Electric Baseboard Removal Advise Needed

[Motorman55]

I have an electric baseboard heater in our kitchen with a wall mounted thermostat that we do not use that I would like to remove.

After identifying and disconnecting the heater wires from the breaker, I would;

A) Cap off the wires and leave in place in the main breaker panel and tag it as the old Kitchen baseboard heater for future reference/ID Or pull the wires out of the panel and leave in the wall?

B) Remove the baseboard heater leaving the wires in place in the wall after capping off the wires. I would also tag the wires for future reference/ID.

C) Remove the wall thermostat and leave the wires in place in the box after capping them off and cover with a blank white wall plate.

Does this sound correct to code? I would like to leave all the lines available should I want to re-install the baseboard heater at some point in the future.

Thanks for any info.

 

[wil]

Put a junction box where the baseboard heater wires come in. Cap off and tape the wire nuts. Cover with a blank plate. Put notes of what you did, where is tstat, etc. I'd leave the thermostat alone, or remove and put a plate on that. Disconnect and label wires at the breaker panel after you remove them.

 

[Motorman55]

The prior owners had wainscot paneling installed. You can see in one of the pics where a hole was drill to pull the wire thru. I don't know yet if there's a box already mounted in the sheetrock behind the wainscot paneling.

 

[Marctrees]

NO need to disconnect in panel.

Make sure breaker is labeled.

Terminate w j box at old heater location.

Done.

If you feel need to remove Tstat and install blank plate, leave notes in BOTH J boxes.

Marc

 

[spudley]

The prior owners had wainscot paneling installed. You can see in one of the pics where a hole was drill to pull the wire thru. I don't know yet if there's a box already mounted in the sheetrock behind the wainscot paneling.

Not sure if it's code compliant today but every electric baseboard in my 1984 built house has romex straight into the baseboard, no boxes in the wall.

 

[Marctrees]

It probably IS just a tail.

Can't just tuck it into wall.

Need to ether cut in an "Old Work" single gang box w blank lid...

OR - There may be new fangled other ways to terminate it that have come out last 20 yrs since I quit Electrician.

So, Create new Thread in Electrical forum like "How to hide Baseboard heater Tail ??

The Pro's will chime in w some answers.

Marc

 

[Marctrees]

Do NOT cut it shorter... Put all in new box, OR shove excess that has the jacket intact into wall.

Marc

 

[Motorman55]

Not sure if it's code compliant today but every electric baseboard in my 1984 built house has romex straight into the baseboard, no boxes in the wall.

This house was built around the same time. The current base board heater replaced an old one several years ago by my FIL as was the wainscot paneling. I think the wiring is the same way too.

 

[Motorman55]

NO need to disconnect in panel.

Make sure breaker is labeled. Terminate w j box at old heater location.

Done.

If you feel need to remove Tstat and install blank plate, leave notes in BOTH J boxes.

Marc

That's probably what I'll end up doing. Doesn't bother me to have to cut into the wainscot.

 

[Marctrees]

Can always paint the plate to "match" good enough anyway.

Time spent Googling MAY find a suitable wood grain blank cover.

Marc