When we moved into our house there was an outdoor light at the back of the property that was operated by a switch in the bedroom upstairs (very strange arrangement if you ask me!). When we had the house re-dashed, the dashers removed the light fitting as we were having a more sensible one installed on the new extension. The switch is still in place though. It's in the boys' bedroom and so I'd ideally like to get rid of it as they love switching it off and on. Can I just isolate the supply at the CU, remove the whole switch and back plate thing, tape off the wires with insulating tape and then fill up the hole? Or would I be better getting a leccy in to do the job? Or is there another easy option?
Switch no longer used
- Thread starter jdpjamesp
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Was the old light fixed above the rear grd windows? If so that explain the switch at 1st floor, is it at skirting hight?
Right is the switch a switch spur unit with a switch and fuse?
Is so this will likely be wired to the nearest socket rather than on the lighting circuit it will be on the 1st floor socket circuit.
Choice, isolate, remove switch, fit blanking plate having terminated the cable end for the live feed on termination blocks.
Isolate, trace live feed back to socket, remove and cut feed at socket, remove and cut feed at switch box, remove back box, fill.
Right is the switch a switch spur unit with a switch and fuse?
Is so this will likely be wired to the nearest socket rather than on the lighting circuit it will be on the 1st floor socket circuit.
Choice, isolate, remove switch, fit blanking plate having terminated the cable end for the live feed on termination blocks.
Isolate, trace live feed back to socket, remove and cut feed at socket, remove and cut feed at switch box, remove back box, fill.
Yeah it's at skirting level and yes it's on the socket circuit. Will it be obvious behind the socket then?
Sometimes it's easy. The cable feed could be a different size and sheath colour to the main socket cabling.
A good pointer is 3 cables in the socket rather than two. If you have a multi meter it is a simple test to confirm what cable it is.
A good pointer is 3 cables in the socket rather than two. If you have a multi meter it is a simple test to confirm what cable it is.
Don't have a multimeter but neighbour is a spark and no doubt would let me borrow one and might even assist.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
Perhaps just turn it into a standard single socket, just disconnect the lamp wire and pull it out then just slap on a single socket and job done and probably in a few years you'll need all the sockets you can get when he wants to run 100 electrical items
That's an interesting option - hadn't thought of that. 
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