The switched outlet wiring configurations show two different wiring scenarios which are most commonly used. Switched split outlet wiring diagram for controlling the half of two duplex electrical receptacles by a wall switch without a neutral conductor.
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Two outlet wiring diagram. Also shown is the half of the receptacle that is live at all times and the tab that must be cut in order to split the receptacles. It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. Wiring a gfci outlet with combo switch outlet receptacle light switch. With each outlet connected by its own pigtail wire if one fails because of physical damage the other wont be affected and should still work. The connections for a switched outlet also known as a half hot plug. Wiring diagram for dual outlets.
In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci. Here 3 wire cable is run from a double pole circuit breaker providing an independent 120 volts to two sets of multiple outlets. Wiring two outlets in one box. The wiring and connections will depend on where the power enters the circuit. The diagram above shows 2 outlets wired in series and more outlets can be added to this circuit by wiring the 2nd outlet just like the 1st outlet to keep the circuit continuing on until you end the circuit at the last outlet. This wiring is commonly used in a 20 amp kitchen circuit where two appliance feeds are needed such as for a refrigerator and a microwave in the same location.
Now some electricians will use a 1wire jumper from the outlet and wire nut together the circuits inside the box but. In this diagram two duplex receptacle outlets are installed in the same box and wired separately to the source using pigtails spliced to connect the terminals of each one. The neutral wire from the circuit is shared by both sets.
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