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Electrical Services
The electrical system of any home makes it habitable with the necessary
lighting and other comforts that are given by electrical energy. Basic
knowledge about the electrical system in our homes is vital in case of
emergencies where split-second decisions can save lives. It could also
give you the upper hand when and if electrical appliances malfunction
to prevent injury to you and the other members of your household. So
let us begin by dissecting the different parts of your electrical
system that begins with the electrical meter or meters if more than one
is installed.
A word of caution though, most installation and repair of
electrical circuitry is required by law to be done by certified
personnel only so for major problems that exceed replacing worn out
plugs and bulbs do call an electrician who should be certified and
licensed to do repair work. Do not hesitate to verify the credentials of
these people for the work they do is in accordance with existing
building and safety codes.
Most homes have just a single meter that feeds the whole system from
the service provider or electric company. The meter is normally placed
near the panel box or breaker box where all the different electrical
systems are hooked up and get electricity. There can be more than one
meter installed with the other one feeding electrical power during the
off peak hours of the day which is usually at night and where high
drain devices such as storage type water heaters are connected allowing
them to run on a cheaper rate at night storing the heated water for use
during the day. From the electrical meter the system branches to the
different circuits or branches that feeds current to the rest of the
house. Safety devices are installed before they branch out from the
meter in the panel box that can come in either fuses for older houses
to circuit breakers and more sophisticated ELCB’s that shut off
power if there a sudden leak of power from the circuit via the
grounding wire.
The branches or circuits are dedicated to specific applications such as
lighting and power points or outlets where common consumer goods are
plugged in. More power hungry devices such as refrigerators, washing
machines and heaters might have dedicated power points dedicated to
provide power to a specific device that will damage the rest of the
other installed devices if allowed to share in the same circuit.
Lighting circuits are separated from power points for they tend to
result in shorter bulb life if they are mixed with appliances that have
motors that tend to influence the rest of the devices connected to the
same circuit. Most outlets have three prongs and the most common
voltages for power is 220 volts and 110 volts. The mainland US utilizes
110 volts with the rest of us using 220 power circuits. Appliances that
are manufactured in different countries tend to have voltages which
have been remedied by the making of auto voltage power supplies that
adjust automatically depending on the voltage that is applied.
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