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Darren Alfonso
Darren Alfonso
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In my living room there are:

  • Recessed dimmable ceiling lights
  • A switch with a dimmer
  • An outlet where the top receptacle is only on when the ceiling lights are on. The bottom receptacle is always on.

I wanted to 1. Make both receptacles always on 2. Replace the outlet with a newer outlet (for aesthetics)

After removing the outlet, it was wired like so:

Top

  • Red wire on the right side (switched hot)
  • Black wire 1 on the right side straight into the back (doesn't seem to ever be hot)
  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)
  • White wire 3 on the left side straight into the back (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

On the new outlet, I've connected:

Top

  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

Now both top and bottom are always on, BUT my ceiling lights are off.

I have Black wire 1 (not hot), White wire 3 (neutral), and Red wire (switched hot). There should be some What's the proper way to connect these properly so that my ceiling lights operate correctly.

Thanks in advance.

In my living room there are:

  • Recessed dimmable ceiling lights
  • A switch with a dimmer
  • An outlet where the top receptacle is only on when the ceiling lights are on. The bottom receptacle is always on.

I wanted to 1. Make both receptacles always on 2. Replace the outlet with a newer outlet (for aesthetics)

After removing the outlet, it was wired like so:

Top

  • Red wire on the right side (switched hot)
  • Black wire 1 on the right side straight into the back (doesn't seem to ever be hot)
  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)
  • White wire 3 on the left side straight into the back (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

On the new outlet, I've connected:

Top

  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

Now both top and bottom are always on, BUT my ceiling lights are off.

I have Black wire 1 (not hot), White wire 3 (neutral), and Red wire (switched hot). There should be some way to connect these properly so that my ceiling lights operate correctly.

Thanks in advance.

In my living room there are:

  • Recessed dimmable ceiling lights
  • A switch with a dimmer
  • An outlet where the top receptacle is only on when the ceiling lights are on. The bottom receptacle is always on.

I wanted to 1. Make both receptacles always on 2. Replace the outlet with a newer outlet (for aesthetics)

After removing the outlet, it was wired like so:

Top

  • Red wire on the right side (switched hot)
  • Black wire 1 on the right side straight into the back (doesn't seem to ever be hot)
  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)
  • White wire 3 on the left side straight into the back (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

On the new outlet, I've connected:

Top

  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

Now both top and bottom are always on, BUT my ceiling lights are off.

I have Black wire 1 (not hot), White wire 3 (neutral), and Red wire (switched hot). What's the proper way to connect these so that my ceiling lights operate correctly.

Thanks in advance.

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Darren Alfonso
Darren Alfonso
  • 103
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Rewiring switched ceiling lights and outlet switched top receptacle to switched ceiling lights and always on outlet

In my living room there are:

  • Recessed dimmable ceiling lights
  • A switch with a dimmer
  • An outlet where the top receptacle is only on when the ceiling lights are on. The bottom receptacle is always on.

I wanted to 1. Make both receptacles always on 2. Replace the outlet with a newer outlet (for aesthetics)

After removing the outlet, it was wired like so:

Top

  • Red wire on the right side (switched hot)
  • Black wire 1 on the right side straight into the back (doesn't seem to ever be hot)
  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)
  • White wire 3 on the left side straight into the back (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

On the new outlet, I've connected:

Top

  • White wire 1 on the left side (neutral?)

Bottom

  • Black wire 2 on the right side (always hot)
  • White wire 2 on the left side (neutral?)

Now both top and bottom are always on, BUT my ceiling lights are off.

I have Black wire 1 (not hot), White wire 3 (neutral), and Red wire (switched hot). There should be some way to connect these properly so that my ceiling lights operate correctly.

Thanks in advance.