I had an electric heater in the bathroom on the main floor with a thermostat on the wall. I removed the heater and thermostat. I will not use again and want to plaster over where the thermostat was. I am concerned on what to do with the wiring. It was on its own breaker. What is the best way to make sure no one turns the breaker back on or should I just pull the breaker?
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Abandoning a cable requires removing all accessible parts of the cable (or wires.)
So, you would remove the thermostat, and the heater, and as much of the wiring as you can reach to cut off there.
And you would remove the wires from the breaker and the ground connection at the breaker box, and all the wiring you can reach to cut off there.
Leave the breaker in place, it fills the hole and it does not matter if it's turned on, as nothing is connected to it. Do fix the labeling of the breaker panel to indicate that it's not connected to anything.
The intent is that you will not leave enough cable to ever use again at any point where it can be reached, since you intend to bury the former junction box location where the thermostat was.
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