A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the power and signal connections between the devices.
White Black And Red Wires Light Switch. After modifying the receptacle to split the outlets make the following wire connections. Blue can also be used as a phase in which case the colours are red white or yellow in old systems and blue often darker. If you see a white wire marked with black or red or a piece of black or red electrical tape at its ends that means it s acting as a hot wire and is no longer neutral.
Attach the black wire to the outlet you want to always be on usually the top one and the red wire to the switched outlet. After modifying the receptacle to split the outlets make the following wire connections. The switch also has a green terminal. White wire this is the neutral wire.
The white wires on the fan go to the bundle of white wires.
They may use other colors for. Never work on a light switch with the power on. The hot wire from the breaker usually black neutral. Black wire this is the hot or load wire. Green electrical wires green wires connect to the grounding terminal in an outlet box and run to the ground bus bar in an electrical panel.