I would like to replace a single light switch with a combination switch with pilot light and outlet. There is a break away fin tab intact to the line terminals of normal combo switch and outlet whereas it doesnt exist in gfci or afci combo device.
Combination Switch Outlet Gfci Wire Switch Light Switch
Wiring a switch outlet combo. This video is part of the heating and cooling series of training videos made to accompany my websites. Wiring devices light controls. This one covers how to wire the combination switch outlet. Combination switch and outlet combination electrical question. Switch and outlet wiring. Wire a combination outlet switch for the convenience of having a switch and a receptacle in the same location.
The existing switch has two black screws and no ground screw. Leviton decora 15 amp tamper resistant combo switch and outlet white model r62 t5625 0ws 10 96 10 96. Set your store to see local. Before wiring installation of a combo device one must know the basic different between combo gfci and combo switch outlet. Many bathrooms have a light switch for overhead lighting but no outlet for an electric razor or hair dryer. How to convert a switched outlet.
If the combo switch outlet is being installed at the kitchen counter top area then the combo switch outlet will need to be a gfi combo switch outlet. They can work in conjunction with one another or they can be connected and used independent of each other. The combination outlet switch remedies this disparity. The new device is a cooper wiring 274w box combination device with a switch pilot light and an outlet. 15 amp 54 20 amp 16 42 amp 4 12 amp 1 color family. The switchreceptacle combo device is set up like a duplex receptacle but has a 15a single pole switch in one half and a single 15a 125v receptacle in the other half.
The switch i am replacing has two red wires plugged into the back of the receptacle and two black wires plugged into the one below. White 21 ivory 16 black 12. The electrical wiring can. Electrical outlets receptacles. If youre running out of outlets to plug things into installing a switchoutlet combo is a great way to squeeze in another receptacle without completely wiring in a new outlet or sacrificing existing outlets or switches. In addition there is test and and reset buttons on gfci combo switch outlet and one side can be used as line source.
Gallery of Wiring A Switch Outlet Combo
