Annette,
I just wanted to clarify part of my comment.
When I said: "So as long as it was wired correctly, ( switching on the hot side ) there should be no problems." I meant that the part of the switch that makes and breaks the connection is to be on the hot side of the power cord.
There is a hot side and a neutral side. The neutral side is the one with the wider prong on the plug or the marked or ribbed wire. The narrow plug side or unmarked wire is the hot side.
I copied all this neat stuff off the 'net somewhere but lost the link in a hard drive failure.
Joe