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salesbyashley
Aug 26, 2010, 10:06 AM
Hello, I have a light switch in my room that currently controls 1 outlet. I would like to have power ran from that outlet up the wall (about 4 feet) so that I can install a wall mounted light and have the light switch control just the new wall light and not the outlet. I have been looking for details on how to do this, I have replaced light switched and installed light fixtures before just never anything like this... thanks!!

creahands
Aug 26, 2010, 02:27 PM
How many wires in switch box and how many wires in outlet box? What is configuration of wires in boxes?

Need this info to give u wiring layout.

Chuck

hkstroud
Aug 26, 2010, 04:17 PM
If you can get a cable from the outlet to the location where you want to mount the light you can do this. Are both halves of the outlet switch or just one half?