Is that switch for your deck light? The "insides"/electrical box is not flat ;) It will not fit on an end panel. Hire an electrician to move it to another location. Glad you are getting a panel for your fridge, it will look nice.

Its for my light at my back door and my outside flood lights...

You need a wireless light switch. The present switches are replaced with a small receiver that gets its messages from a wireless switch that you can stick on to the outside of your panel. We had to use a double switch where we had a barn door covering the origional switch when it was open. it was a lot easier than rewiring.

...and you still need to hire an electrician to install a pico switch...

Thanks @mojavemaria - could you provide a product link to a wireless double light switch so I can see what it is?

Would something like this work, https://www.amazon.com/acegoo-Wireless-Relocate-Appliances-Self-Powered/dp/B0751GBYBZ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=acegoo+Wireless+Lights+Switch+Kit%3A&qid=1631191809&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFZODU4VVkyR0VUTjEmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA0MDYwMzUxVzRCVEJXVDBCVlcwJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2ODcwNzEzMEhPUUpXTDIyUkdOJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

I think this is the one we used

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Thinkbee-Receiver-Transmitter-Outdoor/dp/B07SYHJZ42/ref=asc_df_B07SYHJZ42/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385182567079&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3443850557392878321&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030824&hvtargid=pla-843792572828&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=80210700644&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385182567079&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3443850557392878321&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030824&hvtargid=pla-843792572828

You need an electrician anyway so get one and explain before they come what you need to save a worthless trip .I have had switches and plugs moved many time

I want to enclose my fridge by adding panels on each side and having the cabinet on the top come out further over the fridge,

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build out a wall on the door side of the fridge.. and have the electrician move the switch to the new wall ...

it LOOKS like a 2 x 4 wall would fit there... but pix alone are tricky ...

otherwise.. i dont know what you mean by saying you want a panel there ... nor how your extended cabinet above would look with this so called panel ...

i dont know how i got to this forum.. lol ... but good luck anyway ...

ken

Is there a reason you can't just move the light switch to the other side of the door?

another solution could be to just run the panel on the outside of the light switch and leave the switches on and roll the fridge back in front of it. The one switch I always leave on as it controls my 2 flood lights that only come on at dusk, the other light controls my back door light and I turn it on every night, and it can just stay on 24 hours a day. Its a low wat LED.

Why not Susan??

(EDIT: don't recommend this anymore. see my new post below. sorry.)

I have a wireless switch in my bathroom and love it. The blue box is the part that gets hard wired to the old switch. Once it's done it never needs to be touched again, so it's fine if it's blocked behind a fridge. The switch is battery operated, but mine has not needed to be changed yet, and I've had it for 4 years. there are versions for 3 way switches and dimmers as well.

If you know somebody who's comfortable with home wiring, it's totally worth it at $114. WAY less than an electrician and you won't have to repair drywall damage afterwards. But if you need to hire an electrician to put this in for you, you may as well have them just move the switch the correct way.

the easy answer is that it is a fire hazard ... its akin to not drywalling over an outlet ... safety first.. design second ...dont asked about designed safety..... it starts getting confusing ... lol..

I woulsnt call a light switch behind a fridge a fire hazard. but it would be annoying.

if you have an unfinished basement below or an attic above, it wouldnt be hard to run new romex and fish it in the walls with zero drywall damage. That would be your best option.

"Do it right, or don't do it at all."

As someone who just spent MULTIPLE THOUSANDS of dollars fixing someone else's DIY rats nets of fire hazard wiring buried behind walls -- 1000x that comment.

Hire someone to move the switch.

I stand corrected, I no longer recommend a remote for this particular situation.

the big problem --- and I'm sorry I didn't point it out before -- is that future homeowners won't easily figure out the location of the original wiring with the receiver. I love the wireless switch I use in my own bathroom, but I am absolutely planning on putting everything back before selling. But in the OP's kitchen, t's not so simple. a wireless switch is a great temporary solution, but only if you're planning on making it right eventually.

so I'm with everyone else. just call an electrician and get the wiring done the right way.

Yup. This is not a problem. You just need an electrician.

Bonus is that you won't have to do a careful patch of the hole because the fridge will cover it.