Blanking Off A Wall Socket

Capping off an electrical socket is just another way of saying removing the outlet and wire nutting the wires.

Blanking off a wall socket.

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A blanking plate is essential to help protect exposed sockets from dust and moisture. You can remove it only if you remove the wires. Once that is done replace the sockets front with a blanking plate. Not only do they look aestetically pleasing they ensure children are unable to push unwanted things into the exposed sockets.

Repeat for the neutral and the earthing conductors. After covering all the wires replace the outlet cover with a blank one screwing it into the same holes to which the outlet cover was attached. This cover must remain accessible even though the wires are dead. Behind a rad a plastic socket will deteriorate eventually then you have to isolate rad remove it fix the the problem reinstate rad better to blank the.

Remove the live connections from the socket and insert into a 32amp connector block. The heat will not effect anything. Normal sockets already have a built in safety feature if you have to just remove the socket and insert a blanking plate.