Can landlord restrict size of TV I use?

Guest101

BobQ wrote: »

Yes of course it is, but if everyone said sod the rules the accommodation would probably not suit any of them. The most likely reason for the restriction is the electrical load. If everyone installs electrical devices that do not comply, they would no doubt moan if the circuit breakers tripped every hour and that would help nobody.

He probably has a common law right to install a camping stove but I do not think it should be allowed.

He doesn't, but if he did, they couldnt 'not allow it'.

Naf

ValHaller wrote: »

Hairdryers using more energy than TV's? 0.1 hours of hair drying at 1 kW is 0.1kWh. 10 hours of TV at 150W is 1.5kWh. I think you are comparing apples with oranges to get an answer in bananas.

But the hair dryer has a higher load. The poster wasn't comparing energy consumption, but power rating. The hair dryer uses more energy per second & so puts a higher load onto the room's electrics than a TV.

ValHaller wrote: »

At some level, there will always be a restriction on the supply available in a room. Clearly if a student is into electric welding, a 13 Amp welder may be feasible, a 30 Amp welder is pushing it and a 40 Amp welder is out of the question. Underlying this is a technical limitation. No one would challenge this as unreasonable.

Similarly there may be underlying technical reasons related to the diversity of the load - irons may be diverse in that not all students will iron simultaneously - but they could all watch TV simultaneously. This could in turn result in fuses being blown - handy when people are writing final assignments.

In short, there may be good underlying practical technical reasons for the restrictions. So just arguing this on the legalities while ignoring the practicalities may lead to a pointless legal victory at the cost of fuses blowing when people are writing important assignments.

If this is the reason to not allow larger TVs, then surely the OP's contract/handbook should limit the number of appliances. Because my two PCs and three monitors plus laptop & iPad definitely draw much more power - but seemingly would fit within these rules just fine.

Norman_Castle

This handbook states that we may not have a TV in our room that is over 21".

OP Have you asked for an explanation of why a larger tv is not allowed?

Naf

Norman_Castle wrote: »

OP Have you asked for an explanation of why a larger tv is not allowed?

An idea occurs; could this be a really old rule from when a >21" TV would have weighed a ridiculous amount as a CRT. So really the rule ought to be obsolete, but they use it when they want to be awkward?

rpc

By a 30" computer monitor. Then you aren't breaking the rule.

Then watch TV on it.

ValHaller

Naf wrote: »

But the hair dryer has a higher load. The poster wasn't comparing energy consumption, but power rating. The hair dryer uses more energy per second & so puts a higher load onto the room's electrics than a TV

Definitely used the word 'energy' and not power:

HappyMJ wrote: »

What about irons and hair dryers...they use a lot more energy?

I would agree that the hairdryer would be a higher power rating, but when you bring the electrical engineering concept of 'diversity of demand' into it, it may still be reasonable to limit TVs and not bother about hairdryers. If a circuit covers 20 rooms, it would be reasonable to expect to have to cope with 12 TVs, but perhaps with just 1 hairdryer.

Propertyfan

You could have a larger tv and if he calls round to inspect the premises just tell him to wait a second and then you can shove it under the bed!

Besides, large tvs are bad for your eyesight. I'm sure the landlord is concerned about your vision.

Cycrow

maybe it has something to do with the size of the room.

when i was in halls, some of the rooms there were tiny, with no space to fit large TVs.

maybe they have desks/tables/stands that might limit the size of the TV that can be put on them.

afterall, most TV stands limit the size of TV you can use on them

Dave_the_Ginger_Cat

And the size may alter the route of escape in a fire

Look, we're speculating here. Suggest ask the Landlord if a bigger one might be OK

ragecake

I don't recall ever having a specific landlord when I was in halls of residence, it was just run by the university itself.

Most halls rooms are pretty small, and anything over 32inches is generally too big, I had a really rather large room in comparison and it still fit perfectly, It all depends on your definition of large really.

I consider over 50inches pretty damn big.