i currently have an IKEA termosfar track light set now, but i just heard from another friend (who has the same system) that it can only be installed with a overhead light already in place.
OR does someone know how to switch which outlets are connected to the light switch in the room? currently the only one is next to the bed, an needless to say, its pretty dark in the bedroom!
2007-10-12 06:42:48 · 3 answers · asked by atariblues 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
-- How can i tell if the track system i bought can connect to a power cord?
2007-10-12 07:33:17 · update #1
Track lighting can either be powered from an attachment at the end of the track that has a power cord coming out of it or you can hook the lighting system directly up to wiring in the ceiling (use the plug attachment, but cut the cord down and wire it directly to the wiring in the ceiling).
If you don't have wiring in the ceiling, you then have to run the power cord - and probably an extension - along the ceiling to the wall and then down the wall to an outlet. You can tack the cord to the wall with cable clips (loops of plastic that wrap around the cable and have a hole in each end for running a screw through). You can run the cord down a corner, so it's not as obvious, and then run the cord along the baseboard to a switched outlet.
In order to change which outlet is switched, you would have to have access to the wiring in the wall. That means you'll have to cut out the drywall all the way along the path of the wiring from the switch to the outlet you want switched. This is because you'll need to re-route the wiring for the outlet you want switched to the switch instead of its current, non-switched supply.
In other words, it's probably not worth the effort to change which outlet is switched. Just run the power cord to the switched outlet.
2007-10-12 07:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please clarify. Are you adding these switches to control duplex outlets that your lights are plugged into? or are you replacing old switches with new? or are you doing something different? I'm confused. What do the switches have to do with the outlets besides being on the same circuit? *****Sorry. It's very difficult doing this over the internet and terminology is very important. Your heading indicates that you are adding switches to outlets, but it sounds like this is not actually the case. You are just replacing old switches. Is this correct?? You also indicate "fuses", do you mean breaker? Is this an older house with knob & tube wiring? or do you know? Did you actually remove a fuse, or switch off a breaker when you started the project? It sounds like the fuse may have blown or the breaker may have tripped. i can't imagine that it would be installed wrong if you were just replacing the switch.
2016-05-22 02:25:22 · answer #2 · answered by cammie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not already have a light fixture on the ceiling, you will need to run a cord from an outlet. You can buy wire molding to cover it and paint it the same as the wall color.
2007-10-12 07:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋