if the wire from your lights is in the same switch box, it should work. if the hot for the garage door opener is in the receptacle box at the opener you can re-do the wires there to accomplish the same thing. what does the existing switch control? is it controlling the door opener and lights somehow? please provide a little more info
From: Joy Rex <jomarex@earthlink.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:24 PM
Subject: [DIY] electrical question - two switches and outgoing power
The two books I'm looking at don't seem to cover this exact situation.
I have a switch going to the garage door opener, and then the power
continues on to some always-hot outlets in other rooms. Is there any
reason I couldn't add another switch just for lights in the garage?
Just add another set of black pigtails for the other switch and add
the white wire to the rest of them? That's a lot of wires, but I got
a big double box.
I hope that makes sense...
thanks
Joy
I have a switch going to the garage door opener, and then the power
continues on to some always-hot outlets in other rooms. Is there any
reason I couldn't add another switch just for lights in the garage?
Just add another set of black pigtails for the other switch and add
the white wire to the rest of them? That's a lot of wires, but I got
a big double box.
I hope that makes sense...
thanks
Joy
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