TV Above Log Burner

Danger_Mouse

Hi,

Anyone know if its ok to put a TV above a log burner?

The chimney breast has plasterboard over it so the the tv would sit on this. The log burner was recently installed and includes a chimney liner and oak beam above the fire place

Fosterdog

TVs really shouldn't be installed above a heat source, I've seen people put TVs on chimney breasts where the fireplace is no longer used but the rising heat from a fire, stove or radiator will shorten the lifespan of the TV.

Heedtheadvice

Log burners can put out a power of heat and the heat radiates but also rises and can be very hot above - just what they are designed to do. Not enough to burn the walls etc but probably far in excess of the maximum ambient temperature virtually all electronic equipment is designed to work in! Have a read of your TV spec.
Even if it works for a while it is likely to considerably reduce it's working life.

karcher

Fosterdog wrote: »

TVs really shouldn't be installed above a heat source, I've seen people put TVs on chimney breasts where the fireplace is no longer used but the rising heat from a fire, stove or radiator will shorten the lifespan of the TV.

This ^^^^ and It would also need dusting frequently due to the smoke coming out of the wood burner door every time it is opened.

Zola.

Its just not a good idea

ColinFishwick

I wouldn't and I dont think even with any heat source looking up at that height may give you neck ache. I have my tv on wall and its about 2 foot of the ground eye level when you sat down. I have a log burner and it kicks out some heat but its in dining room

FreeBear

Heedtheadvice wrote: »

Log burners can put out a power of heat and the heat radiates but also rises and can be very hot above

I installed an inset wood burner at the beginning of the year and embedded some thermocouples in the wall above it. Just above the stove, I've seen the temperature reach 120°C and about one metre above, around 50°C.

A TV isn't going to last long with those sorts of temperatures - Nor will plasterboard.

Grenage

TVs in an elevated position is a mad concept at the best of times; having it above a log burner would make it even madder.

Davesnave

FreeBear wrote: »

I installed an inset wood burner at the beginning of the year and embedded some thermocouples in the wall above it. Just above the stove, I've seen the temperature reach 120°C and about one metre above, around 50°C.

A TV isn't going to last long with those sorts of temperatures - Nor will plasterboard.

Thanks for that. I just had the chimney breast tidied-up today ready for installing the new wood burner, and in the end we used cement board.

From a technical POV plasterboard is treated as a combustible surface, so it was a ??? regarding the regs anyway.

Crinkmeister

Just cut out the middle man and set fire to your TV!

Robisere

I recently bought a new TV and a Sky Q setup. I had it mounted above the fireplace by the "Knowhow" Currys guys. The fireplace has not been used and was capped before we moved here in 2003, but we have an electric convector fire in the space. I took a picture of the area where I wanted the TV mounted and showed Currys. They said that they would advise me to either not fit the TV above the fire, or take responsibilty in writing for them to do it. As it was impossible to have a solid fuel fire in the capped fireplace, I checked the electric convector fire. All the heat was radiated out across the floor: even with the fire on maximum, there was no more than a 5°C increase in temperature above the fire. Then we realised that the recent fitting of a new GCHeating system, made the electric fire redundant anyway, so we went ahead and had the TV mounted on the chimney breast. Apparently, modern slim TV's now have such delicate electronic circuits in their PCB's, that excess heat can dry them out and cause irrepairable failure.

Btw Grenage: -
"TVs in an elevated position is a mad concept at the best of times;"
- is not mad at all for us, it works perfectly well with a 10° inclination to the wall mount.

We are now negotiating with our Sheltered Housing landlord, to have the fireplace removed, as information from Environmental Housing advises that it has an old back boiler in there which is dangerous to our health and should be removed.