Disconnecting old mirror with lights

Jsl2010 · Aug 28, 2022

Hi.

Recently moved into a property and want to remove this from the bathroom? Is there a safe way I can do this myself? I'm only going to fill and paint the wall so want to ideally disconnect and place back in wall and cover up.

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Any help will be appreciated.

diditrain · Aug 28, 2022

If that’s VIR cable, it’s probably best that it is disconnected anyway. Hard to tell from the photos though.

diditrain · Aug 28, 2022

You don’t want a live cable in the wall, even if it is terminated correctly. It ideally wants disconnected at its source. If there is nothing to indicate that there is a live cable in the wall, it could pose a danger to anyone in the future who may drill into the wall for some reason. You know it’s there, but the person coming along after you may not.