moving light switch
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moving light switch
ok so we goofed up'd just got done redoing are bathroom.
and no one thought about is .the light switch is behind the door. so you have to shut the door to turn on the light switch. so I would like to move the switch,to the other side of the door. I don't want to have to take down a new wall to do it, my wife would shoot me.what I would like to do,is just run a new wire from the were the switch is now over to the other side.just hook up all the wire's in the old Junction Box,and cover it up and run the new to the new switch on the other side.can I do something like that? any ideals ?
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Ron
and no one thought about is .the light switch is behind the door. so you have to shut the door to turn on the light switch. so I would like to move the switch,to the other side of the door. I don't want to have to take down a new wall to do it, my wife would shoot me.what I would like to do,is just run a new wire from the were the switch is now over to the other side.just hook up all the wire's in the old Junction Box,and cover it up and run the new to the new switch on the other side.can I do something like that? any ideals ?
Thanks
Ron
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You can do that, but you can't bury the old box behind drywall. The junction has to remain accessible. You'll be stuck looking at a blank cover plate forever (unless you hang a picture over it).
How is the circuit powered? From the light? Since you have access and can run cable from the old position to the new, it seems like it would be just as easy to just run a new switch leg and abandon the old wiring. This won't work, though, if the circuit is powered at the switch.
How is the circuit powered? From the light? Since you have access and can run cable from the old position to the new, it seems like it would be just as easy to just run a new switch leg and abandon the old wiring. This won't work, though, if the circuit is powered at the switch.
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how many switches and what they run for vanity light or ceiling light with fan ??
it can be doable but you can not bury the box and you can get blank cover for it
let us know how the switch set up maybe there are few tricks it can be done.
Merci,Marc
it can be doable but you can not bury the box and you can get blank cover for it
let us know how the switch set up maybe there are few tricks it can be done.
Merci,Marc