Outlet Turns Off With Light Switch

Actually i discovered the wires have been cut tied off from the switch when i removed the wall plate.

Outlet turns off with light switch. But if you remove the light bulb and turn the switch off the only place that will measure 110 volts will be the two wires coming from the electrical panel. If you confirm that the power source runs through the switch box you will not be able to separate the light and the outlet without running a new wire someplace. A great way to know if you turned off the correct breaker is to turn on the light switch before cutting the power. The 2 black wires were twist tied the 2 white wires were tied 2 bare ground wires were tied.

If a light switch won t turn off it could be because it s miswired or just a bad switch. I wired the light switch as you suggested yes it controls the power to a ceiling light fixture along with the electrical outlet on the opposite wall. To do this you d replace the original outlet with this combo switch. You can test the switch with a voltage tester to determine which is the problem.

I have a two switch thing by my front door that has a switch to my porch light and a switch to the outlet beside it. If the switch is miswired it s easy to rewire. Catch 22 it is dangerous to change the outlet if you leave the power on but it is impossible to change the outlet if you turn the power off. The problem is when the power comes to the switch and then from the switch to the light outlet or lights and only on a 2 wire cable.

If not try the other receptacle as it s likely you switched around the black wires. It is 15a 125v 3 pronged. In this case you must change the cable from the switch to the light outlet from a 2 wire to a 3 wire cable. So whenever i flipped the switch all of the following outlets in the circuit as well as the outlet on the switch would turn off.

I have a bedroom with a wall switch that turns on off power to all outlets in the room. The outlet in my bedroom stops working when i turn off the light switch. But no practical difference as the switch still turns on off both the ceiling light and anything plugged into the electrical outlet. 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.

For instance suppose that if you turn the lights out you won t have enough light to change the outlet but all the lights are on the same circuit as the outlet is. And a solo red wire was going nowhere no bare wire exposed.