I have an electrical switch that was faulty so I'm in the process of replacing it. I have a garage door opener that is plugged into an outlet on the garage ceiling that needs power all the time and a light that needs to be on a switch, on the same circuit. This doesn't seem possible to me but it's how it was wired previously. Unfortunately, I've already tossed the old switch thinking, “Oh, I'll just figure it out”. I have a tan wire, a white wire, and a black wire available I also have a 2-way and 3-way switch available.
what is a 2 way switch are you calling that a spst switchbut any way you will now have to go to the outlet and the light and follow the colors
Don't know where you live (country) but in N.A. the white will be common and the tan(sometimes red) and black are power the white will go to both the light and the receptacle-whatever color (tan or black) is in the receptacle will be constant power-and the other should come from the switch to the light
