Install the new light fixture and fish the wires down to the switch box. If there are other people in the home always tell them that you have.
How To Add A Wall Switch To Light Fixture Controlled By A Chain
Add a light switch. Yet here i am adding a switch to an existing light. Generally wall switches are on the right hand side a few feetmetres. This is about a 15 min project plus the time it takes to chase the wire took me about 30 minutes to chase the wire. Measure the distance from your fixture to the. Install a piece of the 123 with ground romex between the original switch location laying it in the notches you made in the studs running it up through wall to the second switches location. How to add a switch to a light fixture duration.
Always turn off the power to the fixture. Tucker speaks to founder of company designed to sway people away from college duration. If i can do it so can you. If not youll have to wire a longer wire from the light fixture to the switch or from the switch to the power source. If your wiring is long enough you can use it to run to the switch. Of sheathing from the wires and push the cable through the knockout leaving 14 in.
At the switch cut the cable about 12 in. Start by mounting the fixture strap to the box. Disconnect the wiring from the light fixture and outlet. Or more sheathing visible inside the box. Strip the ends of the wires and connect them to the fixture. Decide where you want to place your switch.
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