Tv S Above Fire????

PS1 · 01-03-2006, 20:08

Hi all,.....i m just after a few opinons.
Today i was asked by a customer(who had just bought a 32" plasma) if it would be ok for them to mount their new t.v on the wall,ABOVE THEIR FIRE????(this was a central focal point in the room).
Rather than give mis-leading info i said quite simply,"i dont know!?"
But now its bugging me(im one of those people that needs answers).
Obviously "heat rises",but this is where im unsure it would be a good/bad idea.The fire in question,stuck out a fair bit further than the(realitively flat)plasma and also there was a fire surround fitted to the wall.
When i checked how much heat was right where the tv was to be placed,there was hardly any(and the fire was on full!).I could only feel the rising heat when i moved my hand out a good few inches??????
Any suggestion and feed back would be greatley appreciated,
Thanx in advance!

**Stuart C** · 01-03-2006, 20:18

As long as the heat is directed away from the plasma, I don't think there will be a problem.

One thing that caught a friend of mine out though is that he bought a plasma, got someone in to install it. The installer took one look at the wall, said "No way that'll take the wieght" and quoted him to build a support structure behind the wall (it was an internal wall though). I don't think it's because Plasma's are heavy, more that they concentrate the wieght on a relatively small area.

PS1 · 01-03-2006, 21:05

Im pretty sure the wall in this case(the fire breast) would be strong enough to hold the weight.I know what your saying though about internal walls etc.Ive seen a few with wall mounted plasmas/lcd that look like they are about to fall down.
I think as soon as you go over a 32" then you need to choose carefull where you mount them.
The last think you want is for you lovely new tv to end up on the floor in pieces.

sharpygreen · 02-03-2006, 00:22

my 42 inch plasma is over the fireplace works a treat only problem i had was running the cables dug out the wall and run em down the fake surround

handyman · 02-03-2006, 00:34

How many times is the fire going to be used? In most cases the fire place is there for show as central heating is used most of the time. I watched 'hoe things are made' on discovery tonight and they test the plasma's to pretty extreme temperatures. way over 35 degrees.