Just looking for a little assistance with wiring here. I have an existing switch that is wired to the top receptacle on and existing outlet. I would like to install an Inovelli Red Series smart light switch, and just bypass the switch for power to both receptacle of the outlet. In other words, the outlet should be entirely on all the time, and the light switch should just be a smart switch and not control any outlets or lights.
I have included a couple pictures of the existing wiring. Seems like a lot going on here for one switch/outlet, but I do believe it is also wired to a switch on the other side of this wall.
I did do a search, and I am assuming just my not knowing the verbiage here to find the answers I need. So any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I uploaded a couple images to imgBB showing my current wiring.
Based on the one picture of the switch that you posted, it appears that power is originating in the switch box, which makes this easy.
The way this works in your configuration is that the power originates in the switch box and then travels to the outlet via a 3-wire, black, red and white. On this 3-wire, the white is the neutral the black is the constant hot and the red is the switched hot, which is why the red wire is connected to the switch.
To make both receptacles on the outlet constantly hot and allow you to provision a smart switch, do the following:
On both ends, cap off the red and tuck it into the box. It is not used.
In the switch box, connect the black to line and white to neutral. You can either use the two holes on each or use pigtails. There is nothing that goes to the load terminal.
At the receptacle, connect the black to the brass screw and the white to the silver screw. I don’t know if your outlet is on the end of the run, so you may need to use pigtails.
Because this is a split outlet, there is a tab on the receptacle hot side that has been broken to split it. This allows the receptacles to be operated independently. You can either replace the outlet with one that does not have a split tab, or use a jumper to jump the two hot screws so that both receptacles are powered.