Adding spurred socket on chimney breast

[Garrigan887]

I’m wanting to put my tv on my chimney breast after some advice

The fireplace has a log burner fitted and is used somewhat regularly And The chimney breast is dot and dab plaster board, is it safe to run my twin and earth (2.5mm) behind the dot and dab in some trunking to my socket spurring from the writing under the floorboards upstairs above a working log burner?

And Before anyone mentions it’s a stupid place to put a tv because it’s not “optimum viewing height” I don’t care, it’s for convenience and space saving and I don’t sit around for hours watching tv. as for heat damage to the TV I plan on putting the tv on a movable bracket so it can me moved away from the heat when the fire is running.

Thanks in advance

 

[blup]

You need to decide if the existing capacity of the circuit, cable sizes etc, is sufficient, including the proposed method of running it in conduit behind pb. I would want to minimise the cable run down the chimney breast consistent with rules on safe zones.

 

[ebee]

I would question the manufacturer of the TV set about it`s ambient temperature rating if a fire is in use at times.
If it is right in the airstream of some of the heatflow for example.

If all of the normal rules for for wiring to a socket and the area around the socket and it`s plug are not excessive ambient temperature then I would not have concerns about wiring a socket there.

Why people have this strange compulsion to put a TV on a chimley breast seems very strange to me.
Around here the original TV sets were usually placed on top of a cupboard or table.
Then they were lower down in height but with legs to raise them slightly, still a pain to watch though.
Then either back to a cupboard or on the wall and I suppose that is why on a chimley breast became popular.
At eye level or slightly below seems good to me but never over a fire, it just don`t seem reet to me, but it might be me being old fashioned though?

 

[Murdochcat]

Above the fireplace will give you neck ache and possibly a slightly melted TV