Wall plate and extension cord

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maxse

Junior Audioholic
So I drilled a hole in the wall and pulled through 4 wires. Front, left, and center speaker, and the subwoofer cable.

Now can you guys recommend a decent wall plate to cover the whole to make it look a little professional rather than just a cut out hole? I was thinking of just using something like a dual otlet wall plate to cover it but I really want something in Black and everything that I can find has been ivory, or white!

In addition since I dont know how to wire an outlet I need to run a 25' extension cord from an outlet to connect my projector.

I went to the local Home Depot which only had the cable in orange/black, orange, green, etc... Everything except black! Does any1 know where I can get something like this in black? Should I be looking for 14GA? Thank you everyone.
 
mtrycrafts

mtrycrafts

Seriously, I have no life.
maxse said:
So I drilled a hole in the wall and pulled through 4 wires. Front, left, and center speaker, and the subwoofer cable.

Now can you guys recommend a decent wall plate to cover the whole to make it look a little professional rather than just a cut out hole? I was thinking of just using something like a dual outlet wall plate to cover it but I really want something in Black and everything that I can find has been ivory, or white!

In addition since I don't know how to wire an outlet I need to run a 25' extension cord from an outlet to connect my projector.

I went to the local Home Depot which only had the cable in orange/black, orange, green, etc... Everything except black! Does any1 know where I can get something like this in black? Should I be looking for 14GA? Thank you everyone.

Yes. There are what are called retrofit electrical boxes in stores such as Home Depot. Buy the larger, square one, not the rectangle box. Once you have the box, you will carefully cut a hole in the rock so it fits but not so big that the ears that will hold the box against the wall from behind will fall through:D

Before you install it, fish the wires through several of the knock outs on the back. Then, as for wall plates, the Home Depot may have what you need as well. Or, depending on what connections you are making, you may need two outlets and a matching cover. Or, perhaps Radio Shack or an electronics store nearby. Or, on line.
 
mtrycrafts

mtrycrafts

Seriously, I have no life.
maxse said:
In addition since I dont know how to wire an outlet I need to run a 25' extension cord from an outlet to connect my projector.

I went to the local Home Depot which only had the cable in orange/black, orange, green, etc... Everything except black! Does any1 know where I can get something like this in black? Should I be looking for 14GA? Thank you everyone.

Forgot this one. Since you don't know how to do the power cable, best if you don't attempt it. Either hire someone, or run an extension cable. For that projector, 14ga should be plenty, even at that distance. Not sure where you will find the black one. Keep looking?
 
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