Adding an external light from an existing switch

[vaderag]

I have a double switch in my kitchen that only one half is connected (to the ceiling lights)

Is there an easy way for me to connect the other switch to an external light?

Obviously i'd drill through the wall to take the wires out from the switch, but this would just create a localised circuit for that light - how do I join this into the main circuit without it being affected by the other switch?

Thanks

 

[ban-all-sheds]

See this: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting

It's more likely than not that you don't have a neutral at the switches, so you won't be able to connect the new light as you plan - you'll need to connect it to the lighting circuit proper.

 

[vaderag]

See this: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting

It's more likely than not that you don't have a neutral at the switches, so you won't be able to connect the new light as you plan - you'll need to connect it to the lighting circuit proper.

All looks quite confusing...!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

• http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=electrical+circuits+101
  
  
• http://web.archive.org/web/20080213151445/http://www.kevinboone.com/electricity.html
  
  
• http://web.archive.org/web/20080213151445/http://www.kevinboone.com/domesticinstallations.html
  
  
• //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:books