I want to remove a 20V under-counter hockey puck halogen light. Can I simply connect together the red and black wires (those that were used to mount the light) with a wire nut and tuck them back behind the dry wall and patch up the hole?
2006-07-15 20:09:40 · 6 answers · asked by Neophyte 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
No, NO, nO . Now that the wire is there it always needs to be accessible. Cap them with wire nuts, in a J-box and an electrical cover. There are boxes (blue at home depot $3 ) that will clamp onto the dry wall and look like an original installation.
2006-07-15 20:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by StayBeZe 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you connect the two wires together you will have a short circuit. Wirenut the two wires separatly and tape the wirenuts onto the wires so the wirenuts don't come off.
2006-07-16 03:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
StayBZ is right .Never ,ever bury electrical wires in a wall ;they must be contained in an accessible electrical box .
2006-07-16 09:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
appliance guy is correct. keep both wires seprate. wirenut them both then do what you will with them. wiring them together will throw a breaker or may start a fire...listen to his advice!!!!
2006-07-16 05:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by riccarper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No don't do it. Keep them separate and separately tape or twisty them before hideing.
2006-07-16 03:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by paulofhouston 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pull it out and patch it up
2006-07-16 04:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by macssvt....the one and only.... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋