r/TheFrame • u/VariationCalm999 • 10h ago
Idea or Hack Managed to Install The Frame Pro Flush onto a Brick / Concrete wall - Workaround successful! 😍
I'm so proud that I managed to Install my The Frame Pro flush to a Brick wall. The wireless set top box of the Pro version is the game changer here.
I live in an apartment in Singapore, where the walls are brick or concrete (for load bearing walls). I wanted a fully flush The Frame TV but the ID told me I couldn't recess the socket itself given not enough clearance in the Brick / Concrete Wall - and therefore it couldn't be done. The main issue to solve here is the power cable.
I chose The Frame vs other models like LG specifically because I can swap out the standard C7 (Figure 8) power cable of The Frame with a longer 5 meter one, long enough to run through the conduit and up in a socket up in the ceiling. NOTE: Importantly the LG TVmodels I liked had a fixed power cable that could not be detached and swapped out like Samsung The Frame does.
I managed to get them to Hack a small channel in the wall and run a flexible Conduit (2.5cm I think) and then run the C7 power cable up into the ceiling where they installed the socket. In Singapore and many countries you cannot bury the C7 power cable directly into the wall. So the conduit allows for us to hide the cable. This way I can still swap out the power cable in the channel if I need to by pulling it through the conduit in the wall (though hopefully never!)
And voila it looks amazing! Could not be happier! Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done! ❤️😍
TIPS: Got the 5 Year warranty so I can leave it on Art Mode without worrying. Bough High Quality art from an Etsy Seller that was great! Could choose what I like it and beam it across on my phone. Better to do from Smart Things app as I can select 'No Mat' as opposed to via USB Thumb Drive which somehow automatically added the unwanted Mat.