How Do You Wire A Light Switch And A Receptacle?
If you’re expanding your home with an addition, finishing a basement or just adding lights and receptacles, knowing how to wire a light switch and a receptacle is an excellent set of skills to have. The principles of electrical wiring you learn in this job will translate well into further electrical wiring and repairs around your home. This article will tell you how to add a receptacle and light switch to a task such as wiring an addition to your home. Sketch out your wiring scheme. Decide where you’ll place the electrical receptacle and light switch, and mark the positions on the studs of the wall with a pencil. As a guide, note how high off the floor the other receptacles and light switches are in your house. Mount gang boxes in the spots where the receptacle and light switch will be. Hold the gang box in the position you marked, and pound in nails to hold them in position on the wall studs. Run electrical wire to each gang box, as you sketched out in your diagram. Drill holes in the
