5. Connect your outlet. Strip the ends of your wires clean to about ¾ on an inch and attach the black wire that goes to the light switch and a black jumper wire to the power source with a wire nut.

If there is a switched outlet, it should be in the room where the switch is. Plug a lamp into every outlet in the room and flick the switch. If the light goes out, you've found the switched outlet.

Adding an electrical outlet next to an existing light switch is easy, as long as there is a neutral wire in the box.Step 1: Turn the power supply off to the light switch at the main electrical panel.

In Australia this is 10A for light circuits and 16A for power outlet circuits (usually – some outlets can be higher). If your device is intended for connection to a light circuit, it must be ...

Most smart light switches require a neutral wire to work. As this wiring wasn’t standard in homes until the mid-1980s many houses have limited options for upgrading to smart switches.