Light, Outlet, Combo Switch Wiring Diagram and Connection Procedure

Hey, in this article we are going to see the connection of combo switches with Light and Outlets. Here, we will see the connection between a standard ordinary outlet and a combo switch.

The complete device has a combo switch that is basically an SPST(single pole single throw) switch and an outlet. It has a breakaway fin tab. When the breakaway fin tab is connected the phase terminal of the outlet and the incoming terminal of the switch are connected together but when the breakaway fin tab is removed the connection between the switch and outlet also be removed.

The device has a total of five terminals, two terminals for the switch - Line(Input) and Load(Output). The other three terminals are for the outlet - Hot or Live, Neutral, and Ground.

Combo Switch Wiring Diagram

Here, you can see the wiring Diagram of Combo switch with the power supply, Outlet, and Light.

Connection Procedure

Connection between Switch and Outlet

Here, the outlet will be controlled by the switch itself.

1. First of all, remove the breakaway fin tab.
2. Now connect the output terminal of the switch to the hot terminal of the outlet.
3. Connect the hot terminal of the power source to the input terminal of the switch.
4. Connect the neutral terminal of the power source to the neutral terminal of the outlet.
5. Connect the grounding wire to the grounding terminal of the outlet.

Connection with Light

Here, the will be controlled by the switch, and the outlet is directly connected to the power supply.

1. Keep connected to the breakaway fin tab.
2. Connect the hot terminal of the power source to the input terminal of the switch or the hot terminal of the outlet(as they are internally connected)
3. Connect the neutral terminal of the power supply to the neutral terminal of the outlet.
4. Connect the ground wire to the ground terminal of the outlet.
5. Connect the hot terminal of the lamp to the output terminal of the switch.
6. Connect the neutral terminal of the lamp to the neutral terminal of the power supply.

Connection with different power sources

Here, the light and outlet get power from different power sources. The light is controlled by the switch and the outlet is directly connected to the power supply.

Here, we assumed the light is connected to source 1 and the outlet is connected to source 2

1. Connect the phase terminal of power source 1 to the input terminal of the switch.
2. Connect the output terminal of the switch to the hot terminal of the lamp.
3. Connect the neutral terminal of power source 1 to the neutral of the lamp.
4. Connect the phase terminal of power source 2 to the hot terminal of the outlet.
5. Connect the neutral terminal of power source 2 to the neutral terminal of the outlet.
6. Connect the ground wire to the ground terminal of the outlet.

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