I've been replacing the outlets in our house with commercial-duty, Decora-style and ran across this one (see attached image) that happens to be the first switched outlet I'm replacing. What has thrown me off is the white wire connected to the HOT side. In a switched outlet, apparently this isn't out of the ordinary. Only thing wrong, to my knowledge, is that they should have wrapped some black electrical tape around that white wire. Correct ?
No need to comment about the back-stabbed connections (I don't wire that way - I wire using the screw terminals) nor the 2 black wires under 1 screw (I will pigtail it properly).
No need to comment about the back-stabbed connections (I don't wire that way - I wire using the screw terminals) nor the 2 black wires under 1 screw (I will pigtail it properly).