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Identify Recessed Light Switch Problem

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Electrician Tip, How to Fix a Recessed Light Switch in 1 Minute! Use an Extension Ring, Thoughts?

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What happens here

The video begins with an electrician on a service call to address a 'bad light switch'. The problem is immediately apparent: the light switch, identified as a Decora switch, is recessed significantly into the wall, preventing the screwless wall plate cover from sitting flush. This issue commonly arises after tile installation around electrical boxes, causing the box to be set back from the finished wall surface.

Goal: Understand the nature of the recessed light switch issue.

Tools and materials

  • Light Switch — The electrical component that needs to be brought flush with the wall
  • Screwless Wall Plate Cover — The decorative cover that needs to sit flush

What they say

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Look at that switch, guys. All right, I'm on a service call. Customer called saying they have a bad light switch. And as you can see, the plate is not currently on. You can see the switch, everybody. When they got their tile installed, the box actually kind of recessed into the wall. They called us out to get this fixed. And I'm going to show you guys how to get this fixed. So, the first thing you want to do is take off the [music] switch plate cover here. This is called a decor switch. And this is a screwless wall plate. And snaps off

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