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. then sperate leads to the plug ..
should wires be across from each other on the same plug or should they be to the back of both plugs .... any help would be apperciated thanks
tony
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I don't understand your question. Do you have a problem cramming all the wires back into the outlet box?
Do you have power to the switch or can't get power there?
What is the switch controlling and is the switch before or after it?
sorry, i have power at the outlet .i am treying to get power to the light switch thru the outlet . switch just controls a single light . ---- took power from another light switch , i have power to the outlet ..
In your attempt at brevity, you still leave us in the dark.
Here's what you are looking for, I think.
If you want to have the light controlled by two switches, that is another issue and these directions will not work.
You just want to put power to the switch, then onto a light. You do not want the switch to control the outlet.
Turn the power off at the breaker.
Run 14/2 with ground sheathed electrical cable from the outlet to the switch. If the wires into the outlet are directly attached to the outlet, remove them and replace with short leads. Now pigtail the blacks together, the whites together, and the ground (bare) wires together.
At the switch box, run 14/2 sheathed electrical cable to the light. Pigtail the whites together. Pigtail the grounds together. Attach one black wire to a screw on the switch. Attach the other black to the other screw on the switch.
