Kitchen Sink switch design, install
All overhead lights in the house with the exception of two have wall switches; the one in the overhead bunk will remain switchless. Here's pics from when I added a switch to the kitchen sink light: ...
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I thought it would be a lot bigger challenge regarding how to route the wire. The back edge of the cabinet has a 3/4 by 1 1/2 inch frame. The wiring is sandwiched in between the floor of the cabinet and the bottom panel that holds the lamp and 110vac receptacle, so I'd have to drill up, then out into the void.
I know of no drill bit that will make a turn in the span of a little over an inch.
As it worked out, when I peered into the void through the hole for the 110vac, I spotted another set of wires that was a different color than the one attached to the lamp. Hmmmm. Chasing that wire, I found it exited the void through the sidewall to the outside porch light.
Bingo!
With a 5/16th inch spade bit, I drilled up along side the side wall, and into that hole from the bottom, being careful not to drill into the existing wires.
I couldn't have asked for an easier access point. That's why the wire exits where it does just above the valence bracket.
I know of no drill bit that will make a turn in the span of a little over an inch.
As it worked out, when I peered into the void through the hole for the 110vac, I spotted another set of wires that was a different color than the one attached to the lamp. Hmmmm. Chasing that wire, I found it exited the void through the sidewall to the outside porch light.
Bingo!
With a 5/16th inch spade bit, I drilled up along side the side wall, and into that hole from the bottom, being careful not to drill into the existing wires.
I couldn't have asked for an easier access point. That's why the wire exits where it does just above the valence bracket.
