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Outlet on a light circuit in the attic?

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#1 ·
My attic has a switched/capped line that (I think) used to power an attic fan. Right now it's sitting unused, the light switch is down in the living area.

Was going to do a bit of work up there, was planning on adding a light or two. Am I able to add an outlet on the same circuit as well? I don't care if it's not powered all the time since whenever I'd need it on up there, I'd have the lights (and the circuit) on anyways.

If that's ok, is there any sort of standard as to how close an outlet and a light can be?

Thanks for any comments
 
#2 ·
First you have to find out if there's still power going to that wire when the switch is on.
There is no standard as to how close they can be, just use commom since.
 
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