The neutral/white side stays the same, with the one connected white wire acting as the return path for both hot side terminals. To properly wire a switched plug I suggest looking up a video online, but basically you're separating the two hot side terminals by breaking the copper connecting tab between them, attaching the red switched wire to the lower terminal and the black hot wire to the top terminal. It'll either be capped and floating free in the box, or attached to a terminal on the same side as the black/hot wire (opposite the white/neutral side). When looking on the outlet side you're most likely in the right box if you see the same colour wire in the box as well.
You're looking for the other end of this wire- it's usually red, but not guaranteed. Shut off your breaker and check if the switch is a simple on/off (not 3 way) and has a red wire on one end. If it's near a room that might look good with a lamp somewhere in it, open up the nearest wall outlet to where you think a lamp would probably plug in. It's probably a switch for a miswired half-switched wall outlet. The Jill Taylor (Most Unfortunate Situation) Award How much will it cost? aka Always get 3 Quotes!Īl Borland Award (Best Home Improvement Project) Any links to a website or blog will be removed. This is not a place to advertise products and or services. We do not endorse any contractors, and proceeding with a contractor you've met via this sub should be done at your own risk. We're all here to learn and help each other out - enjoy! No question is too stupid, too simple, or too basic. Name-calling, abusive, or hateful language is not tolerated, nor are disrespectful, personal comments. This sub is NOT for questions from contractors, flippers, landlords or tradesfolks - we only allow discussion surrounding improvements made to your personal home.Ĭomments must be on-topic, helpful, and kind. These guidelines, and more, can be read here before posting. We want to keep the conversations here in the sub, not just drive it away. Project-sharing posts must include narrative as well as basic info such as product details (brands/prices/purchase locations), overall budget, and a brief description of the project in the reddit text itself (not in the imgur album). Also feel free to post projects that you've completed (not in-progress). If you are asking a question, be as detailed as possible and include your location and multi-angled pictures if you can. This sub is for redditors to ask advice on personal home improvement projects. To include images, upload to third party site like and share the links in your post. If you are new, start here with an overview of the sub
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