12v supply

Roddylarge · 30-01-2017 1:40pm #1

Hi

Im going to install a NEST thermostat which requires a 12v supply.
It can be wired back to the Heatlink (provided) using existing old thermostat wires but i want to move the new thermostat to another room.

So I need to somehow power this with a 12v supply. It comes with a micro USB connection and i could just plug this into a wall socket but i would rather route the cables in the wall to make it look nicer.

What are my options to do this?

if I locate the thermostat on a wall near a electrical wall socket can i use the wiring in the socket to power an `LED driver to do the step-down for me?
Id like to hide the LED driver in the wall cavity too but this is probably dangerous.

Any suggestions on how i can get a 12 supply to a wall would be warmly received.

17larsson · 30-01-2017 7:28pm

If your walls are slabs with a gap behind you could plug in the Nest and run the cable up behind the slab to the stat. The power would still be accessible and minimal cable showing