Abstract: A receptacle for wired push-button switches used to actuate appliances adapted for inclusion in walls under construction, having an elongated tubular body; a removable plug disposed in one end of the body, the plug having an aperture adapted to accept wires threaded therethrough; a flange mounted on the end of the body opposite to the plugged end in circumscribing relation to the body; a mounting plate connected to the flange disposed substantially parallel to the axis of the body and offset therefrom whereby the receptacle serves as a temporary tie-off for wiring and as a permanent receptacle for a push-button switch proper.