I’m attempting to replace the vanity mirror in my daughter’s bathroom. The old mirror is wired for electric lighting, but the new mirror is just a mirror with no attached lighting fixture.
My question is, when I remove the old mirror, do I simply cap off the existing wiring and the hang the new mirror in place of the old, or do I need to remove the wires completely? It would be nice to keep the existing wiring in case we’d like to add lighting in the future, but my first priority is safety. Any advice would be most welcome.
Best Answer
If the wires are installed in a junction box, then wire nut them separately, wrap some electrical tape around them, insert them back into the junction box and cover the box with an approved cover plate. If they are just dangling out of a hole in the drywall/tile, then you need to find out what junction box they come from, probably a switch box, and disconnect then there. Wire nut and tape them and maybe leave a note explaining what they're for.