3 Wire Switch To Outlet. Now remove the wire cap from the two white wires in the box add the white wire from the outlet and reset the cap. The outlet that is not switched has the circuit power connected directly to the outlet.
The outlet that is not switched has the circuit power connected directly to the outlet. Tuck the wires into the outlet box and mount the outlet onto the outlet box using screws supplied with the outlet. The source is at the sw1 where the hot is connected to the common terminal and the neutral spliced through to the neutral on the outlet.
Wiring outlets to not be controlled by a switch.
The diagram below shows the power entering the circuit at the grounded outlet box location then sending power up to the switch and a switched leg back down to the outlet. The source hot at the switch is spliced with the red cable wire to the outlet and a pigtail to the switch. Replace the outlet s cover plate. At the receptacle the red connects to the top half of the outlet.
