Divine Wiring For Switched Outlet

To connect the switches simply score the wire with your wire stripper and push the insulation to expose about 3 4 in.

Wiring for switched outlet. The break away fin tab is intact therefore line hot is connected to the only one brass terminal on line side. Alternatively it is possible to have a split outlet where one half of the outlet is switched and the other half is live at all times. If the neutral is brought into the switching process then you will be creating a direct short which will trip the circuit breaker.

Add a cover plate and let s go input our outlet. Connect the new wires to the new outlet. Black hot wire to a gold colored terminal screw.

Wiring the outlet is simple. Wiring a switched outlet from what you have described you may be bring the neutral into the wiring of the switch loop where all you need to do is switch the hot side of the circuit. Attach the ground bare or green wire to the green screw near the end of the outlet.

Text links below go to applicable products on ebay and amazon. This wiring illustrates a switched outlet circuit with the source and switch coming first. There are a few methods for wiring switched and half switched outlets.

Attach the white wire to the silver screw on the side with the longer prong. Pull the cable into the box and again strip about of insulation from the white and black wires. Bare wire to the green grounding screw.

Wiring a light bulb with combo switch and outlet in this simple wiring diagram the combo switch outlet is connected to the 120v ac supply through cb. Attach the black wire to the copper colored screw on the side with the shorter prong opening. The second terminal of switch then connected back to the brass terminal of outlet.