How To Remove Old Bathroom Wall Heater

Trying to remodel my bathroom but i have an old gas wall heater.

How to remove old bathroom wall heater.

The air is warmed by a row of heating elements within the wall heater. Shorten the cable from the new heater so that it can be clipped to the wall or otherwise out of the way from trip hazards. A thick accumulation of dust is probably present on the inner coils. You turn it and gas starts to flow.

The other side of the wall is a small hallway and the wall heater unit is just in the way and it s ugly. Hallway view from coming bathroom door. The switch failed long ago. It is used to heat a small area and is usually installed in the bathroom laundry room or bedroom.

Hallway view coming from bedroom. Exactly how many screws depend on both the overall size and the model of the unit. I have a bathroom with a thermador radiant wall heater vintage 1960. You need to remove the old cable from the fcu s load side and replace it with the cable from the new heater.

My house was built in the early 50s and as such it s pretty lacking. I removed it from the wall and disconnected the 2 wires attached wire nuts and reattached to wall. Our bathroom has a very old gas heater it has a cast iron grill and i believe a ceramic element. You should have a cable coming out of the rear of the heater.

I d like to remove a non working ugly old wall heater unit that is taking up wall space in my living room. 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. Start on one side of the wall heater and examine the sides of the unit removing any screws you find.

You then stick a match into the ceramic element and it lights up. The wall heater is a supplemental heating unit. You can see the gas valve control on the bottom right of the unit. I had a plumber remove my old gas heater.

Use either a screwdriver or a drill to remove the screws that are holding your wall heater onto the wall. This will make the living room look better and give the hallway a wider feel. You might even be able to save a bit of cash off the quote if you offer to dispose of it yourself provided you have a ute or trailer to haul it to the tip. I have so many questions.

Wall mounted gas heaters require cleaning just as any other household appliance to operate safely and efficiently. Don t recommend doing it yourself as you will need to cut the gas pipe that leads to the heater and seal it off probably not a job for the. The electrical question is. I don t want to restore it or replace it.

You should have fused connection unit.