How to Wire a Circuit Where the Switch Controls the Power to an Outlet

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2 ай бұрын

Wire a switch to control the power to an outlet using the diagrams in this video. Different configurations can be used to control the power to the outlet. Many older houses do not have lights in some rooms of the house, particularly living rooms, so this type of circuit is generally used to control a lamp to provide light for the room.
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@pabloescobar6605 2 күн бұрын

You teaching abilities are amazing!!!!!!! You broke it on down to kindergarden level

@eric_eagle 7 күн бұрын

Very helpful- I’m a DIYer who inherited a partially finished, wrongly configured shed on my property and I used your video to make it right. Thanks!

@trapped7534 2 ай бұрын

Always a great learning opportunity when you post a video!!!! Thanks so much!!!! God bless you and yours!!!!

@KEMcMillan 2 ай бұрын

Excellent!! Best example of how to set up your connections. Thanks for posting. I learned a lot.

@ianpullman203 2 ай бұрын

Great all encompassing lesson thanks for the full explanation

@McmM-cv9sb Ай бұрын

great video this was very helpful thanks.

@NoConcentrationTV 13 күн бұрын

Thanks

@MrPONCHO467 Ай бұрын

This is awesome, what would do differently if I wanted to turn my outlet to a junction box. Currently I plug my basement ceiling light into an outlet. I want to wire it so I can use a switch to turn them on and off. I'm in western pennsylvania and there's two rooms in my basement that don't have wired ceiling lights but I want to, then run them to a switch

@JeraldFuller Ай бұрын

Thank you Brett. Good explanation. My question is detecting is the power comes to the switch or the plug first. It's hard to tell. Do you use a non contract tester to check that?❤

@brettleybuilt Ай бұрын

Yes.

@alanjohnson8017 11 күн бұрын

I have a detached garage. It has a wall in the middle separating into two parts. One part has a pair of lights controlled by a switch in the house. The breaker box in the garage does not affect the lights. The other part does not have any lights. I purchased string lights to remedy the problem. They plug into an outlet tied to the garage breaker box. That outlet has power all the time, so I have to unplug the lights when done. The wiring is all outside of the walls, which makes for easy access. The wire for the lights is run along with the wire for the outlet. Is it possible to connect the outlet to lights so I don’t have to plug and unplug the string lights?

@brettleybuilt 11 күн бұрын

Absolutely. Basically it is the first circuit I demonstrated. If you want, send me your email and I will draw you a diagram of what I would do. brettleybuilt@gmail.com

@InspectorCallahan.44 13 күн бұрын

For the first example, the switch controls both outlets, correct? That's not a split receptacle?

@brettleybuilt 11 күн бұрын

Yes, that is correct.

@x007xo55y 2 ай бұрын

I have question, I have 3 main wire coming out from wall switch, my problem is one of the main wire neutral and hot wire are both hot the other main wire is to the outlet reads hot groun rev the 3rd wire to the other room I'm assuming but put a tester in also read hot ground rev....any advice out there much appreciated thank.

@brettleybuilt Ай бұрын

Can you email me some pictures of the wiring and I will try to help you out? brett_e_hill@yahoo.com

@x007xo55y Ай бұрын

@brettleybuilt will do soon I get home this e evening...thank you for your reply.

@joshwaddell8768 Ай бұрын

Can tie in several other outlets from this?

@brettleybuilt Ай бұрын

Yes.

@mtnn4459 2 ай бұрын

Hi can you do a quick how to video. I have a small shed that I will be running 12/2 romex to a GFCI outlet plug. Then running 12/2 to 20 amp light with switch then a second circuit outlet. If you can do a quick diagram that would be helpful. Summary 12/2 romex wire GFCI outlet ➡️ light with switch ➡️and then a outlet.

@brettleybuilt 2 ай бұрын

Please email me at brettleybuilt@gmail.com and I will send you a diagram.

@G.I.JeffsWorkbench Ай бұрын

Great video. The diagrams were very helpful. Thanks too for keeping it moving and on point.

@tredogzs 2 ай бұрын

never enough!

@MrKingMofo Ай бұрын

Code requires a neutral in every switch box, would you run 12/2/2?

@brettleybuilt Ай бұрын

No, 12-2 wire. 12-2 wire has a hot and neutral wire. It also has a ground, but the ground isn't counted as a wire as it doesn't carry current.

@Marco-sp2li 6 күн бұрын

What if my outlet had constant power? What do I do then?

@brettleybuilt 5 күн бұрын

Do you mean the outlet has constant power and you want to use it to power a switch?

@Marco-sp2li 5 күн бұрын

@@brettleybuilt yes I wired the outlet correctly and its suppose to be operated by a switch to go on and off. Unfortunately when the switch is off at the wall, the outlet is still on causing my disposal to run when it’s suppose to be off. What am I missing? Am I suppose to break that tab off the outlet where the disposal is plugged into?

@michaelmappin4425 2 ай бұрын

Why should I care if the breaker is off to work on the outlet controlled by the switch. The switch is off, and I've used my multimeter to verify zero volts at the outlet. I'm good, right?

@brettleybuilt 2 ай бұрын

Technically, yes. If there is no power at the outlet, you are good. When I change out lights, I generally only turn off the switch and check for voltage and don't turn off the breaker. You should alway turn off the breaker. There, I said it for liability reasons.

@michaelmappin4425 2 ай бұрын

@@brettleybuilt Thanks. I love this response.

@kennethjenkins3972 Ай бұрын

So I have a light switch that doesn’t do anything, I opened it up and and it has the two grounds tied together, the two neutrals tied together the two blacks tied together with a third black wire split off the two going to the switch and a red wire coming out of one of the cables to the other side of the switch, I killed power and and isolated the red and the black wires and capped them, (they were both live) and none of my outlets or lights were affected. WTH? Any ideas

@brettleybuilt Ай бұрын

Not sure why they were both live. The light isn't getting power to it. If both wires were live and connected to the switch, the light the switch controls would be on all the time. You need to find the hot wire that goes from the switch to the light and make sure it is connected properly. Feel free to email me some pictures and I will try to help you out.

@mlaforet6969 Ай бұрын

1 minute in... didn't you say that the 14-2 15a wire shouldn't go on the 20a breaker? or am I an idiot? (not an electrician trying to make sense of the wizardry of electricity)

@brettleybuilt Ай бұрын

Yes. I didn't have a 15 amp breaker for this demonstration. 14 guage wire is powered with a 15 amp breaker, where 12 guage wire is powered with a 20 amp breaker.

@NoConcentrationTV 13 күн бұрын

im from pittsburgh lol

@MickSupper 2 күн бұрын

The Declaration of Independence? I'm assuming that was a joke.

@brettleybuilt 2 күн бұрын

Yes.

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