All the DIY info shows how to change a light fixture. What do you do with the wiring if you want to remove a chandelier, but not replace it with another?I want to make sure the wires in the ceiling are not capable of starting a fire. This is in the first floor of a two-story.
TURN CIRCUIT OFF.GET A LADDER,SCREW DRIVERS,WIRE NUTS,ELECTRICAL TAPE,COVER PLATE FOR THE HOLE OR YOU CANREFILL HOLE.UNSCREW CHANDELIER, USING SNIPS CUT WIRES,PUT WIRE NUTS OR EACH INDIVIDUAL WIRE,THEN TAPE EACH SEPERATE BUT TOGETHER SO IF NEEDED AGAIN.OR GO TO THE WALL SWITCH.UNSCREW PLATE,TAPE WIRES SEPERATE THEN BIND TOGETHER,IF YOU ARE GOING TO REPLACE CHANDELIER WITH ANOTHER LIGHT INSTALL LIGHT ON CHANDELIER END
With respect to the wiring instead of connecting wires to a new fixture they need to be capped with wire nuts instead. With respect to the empty area there are two approaches. If the box is neatly recessed in the ceiling then a larger decorative cover plate will do the job nicely. You do not want to use an electrical cover plate for the normal round box as it will leave unsealed edges around it. If the wires are long and the box is short you might adapt to a wiremold box that will include an adapting plate and the external round box that will project an inch down from the ceiling. Then you will need to add the decorative (wide) blank cover plate. Since you are asking this question there is also an obvious suggestion that you might have someone who is familiar with electrical wiring to do this as someone new to wiring might easily overlook something that a more experienced eye will catch.
