I need to disconnect a light in my hall & amke the cable safe. I will not be reconnecting anything to this cable, in fact it will be hidden behind the wall when I redecorate. How do I go about ensuring the cable is safe?
disconnecting a light
- Thread starter burncot
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If its a wall light then you must go back to the source of supply and disconnect it there. (maybe at the switch, or somewhere else.
You must not leave a live cable in a wall and cover it over, someone in the future may hammer in a nail and kill themselves.
Now I come to think of it, the abve advice goes for anything including a ceiling light. You must disconnect the supply and make it safe.
You must not leave a live cable in a wall and cover it over, someone in the future may hammer in a nail and kill themselves.
Now I come to think of it, the abve advice goes for anything including a ceiling light. You must disconnect the supply and make it safe.
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