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There is no single toggle switch plate for a double gang box? MiamiCuse 11-18-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on November 18, 2007, 10:44 pm
I have an exterior brick wall with a metal double gang box (why I don't
know). It has a square metal cover plate (one that is made of the same
material as the box itself). However, all the other switch covers around
that wall are white so I am trying to find one but I searched and searched
and finally concluded they don't make a single toggle swicth for a double
gang box? or was I looking in the wrong place? There has to be one
somewhere?

MC



Posted by DanG on November 18, 2007, 11:24 pm
You should be able to go to any good commercial electrical supply
house and have virtually any pattern of switch cover custom
punched.

They will probably have all the normal ones sitting on the shelf.
What worries me is your comment that the lid is the same material
as the box. This is sounding a lot like a 4 square with a 4
square raised cover a bit like the top left item on this page:
<http://www.galesburgelectric.com/Electrical-Box-Covers-p-1-c-386.html>
In order to use a conventional switch plate cover, you will need
to change out the raised lid for a plaster ring like this:
<http://www.galesburgelectric.com/Appleton-8470B-4-Inch-Steel-Square-Cover-Double-Device-Plast-p-2507.html>
And this will probably take an oversized switch plate to cover
everything.

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______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net



>I have an exterior brick wall with a metal double gang box (why I
>don't know). It has a square metal cover plate (one that is made
>of the same material as the box itself). However, all the other
>switch covers around that wall are white so I am trying to find
>one but I searched and searched and finally concluded they don't
>make a single toggle swicth for a double gang box? or was I
>looking in the wrong place? There has to be one somewhere?
>
> MC
>



Posted by MiamiCuse on November 19, 2007, 10:18 pm
DanG you may be right. I need to take a closer look I do have a raised lid.
What you mean is even if I have a double gang single switch plate it may not
be deep enough for what I have.

Thanks,

MC

> You should be able to go to any good commercial electrical supply house
> and have virtually any pattern of switch cover custom punched.
>
> They will probably have all the normal ones sitting on the shelf. What
> worries me is your comment that the lid is the same material as the box.
> This is sounding a lot like a 4 square with a 4 square raised cover a bit
> like the top left item on this page:
> <http://www.galesburgelectric.com/Electrical-Box-Covers-p-1-c-386.html> In
> order to use a conventional switch plate cover, you will need to change
> out the raised lid for a plaster ring like this:
>
<http://www.galesburgelectric.com/Appleton-8470B-4-Inch-Steel-Square-Cover-Double-Device-Plast-p-2507.html>
> And this will probably take an oversized switch plate to cover everything.
>
> --
> ______________________________
> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> DanG (remove the sevens)
> dgriff237@7cox.net
>
>
>
>>I have an exterior brick wall with a metal double gang box (why I don't
>>know). It has a square metal cover plate (one that is made of the same
>>material as the box itself). However, all the other switch covers around
>>that wall are white so I am trying to find one but I searched and searched
>>and finally concluded they don't make a single toggle swicth for a double
>>gang box? or was I looking in the wrong place? There has to be one
>>somewhere?
>>
>> MC
>>
>
>



Posted by Reed on November 19, 2007, 12:03 am
MiamiCuse wrote:
> I have an exterior brick wall with a metal double gang box (why I don't
> know). It has a square metal cover plate (one that is made of the same
> material as the box itself). However, all the other switch covers around
> that wall are white so I am trying to find one but I searched and searched
> and finally concluded they don't make a single toggle swicth for a double
> gang box? or was I looking in the wrong place? There has to be one
> somewhere?
>
> MC
>
>

is this what you want ?

http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=5929&section=11001

Leviton Cat# 80506 in Brown or 80506-I in white

Posted by MiamiCuse on November 19, 2007, 10:19 pm

> MiamiCuse wrote:
>> I have an exterior brick wall with a metal double gang box (why I don't
>> know). It has a square metal cover plate (one that is made of the same
>> material as the box itself). However, all the other switch covers around
>> that wall are white so I am trying to find one but I searched and
>> searched and finally concluded they don't make a single toggle swicth for
>> a double gang box? or was I looking in the wrong place? There has to be
>> one somewhere?
>>
>> MC
>
> is this what you want ?
>
> http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=5929&section=11001
>
> Leviton Cat# 80506 in Brown or 80506-I in white

Reed, no, my switch is in the middle not to one side. Thanks.

MC



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