How To Wire Up A Switched Outlet

Now remove the wire cap from the two white wires in the box add the white wire from the outlet and reset the cap.

How to wire up a switched outlet. In addition there is test and and reset buttons on gfci combo switch outlet and one side can be used as line source. The upper outlet is controlled through the switch while the lower portion is always hot. To do this you have to join together the black wires neutral wires and ground wires so that you have one connection for each using pigtails. There is a break away fin tab intact to the line terminals of normal combo switch and outlet whereas it doesn t exist in gfci or afci combo device.

At the outlets each is wired using a pigtail splice to make the hot and neutral connections. Buy a single pole switch if one switch controls the lights or a three way if you have two switches controlling the same lights. Have a light switch that i am hooking up new recessed lights to. Alternatively you can wire the switch up in such a way that only that single outlet will be controlled by the switch but other outlets in the circuit will still stay powered on constantly.

In this wiring the outlet operation has been split into two parts i e. 14 2 for lighting circuits 12 2 for tools or appliances an outlet. Before wiring installation of a combo device one must know the basic different between combo gfci and combo switch outlet. Remove the black line wire from the switch twist it together with the black wire going to the receptacle and add a six inch length of black wire of the same gauge.

There is a 14 2 and 14 3 wire in the box. Tools and supplies to wire a switched outlet wire strippers a hammer for new work a drywall saw for old work regular and phillips head screwdrivers romex cable. Before you tackle any part of this project turn off the power to the circuit at the main electrical panel by switching off the breaker or removing the fuse. Connected the switch output hot to the upper brass terminal and the lower hot terminal should be connected to the switch input hot wire.

Add up the wattage of the bulbs in all the fixtures the switch controls to make sure it falls within the switch rating listed on the package or instructions. Connect this jumper wire back to the switch terminal. This diagram shows the wiring for multiple switched outlets on one switch. The diagram below shows the power entering the circuit at the grounded outlet box location then sending power up to the switch and a switched leg back down to the outlet.

Before you wire a switched outlet make sure the breaker is off. Notice that these outlets have the tab removed from the hot side or brass side of the outlet which allows the top half of the plug to be controlled only from the switch while the bottom end of the outlet remains hot all. Before touching any bare wires or terminals on a switch or outlet use a voltage tester on all the wires to make sure the power is off. Only one hot wire 120v is present.

Wiring diagram for multiple switched outlets.