outlet question

[DonLanger]

Have a outlet in a bedroom where one side is live all the time, the other side is switched from the wall. The original outlet went bad, when I removed it I wired it the same way it came off. 2 wires on the top the 1 white wire on the bottom(white). Problem now is that the both sides of the outlet are now live all the time, the switch on the wall has no effect. Did I do something wrong? or is there a special outlet I need to use for this type of installation?

[PAUL100]

on the brass screw side(hot side, should be black wire) you need to break off the tab that connects the two screws together.

[Paul M]

Take the outlet back out and "break-off" the brass tab on the side.

You will then have what you re looking for.

[Tekkie]

DonLanger posted for all of us....

Look at the old outlet. The tab between the two screws on the side with two wires should be removed; isolates the hots. This "SHOULD" be the side with the black wires/brass colored screws. Do not so this on the other tab.

Sites on the web *if you do the research* show this visually.

[DonLanger]

I just wired it up...works great...Dauuuu...seems so obvious now. Thanks for all the help.

[newsgroups01REMOVEME]

Very simple wiring diagram images. One is a split receptacle.

hth,

tom

[Phisherman]

Split receptacle wiring requires removal of the metal break-off tab located on the side of the housing in the middle. Twist it off using a pair of pliers. There are actually two tabs, one hot and the other neutral, so examine the original receptacle to see how to configure your new receptacle.