From: oj@invalid.invalid   
      
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   I am putting more mirrors and moving lights and electrical outlets for my   
   wife/daughter's bathroom. The current wall mounted vanity lights need to go   
   up higher. My understanding is it is not proper to put a junction box   
   enclosed inside a wall. Is there an easier way to move this light without   
   having to re wire from the switch to the light? The other thing is I think   
   this light is in series with another circuit somewhere in another bathroom   
   so whatever I do will affect other lights.   
      
   I appreciate it!   
      
      
   I agree with the you and disagree with the the other poster about putting a   
   JB inside a wall.  I guess it may be a matter of jurisdiction.  In the   
   locations that I know of, a JB must remain accessible and drywalling over a   
   box is not considered accessible.   
      
   How many wires enter the box for the existing vanity light?  And what   
   direction do they enter from (it sounds like it/they enter from the bottom   
   or possibly side, based on your description, but I don't want to assume)?   
   And, which of those pairs, if any, stay live when the light switch is off?   
   Also, how mainy wires enter the light switch box, and from what direction,   
   and which if any stay live when the switch is off?   
      
   Don't do anything unsafe to check this out ... but if you are redoing the   
   wiring yourself I imagine you are ok to do this.  If we know where the   
   wiring is we may be able to figure out a way to get you what you are after,   
   and not effect other loads on the circuit (which would not be "in series"   
   with the light, but just "on the same circuit" as the light ... I assume the   
   light switch in the bathroom controls only one thing, the light fixture in   
   question).   
      
   Alternatively, is there an attic above this room (or a basement with open   
   ceilings below this room), are the tops (bottoms) of teh walls accessible,   
   and how do you feel about fishing a wire down to (from) the light switch and   
   new fixture?   
      
   j   
      
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