Removal of an old Boss Therm BUT2 Timeswitch??

[DAVID CORKINDALE]

A relative has had a new boiler fitted which works on a new wireless thermostat. This has made the previous BOSS Therm BUT2 Timeswitch redundant and she would like it removed from the wall.

Is there a set procedure for doing this simply and quickly?

I am assuming that the mains power supply wiring that is connected into the backplate on the BUT2 is no longer 'live' because when I remove the battery from the BUT2 Timeswitch there is no reading from the front display (although it has yet to be tested with an appropriate tester).

If the wiring is no longer 'live', is it ok to bury the wiring in the wall and plaster over it or does it need to go into a 'box' regardless of whether it is live or not.

If it is live, is it possible to have a mains power socket put on the wall in place of the BUT2?

Thanks.

 

[Welder]

TBH, based on the questions you are asking, you need to get a 'competent' person in to do this for you.

There are simply too many potentially dangerous variables in this situation to allow anyone to give you 100% safe advice.

 

[DAVID CORKINDALE]

Thanks for the insult. I'd rather die than be ripped-off by someone for a minimum of several hundred pounds in respect of a little task that I can do myself with a bit of constructive friendly clarification.

 

[dancinplumba]

Thanks for the insult. I'd rather die than be ripped-off by someone for a minimum of several hundred pounds in respect of a little task that I can do myself with a bit of constructive friendly clarification.

get on with it then, electrocute ya self

 

[Welder]

Pardon me!

May I suggest you remove your contemptuous derriere from this forum forthwith.

Frankly, you deserve all you get, and with your attitude that's nothing squared.

 

[snowhead]

I am assuming that the mains power supply wiring that is connected into the backplate on the BUT2 is no longer 'live' .

What the above are getting at is you CANNOT ASSUME ANYTHING, you have to prove it.

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for the insult.

There was no insult, 'competent' is a legal term. You need to find an electrician who is a member of a 'competent persons' scheme covering domestic electrical work.

Anyway, you've come to the wrong place, this is a plumbing site. The electricians hang out here:

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