Switched Socket Outlet Diagram. This wiring allows the electricity to continue from the receptacle on to any other outlets in the circuit and it provides a switch for controlling a light fixture or other load such as another wall outlet or a ceiling fan. A half hot outlet is where one outlet is controlled by a wall switch and the other outlet is hot all the time.
The purpose of a circuit like this is to provide an outlet that has 1 2 of the receptacle controlled by a wall switch and the other 1 2 of the outlet hot all the time. As shown in the fig the switch is firstly installed in the wiring the hot wire from switch feeds all the other parallel connected outlets hence the outlet on off operation can be controlled through the switch. This diagram illustrates a switch and receptacle in the same outlet box located in the middle of the circuit.
Your cable should be long enough to reach each socket.
The switched outlet wiring configurations show two different wiring scenarios which are most commonly used. Either by switching off the consumer unit or by removing the appropriate fuse. A half hot outlet is where one outlet is controlled by a wall switch and the other outlet is hot all the time. The purpose of a circuit like this is to provide an outlet that has 1 2 of the receptacle controlled by a wall switch and the other 1 2 of the outlet hot all the time.
