Wiring question
#1
08-14-17, 08:58 PM
Wiring question
I have a 14/2 line from my electrical panel which services 3 pull chain lights and then a couple of miscellaneous outlets past the last pull chain lightin my basement. I would like to replace the 3 pull chain light with shop lights and control the 3 lights by a switch. I know how to do the wiring for this setup but how do I do the wiring that will enable the miscellaneous outlets at the end of the line to have continuous power and not be controlled by the switch?
#2
08-14-17, 09:10 PM
The are a couple of ways to do this depending on where the switch is. The easiest is the use a xx-3 cable and use the red as the switched hot and the black as a constant hot.
#4
08-15-17, 04:38 AM
The switch will be the first thing on the line
At the switch the black of the power in xx-2 cable would be connected to the black of the xx-3 cable and pigtailed to one side of the switch.
The red of the xx-3 cable would be connected to the other dide of the switch.
All whites would be connected together.
At the lights red and white would be used and the black would pass through not used.
At the last light the white and black of the xx-3 cable would connect to an xx-2 cable that goes to the receptacle.
xx=14 for a 15 amp breaker and xx=12 for a 20 amp breaker.
