{"id":89,"date":"2015-10-30T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jpelectricalcompany.com\/blog\/?p=89"},"modified":"2023-11-27T17:52:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:52:53","slug":"the-mystery-of-electrical-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/the-mystery-of-electrical-components\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery Of Electrical Components"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electrical components<\/a>\u00a0are somewhat of a mystery for most of us.\u00a0 In most of our everyday lives and jobs we don\u2019t deal with the need to know a lot about various electrical components. That is until they stop functioning and we are hindered in what we can and cannot do.\u00a0 No one thinks about the electricity running into their home until they can\u2019t turn on the television or cook dinner.<\/p>\n

When the power goes out or a circuit breaker is blown we become interested in the electrical circuit running through our home.\u00a0 At that point the electrical system becomes important.\u00a0 This article will give you a bit more information on the basic components that must function together to allow electricity to flow into our homes or places of work.<\/p>\n

Electricity in your home starts with the connection of electrical services.\u00a0 This is as simple as having the power company run wires to your homes\u2019 feeder wires which are attached to a meter on your home or close power pole.\u00a0 The meter measures the amount of electricity used and that is the month you are charged for each month.\u00a0 The meter feeds into either a disconnect switch, main breaker or fuse panel within the home.<\/p>\n

Disconnect Switch:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The main advantage of a disconnect switch is that is offers a way to disconnect all power to the house with one main switch.\u00a0 This is for safety and is used in cases of fire and floods.<\/p>\n

Main Breaker:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>A main breaker consists of a breaker panel.\u00a0 This is a panel that contains electrical currents to flow through to different areas within your home.\u00a0 If too much current is flowing to one area the circuit will blow and thus stop sending electrical current to that area of your home until the breaker is switched back on.\u00a0 If the current was to flow at an excess this could overload the entire circuit and cause a fire.<\/p>\n

Fuse Panel:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Fuses feed the amount of electricity that is being sent and blow out when too much current it being asked of it.\u00a0 This occurs a lot in rooms where major appliances are in use.\u00a0 Bathrooms and kitchens usually have to have more fuses allocated to them.\u00a0 This will allow the current to be broken up to different areas within the room.\u00a0 The flow of current then can be shifted throughout the space as to not overload one circuit.<\/p>\n

In our next installment we will discuss branch circuits, switches, outlets and wiring.\u00a0Electrical components<\/a>\u00a0within the home aren\u2019t as complex as they are sometimes thought to be.<\/p>\n

J&P Electrical is a full\u00a0service\u00a0electrical equipment company<\/a>. \u00a0At J&P, we supply contractors, end users and supply houses with new surplus, quality reconditioned and obsolete electrical equipment. Contact us today at\u00a0https:\/\/jpelectricalcompany.com<\/a>\u00a0for all of your bus plug, circuit breaker, switchboard, fuses, disconnects and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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