Comments on: Electrical Wiring-Circuit Tracing http://sparkyuonline.com/blog/electric/electrical-wiring-circuit-tracing/ Becoming an Electrician Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://sparkyuonline.com/blog/electric/electrical-wiring-circuit-tracing/comment-page-1/#comment-12691 Dave Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:58:38 +0000 http://sparkyuonline.com/blog/?p=305#comment-12691 I have a light switch in my kitchen that doesn't appear to turn anything on or off. It is a switch near above the counter near the sink. There are two other switches in the same three gang box. one is for the garbage disposal and the other for doe lights in the header above the cabinets. The switch in question has the hot Wire jumpered from one of the other switches. The other wire on the switch comes off and goes upward along with the neutral and ground. Since it's in the wall I can't figure out where it goes. I've eliminated outside lights, attic fans, dishwasher, receptacles, etc. It doesn't look like there are any draywall patches in the ceiling where something was removed. I'm at a loss as to what this switch might be for. Is there some device that I could use to trace the wire in the wall to see where the other end may be? Thanks! I have a light switch in my kitchen that doesn’t appear to turn anything on or off. It is a switch near above the counter near the sink. There are two other switches in the same three gang box. one is for the garbage disposal and the other for doe lights in the header above the cabinets. The switch in question has the hot Wire jumpered from one of the other switches. The other wire on the switch comes off and goes upward along with the neutral and ground. Since it’s in the wall I can’t figure out where it goes. I’ve eliminated outside lights, attic fans, dishwasher, receptacles, etc. It doesn’t look like there are any draywall patches in the ceiling where something was removed. I’m at a loss as to what this switch might be for. Is there some device that I could use to trace the wire in the wall to see where the other end may be?

Thanks!

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