How To Wire A Light Switch To Control An Outlet

In this wiring a light switch has been added to the existing outlet.

How to wire a light switch to control an outlet. The hot terminal of outlet is connected to the first terminal of switch and the second terminal of switch is connected to the lighting point. The procedure is not unlike wiring multiple lights to a single switch. You can even wire the switch to control the outlet which is a great option if you prefer a plug in light fixture to a permanent one. Conversely you can connect the switch for a new light fixture to a nearby outlet which is a procedure similar to wiring outlets in series.

This setup is how our master bedroom was wired before i installed an overhead ceiling fan. Wiring an outlet to a switch loop. The hot source wire is removed from the receptacle and spliced to the red wire running to the switch. We ll show you how to wire three way switches.

The source is at the outlet and a switch loop is added to a new switch. How to install and set up the belkin wemo light switch. How to wire a 3 way light switch. As promised i detail below how to modify this wiring setup with minimal effort so that the switch can instead control an overhead fixture.

Wiring a 15a outlet with light switch. The switch can control your lights the switch can control the outlet or the switch can control both your lights and the outlet. The wiring is more complicated than a traditional single pole switch but we ll explain how to make the connections. A table lamp plugged into a switched top outlet of a duplex receptacle will allow easy lighting of the room by toggling a wall switch.

Install a switch to control the top outlet of an existing duplex receptacle or electric outlet. Once you re done you ll be able to control a light from two switches. Finally the neutral wire from outlet is connected to the light bulb. Last week i described how an outlet should be wired for switch control when the voltage enters the circuit at the outlet.

Wiring a light bulb with combo switch and outlet. The neutral is connected to the neutral silver. This is an alternative to waving your arms while wandering about in a dark room searching for a pull chain or reaching under a lamp shade to find the switch. This wiring diagram illustrates adding wiring for a light switch to control an existing wall outlet.

The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures. In this simple wiring diagram the combo switch outlet is connected to the 120v ac supply through cb. If that s the case you ll only have one black wire one white wire and a ground wire connected to the outlet. Socket outlet wiring diagrams.

Multiple light wiring diagram. This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights. A switch outlet combo like the one pictured above can be wired up in three ways.