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Just bought a new telly which is a fair bit bigger than the existing one. The wall mount was put up a few years ago and there's no brand or model info on it so I've no clue what it actually is - any way of knowing how much weight it can hold or am I better getting a new mount to be on the safe side?
IME it's the actual fixings that hold the mount to the wall are the weakest link in the chain.
If you got some good solid fixings in the wall you would probably be OK.
Mount it. If it falls off, it's not strong enough. HTH.
How much it "a fair bit"? I'd hazard that if it physically fits on the VESA mount it'll be fine. A modern telly might be larger but thinner and lighter.
Also, what gobuchul said. The Boy asked me to look at a TV mount that they'd had someone come round to fit because it was on the piss, I pulled like six of the bolts out of the wall with my fingers.
All I can say is, it feels solid! There some additional holes in the mount, I might put some additional fixings in there. It'll be holding roughly 35KG instead of the 16 or so on there now.
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Along with the mounting hardware as said it can also depend on the kind of mount, is it a bracket on the tv that ‘hangs’ off of the wall plate, is it a single or double arm that allows you to swing it away from the wall?
The more distant between wall & tv the more leverage there will be.
Many of the Tv selling places - currys, john lewis etc have an installation service, which is some bloke that puts up a 1/2 dozen a day and will likely use proper solid fixings and do a good job. it's usually about a hundred quid, but its pretty much guaranteed to be solid.
The more distant between wall & tv the more leverage there will be.
Is what I was going to say. If it is just a flush bracket, then most of the force is downward.
It’ll be holding roughly 35KG instead of the 16 or so on there now
I have to ask...what kind of modern TV weighs 35kg?
It is flush, no moving parts. It was installed by a "proper" fitter, not me!
I have to ask…what kind of modern TV weight 35kg?
A bloody massive one!
Come on dude. Don't be shy, we'll allow you a humblebrag.
75" set. So not totally stupid, but definitely a little bit stupid 😄
Should be fine if it's 1) secured into something solid with decent bolt-like screws (4" long) and 2) not pivoting OFF the wall. We had a 48" plasma on one of those and it weighed a lot more than 35 kilos in its day! I've left it on the wall. I used about four of the biggest mounting hammer-them-in screw-them out wall fittings I could find. A bit like fitting kitchen cabinets. Hang something heavy on it first?
Is it high enough as it was probably for something smaller originally?
Cheers - it should be high enough as it was slightly too high before 👍
75″ set. So not totally stupid, but definitely a little bit stupid 😄
No, that's totally stupid. Trust me, it's the same size as mine. 😁
Honestly, if you're coming from something sub-50" I'd probably want to replace the mount just for peace of mind. Either that or make sure it's specified on your house insurance.
Jump up and swing on it? 35kg is likely about half my bodyweight and I'm only little. If you can't pull the mount off the wall then you're probably good. Probably.
What type of wall is it going into?
Anything solid, or even into wood studs if it's not a structural wall, should be ok.
Providing the correct fixings were used in the first instance of course.
Find something else that weighs the same as the telly and hang it off the mount for a couple of days .
If it doesn’t come down , swop out for the real thing
35kg is likely about half my bodyweight and I’m only little.
In my mind's eye, I always had you down as a 6ft+ heavily-built bloke. But no, you're 'ickle like me.
Find something else that weighs the same as the telly and hang it off the mount for a couple of days .
If it doesn’t come down , swop out for the real thing
I've got a 9 year old who weighs about that, I'll hang him off it overnight 🙂
In my mind’s eye, I always had you down as a 6ft+ heavily-built bloke. But no, you’re ‘ickle like me.
Nah, quite the opposite. I'm 5'10" and, gods I don't even know, 11 stone on a good day maybe? Probably not even that.
I’ve got a 9 year old who weighs about that, I’ll hang him off it overnight 🙂
Plan. It it too late to send the telly back?
I can probably send it back, but I think plan B would be to get someone in to fit a stronger mount or to put it on a unit of some kind.
In case anyone was vaguely interested - here's a size comparison with the old 50" set (I realise the box is bigger than the set inside, but still!)
Parents bought a large TV, ended up throwing the fixings in the bin for the wall mount, resined in 4 m8 pieces of threaded rod and hung the bracket off. Could quite happily hang off the bracket.
here’s a size comparison with the old 50″ set
I went from a 47" to a 75".
Bought online without seeing the size in a shop.
When I first saw it I thought it was too big, 2 weeks later and it was completely normal.
Could never go back to even a 50".
Looks great with 4k stuff as well.
The best / most solid fixings I’ve used on plasterboard / block walls are the Rigifix M8 fixing bolts from Toolstation / Amazon.
Another solution is to bond some long fixing bolts into the brickwork using polyester resin.