Attic project
Before putting down plywood in the attic, I wanted to have a convenient source of light up there. Yesterday I installed a light switch to control an outlet, both at the top of the attic stair I finished installing a few weeks ago. For a source of power, I opened up the nearest junction box and tapped in. I tested the result with a hand held drill. For some reason, when I flipped the switch and pulled the trigger on the drill, the drill didn't turn, it just hummed softly. I was confused by this until I noticed that the office overhead light came on whenever the drill was humming. The junction box wasn't for routing power, it was for a switch. All I had accomplished was to turn my drill into an inefficient, backup switch.
Fortunately, there was another, better-behaved, junction box nearby.
Fortunately, there was another, better-behaved, junction box nearby.