Switch w Outlet

[deedermc]

Hi Everyone!

I've read a lot of posts here but can't seem to locate the answer for this - can someone point me? I'm sure it's been covered.

Right now all three outlets in the pic below are live all the time and the switch does nothing. I would really like to have the switch control just the one outlet it's attached to.

Thanks,

Deeder

 

[porschedude996TT]

Route the black for the lower single thur the switch. The white or neutral can all be connected together.

 

[gatchel]

Assuming that GFCI is there for a reason, I would still make sure you are getting power to the switch from the load side of the GFCI. The neutrals on the switch/plug combo probably should be separate from the line side neutral feeding the GFCI.

 

[deedermc]

Thanks for responding, and so quickly! Just so I'm clear:

The black coming out of the wall should be connected to the switch, and a tiny little jumper should go from the other side of the switch to the outlet.

The white should be attached to...just the outlet?

 

[SiGmA_X]

Correct! Most likely you will have the hot/black wire come 'out of the wall', and then be wire nutted to 2 short pigtails, and one each going to the switch and the duplex. Then a short wire from the other side of the switch to top plug. The neutral (white) will just go to the top outlet, and also should be wire nutted and pigtailed as described above. Same deal with the ground, most likely you only need to ground the switch/outlet in one location, I think that varies by model and I don't feel like googling for the manual

 

[deedermc]

Thank you so much for the help!

 

[SiGmA_X]

If you have further questions, post up a picture of the back side (or both sides, depending) of the outlet and we can draw in / better explain what-to-what. Also, and depending on the location (bathroom, within X feet from kitchen sink (all kitchen plugs with new NEC I think?), etc) you may want to utilize that GFCI.

http://www.do-it-yourself-help.com/wiring_multiple_receptacles.html

But then instead of wiring from the GCFI to your other outlet, wire from the GFCI load terminals to the switch, and then switch to single outlet. I think that will be good to go! And everything can/should still be grounded to one place. Its possible you'll have 2 ground terminals on the switch, but I think most have just one. Either way, if there are 2, wire em both to ground.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

That outlet/switch combo may have common/shared terminals for the hot line in!

 

[madosta]

Just curious, what are plugging into this switched outlet?