We removed a closet from our bedroom. It turned into a nightmare. First the walls were of plaster with the wire mesh for the corners. While removing the wire mesh we cut into a tiny red wire in the ceiling. It made an outlet not work. However this outlet is run by the closet light. If the light is on the outlet works, but if it is off it does not work.
I believe this tiny red wire being cut is responsible for this because the light did not have to be turned on before this tiny red wire was cut. This tiny red wire was buried into the plaster and we cannot find where it goes. Any suggestions on making this red wire dead? I am fine with having the switch on to run the outlet.
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If you can find the two ends of the wire it is easy to repair. They sell cable splicers at most hardware stores. They look like a plastic bulb with a place to insert the two ends of the cable.
Inset each end of the cable into the two slots. Once the cable is inserted at the bottom of the posts, take a pair of pliers and squeeze the bulb at the bottom until it pops. The cable is now spliced.
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