Wiring A Switch. Sometimes it is handy to have an outlet controlled by a switch. If there is a grounding terminal now simply hook the black wire to the bottom terminal and the white wire to the top terminal.
In the tutorial viewers will see the use of. Light switch wiring diagram with power from the circuit breaker panel going to an electrical receptacle outlet and then continues to the next outlet and then to a single pole wall switch and then to another outlet. Push the switch into the box and screw it in.
Hook up the ground wire to the box and then to the switch.
Push the switch into the box and screw it in. Switched outlet wiring diagram. Black wire power or hot wire. Step by step instructions on how to wire a switched outlet.
