Can I remove switch to leave circuit permanently on?

[mattgriff88]

Hi,

I have recently moved in to a house where there is a switch outside the bathroom that controls the power to the shaver socket.

Never seen this before and every other shaver socket I have seen is permanently on.

Can I safely remove this switch so the power to the shaver socket is always on and if so how?

Thanks

 

[mattgriff88]

Pictures of switch. Red dot is for the switch of the shaver socket.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Pictures of switch. Red dot is for the switch of the shaver socket.

Ok. And is your plan to replace that switch with a single gang one?

 

[mattgriff88]

Ok. And is your plan to replace that switch with a single gang one?

Ideally yes if its simple to do.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Ideally yes if its simple to do.

You can do this right now.
On thd shaver switch, move the brown wire at the top to the COM terminal at the bottom. You’ll end up with three browns in that terminal. They might fit.

That will make the shaver point always on. Then you can get a replacement 1G switch and move the wires across.
Obviously with the new switch you won’t need the link wire that goes from COM>COM.

 

[mattgriff88]

You can do this right now.
On thd shaver switch, move the brown wire at the top to the COM terminal at the bottom. You’ll end up with three browns in that terminal. They might fit.

That will make the shaver point always on. Then you can get a replacement 1G switch and move the wires across.
Obviously with the we new switch you won’t need the link wire that goes from COM>COM.

Great, thanks for your help.
I will give it a go tomorrow.

 

[littlespark]

Remember to turn the circuit off first.