Can I bypass an outlet by splicing the wires and leaving the box in place?
Our house was built about twenty-five years ago with a built-in media cabinet. Of course, with the advent of flat screens the cabinet is no longer required, so I ripped it out and am trying to hang a 77” flat screen in its place. In accordance with Murphy’s Law there’s an outlet at exactly the height where the new mounting bracket needs to go. It’s on a conventional household 15A circuit, with more outlets downstream on the same circuit. What I’d like to do is leave the box in place but remove the outlet and splice the wires so that the downstream outlets are still powered. What I’d end up with is an open box in the wall, with the wires connected with wire nuts or Wagos, and the steel plate of the TV mount partially covering it. Is this plan OK? Is it in compliance with code? Is it problematic in any other way? submitted by /u/ClearedInHot [link] [comments]
Our house was built about twenty-five years ago with a built-in media cabinet. Of course, with the advent of flat screens the cabinet is no longer required, so I ripped it out and am trying to hang a 77” flat screen in its place. In accordance with Murphy’s Law there’s an outlet at exactly the height where the new mounting bracket needs to go. It’s on a conventional household 15A circuit, with more outlets downstream on the same circuit. What I’d like to do is leave the box in place but remove the outlet and splice the wires so that the downstream outlets are still powered. What I’d end up with is an open box in the wall, with the wires connected with wire nuts or Wagos, and the steel plate of the TV mount partially covering it.
Is this plan OK? Is it in compliance with code? Is it problematic in any other way?
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