Electrical Outlet Wiring A Light Switch And Outlet Together Diagram. In this diagram a light switch and receptacle are wired in the same box. The neutral is spliced with a pigtail to the neutral terminal on the receptacle and to the white wire running through to the neutral at the light fixture located in a separate box.
Otherwise the arrangement will not function as it ought to be. Switch and the outlet can have different lines in. To connect the switches simply score the wire with your wire stripper and push the insulation to expose about 3 4 in.
The break away fin tab is intact therefore line hot is connected to the only one brass terminal on line side.
Instead of running a separate pigtail from the hot wire to each switch just leave the hot wire extra long. The following diagrams show each wiring configuration. The white wire is marked black on both ends to identify it as hot. Otherwise the arrangement will not function as it ought to be.
