[Shop-talk] Plug for 14/2 solid wire?

Jim Franklin jamesf at groupwbench.org
Sun Nov 10 14:20:54 MST 2019


I must have used a poor phrase because those are exactly what I was hoping you meant. Thanks!

jim

> On Nov 10, 2019, at 4:11 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> OK, just don't want you to fry anyone or burn the place down.  What sort of timer are you looking for?  It seems to me that there are dozens of them.  
> 
> https://www.homedepot.com/b/Electrical-Wiring-Devices-Light-Controls-Timers/In-Wall/N-5yc1vZc334Z1z17mau 
> 
> -Steve
> 
> At 03:59 PM 11/10/2019, Jim Franklin wrote:
>> I should have prefaced that I know what "right" is, and it's just not gonna happen for various reasons. There will be proper boxes where the fixture wiring connects to the Romex, at least. It's the other end that's the issue.
>> 
>> A quick Google doesn't find any direct-wire single-gang switches with built-in timers, which would be neat. Do you know of any? There's an ugly floodlight already switched that I'd like to remove, and if I can repurpose the wiring to that into a junction box with the new light wiring, and replace the switch with a timered switch, that would be quite close to "right".
>> 
>> Heck, I might even get excited enough to buy some rigid conduit for the Romex instead of leaving it exposed :-)
>> 
>> jim

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