hope you turn off the circuit before you made any changes.
A photo would help. It sounds like you have it wired up incorrectly.
A photo would help. It sounds like you have it wired up incorrectly.
Redline was just pointing out that pictures or your diagram would help us identify the details of your installation that you might have left out or misstated, in order to make sure we are all on the same page for the correct advice to be given.Redline
I hope your post was meant in jest, as it was not exactly helpful. :jester:
Yes, I tripped the breaker at the box (and checked the wires at the outlet in addition.) I agree 100% that things are wired incorrectly. That kind of caution is part of how I got to be this old!
And your constructive suggestion would be . . . ?
Beth
Beth, you should tie all the white wires together, and extend a short piece from there to the silver screw on the recept/switch combo. Now you will need to identify what cable goes where. To do this, turn the power off, and connect your known hot black wire to each other black wire one at a time, turning power off each time before reconnecting.joed
Looking at the box, there are 4 sets of wires. Each has white, black, and bare ground. Only the wires in the lower right are hot. Juice must be flowing from this box for the next room to have power.
Beth
Everything is a matter of physics, Beth. But don't panic! If neatly folding the wires back into the box doesn't leave room, you are probably capable of changing the box out to a bigger more modern 2 gang box.InPhase and others
I did try this last suggestion, and think I understand it now. I know what goes to the ceiling light, to the other room, etc. Thanks so much.
I'll wire the combo switch just for the heck of it, but don't know if I can fit everything back in. Looking at the box, with so many wires and pigtails, there just doesn't seem to be enough room for the second device (combo switch.) With the other outlets in the house, they are all the same, 2 gang, but lots of wires and only 1 device. This dilemma seems more a matter of physics than electric wiring!
Beth
Leah
Thanks. Is "Your Old Wiring" a thread here, a book, a web site, or something else?
Beth
Everything is a matter of physics, Beth. But don't panic! If neatly folding the wires back into the box doesn't leave room, you are probably capable of changing the box out to a bigger more modern 2 gang box.