Adding a light switch
#1
04-02-21, 04:35 PM
Adding a light switch
I was looking at my mother's mobile home from the early 1980s and I found that for some reason they have an electrical outlet that's tied to a light switch. Then the ceiling fan has its electrical wire running down the wall to the outlet. I would like to fix this so that the outlet is always hot and the light switch controls the fan. I'm going to run a new piece of Romex I just have to figure out how to get it to that switch. My question is how do I tie the electrical to that outlet so that it's always on and then still be able to get power to light switch?
#4
04-03-21, 04:44 AM
assumption - Being a mobile home the switch and receptacle will not have junction box. They will be mobile home versions. You need to install junction boxes at the switch and receptacle to make any changes.
#6
04-03-21, 01:18 PM
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electrical outlet that's tied to a light switch
If the power originates at the switch, you will need to run additional wiring from there to the outlet to have an always-on section.
tear apart the paneling
#7
04-03-21, 07:44 PM
Turning the switch off turns off the outlet. Above the fan where it mounts there is a hole where a wire could have been but was removed maybe? So I'm guessing jt goes from switch to outlet.
I have romex to fix this im just hoping to get the exposed line out of sight.
I have romex to fix this im just hoping to get the exposed line out of sight.
