How To Add A Switch To An Existing Receptacle

Use wireless electronic switch modules to switch a light without running wire through the walls

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Q None of the outlets in our living room are connected to a switch, so we have to go around the room turning on lamps. Is there an easy way to connect a switch to some of the outlets?

S. Werschem,
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A Yes—buy a set of wireless electronic switch modules. You plug your lamp into a receiver module and then into a nearby wall receptacle (shown above). Then mount the battery-operated switch module at any convenient location on the wall. That’s it! Each receptacle you want to switch must have a receiver module. A single switch and receiver costs $24 at Radio Shack.