Remove power outlet

[tetlee]

We are looking to put in a dog door and the best position for it happens to be exactly where there is an outlet.

I've unscrewed it and thankfully there is only the one wire going into it, none coming off it, so I should be able to totally remove it with no blank plate needed...

I'm fairly sure it's connected via the outlet just to the right of it... if I disconnect both outlets, should I be able to pull the wire out of the old outlet? Would it be attached any places inside the wall?

Cheers

[ShoulderThingThatGoesUp]

Check first with a lamp, because if you are wrong and you pull something you have a substantial fuckup on your hands.

[tetlee]

Yeah I was planning on doing that too... disconnect the wiring to the neighbouring plug and then check the to be removed with a lamp.

[guitar_stitch]

It's very likely that the wire is stapled to a stud.

[BTDretire]

I'm fairly sure it's connected via the outlet just to the right of it... if I disconnect both outlets, should I be able to pull the wire out of the old outlet? Would it be attached any places inside the wall?

Cheers

First rule, make sure the breaker is off and there is no power to either oulet.
 I'm not sure why you want to unhook both outlets. From the oulet on the right, just remove the wire going to the oulet on the left. Tape up each wire in the cable seperately, so they are not shorted together, (just in case power comes from somewhere you didn't expect) Then remove the oulet on the left from the wall. If the wire is stapled within the wall, just disconnect the wires from the oulet. I'd tape the wires seperately again and push it out of the way. When you turn power back on, the outlet on the right should still work.
 Cut hole for doggie door, when you have that big hole, you might be able to remove
the staple and wire if needed.
 

[lthenderson]

I'm fairly sure it's connected via the outlet just to the right of it... if I disconnect both outlets, should I be able to pull the wire out of the old outlet? Would it be attached any places inside the wall?

Cheers

First rule, make sure the breaker is off and there is no power to either oulet.
 I'm not sure why you want to unhook both outlets. From the oulet on the right, just remove the wire going to the oulet on the left. Tape up each wire in the cable seperately, so they are not shorted together, (just in case power comes from somewhere you didn't expect) Then remove the oulet on the left from the wall. If the wire is stapled within the wall, just disconnect the wires from the oulet. I'd tape the wires seperately again and push it out of the way. When you turn power back on, the outlet on the right should still work.
 Cut hole for doggie door, when you have that big hole, you might be able to remove
the staple and wire if needed.

I would second this. There is no need to remove power from both outlets. I would add that you should verify that the wire going to the outlet you want to remove for the doggie door is actually the same wire you disconnected from the neighboring outlet. Otherwise you will end up with a live wire in the walls when you turn the power back on which is not a good thing. To do this, you can do it one of two ways. If you have a cheap ohm/volt meter, hook the leads to the same color of wire on both ends. If the resistance drops to zero, you know you have identified the correct wire. If you get an infinite reading, you have a different wire going somewhere else. The second way would be to check that you have power to the outlet you want to remove. Once verified, turn off the power and disconnect the wire from the outlet to the right that you think goes to this outlet. After making sure the wires aren't touching each other or the outlet you removed them from, turn the power back on and verify that outlet you want to remove is no longer energized. If it isn't, then you've removed the correct wire. If it is, you guessed wrong again. Any wires that you disconnect but leave in the wall, I put a wire nut on them and wrap them in electrical tape. I also add a note to both ends (taped to the wire) stating where it went and why you removed it. This way is someone in the future finds the wire or want to reconnect it, they can. In your case, since the outlet will be gone, they won't be able to reconnect it but should they just find some extra wires in the second outlet years from now, they might go ahead and reconnect them and once again there will be a live wire in the wall cavity going to nothing which is potentially hazardous.