rjh959 wrote:
This is probally easy but I need to add a light fixture to one of my
rooms. One of the receptacles is controlled by a wall switch. I have
full access to the wiring via the above attic. Would I attach the lght
fixture wiring to the receptacle or the wall switch. I would like to
not have to do either and somehow splice the wiring together in the
attic area rather than having to fish wires through the receptacle or
switch wall. Any advice would be great.

Splicing the wires outside a junction box in the attic is a No No. If
you have enough free play in the wire, fine, but I doubt if that is going to
happen.

There are several possible solutions. It is hard to suggest one however
without knowing more about exactly what you have. Is the receptacle in the
same room as the light you are adding? How do the wires run to the
receptacle? That are there two circuits, one hot and one switched going
down from the attic to the outlet? If so you can replace the outlet (or
bridge the removed ear) cut the wire to the outlet box (I would at least
tape the now dead wires - What is code in this case??) and then add a
junction box in the attic to connect the wire to the new light to the hot
end of the switched wires you just cut.

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Joseph Meehan

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