bathroom lighting issue
#1
02-27-10, 03:31 AM
bathroom lighting issue
in our downstairs bath there is a overhead light controlled by wall switch, then there was a old medicine cabinet with a light controlled by switch on cabnient. the cabinet broke now I replaced the cabinet with a mirror and vanity light above it but now the light will just stay powered on cause there is no switch , ques is can a run a line for a switch to turn light on and off and how do i do this thx. ps i cant find a bath lighting fixture with a switch
Last edited by ray2047; 07-16-12 at 10:16 AM.
#2
02-27-10, 04:32 AM
Welcome to the forums! You will need to run a switch loop over to the switching area in order to be able to control the light via a switch. Since you can see what you have, and we can't, do you have the space, knowledge, and ability to do this? It may require sheetrock removal and replacement (meaning patching and painting). It is definitely a diy project, so if you think you can do it, let us know. We'll walk you through it. Posting a couple of pictures on a site such as photobucket.com and pasting the IMG code to your reply may help us help you.
#3
07-16-12, 04:52 AM
Bathroom lightning issue
please can somebody take at look at this , and tell me what you suggest thx in advance.
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#6
07-16-12, 09:09 AM
This appears to be the same question you were asking about a couple of years ago. As chandler said then,
As Ray requested, please pull the switch out of the wall and tell us what cables and wires are there and how they're connected. Do the same for your new light fixture. And, as chandler suggested earlier,
See How To Include Pictures In Your Post.
One side question: Is that standard receptacle on the right GFCI protected?
You will [probably] need to run a switch loop over to the switching area in order to be able to control the light via a switch.
Posting a couple of pictures on a site such as photobucket.com and pasting the IMG code to your reply may help us help you.
One side question: Is that standard receptacle on the right GFCI protected?
#7
07-16-12, 09:15 AM
Mitch, in the OP's original post, he said
Read more: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/li...#ixzz20np6XwmB Threads now merged.
in our downstairs bath there is a overhead light controlled by wall switch, then there was a old medicine cabinet with a light controlled by switch on cabnient. the cabinet broke now I replaced the cabinet with a mirror and vanity light above it but now the light will just stay powered on cause there is no switch, ques is can a run a line for a switch to turn light on and off and how do i do this
Last edited by ray2047; 07-16-12 at 09:51 AM.
