Basic Home Wiring IllustratedLinda J. Selden |
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120-volt circuits AC cable aluminum Ampacity amps ballast bend box hole branch circuits cable with ground circuit breaker circuit wires clamp common terminal connection connector continuity tester cord distribution center drill Electrical Code END OF CIRCUIT faceplate fish tape floor GFCI grounding electrode conductor hot bus bars hot wire inches installed insulation joists knockout lamp light fixture main disconnect major appliance metal box metal conduit meter mounting National Electrical Code neutral bus bar neutral wire NM cable nonmetallic box nonmetallic sheathed cable outlet box overcurrent protection device plug power source pull receptacle remove replace screw terminals service entrance panel service rating short circuit shown in drawing small appliance socket starter Step strip studs subpanel switch box switch loop three-way switches three-wire THWN tube tubeholder underground utility company voltage volts wall wall box wallboard watertight white wire painted wire painted black wirenut