Adding Outlet to Switch
#1
02-22-00, 11:49 AM
I have a standard wall switch that controls the light in my bathroom. There is a single black and single white wire connected to this switch. I would like to add an outlet to the switch. Is it possible to replace this switch with a switch that also has an outlet built into it? How would you wire this?
Thanks Phil
Thanks Phil
#2
02-22-00, 12:43 PM
Both wires are to be considered hot wires in this case. The black wire to the switch (if wired correctly) comes from the 110 Volt AC source. The white wire should travel back to the light to provide power when the switch is activated. To add an outlet, you need both a neutral and a ground wire pulled in from the same source as the black wire to the switch. The installation is feasible but I, personally, do not like to mix lighting with outlets on the same circuit.
What do you think, Sparky?
Smokey
What do you think, Sparky?
Smokey
