It s actually against one of the articles in the nec.
Running extension cord inside wall.
Flexible cords and cables shall not be used for the following.
There are two ways to run electrical wiring on the exterior walls of a house or other structure.
Warning be mindful of any electrical wires water pipes gas pipes or any other important items running through your walls in the area you want to drill.
You ll start by bending the first pipe and threading an lb onto the end.
While these can clean up things immensely there are other slightly more involved but still easy to install systems that allow the cables to be run behind walls.
I would strongly suggest not running power cables through any walls.
Powerbridge is installed using specific types of ul listed in wall rated building electrical wire not an extension cord inside the wall.
When i say power cables i mean power cables for televisions receivers etc.
Data cables on the other hand can go right into the wall cavity.
The in wall power wire creates a direct power extension by connecting the upper powerout wall plate to the lower powerin wall plate together making a code compliant in wall power extension.
1 as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure 2 where run through holes in walls structural ceilings suspended ceilings.
If the extension cord is visible in both or either of the rooms consider tacking it to the wall and painting it to achieve a more finished look.
National electrical code 400 8 rolls through the things you can t do with cord and it s mostly a list of schemes to use them as a substitute for the permanent wiring of a structure.
Of course it s illegal to run power cords inside walls.
I know that i can do this with the low voltage hdmi cables but i am wondering if i can run a good commercial grade extension cord behind the wall as well so that i can hide the tv s power cord.
One method is to run individual wires.
Avoid running power cables inside of walls.
The 10 foot lengths of rmc are threaded on both ends and include a coupling on one end.
Not actual electrical wires romax.
The most common cable management systems conceal wires behind molded plastic raceways that run along the walls and baseboard.
The kit used in this guide is the ce tech cord and cable kit.
The proper way to run wiring on the exterior wall of a house.
You should not run power cables through a wall as a substitute.
