"jay" > wrote in message news
> On 10/13/18 7:16 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> None that we know of. We had the former owners label every switch because
>> we couldn't figure out what some did. Turned out some were just switches,
>> never connected to anything. Just because someone is an electrician,
>> doesn't mean he is a good one.
>
> Did you take the switch plate off and see that no wires were connected to
> the switch or did you assume since you don't see it operating anything it
> is not connected?
>
> You probably know this but FWIW some wall switches switch only 1/2 (i.e.
> top or bottom part of wall plug). You should test the plugs one at a time
> with wall switch in both positions to verify that nothing becomes hot.
> Use a lamp or test light. It is highly unusual that an electrician would
> use up a perfectly good switch rather than a dummy plate plug. And
> installing dead switches is probably a code violation.
>
> One exception I can think of is in a room with a ceiling fan. There could
> be a separate switch for the fan and a switch for the fan light kit. If
> the fan doesn't have a light kit installed the wall light switch for the
> fan light will not operate anything. That wire however is deadheaded at
> the fan not at the switch.
>
> Most every time a switch will be wired and is "switching" something.
We took nothing off. We just asked that everything be labeled. We were told
that he had intended to put spot lights in here and there but never did. The
lighting in here is insane! I have 5 spot lights in this room. I think there
are 4 in the living room. Three in my bedroom in addition to the 4 lights on
the ceiling fan. At least a dozen spotlights (I'm not going to go count) in
the kitchen. I had the ones in the kitchen put on a dimmer because even with
the lowest wattage, they were still too bright. I do turn the kitchen ones
on only if it is dark and only if I'm going to be in there for a while and
need good light. The others only get turned on if something goes missing and
we have to hunt for it. Just too much brightness and heat put off by those
things.