How to renovation a Ceiling fixture minus a wall switch? Hello, I am trying to change a chandelier. The old one have...
Hello, I am trying to change a chandelier. The old one have a light on/off switch on the fixture itself. There are no wall switches that operate it. My new chandelier doesn't enjoy a light switch. What should I do? I only hold one white and one black cable available in the ceiling. I would hate totalling any ugly pulls to my beautiful chandelier - are near any other options? Thanks in mortgage.
Answers: First off, all walls don't own fire stops. Borrow or buy a stud finder. (less than 10.00) Locate a stud and cut an opening in the wall the size of the switch box subsequent to the stud. Go to the Attic and drill a 1 inch hole in the sill plate above this wall. Be sure you are centered on the sill so you don't drill a hole thru the wall. Fish the new chain in place and install the new switch box and switch. On the desk light fixture end, connect the black to the black of the new switch cable. The white of the new switch wire will be in motion to the black of the new fixture. Now connect the white of the fixture to the white of the old electric wiring. Turn the breaker back on and then turn the night light switch on. Pat yourself on the back for saving a pile of money.
You enjoy two options:
First is to run new electrics to a new wall switch and up through the ceiling to the chandelier's junction box. You might be capable of drill down through the fireblocks in the wall (horizontal 2x4s between the studs) and fish the wiring down to the switch location. Otherwise, you would hold to cut out the drywall enough to expose the studs to run the new electrics.
Your second option is to swag a power cord that's threaded through a chain over to a corner of the room. You install hooks surrounded by the ceiling at regular intervals (4 or 5 feet) and hook the links of the chain such that the chain bows down almost 2 feet between hooks. Then run the power cord - with a built-in rotary switch - down a corner of the room and along the baseboards to an outlet.