one switch and three wall sconces junction box?
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03-08-14, 06:28 AM
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one switch and three wall sconces junction box?
I am installing three wall sconces and was wondering if I could bring power to the switch, then go up to a junction box, that has one 12/2 going to each fixture, rather than having two go to each one? If so, I assuming I join all the blacks together and all the whites in the junction box?
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03-08-14, 06:39 AM
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What you describe would work, however the junction box would be required to be permanently accessible. You could just run a switch leg from the switch box, to each light fixture box, if the switch box is big enough (cubic inches), or just daisy chain the fixture boxes like this:
Switch box------> light--------> light--------> light
What you describe would work, however the junction box would be required to be permanently accessible. You could just run a switch leg from the switch box, to each light fixture box, if the switch box is big enough (cubic inches), or just daisy chain the fixture boxes like this:
Switch box------> light--------> light--------> light
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03-08-14, 07:55 AM
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I wanted to wire it whatever way would prevent me from running two romex cables to the first two lights, however I will if I have to
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03-08-14, 08:28 AM
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You can use a single cable from a junction box to each scone but like Tolyn mentioned.... the junction box would need to be installed where it was always accessible.
Last edited by ray2047; 03-08-14 at 09:00 AM. Reason: wire>cable
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I thought it would be harder to daisy chain it, rather than just run one romex up to a central point, then add the power from the switch. All you guys think the daisy chain is easier?
