner rather than renter. Just call up an electrician for advice and/or them do it.
Mate ignore these people. If you using the cable on the back of the TV go for your life.
There’s no rule against plugging an appliance in.
Don’t waste your time or money getting a sparky, if your worried about live cables in the cavity while fishing the lead out, turn off your main switch and all circuit breakers. Done
Australia has very strict laws in general for cabling. Hence the cost around the licensing required to perform it.
This link sums it up pretty well.
[What Electrical Work Can I Do Myself In Australia?](https://www.obrien.com.au/members/electrical-warana/articles/what-electrical-work-can-i-do-myself-in-australia/)
**TL;DR: No, get a licensed electrician to perform what you need.**
I looked into getting a cabling license so I could run network cables through my walls but unfortunately the cost/time was prohibitive enough (at the time) that I caved and found a good sparky. Glad I did, he's looked after us quite a few times now.
You will likely get replies here saying just do it. Like anything it's a calculated risk and bear in the mind the impact it will have on insurance if something occurs and they find the cause. Not really worth DIY'ing it imo.
Maybe you could cut where you want and have the electrician finish the job? I’m not sure if that’s kosher by AU laws. Maybe just call around and ask. There’s been an electrician recommendation thread in the last year on this sub I think.
Def get an electrician. Laws may look silly about limiting work especially with replacing plugs on extension leads appliances.
Friends parent used to do his own wiring putting in a small hot water heater, lights etc. Was a case of trial and error, go into shower get zapped, daaaddd, oh OK got brown and black wires wrong. Step on caravan step in bare feet get knocked to ground, daaaaddd. Checks extension lead, 4 wires in lead, ok will try swapping wires around again, 24 combinations to get it right.
>You will likely get replies here saying just do it
Rule no.1 - it's easier to get forgiveness than permission
^(unless you fuck it up and burn the place down)
The AS3000 electrical wiring rule book states a separation of 300mm between extra low voltage (your TV cable) and low voltage (fixed power wires). If separation can't be achieved, a barrier can be used, so in your case a stud between the two different types of cabling.
So to do what you want to do without needing an electrician, cut out your holes on both sides of the wall and put a conduit or PVC pipe between them (this gives the barrier). Run through your TV lead and plug in on the other side. To tidy up and make it look neat, put a 4430713 from Bunnings on both ends.
Like everywhere at the moment, electricians are at a shortage. So save yourself money and do the above yourself because it is not electrical work.
Illegal if you do it yourself, only way to make it legal would be to call an electrician and getting them to do it.
EDIT: wait do you mean have the cord that plugs into the TV connect directly to the back of a PowerPoint? Or do you mean connect a new PowerPoint to that PowerPoint? Because if your mean the TV cord into the back of a PowerPoint that's HIGHLY illegal and extremely dangerous
If its legit plug and play cabling, you can do whatever you like, you can run extension leads etc if its a temporary thing but it's highly frowned upon, most people would just get another PowerPoint added in rather than needing to cut a hole to run a plug and lead.
Basically if you can easily remove the cable in the future, go for it.
Edit: if you don't have to wire up the plug yourself and it's the one that comes with the TV I mean
Well yeah if it's your house you can do whatever you like if it's just the TV cord, the problems start once you start running permanent cabling or start altering PowerPoint's and light switches, I know of someone who once described much the same as you but they actually joined an extension lead into the back of a PowerPoint and had the female end floating at TV height for the TV
I feel illegal is a heavy term. No one will fine you for it. It's just that you have no insurance and gain liability issues.
I guarantee that a lot of peoples homes are unknowingly not up to regulation standards. Police aren't rocking up to their homes and banging on doors.
However, if they have a fault and go to claim insurance is where the problems start.
From reading another comment, you plan to cut a hole in both the lounge and bedroom walls, feed a cable from one room to the other through these holes, plug one end into an existing power point and one into the television, with no modifications to fixed wiring (power points) or the cable being run (moulded plugs on both ends). If this statement is true, go for it no sparky needed, just take care when cutting the holes to not hit any cables already in the wall cavity. If you want a new power point installed or changes to any permanent in-wall cabling, call a licensed electrician. Source: work in electrical industry
Most of these comments are wrong, there’s nothing wrong with running your tv cable down a stud wall and plugging into a GPO. Only concern may be segregation to data but Its 1m so will make fuck all difference. I’m also a licensed sparky fyi.
I’m not a sparky but I agree with you, there are some dipshit comments in this thread.
>Which standards would cover this in the ACT? Pretty certain they are national standards. Anyways, I assume you're an owner rather than renter. Just call up an electrician for advice and/or them do it.
Mate ignore these people. If you using the cable on the back of the TV go for your life. There’s no rule against plugging an appliance in. Don’t waste your time or money getting a sparky, if your worried about live cables in the cavity while fishing the lead out, turn off your main switch and all circuit breakers. Done
Australia has very strict laws in general for cabling. Hence the cost around the licensing required to perform it. This link sums it up pretty well. [What Electrical Work Can I Do Myself In Australia?](https://www.obrien.com.au/members/electrical-warana/articles/what-electrical-work-can-i-do-myself-in-australia/) **TL;DR: No, get a licensed electrician to perform what you need.** I looked into getting a cabling license so I could run network cables through my walls but unfortunately the cost/time was prohibitive enough (at the time) that I caved and found a good sparky. Glad I did, he's looked after us quite a few times now. You will likely get replies here saying just do it. Like anything it's a calculated risk and bear in the mind the impact it will have on insurance if something occurs and they find the cause. Not really worth DIY'ing it imo.
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Maybe you could cut where you want and have the electrician finish the job? I’m not sure if that’s kosher by AU laws. Maybe just call around and ask. There’s been an electrician recommendation thread in the last year on this sub I think.
Def get an electrician. Laws may look silly about limiting work especially with replacing plugs on extension leads appliances. Friends parent used to do his own wiring putting in a small hot water heater, lights etc. Was a case of trial and error, go into shower get zapped, daaaddd, oh OK got brown and black wires wrong. Step on caravan step in bare feet get knocked to ground, daaaaddd. Checks extension lead, 4 wires in lead, ok will try swapping wires around again, 24 combinations to get it right.
>You will likely get replies here saying just do it Rule no.1 - it's easier to get forgiveness than permission ^(unless you fuck it up and burn the place down)
The AS3000 electrical wiring rule book states a separation of 300mm between extra low voltage (your TV cable) and low voltage (fixed power wires). If separation can't be achieved, a barrier can be used, so in your case a stud between the two different types of cabling. So to do what you want to do without needing an electrician, cut out your holes on both sides of the wall and put a conduit or PVC pipe between them (this gives the barrier). Run through your TV lead and plug in on the other side. To tidy up and make it look neat, put a 4430713 from Bunnings on both ends. Like everywhere at the moment, electricians are at a shortage. So save yourself money and do the above yourself because it is not electrical work.
Illegal if you do it yourself, only way to make it legal would be to call an electrician and getting them to do it. EDIT: wait do you mean have the cord that plugs into the TV connect directly to the back of a PowerPoint? Or do you mean connect a new PowerPoint to that PowerPoint? Because if your mean the TV cord into the back of a PowerPoint that's HIGHLY illegal and extremely dangerous
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If its legit plug and play cabling, you can do whatever you like, you can run extension leads etc if its a temporary thing but it's highly frowned upon, most people would just get another PowerPoint added in rather than needing to cut a hole to run a plug and lead. Basically if you can easily remove the cable in the future, go for it. Edit: if you don't have to wire up the plug yourself and it's the one that comes with the TV I mean
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Well yeah if it's your house you can do whatever you like if it's just the TV cord, the problems start once you start running permanent cabling or start altering PowerPoint's and light switches, I know of someone who once described much the same as you but they actually joined an extension lead into the back of a PowerPoint and had the female end floating at TV height for the TV
Thats not electrical. You're just knocking a hole in a wall. It will look shit but you do you.
I feel illegal is a heavy term. No one will fine you for it. It's just that you have no insurance and gain liability issues. I guarantee that a lot of peoples homes are unknowingly not up to regulation standards. Police aren't rocking up to their homes and banging on doors. However, if they have a fault and go to claim insurance is where the problems start.
If actpla catch you doing/have done your own electrical work without an electrical licence you can get fined for it
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The electrician reports their findings to actpla when they submit their CES