making safe a disused connection

[Lynne99]

I have removed a dangerous electrical heater in the bathroom. Not able to reach from bath. I need to insulate with chocolate block connectors. Is this what was meant earlier on. If so how do you stop the brass screws getting in contact? If you see what I mean.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

If you see what I mean.

Not really.

In contact with what?

 

[Lynne99]

I contact with each other or the screws holding the plate on.. It is in a bathroom. Not by the bath

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The screws are recessed.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Careful Bas, you'll get into trouble.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Why?

What's wrong with having recessed screws in the bathroom?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Is this what was meant earlier on.

Please provide a link. There are over 430,000 topics on the forum, and we don't read or remember all of them!

 

[AndyPRK]

at the time of typing she only has 2 posts, both of which are in this thread

 

[JohnW2]

The screws are recessed.

Maybe she's concerned that the end of a faceplate screw could enter/penetrate one of those recesses.

Kind REgards, John

 

[333rocky333]

 

[Lynne99]

think I might be too cautious with the electric. I am competent but cautious. With the connector block screws not being covered I want to make sure this is OK. I gather that it must be from what you have said. I meant earlier in this post (thread).

 

[RF Lighting]

Are your connectors in some sort of enclosure?

 

[Burnerman]

Terminate the wires in some sort of enclosure if possible....sort of a belt and braces approach is to snip off any bare conductors, then push the covered wires into your choccy block and tighten down without piercing the insulator.
John

 

[333rocky333]

I wouldnt recomend that, any one testing could get a false impresssioon that the blocks are dead, when they may actually be live

 

[Burnerman]

Yep, fair comment rocky333. Thanks.....I use one of those inductance testers first usually.
John