PowerBridge ONE-PRO-H2 Single Outlet Recessed In-Wall Cable Management System and Two 10-Foot High-Speed HDMI Cables (Latest Standard) Bundle

While I liked the concept of the in-wall cable management (bought two) the quality is poor, surprised it received the NEC compliant approval. Per the photo the ear tabs which secure the box to the wall easily break off when attempting to tighten the box to the wall. I've been installing the blue "old work" gang boxes for years and never had the tabs break when tightening the tabs. Three of these broke, I used the blue tabs from a gang box to replace the broken tabs, the plastic used to make these tabs is too soft. Its sad because the concept is good but the product is faulty. If you buy this product add a few Carlon gang boxes to your order for spare tabs as you'll need them.

I bought this for exactly its intended use; hide my cables and cords for my TV and sound bar. I needed this design of a single inlet and dual outlet. However, buyers should be aware of a serious limitation. The inlet receptacle does not allow for furniture any closer than 2". This is from the straight-on design of the plug and the extension cord. I have tried different extension cords and a right angle plug adaptor without success. A better design would be angling of this receptacle, similar to the MyCableMart Wall plate: Flat Panel TV Power Kit sold by Amazon. If I could get the inlet in the angle version, I would swap it out as I am not 100% satisfied with the overall finished look of my project.

The product itself is fine and works great, however there is one MAJOR design flaw. I installed this and all was fine, except I had to remove them to replace some cable and the second time securing them to the wall - BOTH swing arms broke on BOTH the inlet and outlet boxes, rendering the entire thing useless. I had to use some L brackets to temporarily fasten them back to the wall until I can find a better solution. I didn't even tighten them much. It's just thin plastic. Any slight pressure will snap the swing-arm anchors in half. If I could just get more swing arms to replace the ones that broke and vow to never take it back down again, I'm sure all will be fine, but as it stands I'm not a very happy customer.

**UPDATE** - About a month after installing this product I had to put in an additional HDMI cord in. When I unscrewed the outlet boxes from the wall I came to realize that ALL of the wings had broke which now means they can't be tightened back to their "clean and tight" state (pictures attached of how they look now). I am very disappointed about this and would love to get a refund but I highly doubt the company would allow that. I would not recommend this product and advise to look elsewhere.**FIRST REVIEW** - I had a fairly hard time with this product. It shouldn't have been as hard of a installation as it was but I was faced with a faulty outlet. After I looked into the issue further I realized it was the white wire that had come undone from the soldering inside the inlet (top) outlet box. It was a hassle to get it fixed, especially since I have very little electrical experience. If it weren't for this setback then the install would have been fairly seamless. And since fixing the problem and finishing the install, the product is doing exactly what it is intended for which is why I still gave it 3 stars.

Is it really this easy!? Wow! Don’t be intimidated by this! I did it alone in 30 min of hands on work. However, I first took time to read the instructions well and made sure I understood every step before doing the hands on portion. Every step-which isn’t that many, and they are super simple-are all very important and must be done in a row. I was worried reading some of the bad reviews like “cheap” or “will break” and so on. But I had absolutely no issues. I even took the top plate back off to add another cord, replaced the plate back in position, and again-no problems with “cheap” hardware! There is a large note in the instructions that tells you to not screw the screws in too tight, so I didn’t; I just left it snug, and no problems!! Looks professional:)

A very simple solution to cable managment. Parts seem well designed and easy to install though not idiot proof. My own installation was a bit more complicated due to some factors of my home's design and my own failure to carefully read instructions before testing the components. Still, I was able to complete the installation and the PowerBridge is now working as designed and advertised. My advice during installation may be obvious but I made the mistake anyway. Prior to installation I inadvertently performed steps out of order playing around with the components before reading directions. I looked at the already stripped power cables that came with the kit and at the back of the larger power box and thought "I can't believe these little connectors can really hold onto the cables that well. The wires will probably slip out." As mentioned earlier, nothing is really idiot proof if you are determined enough and on this particular day my idiocy was unstoppable. I pushed not one but all of the wires into their coresponding connectors and discovered that those little connectors do indeed hold tight to the wires once inserted. So well that it seemed short of breaking something I would not be able to free them again. So I had to slide the protective back cover over the entire length of cable which took more effort and time than almost the entire rest of the installation. Don't do this. Read the instructions and install according to the provided steps and all will be well. If I had read them carefully, the instructions noted that you will want to slide the protective cover on before connecting the wires. Good product, looks great once installed and for those who read the directions first it should be an easy install. And getting some extra HDMI cables is always welcome.