How To Wire A Switched Receptacle

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@rtmunro 6 лет назад

very simple, straightforward...now excuse me while I watch this 100 times to figure it out.

@MrFreddywise1 5 лет назад

pretty basic long as you have both wired the same way you wont blow anything up or electrocute yourself lol

@jp71889 5 лет назад

Rob, did you figure it out?

@Lore-wv5mt 5 лет назад

🤣😂😉😛😜

@kenliu808 5 лет назад

Rob M. You are funny. My thoughts exactly. Thanks for the humor!

@marinjj87 4 года назад

😂🤣

@BrandonDime 2 года назад

Man this saved my ass from a never-ending nightmare! Two weeks invested I had into this, and come to find out I had all the wiring completely different. What a relief! Thank you kind sir!

@carson7032 6 лет назад

Thank you for mentioning breaking that connector tab. This is the 5th video I watched trying to figure out why my new outlets won't work when I installed them exactly like the old ones. Such a simple fix. Thanks dude

@whittsendranch 4 года назад

Same here!

@minimutt1000 7 дней назад

Two rooms in my condo had switches that didn’t do anything. Your video helped me sort it out and fix it. I watched the first explanation multiple times and drew a colored diagram before fixing it. Everything worked great the first time. Thank you. This saved me a visit from the electrician.

@RHsapperdaddy1993 3 года назад

Absolutely the BEST DAMN explanation for those switch types I’ve ever seen! 2 years of college wasted! All i needed was that video!!!

@kingkoopa7481 5 лет назад

So glad I watched this. I forgot about the metal piece that needed to be broke off between screws to separate each one. Thanks

@TheRealTonyCastillo 7 лет назад

A great visual explanation on how switched receptacles work. As an 20+ yr electrician in the US you get a thumbs up for this video. Personally i prefer any box that is not metal for residential for easier and faster installs. I hate those types of metal boxes. Thanks for not stabbing the receptacles and switches in the back and for the good connection points on the switch and receptacle.

@HouseImprovements 7 лет назад

Thanks Tony!

@the_politics_guy 2 года назад

I really want these manufacturers to stop with the stabs in the back.

@lifeisgoodjohn316 2 года назад

Took me a while to figure things out because I have black and white wires, they are wired a little different than your demo my walls are closed but because of you explanation I was able to figured out which was the main power. I was so happy when I figured it out. I was so happy the wiring was in the wall receptical. No more running extention cords from other walls thank you. !!!!

@acesandeights65 7 месяцев назад

Your a good teacher, No stupid music,no trying to sell crap on your cannel,Thanks

@GHagar2024 Год назад

By far, the best video I have watched on the subject! Thanks Shannon!

@johngiorgetti795 3 года назад

Thanks very much Shannon! Helped me sort out running power to a switched receptacle for deck rail lighting...explanations were very straightforward and I loved the options provided!

@kellytulley1756 3 года назад

Thank you! I had to replace my dishwasher and afterwards, my disposal would not turn off when plugged in. You explained this so well for a DIY'er with VERY basic skills, that I was able to fix my issue. I appreciate you taking the time to make this public!

@davidrosen4951 Год назад

Just so you know how useful your video is: I'm working on what is for me the most complex electric project I've tried so far (basically like what you're showing but with an additional constant receptacle added in). You're video completely cleared things up for me. So you took me from confusion to clarity! Thanks! Keep doing those videos!

@HouseImprovements Год назад

Fantastic!

@robertwood9328 4 года назад

Excellent job. The key for me was breaking the tabs across three outlets. So glad you included that step!!!! Thank you

@Stoptheliars 2 года назад

Thank you for your time making the video breaking that tab saved me a meltdown today. I had no idea how to isolate a new outlet. Like that. Again thank you.

@RT-rh1ws 6 лет назад

This is the exact demonstration that I need in order to wire a plug for my garage. I can't thank you enough for such a detailed, and yet clear, explanation.

@ronaldnayman4841 2 года назад

I was able to follow both examples just fine. Great job and glad you showed two different hook-ups.

@jp71889 5 лет назад

Thanks for this video tutorial, super helpful. I feel confident enough to wire a new outlet from an unused switch in my garage now.

@anthonygaylor9209 5 лет назад

Great teacher, this was a very helpful lesson. I was easily able to wire in a switched outlet with confidence under my sink to run the Disposal (switched power) and Trash Compactor (constant power). Thank you!

@mrob5278 5 лет назад

You are an excellent teacher, very clear, concise and helpful. Thank you!

@jamescalhoun4588 3 года назад

Thank you ! I just did this for my garbage disposal which is on the same receptacle that my dishwasher is on.

@tfuentes9648 3 года назад

Hi James. Can you please let me know what size wire you used to connect them? I have a 14/3 gage wire. Thanks

@leahrumbo6950 2 года назад

Fantastic instructions, I was able to use these steps to add a plug and switch for a new garbage disposal.

@jch7807 5 лет назад

Thank you, I cut the tab and the switch worked!

@N8904V 4 месяца назад

You always make practical videos, thank you...

@mariomdv 7 лет назад

Thank you for this great video. You solved my problem. I did not notice the breakaway tab on my new outlet. Thank you.

@BatZorro99 4 года назад

Thanks for the video, simple clear and helped my son and I have a great day working together on a successful project.

@TheLostAdventuress 2 месяца назад

very nice video very spot on info also you cover ALOT of different scenarios thank YOU SIR

@suzannta2827 5 лет назад

You know what Code they have in Mexico? it's "NADA" no code at all. I had 1 elec. Guy for 25 years and I barely found out that my whole house and yard has different colors of wires. I wish I knew about codes and wires back then. Your video was very helpful, Thanks!!

@kahloy1 11 месяцев назад

Clear as water explanation. Thank you.

@terryfreeman457 6 лет назад

Thanks Shannon, it has been "interesting" trying to see if Terry can get this correct...old house, olde/old house that needs a re-do in it's thinking with reference to wiring...hee, sparks have flown...verbally and literally...Happy Holidays...Beverley-Anne...his longsuffering best half!

@robinlopez1909 2 месяца назад

Great help, since i am doing houses removations

@jeffaxman799 2 года назад

This video was just perfect! Thank you!

@nickbailey202 2 года назад

Fixed it finally! Thank you!

@mroldman701 9 месяцев назад

Very bacic, it I like cause i'm teaching my youngest Son. I draw everything i can so he gets it cause I don't want to reck my home Lol. And this vid gets straight to the point! Ty. BTW i'm retired.

@fncrazy101 3 года назад

You are a legend sir. Thank you so much.

@vinkobebek254 3 года назад

Excellent explanation👍thanks

@corey2242 7 лет назад

You explain it so well I love your videos man!

@LeoTheLion811000 7 лет назад

U explain everything well and good details also! Good job👍 I will subscribe

@brucewalter2689 3 года назад

Great instructional video. Nice work.

@trollden 6 лет назад

Thanks man great info and you did such a nice job explaining it clearly and quickly thanks again!

@rajrajendra678 7 лет назад

Thank you. Excellently demonstrated.

@michaeladamonis2620 3 года назад

if you use a metal box as your outlet, put black tape around receptacle over screws. good practice.

@mattnyman343 3 года назад

Awesome job - really clear. Thanks for this really good video!

@JesRocWitMe 6 лет назад

Your camera man is a genius

@dusty04jill 2 года назад

thank you saved me on this very helpful.. Amazing 👏

@louisgevas6783 7 лет назад

your video helped out now i can turn my lights on and have other ones off grate video

@Nico_Siu 3 года назад

Good tutorial. Very informative

@HouseImprovements 3 года назад

Glad you liked it

@BeeNBeeIII 7 лет назад

Thanks... really informative two thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼

@patriciaglass5860 6 лет назад

I changed 4 outlets and 1 switch. Hooked up exactly same. So happy when they all worked! Went to bedroom that night (other end of upstairs) and 3 walls of outlets are out!! Bedroom in the middle still works. Help. I missed something - old outlets don't have tabs. Watched 10 videos.....what's the most likely problem? at the switch? a lot of wires in the switch.....

@HouseImprovements 6 лет назад

Please come you our forum. www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@andrizeefoshizee 3 года назад

It worked! Thank you!

@MrEd1na 11 месяцев назад

Our code calls for a switched receptacle in every inhabited room. Was trying to figure out how to put it in when there is a series of ten outlets and it's the middle one. Because of so many outlets in this large room, I was trying to avoid a three wire that would travel all the way to the other wall and also, how to you continue past this outlet with power.

@HouseImprovements 11 месяцев назад

You may want to ask in our forum , we can talk you through this process.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@bobwiley5176 4 года назад

best guy ive seen

@ericksmelendez3821 3 года назад

Thank you very helpful awesome video

@Lu-cho 6 лет назад

GIVING YOU A 1,000 LIKES. THANKS TO MUCH. THIS IS HELPFUL TO ME.

@AtomicQuotient 3 года назад

Good video. Thx

@westbccoast Год назад

Thanks for the video. Any ideas how I can find which receptacle a light switch is connected to ? I have a light switch in my living room and I assume it would power on/off one of the receptacles in the living room, but doesn't, I tested all receptacles. I opened up all receptacles, my best guess is a receptacle was replaced at some point and the light switch became redundant, but would like to try see which one it powers and hook it back up or find where it goes to ? I would like to use the light switch again.

@HouseImprovements Год назад

Usually the switch will only control one of the outlets on a duplex so unless you checked both top and bottom outlets on each duplex you could have missed it. If it was unhooked then you would be looking for a unhooked and hopefully capped wire or two in a box. Could be white or black possibly. If you need more assistance please use my forum after.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@westbccoast Год назад

@@HouseImprovements Thanks Shannon, I checked both up and down, I even pulled out the receptacles and looked to see if the metal piece was broken. I did find one plug with an extra black wire capped

@quincymarquis-brown5803 5 лет назад

Super good video thanks

@rip-yo-toodoolesjack773 4 года назад

Just had to cut the tab thanks didn't know that

@jamessang5027 3 года назад

Thank you!

@firazeli 7 лет назад

saved my day man, thanks!

@KM-jp2wx Год назад

Thank you.

@chuckyd1577 7 лет назад

Good Job...Very helpful....

@itsrenababy 7 лет назад

good lesson mate thanks

@oceano_drive241 2 года назад

So if I want constant power to the outlet from the switch. I should only use 14-2 one black wire, correct?

@ttfweb1 7 лет назад

Here in Oregon, we can wire anything residential including a full service panel as long as its your own property and you pull a permit. I found the electrical inspector to be very helpful in making sure I understood the codes. Good info. Thanks.

@stacyreed1505 5 лет назад

Ttf Web thanks I live in Oregon as well and was wondering about this. Do we need a permit even for adding a switch?

@samfrancisco8095 2 года назад

Permits are to get money from you. Don't bother. Do they send out an inspector? If not, just do it without permit.

@HoldemRw 11 месяцев назад

Is it any different if the outlet is on 2 switches at each end of the room.

@stewpeanut Год назад

great content, thanks! another owner of an older home here 😁i was planning to split the switched receptacle, but found that there's only 12/2 coming into the receptacle from the outlet. am i right in assuming i can't split the receptacle (half hot) without being able to run either a new 3 wire run to the switch or a single switch loop wire? (there's no great way for me to do that in the house....so if so i'll have to live with a fully switched receptacle 😒thanks!

@HouseImprovements Год назад

correct

@zulnoon78 6 лет назад

Thank you very informative video

@ThePastora6 3 года назад

What if you want outlet on all the time and not dependent on the switch

@HouseImprovements 3 года назад

Remove the receptacle and replace it with one that does not have the side tab broken off and do not hook up the switched power wire. Use a good wire cap on that wire and fold it carefully into the back of the box. If you need more help please use my forum.

@davidsheehan632 2 года назад

excellent video... Can you do the same process with a GFI plug...?

@HouseImprovements 2 года назад

GFCI plugs can not be switched.

@hectormedina9090 4 года назад

Can you have a switch operate the top of an outlet and another switch operated the bottom half of the same outlet?

@mikeman0341 4 года назад

How do I wire recessed lights to the bottom example? Can I go to the switch or do I have to go to the receptacle?

@jasonlara 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. On the first application you show, is it really necessary (other than code) to use 14-3 wire? Emphasis on the "three." If you're capping the white wire off at the switch, does that mean it's not used? So technically (not legally), could I use a 14-2 wire and just not have an extra wire to cap? I hope that makes sense. I have an existing outlet with a 14-2 going into it and a 14-2 coming out of it. I just want to connect a switch to the wires coming out of it. Hopefully you can answer. I kind of confused my self with this question.

@AccordBass12 7 лет назад

Great video!

@iswish_41 4 года назад

Very helpful!

@lilorg1 2 года назад

What if I want the bottom outlet connected to a switch and leave the top outlet constant so I could connect and other outlet to it that goes behind my tv on the wall?....If that makes sense.

@ShawnKirk007 2 года назад

If you don't mind me asking, I searched your videos but couldn't find one with my situation. We purchased a house that has a "toilet room" that was added on after the home was built. They ran the main power line to the light fixture first, then ran a 2 wire (black and white) 14-2 down to a single pole light switch (1 silver screw, 1 brass screw). There is no outlet in this room and I would like to add one. The easiest thing I could think of is adding a combo Switch/Outlet so I don't have to cut a hole in the wall. However, everything I am finding says you can't do it. You have to have at least 3 wires running to the switch (not including ground) and then tap into the power before it gets to the lamp. Do you have a video explaining a setup like this? I may have missed it in my searches. Thanks.

@HouseImprovements 2 года назад

Ya what you have now is called a "switch leg". Power comes down one wire to the switch and when you flip the switch the power continues back through the second wire back to the list to power it. Foe a receptacle you need a neutral , which you dont have now at the switch. You need either another 14/2 from the power at the light position to the plug in or a 14/3 wire instead of the 14/2 you have going to the switch right now. For more help please come to my forum.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@ShawnKirk007 2 года назад

@@HouseImprovements Thanks for the info! I think I will go the easy route and replace the 14/2 with a 14/3. I think there will be less headache and it will be easy enough to pull the new 14/3 wire through the wall using the existing 14/2 wire by pig-tailing them together and then pulling the wire.

@jasoncharles8651 7 лет назад

Nice, but having the wires shown in one photo was most beneficial!

@jasoncharles8651 7 лет назад

How, is more beneficial than why.

@justdissin7340 4 года назад

Will this scenario work for a outlet used on garbage disposal & dishwasher?

@HouseImprovements 4 года назад

yes it could . They really should be separate circuits but it should work in theory .

@AlecBig 4 года назад

Thanks man!

@mysticwine 4 года назад

How would runners to multiple receptacles from 1 switch look?

@gabrielmorrison9477 4 года назад

Now to watch this video 10 more times then im good to go

@tonosantiago4832 6 лет назад

Excelent video!!!....

@heroes526 4 года назад

Can you split a GFCI outlet like that?

@brianw6645 6 месяцев назад

If my outlet does not have the connecting tab to break off, does that mean I cannot use the outlet in the switched receptacle?

@HouseImprovements 6 месяцев назад

Correct

@anaismueller 3 года назад

Thank you for the video. If I want to make the TOP plug in the receptacle to be on the switch and BOTTOM one to be alwaysOn with constant power , in both examples, I just switch the red and black wires going to the plugs right ?

@HouseImprovements 3 года назад

yes

@Carlzday 5 лет назад

can you make a vid of how to wire a split, receptacle with lighting along that circuit , utilizing the 14/2 coming in and 14/3 along the circuit

@christianlopez3772 4 года назад

Hi... I have a situation like in the first example . But. I want the two outlets to have power at all time ( cancel the switch for the bottom outlet) if I connect the cables ( black and red) from the switch and live it in a metal box, would that be fine?

@samfrancisco8095 2 года назад

How do you add an outlet in the top example with only a 2 wire connection?

@HouseImprovements 2 года назад

We can talk you through that if you ask in our free forum.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@santosuvidia5250 4 года назад

exclente your explenatio, thanks

@roadrunner1391 4 года назад

why do some outlets have the metal bracket on the back and some don't are they all the same or some better ???

@HouseImprovements 4 года назад

Those may be a better heavier duty receptacle ?

@dance2142 6 лет назад

Can you also do that with a GFCI outlet?

@brandonturner2445 5 лет назад

What if your wires only have 3 total such as, ground, neutral(white), and hot(black)? I'm adding power to a barn. I have the wire coming from breaker to switch then another wire to the outlet. Just the wires I'm using only have a black, white, and ground

@HouseImprovements 5 лет назад

please post in our forum ,it is the easiest way to help you.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@toantruong5095 3 года назад

thank you.......................

@jasonloraine1674 4 месяца назад

Do you have to have it be half hot? Can I you have the entire outlet be switched and just use a 12/2 or 14/2 wire from the switch to the receptacle?

@HouseImprovements 4 месяца назад

Yes you can just do not remove the tab on the receptacle and obviously do not attach constant power.If you need more help please use our forum.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@williamhoudersheldt7076 Год назад

In my situation, the POWER is coming from the light fixture to the switch (one wire), the second wire is going from the switch to a receptacle. Previously the light was controlled by a pull string, I'm trying to install a new LED light and want to control it with the switch, but I also want the receptacle to have constant power. Can you help?

@HouseImprovements Год назад

Can't do it without a 3 wire between the light and switch. If you need more help please visit my forum .www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@williamhoudersheldt7076 Год назад

@@HouseImprovements Thank you for the prompt response. Can it be done with making the receptacle controlled by the switch along with the light?

@Maggio97 4 года назад

Just checked my outlet and it only had 3 wires....? It’s connected to the bottom outlet only

@barneygordon2585 Год назад

i have had 2 electricians rewire my house. now a new guy I spoke to says I should use a junction box for a bedroom I have with 3 outlets with basement access. but by friend said I shouldnt use junction boxes. It seems like this was the old school way the house was wired. are there any advantages or disadvantages of using the jbox? what is code?

@HouseImprovements Год назад

No junction boxes for receptacles are not needed, use the proper boxes. Sometimes you need a square box with a mud ring if you have a lot of wires to accommodate but usually that is not an issue.

@BurtBowers 6 лет назад

I am conpletly lost sean.. I have a toggle switch that does control 2 lights in the kitchen though i took one of the lights out & put in a plug receptical though i want to have constant power to that wall receptical & the switch yet to control the other light that said the box in the wall only has a white wire & black wire so wouldnt that box have to have two extra wires brought over from the toggle switch or add extra wires direct conect to my outside fuse box to that box in the wall to have constant current to the box that only has two wires? I am wanting to plug a tv into that receptical & dont want to have to turn on a switch to turn the tv on as well having to deal with the other light coming on flipping the switch.

@HouseImprovements 6 лет назад

Please go to my forum for assistance . www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@toddswatsworth4118 3 года назад

Question I have a switch box with 3 Romex wires coming in to a switch . One wire is for a over head light . The other is coming from a powered receptical. The 3rd wire goes to two recepticals that are hooked up so both recepticals are have switched power . How do I wire it so the two recepticals are constant not switched power I only want switched power for the overhead light. Please help thanks

@HouseImprovements 3 года назад

Please repost your question in my forum and we can help from there.www.house-improvements.com/forums/