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I'm planning to remove the socket altogether. It's currently about 1.5m from the floor and is designed to allow for a TV on a wall bracket to use the power cable there rather than down where sockets would usually be.
In reality, for this TV, it will just get in the way of a total flush mount. I want to:
- remove the faceplate and backbox entirely / permanently and, at least for now, cover with just some masking tape etc
- use the plug sockets in my cabinet below by running the power lead, HDMI and ethernet leads through the wall from the bottom of the TV to the cabinet
Here's a super crude version of my plan with the existing TV in place...
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- remove the faceplate and backbox entirely / permanently and, at least for now, cover with just some masking tape etc
Soul
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There are some issues with your plan but it doesn't matter much as it will all be removed before anyone else deals with it, at which point it will be pretty clear what's happening.
Having said that. You should not be pulling mains wires through the wall, it doesn't meet the regs (ok I've got that out of the way). Personally I would be running the TV power from the existing position by wiring the tv cord to the mains supply with the faceplate removed. I'm still not clear about the back box. Surface mounted or in the wall? If it's in the wall you would just use it to house the connectors.
Unless of course it's a special cable that provides power and signal to the tv, in which case of course you'll want to pull it through the wall and since no one will drill between the tv and cabinet it's unlikely to be a problem.
Airhead
I didn't comment because I'm not sure if you are removing a surface mounted socket or how you're planning to connect the tv. There are some specialised tv back boxes which have a normal plug sunk into the box so it can go behind a tv. What you seem to be proposing should be ok, I'm guessing you would use Wago or similar spring connectors. If you have a photo of the current socket it might be easier to advise you.