I remember a verry long time ago, a friend ran a refridgerator from a light socket. Was that a bad moove? I don't know.
The fridge was at the end of a hall way with no electrical outlet. It worked. I da'know' At 06:36 AM 1/22/2010, you wrote: > > >I agree with Scott, Ron, Dale, and Bob. I don't like the idea of using >the light socket as an outlet for many reasons, grounding being a big one, >accidentally ripping the fixture out of the ceiling being another. Maybe >someone with more knowledge than I can weigh in with some real >information, but I didn't think that a light socket was designed to pull a >lot of current through it. A computer, speakers, and monitor shouldn't be >drawing 15 amps or anything, but still. > >If the outlet in the living room is on the outside of the closet wall, it >would be easy enough to put an outlet in the closet, or turn the existing >one around. > >I realize you may not want to do that work yourself, and electricians >don't come cheap. So, I'm not sure what the best solution is for you. > >Sorry, just wanted to reinforce what others have said so far. > >-- >Blue skies. >Dan Rossi >Carnegie Mellon University. >E-Mail:<mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>[email protected] >Tel:(412) 268-9081 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
