Advice on wiring the switch please. Where should the hot incoming wire go and the two feeding the lights and outlets.
Wiring A 2 Way Switch
Power to light then switch then outlet. The problem is when the power comes to the switch and then from the switch to the light outlet or lights and only on a 2 wire cable. Once you identify it be sure to turn off. The one that gives a positive reading is the line. There are no outlets in this room so i think the easiest way is for me to run the wiring from the switch. The ground wire may be connected to the light box as well as the switch box if they. If power is coming into the switch box from the panel and you want to connect an outlet to the switch your first option is to wire the receptacle to always be on.
Now run a 122 or 142 wire from the light switch box up to the light. The first thing you need to do is distinguish the line cable coming from the panel from the load cable which is the one going to the light fixture. If the power comes to the light outlet first and then goes to the switch then this can be done fairly easily as long as the outlet is accessible isnt too full of wires already because the unswitched power is available as well as the switched wire that is connected to the light. Then sperate leads to the plug. Just run power from the outlet up to the light switch box using a 122 or 142 wire. Mar 26 2016 how to wire a switch light then switch then outlet.
New circuit power to switch then lights and outlet. The lights and outlets are to run from the switch but i want the outlets to have power all the time and the lights to be activate by the switch. In this case you must change the cable from the switch to the light. The wiring from the power source to the light to the switch is not accessible and the outlet i want to install is only about 3 away from the switch right below the switch. The current is carried into the bottom connector on the switch and then out the top connector and from there to the light. The ground wires are all brought together under one cap as well.
I believe the three neutrals white should be wired together the blacks hot to the swtich grounds wired together. Hello im trying to get power to a light switch thru an outlet i have power to the outlet white to white blk to blk and ground to grnd. Have a new 15a circuit breaker in panel running to a switch. In the light switch box tie all the. The white wires from the source light and the outlet are all connected. Attach it to the switch one wire on each screw dont cut the white one run both wires to the light attach them to the light then with the power off to the outlet skin both wire white and black back 12 inch attach the white wire to the silver screw the black wire to the brass or gold colored screw turn power back on test it out.
With the breaker on turn the switch off and test both switch leads with a voltage tester.
Gallery of Power To Light Then Switch Then Outlet
