Wall Switch No Control The Light Is Still On

It does not control any wall plug outlet nor any wires in the ceiling box.

Wall switch no control the light is still on.

The biggest challenge is planning the cable route and running it from the fixture to the new wall switch position. So now i am stuck. The positive from the wall is probably black put the black wire from the wall socket on the on up position if this doesn t work get a handyman in to fix it. 1 black wire is always at 120 v and the other two always at 0 v.

Try this turn your lamp on and go the wall switch and flip up and down if the light doesn t shut off you ve wired the switch incorrectly to the wall socket. Adding a wall switch to a ceiling fixture can be done in a matter of hours. The light came on when i turned the breaker back on but the switch at the wall did not turn the lamp off. It s not the same as replacing any other outlet.

What are my options to get the wall switch to control the ceiling fan light fixture. I cannot understand what the wall switch does. At this point i did not remove the switch so i m. They re really convenient but if you ever need to replace that outlet there are some important things you ll need to keep in mind.

This is regardless of the wall switch position. How to troubleshoot a faulty wall switch. If the wall is heavily insulated push conduit through the insulation and then feed wires or cable through the conduit.