[Electrical?] What is this?

[cptlo]

Possible dumb question. What is the thing next to the power outlet (multiple outlets have it)? It looks like a hole (not there at the moment and just noticed in pictures).

 

[J-man]

That's where the spy camera goes.

 

[cptlo]

That's where the spy camera goes.

I pity whomever will be watching it.

 

[Winchester]

network cable

 

[Blazing Saddles]

What Mr Nekked said ^^^^^^

 

[cptlo]

network cable

What kind of network cable? Old coax? I need to open up one of them and see what's behind the plate.

 

[MacDaddy]

Could be a place for network, could be a place for coax for cable.

 

[Guard Dad]

Probably for TV cable.

 

[cptlo]

Could be a place for network, could be a place for coax for cable.

Probably for TV cable.

There are other cable outlets. Every power outlet in the bedroom and living room has this next to it.

Thanks all. I'll take off one of the plates the next time I'm there and see what's behind there.

 

[lotstodo]

I'd be more skeert of the wiremold.

 

[cptlo]

I'd be more skeert of the wiremold.

Yeah, not sure why it goes to the electrical outlet. The only cable coming out the other ends is coax.

Full picture:

 

[Guard Dad]

Yeah, not sure why it goes to the electrical outlet. The only cable coming out the other ends is coax.

Full picture:

There's your answer. TV cable that used to poke through that hole, and they ran it up the wall to a TV on a wall mount.

 

[cptlo]

There's your answer. TV cable that used to poke through that hole, and they ran it up the wall to a TV on a wall mount.

Good idea but I don't think that's right. Each of the 3 outlets in the living room and 2 of the outlets in the bedroom have those round hole plates. I can't imagine any good reason to have that many TV outlets.

 

[Guard Dad]

Good idea but I don't think that's right. Each of the 3 outlets in the living room and 2 of the outlets in the bedroom have those round hole plates. I can't imagine any good reason to have that many TV outlets.

Not uncommon for living rooms to be pre-wired for cable in multiple places. They don't know where you'll wanna put your TV.

 

[lotstodo]

I would get that coax the heck away from those outlets pronto .