kato wrote:
I have a wall outlet located near the ceiling (probably for a clock) that
I'd like to remove and then patch over. This outlet is on the same circuit
as another outlet near the floor that I want to leave in place. My question:
Can I just remove the box, connect the wires on both sides from this top
outlet, then cap off and tape these wires and leave them in the wall before
I patch over the hole?

Thanks in advance.




Ask yourself why there is a box there in the first place. The answer
you will eventually come up with is to contain the arcing that so often
occurs when splices or connections fail. If the connections are
properly enclosed in a complete and properly installed box a failure of
a connection is far less likely to kindle a fire. If you remove the
device, make proper splices and install a blank cover then once it is
painted not one in twenty people will notice that it is there. Then
when something goes wrong with the circuit you will still be able to get
at the splices without opening the wall.

When you paint the wall remove all electrical box covers and mask all
electrical devices with painters tape. Paint the blank cover with the
same paint. If you paint with the covers on the wall they will be
attached to the wall by a bead of paint. Removing the cover will then
mar the paint.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison