Say your countertop appliances are hogging all of the outlets in your kitchen. This video is part of the heating and cooling series of training videos made to accompany my websites.
All About Combination Switches And Receptacles Better Homes
Wiring a combination switch. Wiring a switch to a wall outlet. The combination outlet switch remedies this disparity. A combination switch like this is handy at places like the top of the stairs where the single pole switch can control a hall light and the three way switch works in conjunction with a downstairs switch to control the light above the stairs. A wiring diagram is a simplified traditional photographic representation of an electric circuit. The source is at sw1 and the hot wire is connected to one of the terminals there. The electrical wiring can be configured for the switch to control an overhead light leaving the outlet power available independently.
I would like to replace a single light switch with a combination switch with pilot light and outlet. The new device is a cooper wiring 274w box combination device with a switch pilot light and an outlet. The old vanity light was wired to old wiring above the mirror that was not operated by the light switch. A switchoutlet combo like the one pictured above can be wired up in three ways. This one covers how to wire the combination switch outlet. The existing switch has two black screws and no ground screw.
You can change this duplex receptacle to a switchreceptacle combination so that you still have power in the outlet but can use the switch to control your new overhead task light. Sparky channel 30709 views. I live in a very old home and im trying to simply replace a vanity light. Fishing in a wire from the receptacle to the light fixture is fairly easy so this is how you would wire the switchreceptacle combo device in this situation. Combination switch and outlet combination electrical question. It reveals the parts of the circuit as streamlined forms and also the power as well as signal connections between the tools.
Combo plug and light switch wiring electrical question. This is commonly used to turn a table lamp on and off when entering a room. Use the combination as a replacement for switches in locations where a receptacle is also needed. Here a receptacle outlet is controlled with a single pole switch. I have one power switch in the bathroom that only controls the over head light. Separate switches for bath fan and light from single switch in a 1960s house duration.
The switch can control your lights the switch can control the outlet or the switch can control both your lights and the outlet. In this diagram 2 wire cable runs between sw1 and the outlet. Assortment of leviton switch outlet combination wiring diagram.
Gallery of Wiring A Combination Switch
