Electrical Help; The switch it our bedroom turns off the power in both bedrooms and the hallway.?

we called the maitenance guy when our light switch didn't work and he came and changed the plug outlet.. Now we have a different problem. Now the light switch in our bedroom controls the power in our room, our kids room, and the hallway. Obviously the guy doesn't know what he is doing so i'm trying to figure out how to fix it.



the outlet has 3 whites, 3 blacks, 1 red, and the ground..Electrical Help; The switch it our bedroom turns off the power in both bedrooms and the hallway.?You could fix this yourself. The liability would be all yours and you could be sued or worse if some thing were to go wrong. If was your house I would talk you through it. Call the management it is the best way

SORRYElectrical Help; The switch it our bedroom turns off the power in both bedrooms and the hallway.?What you are doing is quite dangerous....



There is no standard for the Red and you won't know what to do with it, unless you know what's on the other end of the red wire. It is not that unusual that someone in the past ignored the color code and the cable is joined somewhere else to different color, too.



With that said...

If you connected it to one side and it blew a fuse, that means you've created a dead short. The reason dictates, since you have only two polarities, the other side would be OK.



But...

Since I don't know what this red wire is for, I am not making a suggestion that you'd do anything with this wire.



The best course of action is to call the maintenance guy back and let him figure it out. You really don't want to be responsible for this. Please consider safety first. Many house fires are started by faulty wiring.Electrical Help; The switch it our bedroom turns off the power in both bedrooms and the hallway.?one of the black wires is for your bedroom light along with the red wire to complete the circuit. you must find it and wire it to the red, in most cases. also if one side of the outlet is energized by the wall switch, did maint. separate the outlet by removing link?Electrical Help; The switch it our bedroom turns off the power in both bedrooms and the hallway.?Have the dead beat maintenance man come out again. Complain daily at the office or to your lessor until it is fixed. Do not mess with the RED wire. Haven't you watched the movies the red wire makes things go boom. If you are dead set on fixing it get a box at your local Lowe's that will hold three switches. You will need to run a white and a black to each post and use jumper wires to ground them all with the black wire. PS don't trust your wife/husband to turn the breakers off do it yourself. Personal experience is talking here. Laying on the floor feeling like you just crapped lightning is not pleasant. Well good luck.Electrical Help; The switch it our bedroom turns off the power in both bedrooms and the hallway.?Jamie R 's %26quot;red makes things go boom%26quot; is right. If you don't know where the other end of that red wire is, to DIY, you could be asking for trouble. If you fool around with it and create a fire, you, and you alone, are responsible for that fire. How about that little kid that was sleeping and that child's parents were passed out from the binge they went on. How would you feel? Call the manager EVERY chance you get till it's fixed. You are paying rent (I hope) and that property manager IS responsible for keeping up the apartment to livable standards.

DON%26quot;T let them tell you %26quot;just don't turn the switch off%26quot; nonsense.

I have a question for you:

Why did he change the outlet when the switch was bad?



You have the power.

Just keep the switch on, if you know what I mean.

Good Luck!