I had a normal 2 plug outlet in the bedroom and a normal light switch that would control it to turn on and off whatever plugged into the top plug of the outlet.
Today I went to lowes and bought a duplex normal outlet for like .89 cents made by cooper and a normal single pole light switch from cooper for like .69 cents. I wired them exactly as they were and now the outlet is just always on and the light switch does nothing. I dont know what the problem is.
Please feel free to overexplain or talk down to me, Im not a electrician or anything, Im just handy is all. If I need something specific please tell me exactly what I need to find or ask for at lowes.
Ive been using these outlets in the house with no problems and been using these switches for the lights with no problem. It wasnt till I used a new switch to control a new outlet that I had problems.
There is a copper connection that links the top and bottom outlet together. It is located between the screws that the wires connect to. Use a pair of pliers and twist the connection apart so that they are separated from each other. Now wire it back the same as it was before.
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