# electical help. wiring a switch to an outlet

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**Created:** [July 22, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electical-help-wiring-a-switch-to-an-outlet/51998 "2008-07-22T21:17:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electical-help-wiring-a-switch-to-an-outlet/51998/12 "2008-07-23T06:54:29Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> Anyhow, AFAIK you would have to modify the outlet itself to disconnect the top from the bottom. :nono: That’s bad. Code violation I’m sure, probably not the safest thing, etc.

nope, there are removable tabs on the sides meant for split-wiring on most of them

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