Unlinking outlet from light switch

Question

There is a light switch that controls an overhead light, along with an outlet. So when the light switch is on, the overhead light and outlet are powered (both plugs), when the switch is off everything is unpowered. How can I make the outlet have power always, while still having the switch control the overhead light?

The light switch just has a black and white wire going in. The outlet has 2 black wires on one side (one on top screw one on bottom), and the other side has 2 white wires on the top screw and one on the bottom. This is Canadian wiring.

Answer 1

This sounds like you have a power outlet on the lighting circuit - I will only suggest that you remove the power outlet from that supply and connect it to a power circuit which should be correctly fused.

Answer 2

^{simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab}

• forgive my primitive drawing of an AC duplex outlet.

This is pre-wired as a convenient remote light switch. Fixing this requires rewiring the Blk wire output to a non-switched Blk wire line source.

You have to know how the wiring layout to do this.

Are both outlets switched , or just one? If just one , the solution should be obvious.

p.s. Most homes in last 50 yrs in Canada are done this way for living room.