service panel

Home power center

A service panel is the main electrical distribution box in a building, where power from the utility enters and branches out to individual circuits.

It contains circuit breakers or fuses that protect against overloads.

Also called a breaker box, fuse box, or electrical panel.

The electrician upgraded our service panel to handle the new air conditioning unit.

Related

box · main breaker · circuit · meter · wiring · voltage · amperage · main · switch · hot wire · ground · copper · basement · utility · disconnect · conduit · junction · safety

Categories
Opposites
electrical system location

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Device measuring home power consumption

meter box · utility meter · service entrance · utility pole · transformer

power distribution hierarchy

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Point of release

receptacle · load · light fixture · junction box · subpanel

power distribution direction

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Origin of energy

power plant · substation · outlet

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G