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So, my house is old (circa 1930) and in the bitter cold of Western PA. Throughout the years, the different owners must have experimented with various heating systems. I currently have blown natural gas heat (which I like) and electric baseboard heat (which I hate). The electric baseboard has its own panel in the basement, which we have shut off to prevent our kids from messing with them.
I'm trying to do some remodeling work, and I'd like to remove a few of the baseboards (as opposed to doing a full removal throughout the house...I'm working it piecemeal). It looks like the wire comes right into the baseboard where I'm assuming the splice is. In other words, no J-Box right behind the heater. This is on the first floor. The wire feeds from a J-Box in the basement. So, from a code and general safety perspective, I don't want to cap the wires and bury them behind new wooden baseboards I plan to put up. Do I have to pull the wire out and cap it in the basement J-box? I'm assuming that is the prefered approach. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
I'm trying to do some remodeling work, and I'd like to remove a few of the baseboards (as opposed to doing a full removal throughout the house...I'm working it piecemeal). It looks like the wire comes right into the baseboard where I'm assuming the splice is. In other words, no J-Box right behind the heater. This is on the first floor. The wire feeds from a J-Box in the basement. So, from a code and general safety perspective, I don't want to cap the wires and bury them behind new wooden baseboards I plan to put up. Do I have to pull the wire out and cap it in the basement J-box? I'm assuming that is the prefered approach. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.