I have a light on the wall with two sets of wires coming in. One has a white,black and ground and the other has a white, black, red and ground. I assume that one set of wires is running to the light switch on the wall which controls the light on the wall and also the ceiling light. The two white are capped, the two black wires are capped, the ground are capped and there are two wires running to the light itself. One from the single red and one from the capped white wires. What I want to do is remove the light on the wall and hook up a plug receptacle or a combo light switch and receptacle. Please help. I would post a pic but I am not sure how.

From what you have described I think you are correct. Assuming that by "capped" you mean the wires are connected using a wire nut.

You can replace the light fixture with a receptacle. If you want the receptacle to be controlled by the switch, connect the white wire to the left side of the receptacle that has the silver screws. Connect the red wire to the right side which has the brass screws. Connect the bare wire to the green screw.

If you don't want the receptacle to be controlled by the switch, connect the white wire to the silver screw. Separate the black wires and connect both to the brass screws. Put a wire nut on the red wire. Connect the bare wire to the green crew.

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Originally Posted by hkstroud

From what you have described I think you are correct. Assuming that by "capped" you mean the wires are connected using a wire nut.

You can replace the light fixture with a receptacle. If you want the receptacle to be controlled by the switch, connect the white wire to the left side of the receptacle that has the silver screws. Connect the red wire to the right side which has the brass screws. Connect the bare wire to the green screw.

If you don't want the receptacle to be controlled by the switch, connect the white wire to the silver screw. Separate the black wires and connect both to the brass screws. Put a wire nut on the red wire. Connect the bare wire to the green crew.

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Thanks I have added a couple pictures I think they have uploaded. So but capping the red wire will that prevent the light switch in the other location to not interfere with the new plug receptacle?

Please reduce the size of you pics. They make your post to hard to read.

Yes, cap the red wire Separate the white wires and attach to the silver screws. Separate the black wires and attach to the brass screws. Note that the screws are connected with a brass strips that restores the connection.
Add a short length of bare wire to the bare wires and connect it to the green screw.

You will need a cover for the hex box like shown below to install the receptacle.

Don't know of any cover that looks any better. If you don't like that look, you will have to replace the hex box with a square one.

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Originally Posted by hkstroud

Please reduce the size of you pics. They make your post to hard to read.

Yes, cap the red wire Separate the white wires and attach to the silver screws. Separate the black wires and attach to the brass screws. Note that the screws are connected with a brass strips that restores the connection.
Add a short length of bare wire to the bare wires and connect it to the green screw.

You will need a cover for the hex box like shown below to install the receptacle.

Don't know of any cover that looks any better. If you don't like that look, you will have to replace the hex box with a square one.

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The hex box isn't super deep. Will I need to get a deeper one or will this one work. I just am wondering about wires touching wires?

How deep is box? Box will have to be deep enough for receptacle to fit inside.

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How deep is box? Box will have to be deep enough for receptacle to fit inside.

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Its not a 2 inch deep box probably 1 1/2". The receptacle will fit in just wondering whether the wires touching it is a problem. I can very easily swap it out for a deeper one.

Probably should change box if possible. Take note that the way the cover plate fits the outlet would be at an "unusual" angle.

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Probably should change box if possible. Take note that the way the cover plate fits the outlet would be at an "unusual" angle.

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Thanks so much for all your help, I am going to get this done hopefully by Saturday. I will let you know the outcome. Thanks again I really appreciate it.