Service Panels & Distribution
Learn what makes an electrical system tick. An in-depth look at electrical services, panels, breakers, fuses, grounding, safety, disconnects, wiring, supplies, boxes, fasteners, wire, and conduit.
Line And Load Connections
Learn what line and load connections are and what connects to each.
Learn what line and load connections are and what connects to each.
Calculating Safe Circuit Loads
Learn how to calculate safe circuit loads on home wiring circuits.
Learn how to calculate safe circuit loads on home wiring circuits.
Service Panel Checklist
Service panels should be inspected periodically for signs of wear, defects, and trouble spots. This service panel checklist will aid your examination.
Service panels should be inspected periodically for signs of wear, defects, and trouble spots. This service panel checklist will aid your examination.
How Does An Electric Meter Read Power
Have you ever wondered how the utility company knows how much power you used each month? This basic article explains how it all works with an electric meter.
Have you ever wondered how the utility company knows how much power you used each month? This basic article explains how it all works with an electric meter.
Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection In Dwelling Units
Arc-fault circuit-interrupters provide protection from the effects of arc faults, which includes arcing of switches and the like. The device then shuts the circuit down when arcing is detected.
Arc-fault circuit-interrupters provide protection from the effects of arc faults, which includes arcing of switches and the like. The device then shuts the circuit down when arcing is detected.
What's Hiding Behind An Electric Meter?
Have you ever wondered what is behind an electric meter and how it is wired?
Have you ever wondered what is behind an electric meter and how it is wired?
What Are Double-pole Circuit Breakers?
Double-pole breakers use two spaces in your electric panel versus one space by a single-pole breaker.
Double-pole breakers use two spaces in your electric panel versus one space by a single-pole breaker.
Why Do Fuses Blow?
You've heard the term blown fuses, but what is this exactly?
You've heard the term blown fuses, but what is this exactly?
Plug Fuses and Cartridge Fuses
Plug and cartridge fuses come in many shapes and sizes. There are the older screw in fuses that were a menace, simply because you could screw a 20 or 30-amp fuse into a 15-amp socket. The newer style is an Edison-based socket that only allows you to screw the appropriate sized fuse in the socket in order to make the connection. The man fuses and fuses rated over 30 amps will require cartridge …
Plug and cartridge fuses come in many shapes and sizes. There are the older screw in fuses that were a menace, simply because you could screw a 20 or 30-amp fuse into a 15-amp socket. The newer style is an Edison-based socket that only allows you to screw the appropriate sized fuse in the socket in order to make the connection. The man fuses and fuses rated over 30 amps will require cartridge …
What is a Cartridge Fuse?
If you have a fuse panel, it's likely that sooner or later you'll be needing a cartridge fuse.
If you have a fuse panel, it's likely that sooner or later you'll be needing a cartridge fuse.
Circuit Breaker Panel Breakdown
Take a look at what can be installed in a circuit breaker panel and how each of these things has a specific role to play. Your electrical panel controls the distribution of electricity throughout your home. There are specific devices that must be used in order for your circuitry to work safely and properly. Knowing what sized breaker to use, what type, and how to control them will get you on …
Take a look at what can be installed in a circuit breaker panel and how each of these things has a specific role to play. Your electrical panel controls the distribution of electricity throughout your home. There are specific devices that must be used in order for your circuitry to work safely and properly. Knowing what sized breaker to use, what type, and how to control them will get you on …
How To Turn On a Circuit Breaker
Learn how simple it is to turn on a circuit breaker.
Learn how simple it is to turn on a circuit breaker.
How to Reset a Circuit Breaker
Learn how to reset a circuit breaker that has tripped.
Learn how to reset a circuit breaker that has tripped.
Top Electrical Connections in Detail
Electrical connections are all around your home. Electrical wiring connects to switches, outlets, appliances, disconnects, meters, and circuit breakers. Take a look now at the many different electrical connections around the home and how to do the projects yourself.
Electrical connections are all around your home. Electrical wiring connects to switches, outlets, appliances, disconnects, meters, and circuit breakers. Take a look now at the many different electrical connections around the home and how to do the projects yourself.
What are Sub-panels?
Learn what sub-panels are and what role they play in the scheme of electrical systems in your home.
Learn what sub-panels are and what role they play in the scheme of electrical systems in your home.
What is an Arc-fault Circuit Interrupter?
Learn what an arc-fault circuit interrupter is, where it is required, and what it is designed to do.
Learn what an arc-fault circuit interrupter is, where it is required, and what it is designed to do.
Tandem Breakers
Learn what a tandem breaker is and what the advantage of using one is.
Learn what a tandem breaker is and what the advantage of using one is.
Are Breakers Interchangable?
When you need to change a breaker, learn why brands are not interchangeable.
When you need to change a breaker, learn why brands are not interchangeable.
What are Screw-in Plug Fuses, Tamper-proof Fuses, and Fuse Adapters?
Screw-in plug fuses, tamper-proof fuses, and fuse adapters, what are they? They sound so complex, don't they. These are all different things you can find in a fuse panel in your home. But what are each of these used for? Do I have all of them in my home? Both of these are good questions and after further review of this article, hopefully you'll be able to answer these questions.
Screw-in plug fuses, tamper-proof fuses, and fuse adapters, what are they? They sound so complex, don't they. These are all different things you can find in a fuse panel in your home. But what are each of these used for? Do I have all of them in my home? Both of these are good questions and after further review of this article, hopefully you'll be able to answer these questions.
How to Calculate Circuit Load Capacity
Learn how to determine the electrical circuit load capacity for your home.
Learn how to determine the electrical circuit load capacity for your home.
What is a Main Breaker?
Learn what the phrase main breaker means in this article.
Learn what the phrase main breaker means in this article.
What is a Weatherhead?
Do you know what a weatherhead is and what it is used for on your electrical service?
Do you know what a weatherhead is and what it is used for on your electrical service?
How to Wire An Electrical Panel
Learn how to wire an electrical panel with these simple step-by-step instructions. Knowing where to make the connections in a breaker panel is explained in detail.
Learn how to wire an electrical panel with these simple step-by-step instructions. Knowing where to make the connections in a breaker panel is explained in detail.
Wire Electrical Disconnects
Learn which wires go where in the how-to article about wiring an electrical disconnect. With these easy steps, you'll have power flowing to your home in no time at all.
Learn which wires go where in the how-to article about wiring an electrical disconnect. With these easy steps, you'll have power flowing to your home in no time at all.
How To Wire an Electric Meter
Learn how to make the electrical connections to an electric meter.
Learn how to make the electrical connections to an electric meter.
Safely Remove and Install a Circuit Breaker
Learn how to safely remove and install a circuit breaker in an electrical panel. This article will walk you through the process in simple steps.
Learn how to safely remove and install a circuit breaker in an electrical panel. This article will walk you through the process in simple steps.
What is a Circuit Breaker Panel?
Have you heard the term circuit breaker panel and really never knew too much about them and what they do? In this article, I explain what a circuit breaker panel is.
Have you heard the term circuit breaker panel and really never knew too much about them and what they do? In this article, I explain what a circuit breaker panel is.
How to Install a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker
Ground fault circuit breakers are used to protect humans from electrical shock hazards. These breakers are connected in the electrical panel and protect branch circuits in and around the home.
Ground fault circuit breakers are used to protect humans from electrical shock hazards. These breakers are connected in the electrical panel and protect branch circuits in and around the home.
Breaker! Breaker! I’m so Con...Fused!
Learn what to do when your circuit breaker trips or fuse blows. When you lose a circuit in your home, these tips will come in handy.
Learn what to do when your circuit breaker trips or fuse blows. When you lose a circuit in your home, these tips will come in handy.
How an Electrical System Works
We all use electricity in our homes every day, but how does it get there and how is it distributed throughout the home?
We all use electricity in our homes every day, but how does it get there and how is it distributed throughout the home?
Lightning and Surges - Preventing Electronic Damage
Lightning and powers urges can do a lot of damage to your home's appliances and electronic equipment. Find out how to lessen the possibility of damage in this article.
Lightning and powers urges can do a lot of damage to your home's appliances and electronic equipment. Find out how to lessen the possibility of damage in this article.
The Main Electrical Panel, Circuit Breakers & Sub-panels
Electrical power is distributed from the utility company's to your home and beyond through panels, sub-panels, and breakers. Find out what each one's function is in your home.
Electrical power is distributed from the utility company's to your home and beyond through panels, sub-panels, and breakers. Find out what each one's function is in your home.
Electrical Safety Devices
Find out how electrical safety devices protect the homeowner from electrical shock and fires.
Find out how electrical safety devices protect the homeowner from electrical shock and fires.