Flush mount switch to surface mount?

[Steevo]

Is there a simple converter shell to turn a flush mounted switch box into a surface mounted one?

I want to change a single gang flush mounted lightswitch into a surface mount, make it easy to then take a feed to another surface mount box next to it with a timeswitch in.

 

[Ukjay]

Is there a simple converter shell to turn a flush mounted switch box into a surface mounted one?

I want to change a single gang flush mounted lightswitch into a surface mount, make it easy to then take a feed to another surface mount box next to it with a timeswitch in.

Something like this?

Just mount over top of existing back plate.

 

[Ukjay]

Or depending on how much room you need, you could use one of these with longer screws to hold face plate on?

 

[Steevo]

Sorry, I don't quite understand either of those. Would the top pic mount into the existing screw holes on the back box? I'm unsure what the lower pic shows.

 

[Ukjay]

Hi Steveo

The bottom is a spacer that will simply fit over the current back box, which you then simply use two longer screws to fix the face plate.

The first takes a little more work, as you basically place a packer behind with a hole to allow you to scrww through, then mount your face plate to it.

 

[Ukjay]

Oh, and the top one may be wider than your back plate that is recessed into the wall, so you may not need to do any repair works.

The main problem is the free cable you have in the old switch, as you may need to make some mods?

 

[Ukjay]

Or - if I am reading your post correctly - just mount this over your old switch, then add what you need?

 

[Ukjay]

Adding this to the other side, depending on amperage required?

 

[simon-0116]

Something like this?

View attachment 473258

Just mount over top of existing back plate.

That's best way. 25 mm hole back for cables to come through. Or less you can get a duel box like on other pics. But make sure it has hoes tat line up with back box as it's a pain altering as they are brittle.

 

[Netherfield]

If you could get what you want to convert to on a single plate it would be easy.

http://www.thatcable.com/product/Single-to-Double-25mm-Surface-Mount-Back-Box

 

[Steevo]

View attachment 473716 If you could get what you want to convert to on a single plate it would be easy.

http://www.thatcable.com/product/Single-to-Double-25mm-Surface-Mount-Back-Box

That was almost exactly what I was looking for, other than having joined pair of singles like @Ukjay's second to last post.