Removing an electric wall heater

Question

I want to completely remove an old electric bar heater from my bathroom wall for tiling and don't want to reconnect anything, is it safe to cut the wires, tape them and then push them back through the wall?

Barrie · Accepted Answer

Hi Helen,
No the circuit needs to be identified. It should be fed from a fused spur but wherever it s fed from it needs to be disconnected and then the cable can be cut back in the wall

Andrew · Answer

Yes this should be ok, however you need to ensure that cables are disconnected from the power supply too. Cables are fine over a short period but over a period of time the cables will become warmer and warmer due to current flow.  I hope I have answered your question fully, should you have any more questions please do ask.

Michael · Answer

You can simply use tape over the live wire to fit into the cap. However, it is important to terminate the wire in a junction box and avoid burying the wire in the wall. The tape may come off when temperatures change and in such situations, live electrical wires potentially become dangerous.

Junction boxes must be installed where they are always accessible; never install a junction box in a concealed wall or ceiling space where the box cannot be accessed in the future

Jonathan · Answer

Hi ideally you would want to disconnect the supply , and make it dead , and put it into a suitable connection box , if the supply can’t be disconnected for any reason, it should be made into an IP rated connection box

Chris · Answer

No, wires need to be correctly isolated & a blanking plate put in place.

Adrian · Answer

Never, never never .......... there will be an on/off switch somewhere, get an electrician to disconnect it at the switch, do not let the bathroom fitter near it.

Ian · Answer

No, needs disconnecting from its supply, taped connections are a fire and shock hazard

Jason · Answer

Hi Helen, if you can’t guarantee it being disconnected inside the consumer unit then disconnect the heater and the socket or spur and use Wago connectors to push the bare wires into these will then be safe to tile over

Gavin · Answer

No it would have to be completely isolated first and disconnected from source

Mick · Answer

Afternoon
simply put, no, it will require isolating properly

Gavin · Answer

No Not safe to do that, the circuit will required to be disconnected from the supply to be safe.

Golik · Answer

No that's not safe, as it's a bathroom you need to put it in junction box water proof

Removing an electric wall heater

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