How to make room light turn on an additional lamp?

bob · 2013-09-10T02:05:54+00:00

I have a room with one spot light at the ceiling that is not very bright. Using a bright bulb just light up a spot in the room brighter. I bought a floor lamp for the room. Is there a way to make the lamp turn on when the ceiling spot light is on? In other words, flip one switch and turn on both the hardwired ceiling light and a floor lamp. I can think of an expensive solution using home control system Insteon by installing an insteon light switch and a lamp module. The light switch not only functions as a light switch but can be linked to the lamp module that I can plug in the floor lamp. This cost $100. Is there a cheaper way?

Sep 10, 2013 20 Replies

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dpb 13 years ago

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Correctly done, the installation will have split the duplex outlets so one is switched and the other live if so. There haven't been hundreds of cases but it certainly wouldn't be the first time when I've discovered a room was that way and the homeowners were completely unaware of it being so...

I'm presuming a spot fixture probably isn't in a central location, but OP hasn't blessed us with any excess of data on which to do more than speculate...

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