Switch Receptacle Combo Wiring Diagram

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

Switch receptacle combo wiring diagram. Wiring a combo switched outlet or half hot outlet. In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci. Shut off power to the circuit before removing the old switch. Wiring a gfci outlet with combo switch outlet receptacle light switch.

The combination outlet switch remedies this disparity. Applications for combo switch outlets. That means two or three cables enter the box. The neutral from the source is spliced through to the switch box using the white wire and in this diagram the white wire is capped with a wire nut.

The black wire from the switch connects to the hot on the receptacle. The switch receptacle combo device is set up like a duplex receptacle but has a 15a single pole switch in one half and a single 15a 125v receptacle in the other half. Scott a combo switch outlet will require the set of wires that are for the switched device in this case the disposal and the outlet will require a hot neutral and ground wire. Where to buy cross reference.

Combination switches are always installed with through switch wiring and never with end line wiring. Combination afci switch afsw1 i decora combination devices t5631 2w. Electrical wiring devices instruction sheets menu. Use the combination as a replacement for switches in locations where a receptacle is also needed.

As discussed before gfci also known as ground fault circuit interrupter is a protection device against electric shock which detects the ground faults and leakage currents especially in outdoor and watery areas such as bathroom kitchen laundry etc. This wiring diagram illustrates adding wiring for a light switch to control an existing wall outlet. The electrical wiring can be configured for the switch to control an overhead light leaving the outlet power available independently. This video is part of the heating and cooling series of training videos made to accompany my websites.

It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. In this updated diagram 3 wire cable runs between the receptacle and switch and the red cable wire is used to carry the hot source to the switch. The hot source wire is removed from the receptacle and spliced to the red wire running to the switch. Gfci combo switch and outlet wiring circuit diagrams and installation.