[vmchan]

I am not sure if I am properly asking the question. Background: I have two switches that control ON/OFF to two double-receptacle outlets (each outlet has two three-prong receptacles). I can only control the ON/OFF of the upper receptacles, but there is absolutely no power to the lower receptacle. Can I get unswitched power to the lower receptacle?

Thanks in advance.

[hkstroud]

Pull the receptacles and tell us what wires you have in each.

[vmchan]

OK, will get back to you.

[vmchan]

Sorry to get back to you so late. There are a total of 4 wires going into the receptacle box - a bare ground, a white, a black, and a red. Nothing is going out. The white is connected to what labelled "white." the black is connected to a screw across from the white, and the red is connected to another screw beneath the black. There is a screw below the white hole/screw, but nothing is connected to it. I tested it. When switched on, the black is 120 VAC with respect to ground which is connected to another screw beneath the empty hole. There is no power to red.

[vmchan]

The tab between black and red was removed too...

[hkstroud]

OK. That's one outlet . What about the other one.
At the switch, the white wire should be connected to a white wire. The red should be connected to a black wire in another cable, which should also be connected to the switch. The black wire should be connected to the switch.