Cable splices inside walls are not allowed by code. When inserting cables into a circuit breaker panel, make sure the power is shut off. After all cables are installed and all the ground wires spliced, call your electrical inspector to arrange for the rough-in inspection.
Prevent kinks by Hammer Wire connectors straightening the cable before pulling it through the studs. Use Fish tape Eye and ear protection plastic grommets to protect cables on steel studs inset. Joists can be notched only in the end third of the overall span; never in the middle third of the joist.
Different rules apply to wood I-joists, metal-plate-connected trusses, engineered beams, and beams assembled from lumber. In general, you may not drill and notch trusses and assembled beams. Manufacturers of I-joists and engineered beams have limits about the size and location of holes. This Where cables will turn corners step 6, page 36 , drill is done easily with a right-angle drill, available at rental centers. Insert a cable clamp into the to enter the circuit breaker panel.
Clip away the excess knockout, and secure it with a locknut. Insert the cable through sheathing. Tighten the mounting screws on the clamp so the cable is gripped securely but not so tightly that the sheathing is crushed. Retrieve the cable through the staples work well where two or more cables must be anchored other hole using needlenose pliers inset.
Run the cable to the first electrical box. Where the cable runs along the sides of framing members, anchor it with cable staples no more than 4 ft. Hold the cable taut devices. Insert the cable through the knockout in the box. Take care not to nick the copper. Mark the floor grounding clip attached to the frame shown above or a green so the cable will be easy to find after the walls are finished.
In boxes with fixture, join grounding wires together complex wiring configurations, also tag the individual wires to make final hookups with a wire connector. If the box has easier. After all cables are installed, your rough-in work is ready to be reviewed by the internal clamps, tighten the clamps over electrical inspector.
Drill From the unfinished space below the the location of the wall above. Choose a a 1" hole down through the top plate wall, use a piece of stiff wire with a location for the new cable that does not and into the stud cavity using a drill hook on one end to retrieve the fish interfere with existing utilities.
Drill a 1" bit extender. Apply cable-pulling cable up through the stud cavity. This fish tape. This often occurs in two-story homes when a cable is extended from an upstairs wall to a downstairs wall.
Cut small openings in the wall near the top and bottom plates, then drill an angled 1" hole through each plate. Extend a fish tape into the joist cavity between the walls and use it to pull the cable from one wall to the next. If the walls line up one over the other left , you can retrieve the fish tape using a piece of stiff wire. If walls do not line up right , use a second fish tape. After running the cable, repair the holes in the walls with patching plaster or wallboard scraps and taping compound.
Nail guard Be sure not to tap into a restricted circuit such as the kitchen counter top and bathroom receptacles. To begin, run cable from the receptacle to the stud channel that aligns with the ceiling joists on which New switch location you want to install a fixture.
Be sure to plan a location Existing for the new switch. Remove short strips of drywall receptacle from the wall and ceiling. Make a notch in the center of the top.
Use a fish tape to pull the new cable up through the wall cavity and the notch in top plates. Next use the fish tape to pull the cable through the Access holes shown larger ceiling to the fixture hole. When you are finished than necessary for clarity pulling the cable, protect the notch with metal nail guards. After having your work inspected, replace the drywall and install the fixture and switch.
Remove drywall the top of the wall. Protect the notch on the wall and ceiling surface. Where with a metal nail stop. Cables and wires that are subject to Pigtail Pigtail physical damage must be installed in conduit or some types of tubing to protect them.
Whether a location is subject to physical damage depends on the judgment of the electrical inspector. Cables that are exposed and are within the reach of an adult and most cables installed outside are often considered subject to physical damage. Other exposed locations may also qualify. The interior of conduit and tubing installed Install a green insulated grounding wire for any circuit outside is considered a wet area.
Although code allows the metal conduit to serve as the grounding conductor, cable inside conduit installed outside. Use UF cable most electricians install a green insulated wire as a more instead or pull individual wires rated for wet area use. The grounding Conduit and tubing installed outdoors must be rated wires must be connected to metal boxes with a pigtail and for exterior use. The cover can be removed to pull long lengths of wire.
Compression fittings are used in outdoor IMC installations, where a rain-tight connection is needed. Screw-in connectors or setscrew connectors are used to connect flexible metal conduit. Conduit should be supported within 3 ft. It often is used to connect permanently wired appliances, such as a water heater. Plastic PVC conduit and tubing to twelve gauge or nine gauge IMC has thicker galvanized walls and are allowed by many local codes.
Use use. When wiring with PVC conduit more expensive and requires threaded and tubing, always run a green grounding fittings. EMT is the preferred metal wire. Use material approved for use in material for home use. Do not use PVC plumbing pipes. EMT is available in ft. EMT is used primarily for exposed indoor installations.
Setscrew coupling connects lengths Offset fitting connects an indoor of indoor metal conduit. LB conduit fitting is used in outdoor IMC is rated for outdoor conduit installations. It is connected threaded fittings and with watertight a removable cover. It is available in ft. RNC PVC fitting LB LB PVC offset T Access pull elbow Nonmetallic conduit fittings typically are solvent-welded to Liquid-tight flexible conduit LFC is used in outdoor nonmetallic conduit, as opposed to metal conduit, which can applications, especially around pools and water features and at be threaded and screwed into threaded fittings or attached irrigation controllers.
Wipe the cut ends with a dry rag. Also and above , use a power miter box with a fine-tooth or plastic wipe the coupling or fitting to clean it. Wear latex gloves to a quarter turn to help spread the cement. Allow the joint to set protect your hands. The cement should be applied past the undisturbed for 10 minutes. Boxes for wall with masonry anchors, or use Attach an offset fitting to each knockout receptacles in an unfinished basement masonry anchors and panhead screws.
Laundry receptacles usually are mounted at 48". Remove any with pipe straps and masonry anchors. Continue attaching or a round file. Attach the conduit to 3 ft. You can also use a the offset fitting on the box, and tighten 10 ft. The cover on power. Open a knockout in the panel, breaker panel outward. Remove the elbow fitting can be removed to attach a setscrew fitting, and install the the cover on an elbow fitting when make it easier to extend a fish tape and last length of conduit.
Note: Use extreme panel and 3" extending beyond the front tip of the fish tape. The systems include the boxes that house the switches and receptacles tend to be very shallow and more difficult to work with than ordinary boxes. The new circuit with surface-mounted wiring components main advantage to a surface-mounted wiring system is at least starting at the point where the branch circuit that you can add a new fixture onto a circuit without wire reaches the room from the service panel.
But cutting into your walls. They are not allowed for some connected to the hot wire in the switch box before it specific applications damp areas such as bathrooms, is connected to the switch otherwise, the surface- for example in many areas, so check with the local mounted wiring circuit will be off whenever the building authorities before beginning a project. And switch is off. After Before Surface-mounted wiring circuits are networks of cable channels and electrical boxes that allow you to run new wiring without cutting into walls.
If you have a room with too much demand on a single receptacle inset , installing a surface-mounted circuit with one or more new outlets is a good solution. The tracks house Original receptacle box inside wall THNN wires that run from the new box to new receptacles and light switches.
A Lighter-duty plastic raceways A , used frequently in office buildings, are made of snap-together plastic components. For home wiring, look for a heavier E metal-component system B. Both systems D include box extenders for tying in to a receptacle C , elbows, T-connectors, and C couplings D , and boxes for fixtures E.
Remove the cover plate a new receptacle or light see pages to Measure from from the receptacle by unscrewing the screw that holds the the power source to the new receptacle or switch. Purchase plate to the electrical box.
Set the screws and the plate aside. Buy a surface-mounted starter box, new receptacle box, and the electrical box it is attached to. If your existing and fittings for your project the raceway product packaging receptacle is not a tamper-resistant model replace it with one usually provides guidance for shopping.
Hold two long screws that hold it to the box. Depending side of the receptacle. If the sensor wires and a bare wire. Detach these wires and set the does not beep or light up, the receptacle is dead and you can receptacle aside. Pull all the wires you just disconnected opening for the track using pliers.
Often the prepunched through the opening. Screw the mounting plate to the knockouts have two profile options—make sure the knockout existing receptacle box with the included mounting screws.
Secure the track or conduit in a vise or clamping work support, and cut with a hacksaw. Once the cut is made, file the metal burrs smooth with a metal file. At the new receptacle location, transfer the height of the top of the starter box and mark a reference line. If possible, locate the box so at least one screw hole in the mounting plate falls over a wall stud.
Position the mounting plate for the receptacle box up against the reference line and secure it with screws driven through the mounting plate holes. If the plate is not located over a wall stud, use wall anchors see below right. Mark screw locations on the wall, and then drill a narrow guide hole for the screw anchor. Drive the anchor into the guide holes until the flange is flush with the wall surface.
Ideally anything you attach to a drywall wall should be anchored at a wall stud location. Of course, in the real world this often is not possible. Some work better than others. For this, use coarse-threaded, screw-in anchors. Use a stud finder to locate and mark all of the wall framing members between the old receptacle and the new one.
Attach mounting clips for the track at the starter box and the new receptacle box. The clips should these marks. Install the mounting plates directly below the pieces the box. Snap the raceway into the clip below the knockout. Repeat this same procedure at the new receptacle box. Snap the long piece of track into the Measure the distance between the ends of the horizontal parts of the elbows, and cut mounting clips.
Line up one end of the a length of raceway to that length. Be sure to measure all the way to the base of the track with the end of an elbow and tap clip, not just to the tips of the connector points.
At the new receptacle location, snake the ends of the wires up through the vertical piece of track and into the new receptacle box. There should be about 3" of wire coming out at each box. Use corner pieces to guide around corners. Corners are available for inside or outside corners and consist of a mounting plate and a cap piece.
You can use straight connector pieces to join two lengths of track. Much like an elbow piece, they have a mounting plate and a cover that snaps over the wiring. Cut black, white, and green THNN wire about 2 ft. Snake the end of each wire into the starter box, through the knockout, and into the vertical track.
Then snake the wire all the way through the long piece of track so about 12 to 16" comes out on each end. Begin at the new pieces into place over the mounting plates, one at the starter receptacle location. Wrap the end of the black wire around the box and another at the new receptacle location. You may need bottom gold screw on the side of the receptacle. Make sure all of the wire fits completely within the cover pieces. Connect the green wire to the green-colored screw on bottom of the receptacle align with the holes in the box.
Use a the bottom of the receptacle. Attach the cover plate. First make sure the power is still off with your touchless opposite the gold one you just used. Tighten the screw. Wrap the end of the black wire around the top gold screw on the side of the receptacle. Take the Wrap the end of the old white wire around the silver black wire that goes into the raceway and wrap the end of screw opposite the copper one you just used.
Tighten the wire around the bottom gold screw on the side of the the screw. Join one end receptacle into the box so the holes in the top and bottom of the pigtail with the ends of the bare and green wires in the of the receptacle align with the holes in the box. Use a box using a wire connector.
Wrap the other end of the pigtail screwdriver to drive the two long mounting screws that hold around the green screw on the receptacle. Install the cover plate. You can now restore the power and test your new receptacle. The box may be as simple as a small handy box for making a splice or as complex as a amp main service panel. It is typically rectangular, square, round, or octagonal, but be aware that the boxes are shaped as they are for specific reasons, so make sure you are using the right one for the job.
Installing a box that is too small is an extremely common wiring mistake that is easy to understand: small boxes cost less. But they are not one-size fits all. The smallest common boxes, called handy boxes, may be used only for a single device such as a switch or receptacle with no more than three conductors.
Be sure to refer to a box fill chart see page 60 to learn which size and shape box is required for your job. Electrical panels function like other electrical boxes insofar as they house connections, but they also house breakers or fuses and other parts that transmit power from the service entry to the individual circuits. Subpanels are smaller electrical panels that perform the same function but are supplied by the main service panel so they can distribute power into multiple circuits in a remote spot.
Replace an undersized box with a larger box using the Electrical Box Fill Chart right as a guide. Do not overfill the box inset. They are ceiling joists. The metal braces extend Single-size rectangular boxes shown used for cable splices and ganged to fit any joist spacing and are nailed or above may have detachable sides that receptacles or switches.
To install one screwed to framing members. Foam gasket Outdoor boxes have sealed seams Old work boxes can be installed to Plastic boxes are common in new and foam gaskets to guard a switch upgrade older boxes or to allow you construction.
The box may include or receptacle against moisture. One type above has built-in framing members. Wall switches must metal parts. Code compliant models clamps that tighten against the inside of have grounding screws if installed in include a watertight hood that protects a wall and hold the box in place. Common styles include single-gang A , double-gang B , and triple-gang C. Double-gang and triple-gang boxes require internal cable clamps.
Metal boxes should be used for exposed indoor wiring, such as conduit installations in an unfinished basement. Metal boxes also can be used for wiring that will be covered by finished walls. Plastic retrofit boxes are used when a new switch or receptacle must fit inside a finished wall. Use internal cable clamps. B C A D F E Additional electrical boxes include, cast aluminum box A for use with outdoor fixtures, including receptacles that are wired through metal conduit these must have in-use covers if they house receptacles ; old work ceiling box B used for light fixtures; light-duty ceiling fan box C with brace that spans ceiling joists; heavy-duty retrofit ceiling fan box D designed for retrofit; PVC box E for use with PVC conduit in indoor or outdoor setting; vapor-proof ceiling box with foam gasket F.
A variety of adapter plates are available, have internal cable clamps. After installing cables in the including junction box cover plate A , single-gang B , box, tighten the cable clamps over the cables so they are double-gang C , and light fixture D. Adapter plates gripped firmly, but not so tightly that the cable sheathing come in several thicknesses to match different wall is crushed.
Grounding screw Pigtail A B C Metal boxes must be bonded to the circuit grounding Cables entering a metal box must be clamped. A system. Connect the circuit grounding wires to the box variety of clamps are available, including plastic clamps with a green insulated pigtail wire and wire connector as A, C and threaded metal clamps B.
Most are sold prefitted with installation hardware—from metal wings to 10d common nails attached at the perfect angle for a nail-in box. The bulk of the nonmetallic boxes sold today are inexpensive blue PVC. You can also purchase heavier-duty fiberglass or thermoset plastic models that provide a nonmetallic option for installing heavier fixtures such as ceiling fans and chandeliers. In addition to cost and availability, nonmetallic boxes hold a big advantage over metal boxes in that their resistance to conducting electricity will prevent a sparking short circuit if a hot wire contacts the box.
Nonmetallic boxes generally are not approved Low cost is the primary reason that blue PVC nail-in for exposed areas, where they may be susceptible boxes are so popular. Not only are they inexpensive, they also feature built-in cable clamps so you may not need to buy to damage. Their lack of rigidity also allows them to extra hardware to install them. The standard PVC nail-in box compress or distort, which can reduce the interior is prefitted with a pair of 10d common nails for attaching to capacity beyond code minimums or make outlets exposed wall studs.
These boxes, often called handy boxes, are difficult to attach. B A C Nonmetallic boxes for home use include: Single-gang, double-gang, triple gang, and quad boxes A ; thermoset and fiberglass boxes for heavier duty B ; and round fixture boxes C for ceiling installation nail-in and with integral metal bracket.
These Nail-in boxes A are prefitted with 10d are not knockouts as you would find in metal boxes. In single-gang boxes right , nails that are attached perpendicular to the pressure from the tab is sufficient to secure the cable as long as it enters with the face of single-gang boxes and at an sheathing intact and is stapled no more than 8" from the box. On larger boxes left , inward angle for better gripping power you will find traditional knockouts intended to be used with plastic cable clamps that on larger boxes.
Side-mount boxes B resemble metal cable clamps. Use these for heavier gauge cable and cable with more feature a nailing plate that is attached than three wires. Ribs Distortion can occur in nonmetallic boxes when nails Integral ribs cast into many nonmetallic boxes are used or other fasteners are overdriven or installed at improper to register the box against the wall studs so the front edges angles, or when the semiflexible boxes are compressed into of the box will be flush with the wall surface after drywall improperly sized or shaped openings.
This can reduce the box is installed. Otherwise, use a piece of the wallcovering material as a reference. Use your wiring plan as a guide, and follow electrical code height and spacing guidelines when laying out box positions.
Always use the deepest electrical boxes that are practical for your installation. Using deep boxes ensures that you will meet code regulations regarding box volume and makes it easier to make the wire connections. Some electrical fixtures, such as recessed light fixtures, electric heaters, and exhaust fans, have built-in wire connection boxes.
Install the frames for these fixtures at the same time you are installing the other electrical boxes. The box heights recommended on the following pages are for most situations.
Boxes heights for handicap accessible situations are different. Electrical boxes in adjacent rooms should be positioned close together when they share a common wall and are controlled by the same circuit. This simplifies the cable installations and also reduces the amount of cable needed.
Common recessed fixtures include electric blower-heaters left , bathroom vent fans right , and recessed light fixtures. Install the frames for these fixtures at the same time you are installing the other electrical boxes along the circuit. Surface-mounted fixtures such as electric baseboard heaters pages to and under-cabinet fluorescent lights pages to also have built-in wire connection boxes. These fixtures are not installed until it is time to make the final hookups. Standard Position each box against a stud so the front face will be receptacle boxes should be centered 12" above floor level.
Anchor the box by driving the mounting nails into the stud. Use adapter plates that and screwdriver. Always introduce the rotating a screwdriver in the knockout. Nail the ends of the brace bar to joists so the face of the box for a mirror or medicine cabinet. Place will be flush with the finished ceiling surface. Slide the box along the brace bar to the the box for a ceiling light fixture in the desired position, and then tighten the mounting screws.
Use internal cable clamps center of the room. Position each box when using a box with a brace bar. The box for a thermostat is mounted at 48" to 60". Position the box on the cross block so the front face will be Position each box against the side of a stud so the front face flush with the finished wall, and drive the mounting nails into will be flush with the finished wall, and drive the mounting nails the cross block.
In the kitchen shown here, boxes above the countertop are 45" above the floor, in the center of 18" backsplashes that extend from the countertop to the cabinets. All boxes for wall switches also are installed at this height. The center of the box for the microwave receptacle is 72" off the floor.
The centers of the boxes for the range and food disposer receptacles are 12" off the floor, but the center of the box for the dishwasher receptacle is 6" off the floor. Code requires that the front face of boxes be flush with the finished wall surface, so how you install boxes will vary depending on the type of wall finish that will be used. The easiest way will support heavy chandeliers and ceiling fans. A remodeling to install one is by nailing the brace to open ceiling joists brace such as the one seen here is designed to install through from above.
If the ceiling is insulated, pull the insulation away a small cutout in the ceiling inset photo. Open one knockout for each cable that will enter the box Test for power.
Carefully remove any tape or wire connectors using a hammer and screwdriver. Any unopened knockouts from the exposed slice. Disconnect the illegally spliced wires. Tighten the clamp with a box, and screw a locknut onto each or nails. See if there is any slack in cable clamp. Locknut 6 7 Grounding screw 8 Lugs Cover plate Tighten the locknuts by pushing Use wire connectors to reconnect Carefully tuck the wires into the box, against the lugs with the blade of the wires.
Pigtail the copper grounding and attach the cover plate. Turn on the a screwdriver. Make sure the box remains accessible and is not concealed by finished walls or ceilings.
You also may find that an older switch or receptacle box is too shallow to accommodate a new dimmer or GFCI safely. A pop-in box typically has wings, tabs, or brackets that are drawn tight against the wall surface on the wall cavity side, holding the box in place. It can be made either of metal or plastic. For walls, they include plastic retrofit boxes with flip-out wings A , metal or plastic boxes with compression tabs or Screwdriver Wallboard saw brackets B , metal retrofit boxes with flip-out wings C , and Pencil Template if provided metal boxes with bendable brackets, also known as F-straps, String Plastic or metal pop-in box D.
For ceilings, plastic fixture boxes with flip-out wings E Electrical tape Eye protection are available. Shut off power and they fall into the wall cavity when the old box is removed. Identify the location Disconnect the cable clamps and slide the old box out.
Install a of nails holding the box to the framing member and cut the new pop-in box see next page. If no of a wallboard saw or by drilling a small the box no cable clamp is required with template is provided, press the pop-in hole inside the lines, and make the a plastic box; just be sure not to break box against the wall surface and trace cutout for the box.
Variation: Feed cable into the new Tighten the screws that cause the flip-out wings to pivot right until the box is held box and secure it in the opening after firmly in place. Connect the switch or receptacle that the box will house. With this pop-in box, bracket arms are inserted at the sides of the box top and then bent around the front edges to secure the box in the opening bottom.
The main panel may be found in the basement, garage, amp Service Panel utility area, or on an exterior wall and can be identified by its metal casing.
Before making any repair to your electrical system, you must shut off power to the correct circuit at the main panel or at the subpanel where the circuit begins. Every circuit in every panel should be labeled see page 22 so circuits can be identified easily. Panels vary in appearance, depending on the age of the system. Very old wiring may operate on amp service that has only two circuits. New homes can have up to amp service with 30 or more circuits. Find the size of the service by reading the amperage rating printed on the main fuse block or main circuit breakers.
Regardless of age, all panels have fuses or circuit breakers see pages 78 to 81 that protect each circuit from overloads. In general, older service panels use fuses, while newer panels use circuit breakers.
In addition to the main panel, your electrical system may have one or more subpanels that protect some of the circuits in the home. A subpanel has its own circuit breakers or fuses. The subpanel resembles the main service panel but is usually smaller. It may be located near the main panel, or it may be found near the areas served by the new circuits. Garages and basements that have been updated often have their own subpanels. If your home has subpanels, make sure that their circuits are indexed correctly.
When handling fuses or circuit breakers, make sure the area around the panel is dry. Never remove the protective cover on the panel. After turning off a circuit to make electrical repairs, remember to always test the circuit for power before touching any wires.
The main panel is the heart of your wiring system. As our demand for household energy has increased, the panels have also grown in capacity. Today, a amp panel is often installed in new construction. Many homebuilders are installing dual amp panels to deliver amps to larger houses. A pair of amp panels is much cheaper than one amp panel. A circuit breaker panel is housed in a gray metal cabinet that contains two rows of individual circuit breakers.
You can determine service size by reading the amperage rating of the main circuit breakers. In systems rated amps and below, the main breaker is often located in the main panel, but it may be in a separate cabinet located elsewhere. Larger new homes may have or amp service. These systems usually have two main circuit breakers in the main panel and at least one subpanel. A amp service panel is now the minimum standard for all new housing. It is adequate for a medium-sized house with no more than three major electric appliances.
However, larger houses with more electrical appliances require a service panel that provides amps or more. Panel index To shut off power to individual circuits Circuit breaker in a circuit breaker panel, flip the lever on the appropriate circuit breaker to the OFF position. To shut off the power to the entire house, turn the main circuit breakers to the OFF position.
It usually is housed in a gray metal cabinet that contains four individual plug fuses, plus one or two pull-out fuse blocks that hold cartridge fuses. A amp panel is considered undersized by current standards. The system should be upgraded for both convenience and safety. Insurance companies and mortgage lenders may require a complete electrical system upgrade before issuing a homeowner insurance policy or approving mortgage financing.
To shut off power to a circuit, carefully unscrew the plug fuse, touching only its insulated rim. To shut off power to the entire house, hold the handle of the main fuse block and pull sharply to remove it. Major appliance circuits are controlled with another cartridge fuse block. Shut off the appliance circuit by pulling out this fuse block.
It divides the current into touching any parts inside the panel. Never touch the branch circuits that are carried throughout the house. If unsure of your own skills, hire an Each branch circuit is protected by a circuit breaker electrician to make the final circuit connections.
If that protects the wires from dangerous current you have an older electrical service with fuses instead overloads. When installing new circuits, the last step of circuit breakers, always have an electrician make is to connect the wires to new circuit breakers at the these final hookups. Follow basic safety procedures and always shut volt branch Grounding conductor circuits leads to metal grounding rods driven into the earth or to other grounding electrodes.
These wires are always HOT. Neutral service wire carries current back to the power source after Grounding bus bar has it has passed through terminals for linking the home.
It is bonded to the neutral bus bar. Main circuit breaker protects the panelboard Two hot bus bars run from overloads and through the center of disconnects power to the panel, supplying all circuits in power to the circuit the panel. Each carries volts. Neutral bus bar has setscrew terminals for linking all neutral Subpanel feeder circuit wires to the breaker is a neutral service wire.
Never touch any parts inside a circuit breaker Otherwise, you will need to install a subpanel. Circuit breaker panels differ in appearance, electrical service to make sure it provides enough depending on the manufacturer.
Never begin work in current to support both the existing wiring and any new a circuit breaker panel until you understand its layout circuits. If your service does not provide enough current, and can identify the parts.
Circuit breaker subpanel can be Neutral bus bar installed when the main circuit has setscrew Grounding bus bar has breaker panel does not have enough termi nals for setscrew terminals space to hold circuit breakers for new linking neutral for connecting circuit circuits you want to install. Neutral feeder wire connects the neutral bus bar in the subpanel to the neutral volt isolated bus bar in ground circuit the main service panel. Each neutral wire connection; the white wire controlled by a carries volts of power.
Fuses and circuit breakers are located in the main service panel and in subpanels. GFCI Most service panels installed before rely circuit on fuses to protect individual circuits. Screw-in plug breaker fuses protect volt circuits that power lights and receptacles. Cartridge fuses protect volt appliance circuits and the main shutoff of the service panel.
Inside each fuse is a current-carrying metal alloy ribbon. If a circuit is overloaded, the metal ribbon melts and stops the current flow. A fuse must match the amperage rating of the circuit. Never replace a AFCI circuit amp breaker double-pole fuse with one that has a larger amperage rating.
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