My entire entertainment system is plugged into an outlet controlled by a single pole switch by our doorway.
Every so often, a vistor flips the switch, and powers my entertainment system off. I want to make that switch go away, so it can never be turned off by accident again.
Do I just "wire nut" the 2 wires together, and add a solid wall plate?
There is a screw on thingy that well keep the switch from being turned off.
I'd replace it with a key-lock switch and a red cover plate, to really make people wonder.
aem sends...
Or how about plugging that entertainment system into a non-switched outlet?
A guard/preventer is a much better idea, IMO. A future resident may want the switch to control a lamp for the room. That's typically the intent of switch controlled outlets.
lee
Yes. The box needs to remain accessible. Normally, a wall switch will only switch one of the two dual outlets in the room for the purposes to control a lamp. This is often done when the room does not have an overhead light.
Yeah, that occurred to me too- has OP tried the OTHER hole in the outlet, to see if it is switched? Don't think I have ever seen an install where they were both switched- that is what those little break-away tabs on the side are for, after all.
Failing that, can it be powered from a different outlet in the room? A lot of entertainment center snobs like to run a dedicated outlet on its own breaker, fished up from basement, if that is not too painful.
aem sends...
You could just put a "cage" or duct tape over the switch.
1/2 inch conduit strap
I think this is the closest thing to a helpful message I have ever seen you write. Have the doctors got your meds set at the correct level now?
Good luck
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