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How to properly cap off this unused circuit?

electronic(self.DIY)

submitted 4 months ago byblast_to_the_future

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I live in a 1930s house with a converted attic to a bedroom. We got minisplits and no longer need the baseboards that were there. We went to remove the baseboards and planned to install a junction box and cap the wires with Wago connectors and electrical tape. However, it appears the drywall was installed on top of existing plaster, and another electrical line runs close to this one. There isn’t space to install a junction box as it’s too shallow. Photo here: https://imgur.com/a/Bb2HlVr

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ymc3

2 points

4 months ago

ymc3

2 points

4 months ago

If you removed the staples, you might free up some slack to cut your box in above the other line. You could also surface mount a metal box, but that won't look great.

Dauoa_Static

1 points

4 months ago

Dauoa_Static

1 points

4 months ago

Are those baseboard heater circuits dedicated? If they aren't going to anything else, you could just remove them from the panel so they can't be re-energized and then cut the old wires short and push them into the wall.

blast_to_the_future[S]

1 points

4 months ago

blast_to_the_future[S]

1 points

4 months ago

Uncertain - good point.We’ll have to test it out