Multiple Outlets Controlled By One Switch

I would consider wiring all the outlets in the room that are on the same circuit with the 12 3 or 14 3.

Multiple outlets controlled by one switch. May 30 2014 clear easy to read diagrams and instructions for wiring a switched outlet where a wall switch can control the receptacle. Twist the two black wires and the piece of scrap together and secure with a red. Using the pigtails as illustrated will avoid the potential embarrassing situation where a connection fails at one outlet but other outlets stop working. This diagram shows the wiring for multiple switched outlets on one switch.

Wire or rewire multiple outlets in one box. It makes or breaks the hot connection to the load. There are always one or two rooms in the house where i wish i could move the switched outlet. Or if the top and bottom outlets of a duplex receptacle are powered by two different circuits the hot tab and possibly the neutral tab will be removed.

The exception here is if the outlet that s controlled by the light switch is only connected to that light switch and there aren t any other wires. If one half of a duplex outlet is controlled by a wall switch then the hot tab and possibly the neutral tab will be broken off. If that s the case you ll only have one black wire one white wire and a ground wire connected to the outlet. Wiring diagram for multiple switched outlets.

At each outlet except the one furthest from the switch connect the hot side of the outlet to the switched hot via a red pigtail. The source for the circuit is at the switch and 2 wire cable runs to each receptacle outlet. For one switch controlled outlet and one constant on outlet make a 6 inch tail with a piece of black wire scrap. Pass the switched hot back to all the outlets via the red wires.

An additional unswitched hot wire would need to run to the receptacles that will not be controlled by the switch. The switch opens or closes contact on the hot wire leading to the outlet s receptacles that you want to control with it.