How to Switch an Outlet

Thanks for the video!! I have a "twist" to your setup. What if I need to switch an outlet in the second box. Can you do a quick update and show separate switches controlling an outlet in each box. I keep getting a floating neutral when trying to switch the second box. I'm measuring 68v from ground to hot leg.............

As a teenager, I was an apprentice with my dad as an electrician. This was the simplest and most helpful explanation of this process! Gotta love those wagu connectors!

Handy dad I am making a arcade machine at home how can i wire the power outlet to a on off switch

This Part was a little confusing.

Thanks for your videos. Is the hot wire usually used in the switch to break the circuit? I Recently noticed my headaches went away from unplugging my wifi box at night. Now i want to have a switch to easily shut it of at night instead of pulling the plug

Appreciate your videos. I am helping out my daughter in putting in a disposal and trying to wire up the receptacle to a switch and am having issues. The house was already wired for a disposal but the previous owner elected not to have a disposal and removed the receptacle from the box under the sink. The box is currently acting as a junction box basically where it feeds a 14/2 going to various receptacles around the kitchen counters. In the switch box located on the backsplash, there is 14/2 going to the receptacle box currently under the sink all of which are disconnected and capped. There is no 14/3 here in this situation at all. Will this still work? I understand how using the hot and neutral wires with the switch will both act as hot and all that but it's the wiring at the receptacle that is confusing me. Is there a video you have that covers this situation? Thanks!

Awesome

can you add more than one outlet to the same existing outlet?

Best instruction🎉

Great video. I have a couple of switched outlets that I want to be always Hot so I'm going to reverse engineer this video and see how I get on

I missed typed… you have 16 conducting wires, not eight

You did not mention that single gang box is way to small to accommodate one device and all of the conducting wires. A single gang outlet only allows 18cu. You have 8 conductors, ground, one device, and lugs!
You’re over 42cu! Way out of code and to much heat for a single gang box, 32cu max for a two gang box, 44 for a three gang box,60 cu for a three gang box.

Hello I have a question

In my attic my HVAC installer removed a light switch and a electrical outlet that were right next to each other and now there are just a bunch of wires connected to one another, which are powering my air handler. How would i go about adding an outlet into this mix as i need an outlet in my attic.

so, what if you want to have a 3rd outlet controlled by the switch. How do you do that?

Hello.
Your videos are really excellent and clear!
Question for you: my situation is reversed...I have the outlet controlled by the switch and would like to have it independent so i can use the switch to control a light on the ceiling that I'll install later...what should i do?
Thanks for your time.

Why isn't it mentioned to break the center tab off in this set up? the center tab should be broken in between the brass terminals to make this switch outlet work?

Okay I have something similar to this. I have a new build home and we have a half hot plug in each room, I was dumb and didn't add wafer lights in the 2 spare rooms so I had to do it myself. The light switch in the two spare rooms controls the outlet on one wall in each room, the outlets are on exterior walls so I do not want to have to snake 14-2 wire through that to get the power and would rather use the light switch. The light switch in question had a 14-3 so R B W. the switch had red wire and black wire on different poles on a one pull switch and the whites were tied together. The halo puck light has two wires, white and black, I ran the wire through the attic to the switch and how do i wire the switch up then?

From Halo light Black wire to the red on switch and tie the white neutral to the others?

or

From Halo light black to black on switch, cut red and terminate it?

I'm just confused

Great video. I noticed you were able to open the push in Wago connector easily? How did you do that? I have been trying to figure it out since I bought them. By the way thank you for that info as well. I was still using wire nuts and these connectors are so much nicer and easier to use if I can just figure it out.

Thanks for another great video. Very detailed.

OMG YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!

You could also switch just the top or bottom on a receptacle leaving an always hot option on the plug.

Great video ❤

Very Nicely done. Great explanation!!

My man. I have a radon fan that is very quiet but I live in the mountains and don’t like the hum of it in the early morning when were having coffee and it’s real quiet. This video was perfect to show me how to wire a switch there.

How would I wire a single switched outlet from my breaker box?

THANK YOU !!

How many recessed lights can I add off that setup with a 15A switch?

Thanks!

How can I install a gfci outlet to box with no neutral wire. It only has 1 red and 2 black wires.

How about installing an indoor smart switch to provide an outdoor 15A outlet with on/off capability ? I am thinking about connecting an outdoor string lights (15 small bulbs) + the occasional heater for greater balcony comfort in late autumn. But most switches suggest that they should serve for lighting purposes. What are your thoughts on this please ? Does the switch limit the power capacity of the 15A outlet in any way ? Btw, great job on the video. Much appreciated.

Instead of messing with the black wires with the power turned on, all you need is a digital multimeter, and check for continuity across the black wires.

This is a wonderful video! Thank you for your highly detailed explanations

Not very clear to watch

I am using 12/2, 20 amp, can this be done with that wire or should I get the 14? I have a florescent light that I want to control with a switch.

If I'm running lights off outlets in my shed using a single poll switch would I have to have 12/3 wire.

I’ve already ran 14/2 wire for an outlet that is going to have plug-in lights. I want to operate it by switch. I don’t have to worry about the code. How would one go about wiring that to the outlet from the switch is it the same wiring a switch to a light

I actually like these videos I can learn much more from your videos that are very informative. Great job and thank you for sharing

Great video. It explains how to hook it up easily using 14/2. I’m using 12/2 on 20 amp breaker. I have a 20 amp switch. How do I wire a 2 gang outlet powered by the switch using 12/2 wire with no red load wire?

If you add more outlets after the second one will they all be controlled by the switch?

Is it true with this configuration that the second outlet can NOT be split into two (one always hot)? I'm thinking there aren't enough wires going to the second outlet.

Thank you very well explained, bless

Referring to my previous question regarding switch controlled outlet. My existing switch has a black hot wire and a red wire. The red wire goes to the outlet receptacle. When I disconnect the red wire from the switch, the outlet receptacle is dead. I see that inside the outlet receptacle there are three black wires joined together with a wire nut. One of the wires is hot once I determine which one of the is hot I can connect a pictail and connect it to the outlet receptacle. Obviously there is an existing neutral and ground already connected the the outlet. Think this will provide constant power to the outlet. Your thoughts Sir, Thank you, Peter

Clearly explained a pleasure to watch your videos. My question, I have a switch controlled outlet and want to remove the switch from the circuit and maintain constant power to the outlet. Will removing the red jumper wire from the circuit achieve this. Thanks in advance, Peter

Wego connections look crappy...
Wire nuts with twisted wire looks good

I watched so many videos and yours was the only one that made me understand what I was doing wrong. Thank you for explaining in plane language and for having great quality easy to see what your doing video.

Ugh. I tapped an outlet on a 20 amp breaker with 14/2 in my garage for an small flood light and just saw where you stated to use 12/2 so what is the worst that can happen using the 14/2? I ran the 14/2 behind the sheetrock so I hate the thought of having to pull it and rerun but will if you think there’s going to be an issue. Thanks! Love your videos. So helpful.

Sir, do you believe that there is any danger in running loose Romex behind a wall?

Thank you for posting this!