I tried removing a socket. I turned off the power, I snipped the wires off, covered with electrical tape, put those plastic twist nobs on the end each wire individually. Then tucked it all into the "socket hole. I have a plastic cover with no holes i'll be screwing over to cover the whole job.
When i turned the power back on the hallway had no power. I checked the breaker and it was in the tripped position and would not click off. So i assumed it was broken and went to the store and bought a 15 amp two pole breaker and replaced it. I turned the power back on then flipped the breaker and the red wire sparked and instantly tripped. I turned it off and came here for advice.
did i do something wrong with removing the socket? Does that lower the amperage so i need to switch the breaker size?
is there a certain method i need to follow to tuck the wires in the old socket? should i remove the whole socket compeltely and just plaster over the wall?
When i turned the power back on the hallway had no power. I checked the breaker and it was in the tripped position and would not click off. So i assumed it was broken and went to the store and bought a 15 amp two pole breaker and replaced it. I turned the power back on then flipped the breaker and the red wire sparked and instantly tripped. I turned it off and came here for advice.
did i do something wrong with removing the socket? Does that lower the amperage so i need to switch the breaker size?
is there a certain method i need to follow to tuck the wires in the old socket? should i remove the whole socket compeltely and just plaster over the wall?