Whole room electrical on off wall switch

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I am putting everything in a room on one dedicated circuit and would like to be able to turn off the circuit with a wall switch in the room, any suggestions on how this can be done?
 

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Wiring all the receptacles in a room to a single switch does not seem like a good idea at all, but it would not be the first thing I have seen done without foresight.
 

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If you're going to be turning a heavily loaded circuit on and off frequently while things are still powered up, I'd select a heavy duty commercial grade wall switch verses the cheapest one in the line, and maybe choose one rated for 20A if it were a 15A circuit - it should last longer. But, it's no different wiring it up than any other switched circuit.
 

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If running new wiring I would NOT run 14-2 w/ ground but I would run 14-3 w/ground (15 amp) or 12-3 w/ground (20 amp). That way if you decide later to make just some receptacles switchable and others always hot you can do it.
 

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I'm wiring using 20/2 MC cable. So, it sounds like I just put a switch on the 20/2 cable before any outlet and wire the switch as normal.
 

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I bet it is control the electric and magnetic fields associated with power in one of the bedrooms.

This is correct. I meant 12/2 wire, sorry for the mistake. Decided not to do the on/off switch, as apparently having everything in MC
cable should do the job.
 

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How does using MC cable equate to not needing an on/off switch for whatever you had in mind?

Supposedly, the metal casing should block the AC electric field - on/off switch was supposed to accomplish the same thing. I'll find
out if casing is effective.
 

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Supposedly, the metal casing should block the AC electric field - on/off switch was supposed to accomplish the same thing. I'll find
out if casing is effective.

I honestly hope you are not suggesting that shutting power to just one room, or using shielded cable, will somehow "protect" you from anything.

The only way to keep you safe from these "demons" is to NOT have electricity in your home. Period, end of story.
Or own a cell phone. Or go near ANY built-up or commercial area. Or visit anyone else's home. Or go out in the sun. Or go anywhere near the earth.
 
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Ease up good man. The fellow wants some MC wiring in his bedroom. What does that cost you?
 
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