How To Wire A New Outlet From Light Switch

The source is at the outlet and a switch loop is added to a new switch.

How to wire a new outlet from light switch. You then splice all the white wires and all the ground wires in the switch box together. The source for this circuit is at an already existing light fixture and a 3 wire switch loop run from there to the switch box. When wiring a switch to control a 110volt outlet the power wire is connected to the switch as follows. As you can see connecting a receptacle to the light would see the receptacle only hot when the light switch is on.

Make sure the cable sheath remains secured inside the box. Here is what you would have to do if possible change out the 2 wire to 3 wire cable from switch to light. Mount the new box in the opening. The procedure is not unlike wiring multiple lights to a single switch.

One switch screw terminal is for the power in. Black hot wire to a gold colored terminal screw. This wiring diagram illustrates adding wiring for a light switch to control an existing wall outlet. At the switch box the white neutral wires are spliced together and the ground wires are spliced and a pigtail wire is added and attached to the green ground screw on the light switch frame.

Connect the new wires to the new outlet. To add an outlet to a light switch you start by making a pigtail using the hot wire the wire going to the fixture controlled by the switch and a third length of wire. The hot source wire is removed from the receptacle and spliced to the red wire running to the switch. Wiring diagram for a new switch and light.

You ll need access to the white neutral wires. How to wire a switch for an outlet keep in mind that when wiring a switch it is not necessary to switch the white neutral wire. Wiring an outlet to a switch loop. One switch screw terminal is for the power out.

This 3 wire switch loop satisfies the nec requirement of a neutral in the switch box. In this diagram a new switch and light are added to an already existing light switch. In this case you must change the cable from the switch to the light outlet from a 2 wire to a 3 wire cable. Normally when you replace a light switch you would leave the neutral wires alone but in this case we ll be connecting them to the new combo switch.

Conversely you can connect the switch for a new light fixture to a nearby outlet which is a procedure similar to wiring outlets in series. Remove the wire nut on the neutral wires by unscrewing it. Hook up the outlet as you normally would. Wire the new electrical outlet.

Bare wire to the green grounding screw.