Existing Exterior-Light Switch at Service Door
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Photo Details
- Date: June 8, 2026
- Time: 12:30 PM EDT
- Phase: Electrical rough-in / DIY follow-up
- Location: 309 E. 7th St., Clare, MI — interior, at the service (man) door
- View: Close-up of the 2-gang switch box mounted on the door-frame stud
Description
The existing 2-gang switch box beside the service door. The left gang holds a single-pole toggle that controls the exterior lights (installed by the electricians). The right gang is open — reserved for the interior-light 3-way switch, which is not yet installed.
This is the same constant-hot leg discussed for the planned battery-backup egress light: the electricians’ run above the door is always powered from the panel and feeds the line side of this exterior-light switch plus the exterior receptacle. That unswitched hot is the correct tap point for the service-door UL 924 emergency egress light — wire the fixture to the constant hot here, not to the switch’s load terminal.
Visible Elements
- 2-gang blue PVC new-work box (Carlon) on the door-frame stud
- Left gang: white single-pole toggle switch (exterior lights) — installed
- Right gang: empty, reserved for the future interior-light 3-way
- Splices: WAGO 221 lever-nuts inside the box (consistent with the project’s Wago-exclusive splice plan)
- Cable: NM-B lighting run routed across the OSB and down into the box from above
- Background: Weyerhaeuser OSB wall sheathing (“MADE IN USA” stamp visible)
- Left edge: the service door slab and deadbolt
Related Documents
- Electrical Planning — switch topology, emergency egress light wiring
- Timeline
- Initial Build