Every permanent electrical device in your house is connected to a circuit that is controlled by a circuit breaker in your breaker box properly known as the main service panel when you need to shut off the power to a circuit or to reset a breaker that has tripped you have to find the right breaker for the circuit this is about the time you begin cursing your home s builder for failing to.
How to label your electrical panel.
Labeling your electrical panel in new construction and older homes buildings that have fading labels is especially important.
When the power trips in just one area of your home the cause is a tripped breaker panel.
Your electrician may also turn off the main breaker to complete testing or work on the panel.
Today we show you how to map out and label your electrical panel also called the fuse panel or fuse box.
When you have an electrical problem and need to shut off a circuit you should be able to identify the controlling circuit breaker immediately by looking at the panel index.
Labeling your electrical panel.
The electrical code requires you to label or index your panel.
Labeling your electrical panel to thoroughly map or label every circuit in your home will take up more space than is available on your home electrical panel itself.
If you take a closer look at the circuit breaker box you will see that one switch has flipped in the other direction.
On the other hand you don t want to keep the record you will make away from the panel in a notebook or in a computer because the next homeowner or anyone servicing your system.
An electrical panel consists of circuit breakers or fuses that controls how power is distributed in certain areas of the home.
How to map out label your electrical fuse panel.
The circuit breaker is your main component to begin with because it controls the supply of power to the different areas of your property.
Turn all the switched lights in the house on.
Your electrical panel is the brain of your home s electrical system.
There are breakers for large appliances like your washing machine and dryer refrigerator.