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[Closed] Electrical wiring advice

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I have an outside light which is fed by a single cable - the same circuit also feeds the porch light and both can be switched on/off with a single switch - I want to replace the outside light with 2 spotlights and control them both with a switch.

Do I:
1 - Fit a switch in-line on the single cable which feeds the outside light
2 - Then fit a 3-way junction box after the switch
3 - Then run a cable to each light from the junction box
??

 
Posted : 18/03/2019 11:41 am
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2 spots switching separately or together? If the latter just route a cable from the location of the old light around to the new spots. If you use a flex you could clip direct .

 
Posted : 18/03/2019 1:03 pm
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2 spots coming on together, controlled from 1 (new) switch.

 
Posted : 18/03/2019 1:12 pm
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Replace the current single switch with a double switch. One cable out to the outside lights, one to the porch light

 
Posted : 18/03/2019 1:34 pm

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