How do disconnect a light fixture on a wall (in my house)? I have
hard wired, wall switched, wall sconces that I want to take down (and
cover with a picture).

Shutting off the breaker and disconnecting the wires is obvious, but
what do I do with them? I want to leave the switches alone and
simply "tie-off" the power to the lights, leaving the wiring where it
is in the wall. But I don't want to leave a hot spot in the wall if
the switch gets left in the on position. How do I do this?

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How do disconnect a light fixture on a wall (in my house)? I have
hard wired, wall switched, wall sconces that I want to take down (and
cover with a picture).

Shutting off the breaker and disconnecting the wires is obvious, but
what do I do with them? I want to leave the switches alone and
simply "tie-off" the power to the lights, leaving the wiring where it
is in the wall. But I don't want to leave a hot spot in the wall if
the switch gets left in the on position. How do I do this?



Put some electrical tape or wire connectors on the ends of the wires. Get
blank wall plates to put on over the in-wall boxes. As an extra precaution
you can disconnect the load wire off of the switches, but it shouldn't be
necessary.

Just stick wire nuts over the ends of the wires.

--
Steve Barker




wrote in message
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How do disconnect a light fixture on a wall (in my house)? I have
hard wired, wall switched, wall sconces that I want to take down (and
cover with a picture).

Shutting off the breaker and disconnecting the wires is obvious, but
what do I do with them? I want to leave the switches alone and
simply "tie-off" the power to the lights, leaving the wiring where it
is in the wall. But I don't want to leave a hot spot in the wall if
the switch gets left in the on position. How do I do this?