electrical panel
Home power center
An electrical panel is the metal box where a building's main power supply divides into individual circuits, each protected by a circuit breaker or fuse.
Also called a breaker box, fuse box, or service panel.
When a circuit overloads, you reset it at the electrical panel: The kitchen outlet stopped working, so I checked the electrical panel.
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- fuse boxElectrical circuit housing
- fuseProtective melting wire
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
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- electricitybattery, batteries, wire, wires, outlet
- basementsump pump, furnace, water heater, boiler, dehumidifier
- basementsbasement stairs, basement walls, basement door, basement bar, finished basement
- electrical hardwareoutlet, plug, socket, wire, switch plate
- garage itemsworkbench, car, shelving, tool chest, toolbox
- utilitieswater supply, public utilities, water line, gas service, gas
electrical panelelectrical load
Current-drawing device or demand
appliance · power source · generator · power plant · electrical outlet
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