ELectrical Wiring for lights in Ent. Center...
We are having a built-in cabinet/entertainment center installed for our tv/stereo equipment. Across the very top are 3 can lights that will be turned on by a switch on the inside wall of the cabinet. The installer ran the electrical wire from the lights to the new switch and then from the switch ran the wire to to an existing electrical outlet in the wall. He then connected the end of that wire to the terminals of the existing outlet (inside the wall plate).
My question is that he basically took the wall plate off the wall to get access to the terminals, connected the new wire from the front and then just screwed the wall plate back to the wall. So, when looking at the outlet, it basically is a standard outlet with wall plate except the new wire is coming out from the side of the wall plate (as opposed to running it behind the wall and into the junction box so that it would be invisible). This outlet will not be visible as it will be behind the doors where the stereo components will be, but I am curious if there is a safety issue with this? Is it a problem to still plug my surge protector into the outlet without any issue? I am not sure if the pressure the plate puts on the wire is a problem.
Any feedback would be appreciated and any ideas as well. Thanks in advance!