Installing A Tough Switch In Attic

When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper.

Installing a tough switch in attic.

Wherever that extension cord is connected to power you could extend that circuit from there to the poe and then connect the poe. The reason i don t like extension cords is in my second comment. It is perfectly safe to install a switch in the attic. It currently has one pull string light that has power running in it and out to a wall socket.

Do not install your box yet. Step 2 prepare the installation location. What i was commenting on was the extension cord in the attic. If it is a drywall ceiling then cut out a circle using your drywall saw.

Loading ubiquiti community ubiquiti community. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. Attics often have electrical cabling running through them so an electrician or experienced diyer can easily tap into an existing circuit. I have a little experience in electrical work.

If possible you should run the electrical wire through the attic or basement. Determine where you will be installing your pull chain light fixture. I demonstrate the light install process including installing a new rough in elect. Install a hard wired light fixture.

Less than 30 i needed a light desperately so i could see while moving around in the attic. This is a video on how i installed an attic light in the house attic space. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Wiring for an attic light and switch hi i am trying to install a wall switch in my attic.

Place the light switch near the entry for convenience and use a switch with a warning light that reminds you when the light is on.