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Televisions

Television sets are front-heavy, and are prone to toppling forward. Curtain wire provides a quick and easy way of preventing this.

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Screw one or two eye screws into a wall stud or other solid wood behind the TV. Screw a curtain wire hook into one end of a length of curtain wire and hook it into a vent. Thread the other end of the curtain wire through the eye screws. Push the TV back against the wall and pull the wire tight. Cut to length, attach other curtain wire hook, and hook to vent. Tape hooks to TV to keep in place.

Televsision secured with curtain wire

WARNING: Do not drill or otherwise make holes in appliances to attach hooks. You may need to slightly enlarge a vent with a hobby knife or small file to take the hook. If so, UNPLUG TELEVISION FROM WALL.

Television secrued to wall

If your TV is very large you should use a separate length of curtain wire on each side attached back to eye screws in the
wall studs. If the TV is on a trolley, angle the curtain wire downwards as much as you can to hold both in place.

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