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Explorer736
Aspirant
Jul 30, 2020

Wall grommet solutions for Meural Canvas device

Good day Netgear Community,

 

I recently purchased a Meural Canvas and would like to hide the cords behind my wall.  The power cable for the canvas prevents me from using most wall grommets (cable management boxes) because of the extended design of the plug and its plastic housing.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions for wall grommets? 

- I don't want to simply run an extension cord through a basic hole grommet as that is a fire hazard and not up to code.

- I don't want a plastic "raceway" piece that I simply put on my wall.  I want the cords hidden.

 

So far, the only grommet I have seen is from Legrand, but it may/may not work:

https://www.legrand.us/onq/audio-video/home-theater/home-theater-connections/cpt306w-v1.aspx

 

Thank you in advance for your help!

5 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 30, 2020

    Monoprice makes some pretty nice wall "media boxes" that have a power receptacle and space to tuck in the wires. I've used them before for media projects. 

    for instance: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=18660

    but there's many different ones depending on what you're trying to do. 

    • Explorer736's avatar
      Explorer736
      Aspirant
      Jul 30, 2020

      Thank you for the response.  If I were to choose this option, I'd have to find an extension cord/wiring that is code certified to go behind the wall.

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jul 31, 2020
        i'm not an electrician but since it has a standard outlet, couldn't you wire it off an existing outlet and use in wall wire?
  • jimrooks's avatar
    jimrooks
    Aspirant
    Aug 11, 2020

    I'm not an electrician - this is provided as food for thought and further research!

     

    The power plug that comes with the frame is indeed a challenge. It's depth and orientation was an issue for us as well and Meural/Netgear was of no help..

     

    The only in wall solution I came up with originally was to do a multi outlet recessed plug (my term) that would accomodate the horizontal orientation of the plug enven though only one electrical outlet was needed.. The plug would still stick out of the wall surface about 1/2' - 5/8". The frame, if using the swivel mount, might clear that. If not, the frame could possibly be mounted on a piece of wood that is attached to the wall to get clearance. 

     

    I didn't like this, so kept procrastinating. 

     

    After my humpteenth internet search, I read something that caused me pause. 

     

    Our original thought was to run the power cord through the wall to a plug on the other sides where aesthetics weren't as important. The electrician we were working with said he couldn't do it for the reasons you posed.

     

    Most recently, after reading the online article, I contacted a different electrician who works for a local lighting company. He confirmed what the article said. Basically an extension cord is carrying 110v supplied current as is most wiring you might put in the wall. Some categorize this as high voltage.

     

    Apparently low voltage applications do not have the same code restrictions. The most obvious example is speaker wire. which is extremely low voltage.

     

    Since the transformer in the plug steps the voltage down from 110v to 12v, I'm told this is considered a low voltage application and can be run in the wall.

     

    We had the electrician locate a good place to miss studs and wires and drill the hole. He fished the cord through - problem solved.

     

    If the house burns down and I make it through it and can find this post, I'll modify for more current info!

     

    Good luck!