Outlet To Switch To Outlet

How to wire up a electrical outlet to a light switch.

Outlet to switch to 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. For example if you need a new outlet in the kitchen you can save a lot of time by connecting it to the switch for the kitchen lights. 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. The switch can control your lights the switch can control the outlet or the switch can control both your lights and the outlet.

The procedure is not unlike wiring multiple lights to a single switch. Turn the power back on and make sure that the outlet works properly by plugging in a lamp and checking to see that the light switch turns the lamp on and off. Before wiring installation of a combo device one must know the basic different between combo gfci and combo switch outlet. You could replace the light switch on the wall with a switch outlet combo.

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. Next mount the faceplate over the outlet and secure it with the small flathead screw. In addition there is test and and reset buttons on gfci combo switch outlet and one side can be used as line source. With the outlet in place use the two included screws to affix the outlet to the junction box.

If the new outlet is down stream from the presently switched outlet and the power comes into the presently switched out let splits and goes to the down stream outlets ond the switch then you have a chance. 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.