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SAP12690 · 09-10-2009, 05:33 PM

I have my HDTV hanging over my fireplace and all the cables hanging on the side running to my Receiver, Blu Ray and Cable. I was thinking of drilling a hole in the wall and just putting the cables inside the wall and pulling them out from the other side, that way they are hiding and not out in the open. The Fireplace shaft is not exactly in the center of the wall it runs more to the opposite side of where the cables would be. My Question is: Would the heat of the chimney be bad for the cables (Start a Fire, Melt the Cables, Ruin the cables, etc.)??
The Cables are: 2 HDMI Cables, Nintendo Wii Power Cable and Sensor Cable, and TV Power Cable.

PLEASE HELP ME

Hammie · 09-10-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SAP12690

I have my HDTV hanging over my fireplace and all the cables hanging on the side running to my Receiver, Blu Ray and Cable. I was thinking of drilling a hole in the wall and just putting the cables inside the wall and pulling them out from the other side, that way they are hiding and not out in the open. The Fireplace shaft is not exactly in the center of the wall it runs more to the opposite side of where the cables would be. My Question is: Would the heat of the chimney be bad for the cables (Start a Fire, Melt the Cables, Ruin the cables, etc.)??
The Cables are: 2 HDMI Cables, Nintendo Wii Power Cable and Sensor Cable, and TV Power Cable.

PLEASE HELP ME

Power cables should never be run in walls. The others should be okay if they are CL2 rated. However, I would suggest trying your best to run them in a different wall cavity than the one with the chimney flu.

rsosa · 09-10-2009, 10:55 PM

Do you have a mantle over your fireplace? I had to mount my LCD above my fireplace since it was the focal point of my living room, so I built a mantle and ran all my wires through that.

09-10-2009, 05:33 PM	#1
SAP12690 Special Member Member since:May 2009 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:1113 DVD collection:102 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Fire Place Question I have my HDTV hanging over my fireplace and all the cables hanging on the side running to my Receiver, Blu Ray and Cable. I was thinking of drilling a hole in the wall and just putting the cables inside the wall and pulling them out from the other side, that way they are hiding and not out in the open. The Fireplace shaft is not exactly in the center of the wall it runs more to the opposite side of where the cables would be. My Question is: Would the heat of the chimney be bad for the cables (Start a Fire, Melt the Cables, Ruin the cables, etc.)?? The Cables are: 2 HDMI Cables, Nintendo Wii Power Cable and Sensor Cable, and TV Power Cable. PLEASE HELP ME

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09-10-2009, 10:55 PM	#3
rsosa Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:So Cal Blu-ray collection:146	Do you have a mantle over your fireplace? I had to mount my LCD above my fireplace since it was the focal point of my living room, so I built a mantle and ran all my wires through that.

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