Hi,
Quick question. I moved into a house that has deck lights which are powered by 240v plugs which are plugged into a 4 way gang socket. (4 of them in a junction box) which runs to a cable which goes into the roof running up the wall. They used to be powered by one of the switches in the kitchen, but when the previous owner had work done, the electrician disconnected them and she has no idea why. Looking at the wires, they have been disconnected and taped up, but I cannot see how the standard light socket switch could power these as quite clearly there is not enough power going through the lighting circuit.
Could I take power from a 240v source in the loft, and use it to the light switch, and then what would I need to ensure that when the switch is on and hooked to the 240v source, I could make sure in the loft where the deck lights power cable is, that I can control them with the switch without the impossible task of trying to run the deck lights cable to the light switch.
Is there a method or junction box that I can hook the 240v new power source, the light switch to control it and the decking lights cable also.
Thanks guys.
Quick question. I moved into a house that has deck lights which are powered by 240v plugs which are plugged into a 4 way gang socket. (4 of them in a junction box) which runs to a cable which goes into the roof running up the wall. They used to be powered by one of the switches in the kitchen, but when the previous owner had work done, the electrician disconnected them and she has no idea why. Looking at the wires, they have been disconnected and taped up, but I cannot see how the standard light socket switch could power these as quite clearly there is not enough power going through the lighting circuit.
Could I take power from a 240v source in the loft, and use it to the light switch, and then what would I need to ensure that when the switch is on and hooked to the 240v source, I could make sure in the loft where the deck lights power cable is, that I can control them with the switch without the impossible task of trying to run the deck lights cable to the light switch.
Is there a method or junction box that I can hook the 240v new power source, the light switch to control it and the decking lights cable also.
Thanks guys.
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