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Last_Conversation164 OP t1_j1xqm4k wrote

Reply to comment by ICYaLata in Electrical switches- lights etc and outlets by Last_Conversation164

Thanks - I understood all of that except half switched outlet - what does that mean ?

Yes Im in USA

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shouldco t1_j1xtglk wrote

An outlet where half of it is on a switch.

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ICYaLata t1_j1xr026 wrote

You can split wire an outlet. There are metal tabs you break off. Take a circuit to a switch. Tap the circuit with one constant hot(black) and one thru the switch (red). Run 3wire to your outlets. Wire half the outlet to the red and half to the black. Youll then have outlets that are "split wired" and half will be switched and the other half constant.

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