Can you put an outlet in a switch box?
Switch boxes can sometimes be used as a power source for a new outlet, but only if the box is large enough and has neutral and ground wires running through it.
How do I add an outlet to a switch?
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Quote from Youtube video: So to do that we've pigtailed here we put a jumper cable I'm just going to turn this we put a jumper cable coming up to the top receptacle the top screw. Because it's going to be constant.
Can you put switches and outlets on the same circuit?
In your case it is okay to install a receptacle alongside the switch. However you need a neutral as well as a hot wire which you may not have. Test to see if you have a neutral with a test light or meter. The neutral will be white but some switches are wired up with a white wire that is not a neutral.
Can you run a plug off a light switch?
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Quote from Youtube video: Inside the switch we have two wires. Each wire has two conductors they have a hot conductor or a hot conductor and a neutral conductor.
Can you spur a socket off a light switch?
If there is only a single cable into the box, where the brown goes into COM on the switch plate and the blue goes into L1, the blue is switched live and is NOT neutral. If this is the case you most definitely cannot safely add a socket.
How do you piggyback an outlet?
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Quote from Youtube video: The wires from the new cable onto the old along with pigtails that will connect to the new device once connected fasten the receptacle.
How do you wire a switch and plug in one box?
To have the switch control just the outlet, connect the hot circuit wire to one of the switch terminals, and then connect the other switch terminal to the brass terminal on the outlet with a short jumper wire. Connect the white circuit wire to the chrome terminal on the outlet.
