Originally Posted by Neil S
I've done the work I needed to do now, but is there any regulation that says I must remove it if any work is being carried out involving it, or can it stay put?
Cheers!
Neil.
As long as the cable is left "safe" i.e bare ends not showing, in a connector or junction box, no problem.
Ideally all unknown cable ends should be connected to earth, so if the other ends are accidentally made live they will blow a fuse or trip a breaker.
It may have been first fixed (cables run) by one sparky who had a particular plan and second fixed (final connections) by another who had a different plan.
Just a thought, do you have wall lights in the living room?
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