I would like to make 1 hot all the time and 1 run off the switch. the wiring from the breaker goes to the switch than from switch to the outlet
2007-03-03 02:09:18 · 4 answers · asked by Roger H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If the wire from the switch to the receptacle contains only a black conductor, white conductor, and a bare or green conductor, you cannot do it. The bare or green is the ground. The white is the neutral. The black is the "hot", which carries the current. Currently, the black from the breaker is connected to one side of the switch; the black to the receptacle is connected to the other side of the switch. The power to the receptacle goes thru the switch. You need another conductor from the switch box to the receptacle to carry current continuously. Check your wiring. If you have a black, RED, white and bare/green going to the receptacle, then you can do it. At the switch, remove the black conductor from the breaker. You need to splice the red and the black from the breaker together. You will also need to splice a jumper from the red/black splice to the switch (where the black from the breaker was terminated). At the receptacle, there are two brass colored screws on one side, and two silver colored screws on the other. At the brass screw terminals, there is a metal tab connecting the two terminals. Break it off by twisting it with pliers. Connect the black from the switch to the top, and the red to the bottom. Do NOT break the tab off the silver colored terminals. Make sure the bare/green ground and the white conductors are attached to their respective terminals. If the wire from the switch to the receptacle does not have a black and a red conductor, you will have to replace it with a wire that does. If somebody tells you that you can use the white conductor to carry the current, DO NOT DO IT. There is a very good reason for having a white neutral and a bare ground. DO NOT do away with either one. Make sure you turn the power OFF before performing any of the work.
2007-03-03 04:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the source is at the switch it can not legally or safely be done on a 2 wire
2007-03-03 04:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by ferengifighter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off you need a different outlet in which they are seperately wired then you need an electrician as the power is in the switch(so the cutoff is at the switch. There is some rewiring that has to be done and wall opened up.
2007-03-03 02:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Open the receptile box and see if there are any more wires in the box. If there is then you are i luck. If not then you have a problem. If there are more than 3 little wires (black, white, green or bare) then it is possible and i'dbe happy to help. Just click my profile and contact user
2007-03-03 02:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by NubbY 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋