I am remodeling the bathroom and my old medicine cabinet had a built in light connected with the 110 wire. It was set up with a light on a toggle switch and a power outlet. I have a new light that I want to put on a switch and make a new power outlet. What are some suggestions on how to do that? I would like to run the power wire to the light and and run a wire to a switch just above the sink and put a outlet there as well.
The wires are already ran. I just need to know how to run a switch to it and create an outlet off of an existing light.
I would prefer the outlet to remain hot at all times and the light to work with the switch. Here is the scenario: the power wire comes through the wall where the light is going to be mounted above the medicine cabinet. I want to put a switch and outlet just below the cabinet and above the sink. What do I need to do to tie the outlet/switch to the light and power wire.
I'll try to draw you a verbal picture of what you need to do. I'm guessing that the old medicine cabinet is history.
The wire that supplied the old cabinet has either two or three wires. One white, one black and if there is a third, it is either green or bare copper. The white line is usually called common, the black hot and the bare or green ground.
In order to accomplish what you want, the outlet needs to be in the circuit ahead of the light and switch. Since this is in a bath it will need to be a Ground Fault Interrupt equipped outlet and switch. Your circuit may already be GFI at the breaker if your house isn't too old.
Picture this: Starting where the source wire currently comes out of the wall, the white wire to silver screw of outlet, black wire to gold screw of outlet. bare wire to green screw of outlet. Result, always hot outlet
Next,attach a new white wire from silver screw of outlet to one screw of light base. Attach a new black wire from other screw of light base to one screw of switch. New black wire from other screw of switch to gold screw side of outlet. Result switched light.
If you want the outlet and switch to be close to each other, you will need to mount a double box for them. You will also need a single box for the light fixture. In addition, if you have to splice wires where there is no outlet or switch, these splices should be inside covered boxes.
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