Live cable beehind bathroom mirror

[richardr1981]

Some time ago (just pre-Part P) my Mum got a neighbour to remove a light-up bathroom mirror (with integral pullswitch) and replace with a standard, non-electric hanging mirror.

I had a look recently to see what he did with the (live) T&E cable that emerged from the wall behind the hanging mirror. All he had done was terminate the end of the cable in a strip connector and covered with Black Insulation Tape (I understand this is common but dubious practice).

I know this is no longer/was ever acceptable. I am reassured to some degree as Mum has a whole-house RCD. However, I would like to know how I could make it safe.

Am a required to fit a (replacement) light on the end of the cable, or could I simply replace all that tape with one of those new "Choc Boxes" that I understand covers and safely insulates the choc block (the area of the bathroom in Question is outside the Zones for IP).


All help gratefully received.

Thanks.

 

[Adam_151]

Best way would be find the other end of cable and dicconnect and remmove it

Choc box enclousre or small round JB could be possible solution but I'd be a little concerned about condensation occuring

Or if its not tiled, could you chop in an architrave or 16mm switch box and blank plate it, and run a bead of silicon along the top edge of the blank plate


But disconnecting it is by far the best option

 

[pjcomp]

The other end is most likely in the bathroom light fitting

PJ

 

[Chri5]

Since theres no obvious physical way of spotting a chased or cavity hidden cable it isn't in a cable zone. So leaving it live (even in a jb /box enc) is wrong.

Have you thought about a high level (in line with the cable drop) fused spur fit.
Provided you have the head height 2.25m it would be outside zones, identified as a cable zone due to spur fit and might be useful in the future should a lamp over the mirror be required.

 

[richardr1981]

Thanks all for your responses....very helpful.

Happy New Year all

R