residential wiring
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Residential wiring is the system of electrical cables, outlets, switches, and circuit breakers installed in a home.
The term covers both the physical infrastructure and the work of installing it: The house needs new residential wiring.
Electricians distinguish residential wiring from commercial or industrial work, which involves higher voltages and different code requirements.
- electrical panelCircuit breaker housing
- parallel circuitShared-voltage electrical arrangement
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- outletPoint of release
- series circuitSingle-path electrical loop
circuit breaker · wire stripper · conduit · splicing · junction box · wire nut · daisy chaining · surge protection · dimmer switch · fuse · smart thermostats · GFCI · pliers · energy-efficient appliances · knob and tube · grounding · hot wire · neutral wire
- electrical codeselectrical codes, safety codes, grounding, breaker panels, load limits
- energy infrastructurepower grid, electrical grid, electricity grid, electric grid, national grid
- AC electricityAC, alternating current, hertz, sine wave, voltage
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