We had an outlet, controlled by a lightswitch, against a wall where we wanted to put our baby's crib. Not wanting the baby to get access to the outlet, I decided to just temporarily remove the outlet (until he's older), cap the wires with wire nuts, and cover the box up with a blank plate.I disconnected the wires from the outlet and had the following: Two black wires that were spliced Two white wires that were separate and loose A red wire that was loose Two ground wires that were spliced, and a third ground wire that was looseAfter individually capping the loose wires with wire nuts and turning the breaker back on, I discovered the other outlets in his room no longer worked. I determined they must be daisy-chained.So, I flipped the breaker off, and then twisted the two white wires together and capped them. Now the other outlets work.However, I'm concerned about the red wire and the ground wire.Do I need to do anything besides cap the red wire? Does it become "hot" when the lightswitch is turned on? Is that a concern if that happens?The ground wire is touching the metal box, but isn't screwed into anything. Is it even necessary anymore, since there's no outlet here? Photos for reference: https://ift.tt/2FjnhJ1 via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2FjL2Rs
