Loops 25mm Deep Double Hole to Single Surface Mount Back Box - Gang Adapter/Converter

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Thanks for helping me add a gang box in place of a single box so my ceiling fan will have a switch and my light will have its own switch. The electrician ran the correct wiring when my house was built but they only installed one switch. You made it sound easy by using the “old work” gang box. I did not know they made those. Just so there is no confusion, the type of box you put into a house that has already been built is called an “old work” box. The type of box that goes into a house that is being built that is nailed directly into the studs is called a “new work” box. “New Work” boxes are nailed directly into a stud with long nails while “old work” boxes use plastic tabs to pull snug with drywall rather than be nailed into a stud. “Old work” boxes can go pretty much anywhere. “New work” boxes must be placed on a stud while the wall is open. Tools and Materials Tools I have had to utilize this technique twice in the last few months. First, I converted a ceiling fan to two switch operation so that the light and fan could be turned off and on separately. Then, I added a plug next to the light switch in our old house’ master bathroom which only had a single plug. In each case I had to remove the original box from when the house was built then add a new “Old Work” box in it’s place. Convert an existing 1-gang electrical box into a 2-gang box. This is useful if you want to add a plug next to a light switch, or if you want to add a second light switch in an existing location. New boxes are also larger and allow for easier installation of GFCI outlets or LED dimmers which may not easily fit in older and shallower electrical boxes.