How do you decommission a light switch? Any ideas?

[kreatiff63]

How do you decommission a light switch? I don't want to use a cover plate. Any ideas ?

 

[brianmoooore]

Disconnect the cable at source, and ideally remove it completely, then plaster over the box.

 

[littlespark]

Disconnect the cable at source, and ideally remove it completely, then plaster over the box.

As above, but remove the box completely, as wet plaster will rust a metal box and will eventually come through to the surface.

Disconnecting maybe isn’t as easy as it sounds. It may have L&N looped at the switch, so needs a bit more work.

Can you describe why you no longer need the switch.

 

[DPG]

How do you decommission a light switch? I don't want to use a cover plate. Any ideas ?

If you don't use a cover plate (ie. you hide it) then you have lost the 'prescribed zone' that it created. So unless there is a another accessory in a straight line with it then you will need to disconnect the cable as above.

 

[Salmankhan]

Disconnect the cable at source, and ideally remove it completely, then plaster over the box.

It's not working.

 

[DPG]

It's not working.

I think your first post on the forum is somewhat lacking in detail.

Welcome to the forum though!