Flyover
Trying not to screw things up worse
I've cleaned up my basement mechanical room and will make that my new office. There is a junction box on the ceiling. The source runs into it, and out of it runs one line to the pull-chain-operated light fixture, and another line to a 2-outlet receptacle mounted on a stud between the furnace and water heater. Aside from whatever's run to the appliances that is all the electric I've got in there. Also, everything is exposed: no drywall. (You see the appeal.)
Problem is, I need that receptacle on the other side of the room where my desk is. So here's my question:
Is there a reason besides aesthetics why I can't unscrew the receptacle from the stud, pry off the staples holding the line running between it and the junction box, reposition the receptacle across the room where I need it, and re-staple the line (as neatly as possible of course)?
Simply repositioning the receptacle without detaching/re-attaching at the junction box means the line would need to cross over or under either the line from the source or the line to the light. Not sure if that is a big no no for safety reasons or something. I would try to make sure the crossed lines were still separated vertically by at least a few inches.
Problem is, I need that receptacle on the other side of the room where my desk is. So here's my question:
Is there a reason besides aesthetics why I can't unscrew the receptacle from the stud, pry off the staples holding the line running between it and the junction box, reposition the receptacle across the room where I need it, and re-staple the line (as neatly as possible of course)?
Simply repositioning the receptacle without detaching/re-attaching at the junction box means the line would need to cross over or under either the line from the source or the line to the light. Not sure if that is a big no no for safety reasons or something. I would try to make sure the crossed lines were still separated vertically by at least a few inches.