How to Add a Receptacle to a Lighting Circuit
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
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These are the types of videos that I always enjoyed on the old channel. It's how I found the channel in fact. A good 'how-to' video is hard to beat. Have a great Fourth of July, Bill.
Hi Jim! I hope you guys are well and have a great 4th!
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Excellent. Clear, concise and informative. Just the video I needed. Thank you! 👍
My pleasure, thanks!
You're a gifted teacher Bill. Your videos are clear, well presented and well filmed. Kudos - John 14:6
I enjoy watching your video everything you explain was clear and I was able to hook up the connection at home I'm at 78-year-old and let me tell you this was very groovy explanation thanks
Groovy! I'm not that far behind you. LOL!
Thank you. You are a great instructor and the type of teacher I always appreciate. I'm somewhat lacking in the wiring/electrical department and trying to increase my knowledge and understanding so I can do more around the house. I will be checking your other videos for sure.
Thanks! You can do it!
Thanks for this great video! I changed out a switch and my outlets quit working. After watching this I saw how easy it was to fix my dumb mistake!
Excellent!
By far the best electrical how-to video channel ever.
Thanks so much James! Sparky Channel has by far the best viewers ever!
Happy Fourth to the Sparky Channel! Bill, I'm sure it's just second nature to you, but if there's anything that sets the pros apart from others in the world of electricians, it's the attention to detail. You, sir, are a true professional.
Thanks so much! I'll try to live up to your kind words! Have a great 4th!!!
Thank you so much. I have watched several other videos and yours is by far the best yet.
Thanks Terri!
Thanks for all of your great tutorials. With changes to the NEC 2020, you will need a neutral for the switch location… a 4 way WAGO would remove the need to later change it IF a device is added
Bill the sparky channel you have a superb skills with regards in electrical wiring, lot of lessons i learned everytime i watch your video Kudos 😊
Excellent quality. Thank you. This video was very helpful.
Excellent educational video. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. This is was my first time seeing the wago lever-nuts, those are great and very practical for an organized and space saving installation. Thanks a lot again sir.
Your videos and instruction are the best on you tube
Thanks so much John!
Well done, lesson learned.can't be explained
Easier than that. i like those tools.please keep doing these videos. God Bless
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 L.A. CALIF.
Thanks Patricio!
Your videos rocky sparky, never stop.
Thanks so much! have a great 4th!
Good quick explanation. Thank you for the video
Your passion makes me smile
Thanks so much!
Right on, going to give this a try. Great informative video!
Thanks!
Thank you for all your teaching help me a lot good blessed you
My pleasure, thanks Jose!
First year apprentice for local 11 Los Angeles. Putting new Mc 12/2 in my garage. Ran into this exact problem today needing to wire 5 outlets to 2 lights that are controlled by 1 switch. Thank you for this!
My pleasure, thanks!
How long did it take you to get in local 11? I'm also in LA and I'm waiting for a call.
I have looked and looked for this explanation
Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks John!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Much respect. Good teacher.
Thanks so much!
Very detailed and informative video, thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, thanks!
Awesome presentation, Sparky...!!! Thank you
Very welcome. Thanks Derek!
VERY clear instructions. Thank you very much!
My pleasure, thanks!
Great and simple. Thank you.
You're welcome and thanks!
Awesome video and very informative. I can listen and watch your videos all day. New sub for you
As always great video. Those WAGO connectors sure make this a lot easier. I bought enough to wire the house I’m building. Will make pig-tailing easier and quicker.
I agree. Thanks Joe!
A lot of fireman claim to not like them.
@@sagebrushoutdoors5712 I don't know about firemen, but some older electricians hate them. It's hard to tell who is right though as most of the evidence for or against is anecdotal.
Thank you for teaching.
Another great video! Thanks Bill!
Thanks Ken!
I felt like I was back in shop class with the one teacher who knew his stuff.
Definitely so helpful! Thanks for your time to do this . Question ... is that ok adding a neutral pigtail on my switch too ?
I love your work and you make it so simple and you're very thorough. But tell me this, why are you always using metal boxes and is it just because of your area?
Thanks for insights. I have a two 3 way switches and I want to add receptacles to each box. It’s appears I won’t have a “white” wire for the 2nd receptacle. What to do?
First off thank you for your informative video thank you for the time to make this available for us, question if I wanted the receptacle to turn off and on with the switch how would that be wired,
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
You are welcome, thanks!
Thanks just what I was looking for
Excellent!
Sparky busted deveria de dar unas classes, despues de unos toques hace años no queria saver made de electricidad pero usted lo esplica muy entendible 👍
sir your video r very helpful and u have made it super easy for wiring understanding i am so glad i found your video please keep up the good work
My pleasure, thanks!
Great video. I have a question. What if the hot wire is coming through the light fixture, how would you add the outlet then?
Great video Sparky.
Happy 4th to you and Family!!! Have a great day and thanks!
Clear concise thank you now let me go do my connections
Good 1 Wild Bill ... Love those how to vids ...
Thanks Eddy! Have a great 4th!
Thanks for this amazing tutorial I just subscribed
Welcome to Sparky Channel!! 👍
@sparkychannel What do you do with metal boxes where the house doesn’t have a bonding system because the house hasn’t been updated (with ground wires and only has black and white wires) since the late 50s? My new bathroom vent says I must connect the unit to the ground of the house but this dedicated circuit doesn’t have one even though the 20amp/12 ga was powering / used for a ceiling mounted heater.
Thank you for your videos..very very awesome.!
My pleasure, thanks!
What if you have a 12/3 in a junction on ceiling but want to connect 12/2 is it possible to cap off the red hot in order to do that? Or the 12/3 must go to a light then a switch then 12/2 to switch and 12/2 to outlet?
Fantastic! Thank you.
No problem, thanks!
Hi thanks for your help. If your installing say two light fixtures to this setup would you use the 12/2 wire to connect the two lights or 14/2 ?
I would, yes.
Excellent, thank you!
You're very welcome!
Very helpful. Thanks
You're welcome, thanks!
Mr Sparky, your videos and instructions have given me the courage to wire my 12’x36’. So far so good. I am having trouble with a circuit that will control a light and outlet. This video situation is exactly what I want to do, but the light switch is located outside, about 15’ from the outlet. How can I wire to control the light and the outlet from the switch?
It would be like wiring multiple lights except you're wiring a light and an outlet, both which are controlled by a switch. Check this out, I think you'll get the idea: How to Wire Multiple Lights and How To Prepare Wiring for Drywall: ua-cam.com/video/29w_SmUSb_I/v-deo.html
This was very informative! I am trying to do the same concept but from a 3 switch. Would you be able to demonstrate how this would be done? So adding a always hot receptacle from a 3 switch light. Hope that makes sense. Thank you.
I have a question sir I love your videos...now why didn't you install the line wires going to the switch on the top terminals of outlet ? Usually the feed is on top and the load is on bottom.or maybe I can learn a different way.
enjoy your videos keep up the good work
Thanks Robert, will do!
What if I have a light that I need to come off of for an outlet but it's wired with loop wiring where I get power to my fixture first instead of the switch first? I know I could tap into the hot wire but what would I do for the neutral?
Thanks, very cleared and detailed
Thanks!
Hell sir. Thank you for the video. Can you tell me how you’d run a new circuit from the panel in my unfinished basement that goes to an outdoor grill island. It’s a 75’ run total and I’m installing 3 outlets in the island. I’m considering running NM from the panel to a metal junction box near the point it exits the house, transition to THWN individual conductors that run outside in PVC conduit to the island.
How about discussion on how many of these could you daisy chain in a garage?
Thank you sir. Exellent video.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Mr. I like
Thanks Elliot!
Mr Sparky hope you doing good, I have a question for you, can I get power from a receptacle to a light switch and use a double light switch, 1 for exhaust fan and other for a light?
Thank you sir for a very detail video
Most welcome!
Mr Sparky I'm glad I've found you again not knowing what or why you were off UA-cam but there are a lots of evil people who would do any of us harm for selfish reasons but they have there reward in this life if you know what I mean but I appreciate your kindness in sharing your knowledge and skillets that has been a wonderful blessing to many of us and will be staying tune for future videos as you build again but as to the tools you mentioned after each video that one can get I personally can't find your link that you reference that I might use for locating and purchasing, please clarify, thanks?
Hi Joel! Yes, my whole channel got destroyed but I started a new one with the same name and it's doing well.
All the various tool links should be in my video description below the video. Thanks!
SALUDOS SPARKY ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO. G.B.Y.
Thanks Josian!
Excellent video. Understood every bit if what you were doing never got lost once. I was waiting to see if you would wrap your receptacle and switch and you did, because if you hadn't i was gonna get on you. Ha ha
Hi! Thanks so much! Yes, I'm a device wrapper. LOL! Have a great Sunday!
Very well explained
Thanks
Thanks Pascual!
Great Video!
Thanks so much!
NICE DEMO. SPARKY. THAN YOU.
No problem, thanks!
great video, thank you
My pleasure, thanks!
Great video!! Thanks for the help. You don't happen to have any videos on how to wire up an outdoor spotlight would you?? Thanks again!
Need to do a video on archfault breakers and troubleshooting .
Many lighting circuits are not 20 amp but typically 15 amp instead and therefore you will likely see a 14-2 with ground romex to a lighting fixture. Also, the romex from the switch junction box to an outlet box would then be a 14-2 with ground romex in your example.
i love it thank u
You're welcome 😊
Hi, I want an existing switch to control an outlet instead of the fan light it controls now. I know that I would run a red wire from the switch "hot out" terminal to the outlets hot terminal but my question is this.....because it would just be a single wire could I just run it up the wall and through the 2x4's then down to the outlet? I don't want to run conduit or use a 2-wire Romex if I don't have to. Thanks for any input!
Im pretty certain code does not allow a single wire run; you have to run a romex or conduit; the wires, even if using only one of them, have to be protected with an outer sheathing.
That is a circuit feeding the switch first.
What if the light is being fed first and the switch is at the end of the circuit?
Wire the outlet past the switch and just have it where the outlet AND the light are controlled by the switch?
Or, can the outlet be fed first then the switch and the outlet remains live regardless if the switch position?
Sparky, Help! Like your videos and tutorials, Thank you! But got a problem here for you...bath vanity lights, wth switch OFF, lights have a dim glow. Function great with switch on. 2 yrs ago, added a GFI outlet to sink area, and light switch above GFI. Lights powered through GFI outlet. But lights have dim glow when switch is OFF...What do I need to do. GFI tests ok.
Depends on where you are on the permit. Some counties don't require it
Would love to see a video tutorial where the power (hot wires) comes into the light fixture rather than the switch box. But thanks for this video!
I was wondering, if you have a sinagle duplex outlet, do you need a permit to make it a double duplex outlet? Doesn't adding a power strip do the same thing as far as overloading a circuit due to added receptacles to the original circuit? I didn't know I needed a permit to do that when I changed several single duplex to double duplex outlets. I do know what I was doing and even took the liberty of finding the first outlet in the circuit and making it a GFCI.
That's a good question but I think that would just be a replacement and wouldn't require a permit. You could always give a call to your local inspector and ask though.
What if the line is in the light 4s box and you still want to add a receptacle from the switch single pole. Will everything be pig tailed?
Could you also replace the 12/2 from the switch box to the light fixture with 12/3. Use the red from switch o light. Use the black to carry the current through the light fixture to the outlet, using 12/2? Tying together the neutrals, and grounds of course. 😀
I was thinking the same thing. What’s the difference in using the two when
Adding a receptacle
Great video! I'd like to do something similar on a 15 amp circuit and use a switchbox to power other switchboxes on the same circuit.
However, I'm confused (and stuck) by NEC 404.3 Enclosure, (B) Used as a Raceway, which states: Enclosures shall not be used as junction boxes, auxiliary gutters, or raceways for conductors feeding through or tapping off to other switches or overcurrent devices, unless the enclosure complies with 312.8.
When I look at 312.8, it looks as if I can use enclosures meant for switches for feeding through, spliced, or tapping off to other enclosures, switches, or overcurrent devices as long as 1) The total of all conductors installed at any cross section of wiring space does not exceed 40 percent of the cross sectional area, 2) the total area of all conductors, splices and taps installed at any cross section of wiring space does not exceed 75 percent of the cross sectional area, 3) Bending space for conductors 4 AWG and larger complies with 314.28A2, and a warning label complying with 110.21B is applied to the enclosure.
So with 312.8 in mind, will I be ok to use a switchbox to power another switchbox as long as I comply with 312.8 1, 2, 4 (3 does not apply)?
Thank you so much for the help!
Good video just an observation, I realize service panel is right behind you but you should have still mentioned LOTO most DIYer’s don’t even know about it. Ground conductor should be last one off and first one on ( it’s the one that will protect you because you didn’t use LOTO lol ) we point all connectors up so moisture can’t collect inside and corrode. Last all screws should be vertical ( just a trade thing )
Sparky can you wire two motion detectors together in the same circuit to operate one light? Ie: staircase
Your a beast!
My pleasure, thanks!
what kind of bulb is that? looks increscent
Otherwise a good presentation. Thank you.
Great explanation!?
Thanks!
Great
How do i check if the yellow wire is 12/2.....i have a switch that controls the light of my backyard and a power outlet in my living rooms..so my problem is that if i turn off my backyard light my tv also turns off ...so i need to leave my backyard light on all day...how do i fix that? Please help me thank you so much
Damn your good at explaining things100, can you do a video where you use 12/3 from the switch and through multiple Daisychained lights
I’ve got a question I’ve got A12/2 Wire running to a 20 switch that I’m using as a disconnect in my shed right next to the switch same 4x4 metal box is an outlet coming off the outlet ran a wire to a another light switch by the door then another cable 14/2 going to the light receptacle for the shed my question is can I go from the light receptacle on the ceiling center of shed with another wire and put another plug-in other side of the shed?
Or do I need to run another separate wire all the way back to the main 12.2 power wire coming into the shed ?
Technically you can pigtail a hot from anywhere to power more lights or a receptacle. But a white/neutral is needed for a receptacle.
Fyi i cannot tell, but that 14/2 wire needs to be supplied by a 15 amp cb. NOT a 20a
Wowwww wonderful how do you explain the whole process of this project ,Thanks.
Thanks Angel!
Excellent
Thanks!
Hi Sparky,
Use to know a fellow who went by the name of Sparky Marine in Sausalito, Ca that provides services to folks with yachts. He helped me install a radar system on a 47-foot Gulfstar motor sailer, was that you?
Anyway, I followed your excellent instructional video and it all worked! I was able to plug in a lamp for testing and I could turn it on or off, independent of the light switch position.
The problem is that it did not work for my particular setup.
Let me explain. Just for clarity, I have a ceiling light in my hallway that has a Lutron dimmer switch and I want to have an outlet to plug in a Vornado heater.
Note, I am temporarily using an extension cord that has 3 wires for proof of concept before I get the proper outlet as you are using, perhaps this is the problem. Am not sure what the correct terminology is but my old school terminology would say that the power cord (that I cut off the plug) has a ribbed (positive) conductor, a negative conductor (not ribbed), and a ground.
After I followed your instructions, it all worked using a lamp plugged into the outlet for test purposes. I thought, great! Now that it is working, I will go and get a proper outlet.
THE PROBLEM
Even though the test lamp worked as expected, when I plugged in the Vornado heater and then turned it on, the ceiling light in the hallway would come on, not what I wanted nor expected as the test lamp did not behave this way, and the Vornado heater, even though it was on did not put out any heat nor was the fan turning.
Note, my Lutron dimmer switch has 3 screws, 3 terminals, one black, one gold, and one blue, not sure what the blue is used for.
The Vornado heater has 3 settings, 750 watts, 1100 watts, and 1500 watts. It requires 12.5 amps at the max setting of 1500 watts.
Obviously, I am doing something wrong.
If you can help guide me, I'll buy you dinner or a couple of cases of beer!
Thank You!
MaxMcByte...
Sparky question can u use the newerled lights on the 20 amp.
Sure.
You can even use more of them than the old light bulb types; just keep within the max circuit ampacity
The university of bill. Thank you so very much
My pleasure!
Hi sparky when adding an outlet from light switch do both light switch and outlet need to be the same amp? Or can it be regular 15 amp light switch to 20 amp outlet?