bullybullybully t1_j58hkxp wrote on January 21, 2023 at 3:31 AM

I recently moved into an old house and there is no apparent switch for the light in my mud room. On all the time. I just switched them to super low wattage LEDs and am living with it until I redo the electrical for the house.

ChiAnndego t1_j58rwo9 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 5:05 AM

As a manager of a few old duplexes, 100% the light you are talking about was probably a non-switched, always-on circuit and light fixture there in the past would have had a pull chain to turn off/on. This is how they handled all closet/secondary lighting back in the day. Some DIYer probably swapped out the fixture with a modern one (no pull chain) and didn't care.

FWIW - You can buy an old-style fixture with an internal chain switch for like $10. You can just buy an add-on pull chain switch and add to an existing fixture. Or, you can get a smart bulb that has a wireless remote.