Wiring A Split Switched Outlet. Join the other end of the pigtail to both black circuit wires the feed wire entering the switch box and the black wire from the three wire cable that extends onward to the outlet location. There are a few methods for wiring switched and half switched outlets.
Join the other end of the pigtail to both black circuit wires the feed wire entering the switch box and the black wire from the three wire cable that extends onward to the outlet location. The black wire carries line to the always hot half of the split receptacle. Switched split receptacle wiring diagrams.
There are two switched outlet wiring diagrams below that depict split outlet wiring.
The diagram shows the power entering into the circuit at the switch box location then sending one power line for the outlet which is hot all the time and a switched leg for the top half of the outlet being used for a table lamp or a floor. A split receptacle has one or both tabs removed to isolate each terminal from the other. There are a few methods for wiring switched and half switched outlets. Wiring a split switched outlet here a receptacle outlet is split by removing the connecting tab between the two hot terminals.
