All the switches and lights in the area work so it wasn’t a big concern. For my next project there are two lights on a three way switch. I suspected that this might have been connected to that somehow. So I opened it up and…
Full stop. Time to dig out the voltage checker and meter. I’m not going to blindly stick my fingers in there.
(Not sure why it is rotating the image. )
On a positive note it looks like it is deep enough that the drywall is on top of 2x4 studs. That means I’ll be able to fit some in wall speakers on that wall. Another wall in the living room is on 2x2 studs. Most of the house is block so instead of dealing with that they framed some drywall on top of it so they could run power.
I don’t know. There is a three way switch on the other side of the doorway. I thought this box might have been related to that.
Or maybe it is connected to the ceiling fan in the living room? There’s a switch by the front door, I could understand one be the garage door as well. I just don’t know. And I have no clue what that device below the switch is.
The house keeps me scratching my head. There is a 10 x 12 foot room that has two sliding glass door and a regular door. So there isn’t much wall space. Yet it sill has nine duplex outlets. I haven’t traced them out yet so I don’t know if they are on one or more circuits.
Oh, I see it now. The bottom piece (right side in the rotated image) is a second switch. I hadn’t really looked that closely at it. I probably won’t get to it until next week. This weekend I have another home project and a class on making fireballs.
I doubt it's a 3way, those switches are not labelled Off/On, they are typically blank. It might be the secret self-destruct switch, so whatever you do, don't turn it on
Yeah, those look like Despard switches, very popular in the 50-60s. So, OP has TWO unknown circuits. Try the receptacles, top AND bottom of each, as they may be split and wired for dual circuits.
Fortunately I can eliminate one electrical panel so that leaves only three possible panels it might be tied to. (Yes my house has four separate circuit panels )
Did I mention the striped out fuse box in a closet that has the door pinned shut by a built in shelf? A fuse box that spit sparks at me when I tried to gain access to it?
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