stardog
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Our kitchen has a two-gang switch on the wall along the kitchen counter. One switch controls the dishwsher and the other the garbage disposal, obviously on the same circuit. I want to add a switch controlled lighting pendant over the sink. Couldn't I just replace the two-gang switch with a three-gang switch, then wiring the third switch off the the other two, then running wire from there to the pendant?
I am not doing this myself, but before I call my electrician I want to know if this would be the normal option since all I would have to do is widen the hole in the wall to accommodate a three-switch gang, then simply use the power that is already there to control the third switch that would power the light. My thinking is this method would save the electrician time and labor, which in turn would reduce the cost of his services. Or am I overlooking a critical issue somewhere along the way?
Thanks for anyone's insight.
I am not doing this myself, but before I call my electrician I want to know if this would be the normal option since all I would have to do is widen the hole in the wall to accommodate a three-switch gang, then simply use the power that is already there to control the third switch that would power the light. My thinking is this method would save the electrician time and labor, which in turn would reduce the cost of his services. Or am I overlooking a critical issue somewhere along the way?
Thanks for anyone's insight.