How To Remove Old Bathroom Wall Heater

Attach the black power wire from the fan to the black wire on the light kit.

How to remove old bathroom wall heater.

Ken and muggy are correct. Somewhere on the wall heater the. The wires in the kit should be pre stripped to the right size and the wires under the old fan should have a wire nut on them. The easiest option is to replace just the front covers and end caps with aftermarket ones made of plastic or metal which are available at home centers and online.

The electrical question is. Here is a picture from pinterest of a similar one this is not my bathroom. Is what i described safe or do i have to terminate the wire leads in a box. Twist the two wipe wires together and put a wire nut over the bare wires to provide insulation.

I removed it from the wall and disconnected the 2 wires attached wire nuts and reattached to wall. You turn it and gas starts to flow. I don t want to restore it or replace it. You then stick a match into the ceramic element and it lights up.

Before proceeding remove the existing wire nuts. Shut down all electricity running to your wall heater if you re using an electrical wall heater. I have a bathroom with a thermador radiant wall heater vintage 1960. Turn off the gas line that is connected to your wall heater if using a gas unit.

Remove the front panels and unscrew the the unit from the wall. Judging by the fact that i had to pull up orange dusty rotten carpet from the side bathroom i m assuming nobody had done any remodels since the mid 70s. Trying to remodel my bathroom but i have an old gas wall heater. How to remove a wall heater.

If the unit has an on off switch. The switch failed long ago. If you could disconnect the gas line and electrical from the wall you can patch and repair the wall. You can see the gas valve control on the bottom right of the unit.

I have so many questions.