Santi_78342 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I am in the process of switching all the outlets in my house from almond to white. But two of them won't work using a switch anymore. I reinstalled them exactly how they were wired before but nothing. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong.The wiring is as follows:Black to top right brass screwRed to bottom right brass screw^brass tab removed in between the two^White to bottom left silver screwNothing to top left silver screw^brass tab intact^Ground to bottom left green screwIt should be noted I'd like the bottom outlet operated by switch and the top continuously on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99_XC600 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Does the outlet on the top work and the bottom one is dead? Since the tab is removed on the hot side (brass). You've it cut off the flow of electricity to both sides of the receptacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Does the outlet on the top work and the bottom one is dead? Since the tab is removed on the hot side (brass). You've it cut off the flow of electricity to both sides of the receptacle.Thats what I was thinking too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Argyropoulos Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Sounds correct in your first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santi_78342 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I posted the same question on another forum I frequent..I was told to remove the tabs on the hot side (brass) from all of the receptacles (with the red wire) in the same circuit. That fixed it! Both outlets worked in my previous set up, they just wouldn't operate by switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Argyropoulos Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I posted the same question on another forum I frequent..I was told to remove the tabs on the hot side (brass) from all of the receptacles (with the red wire) in the same circuit. That fixed it!Both outlets worked in my previous set up, they just wouldn't operate by switch.Ahh, you didn't mention that you didn't remove tabs on all those with red wires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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