Simple Wall Outlet Diagram. Switched split outlet wiring diagram for controlling the half of two duplex electrical receptacles by a wall switch without a neutral conductor. The hot source wire is removed from the receptacle and spliced to the red wire running to the switch.
The neutral wire from the circuit is shared by both sets. Here 3 wire cable is run from a double pole circuit breaker providing an independent 120 volts to two sets of multiple outlets. Wiring a grounded duplex receptacle outlet.
Here a receptacle outlet is controlled with a single pole switch.
A grounded contact at the bottom center is crescent shaped. Switched split outlet wiring diagram for controlling the half of two duplex electrical receptacles by a wall switch without a neutral conductor. Don t use this receptacle when no ground wire is. The long slot on the left is the neutral contact and the short slot is the hot contact.