Adding A Plug To A Light Switch

However keep in mind that the switch box might contain other wires or have improper connections.

Adding a plug to a light switch. Remove the wall plate and and screws that hold the switch in place. Step 3 install an electrical box. Adding a new light is easy because you can wire it to the existing light. Wiring a basic light switch wiring a switched outlet wiring diagram power to receptacle this entry was posted in indoor wiring diagrams and tagged 3 way circuit 3 way switch 3 way switch variation diagram do it yourself hot receptacle house wiring receptacle wiring wiring diagram.

Pull out the switch and locate the black white and bare electrical wires and the terminals they re connected to. Plus the existing switch will control both lights. Some rooms remain dark and dreary with a single ceiling or wall light fixture. One will be the power line coming from the breaker box and the other will be the wires connected from the light switch to the light fixture.

A double outlet receptacle can be converted to a switch controlled outlet with minimal effort. You can then add the new black wire to the black the white to the white and the ground to the ground wires. You then splice all the white wires and all the ground wires in the switch box together. Adding an on off switch to an outlet can provide an added convenience to control lamps and other appliances easily.

Most of the tools needed to perform this task are generally already a part of the do it. Step 4 connect the wires. This light outlet and switch are wired as a switch leg drop and this leaves you without a neutral wire at the switch. When installing a switch outlet combo unit you ll want to know the difference between the two sets of wires coming into the light switch box.

Let me show you with a diagram. Hook up the outlet as you normally would. Note that the power comes into the light fixture outlet box. Stripping and twisting wires together and adding a wire nut takes only a minute or two.

Adding an outlet or a receptacle from a switch box. If a room lacks light adding additional lighting is not out of the question as long as you have a way to appropriately route the electricity. In the drywall near your switch cut a hole that will fit your electrical box and fasten the box. If there s a pair of neutral white wires that aren t connected to the switch you re in luck see photo.