Running A Plug Off A Light Switch
A double outlet receptacle can be converted to a switch controlled outlet with minimal effort.
Running a plug off a light switch. Some duplex outlets can have different circuits running to adjacent outlets. I want to be able to set the switch up to turn a new ceiling light on off and just have the wall plug with permanent hydro. In this case you must change the cable from the switch to the light outlet from a 2 wire to a 3 wire cable. Remove the existing light switch.
The plug socket will take a plug for led lights the plug contains the required driver and is fine to run off the lighting circuit i have a 1 5mm cable coming into the light switch. To be safe test both the top and bottom with the radio. Ceiling light install from a wall plug that is on off switch there is switch that turns power off on on the lower plug. I have removed the shavers unit and re run.
As you can see connecting a receptacle to the light would see the receptacle only hot when the light switch is on. Start by taking your flat head screwdriver and remove the two screws holding the faceplate on. Before doing any wiring plug the radio into other outlets you plan to work on. At this point use a voltage tester to see if the power is truly off to the light switch before you go any further.
Most of the tools needed to perform this task are generally already a part of the do it yourself homeowner s toolkit. This cable used to supply a shavers light and shavers socket the on off switch was built into the shaving unit. For lights turn the light switch on and off to be sure.