I am installing some under cabinet LED lighting for the wife. I am changing out the one gang box for a two gang box and using the power for the outlet to power the LED under cabinet lights.
My question is..... Can I instead of tying into the bundle of wires in the box for the power and neutral for the lights just use the two unused buttons on the outlet and run a short wire to the hot side of the switch from the unused button on the hot side of the outlet and tie the neutral to the unused button on the neutral side of the outlet and then just have to tie the switch ground to the ground bundle in the box.
I know you can do this but is it acceptable to do so???
Thanks