Wiring A Switched Receptacle. Wiring a split switched outlet here a receptacle outlet is split by removing the connecting tab between the two hot terminals. Three wire cable runs from the switch to the outlet providing two hot wires to that location.
Both devices are spliced to the same hot source. This way the outlet is wired and controlled on off through the switch. Three wire cable runs from the switch to the outlet providing two hot wires to that location.
Connect the white neutral wire to one of the neutral silver colored terminals.
This way the outlet is wired and controlled on off through the switch. There are two switched outlet wiring diagrams below that depict split outlet wiring. Wiring a split switched outlet here a receptacle outlet is split by removing the connecting tab between the two hot terminals. The switched outlet wiring configurations show two different wiring scenarios which are most commonly used.
