Safety Switch, Relocated On/Off

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:05 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote:I priced out making my own switch at Lowes today..............I was going to see if Home Depot has cheaper components.

Ed

Hi Ed,
How close are "your" Lowe's and "your" Home Depot? The price difference for those items between the two stores....is it worth the gas to check on? There are so many of them (both Lowe's and Home Depot) in my area that, in several places, they are literally across the street from each other. In those instances, I would say that it is worth the comparison, and I am certainly guilty of doing exactly that, but if you went home after visiting Lowe's.............

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:53 am

a1gutterman wrote:Hi Ed,
How close are "your" Lowe's and "your" Home Depot? The price difference for those items between the two stores....is it worth the gas to check on? There are so many of them (both Lowe's and Home Depot) in my area that, in several places, they are literally across the street from each other. In those instances, I would say that it is worth the comparison, and I am certainly guilty of doing exactly that, but if you went home after visiting Lowe's.............

In Hillsboro, Oregon there is a large parking lot with both a Lowes and Home Depot and nothing else. The stores are less than 100 ft apart.

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:59 am

Ed in Tampa wrote:I priced out making my own switch at Lowes today. A heavy duty 20 amp toggle button light switch was $7, the outdoor cover for it was another $7 and a plastic waterproof box was $5 plus a strain relief for the wires $2 so it appears it would could around $21 I think someone said the paddle switch from Rockler is $29. Mine didn't include any wire so it would almost be even with the wire.

I was going to see if Home Depot has cheaper components.

Ed

Rockler has it on sale NOW for $24.99, if it meets your needs it looks like a good deal.