Neil, As always there's plenty of responses to electrical or legal questions, lots of good folks here trying to help. Unfortunately no one here can know for sure what wires are located in your switch box so you cant risk your life or a fire on what's said BY ME INCLUDED !!!
1) It may be ONLY TWO, the Hot in and the Load out to the light... No Ground No Neutral ???
2) It may be THREE wires, Hot in Load out, perhaps a Ground especially if it's a metal box ???
3) It may have THREE wires, Hot in Load out, Neutral passing through???
4) It may have FOUR wires, Hot in Load out, Neutral passing through, Ground ???
If its a metal box it should be grounded but we cant know for sure !!!!!!!!!
Good chance its 1) or 2) It depends on how it was wired and if its a metal (should be grounded) or a plastic box NO TELLING WHATS THERE NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A simple 120 VAC test light or an AC volt meter can identify the Hot provided there's EITHER a Ground (like green or bare to the metal box) orrrrrrrrrr a Neutral as its 120 VAC from EITHER to the Hot
TO DO WHAT YOU WANT YOU NEED A HOT, NEUTRAL, GROUND. The Hot feeds the receptacles hot terminal plus the switches hot terminal, the switches Load terminal feeds the light, the Neutral feeds the receptacles Neutral terminal. Of course the light needs its Neutral SEE STEPHEN NEWELLS DIAGRAM BELOW
ONLY once you know what wires are in your box can you figure out how if possible to do what you want. Put a 120 VAC test light or volt meter on either of the switches wires and if theres a ground (bare/green) or grounded metal box and the other lead to it AND ITS EASY TO SEE WHAT WIRE IS HOT and which goes to the light (Hot when switch is ON)........
As always where fire or life safety are concerned and ESPECIALLY since we dont know whatS there now, consider consulting a professional electrician or engineer and dont risk a fire or a life
PS a simple 120 VAC test light is cheap and easy at any big box stores CONSIDER BUYING ONE if you do this yourself YOU NEED IT Are there any White wires (typically Neutral) in the box ??? Any Bare or Green wires (Grounds) its 120 VAC from EITHER to Hot easy peasey
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