I bought a house and there is a spot in the dining room for a ceiling light (it was capped off) and I installed a chandelier after determining the wires were not live and there is no switch that I can find that would control the light. The wires are not live. I checked the circuit breaker and there is none turned off or marked for the dining room. How can I locate the switch?
Electrical – Finding a switch for dining room ceiling wires
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Best Answer
Many times if a owner wants to save $ up front we put a blank plat over the fixture location but there is normally a switch near by that wire is pulled to. If you don’t have a blank still pull any switches out and look for the unused conductors in the box. This might mean you need to purchase a single gang double switch but I have done this a few times.