Now, if you are lucky enough to have an outdoor hot tub or pool, you surely know how to pamper yourself and reward yourself for your hard work. So why not put an outdoor TV next to your hot tub so you can watch your favorite shows in the luxury of your pool/bathtub?

Cable installation.

When you install your hot tub or pool, you may or may not have used conduit or conduit that is buried in your yard to protect the wires. If there is spare capacity, you can feed your power and cables through the conduit to the location. usually on a wall near the pool or jacuzzi.

If not, you’ll need to run a conduit across your garden, best laid just after fall or fall when the garden is dying. Once you’ve laid out the conduit, run the wires through the conduit and bury it 12-18 inches down. Using conduit or conduit will protect the wires from damage, when someone is digging up the yard or if a pet discovers the wires and chews on them.

Once you have connected the cables to the location where the TV will sit, you need to decide on the TV, this is probably something you have already done. Considerations now are whether the TV is going to be left outside all year, if not, you’ll need to watch the weather and bring the TV inside before bad weather hits.

TV installation.

Now, depending on whether the TV is left outdoors all year, you may want to consider an LCD enclosure, which offers waterproof and weatherproof protection to NEMA 4X (US spec) and IP65 (European spec). ). Constructed of stainless or mild steel and powder coated, they provide protection against the elements and potential theft.

If you’re going to mount your TV without a cabinet, you’ll need a TV mount, as these come standard on TV cabinets, so make sure you use the correct bolts to attach the mount to the wall. Mount the TV on the stand, and then connect the cables.

Now go home and turn on the power, grab a beer from the fridge, turn on the TV and get in your hot tub or pool and enjoy!