Wiring Question

[ilikedirt]

This is probably a real dumb question but how do I control the top outlet with the switch? I wired it up and both are constant hot?

 

[The Cobbler]

your hot to the outlet is not switched. to switch the upper outlet you need 3wire to the outlet, 1 hot switched( to the upper) and the other hot not switched ( to the lower ) and be sure to break the tab on the hot between the 2 outlets

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

 

[wyliesdiesels]

I hope youre not using that diagram.

The switch has 2 power feeds- white taped black and the red.

And its a 3-way...

What are u trying to do? Control the light and outlet with one switch and have them alternate

 

[justsam]

Sounds to me like what you want is what is known as a "half hot" receptacle.

Your drawing is just a drawing of an always hot duplex receptacle and a light controlled by a switch, all fed from the same power source.

As stated by the Cobbler, you need 3 wire to the half hot receptacle, break the tab on the hot side of the receptacle, attach one hot, and one switched hot. Neutral and ground as usual.

http://knoji.com/images/user/outlet-half-hot-diagram.jpg

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I hope youre not using that diagram.

The switch has 2 power feeds- white taped black and the red.

And its a 3-way...

What are u trying to do? Control the light and outlet with one switch and have them alternate

That is not "red". It's the ground...

Tommy

 

[wyliesdiesels]

That is not "red". It's the ground...

Tommy

O ok. Well thats weird. It shows up as red on my phone.

But that makes more sense....carry on...

Cobbler and justsam have it right!