Residential Wiring 101 (Article @: thespruce.com)

The homeowner is responsible for the ____ side of the electrical service.

• Line

• Load

• Upstream

• Main

The utility company’s service cables can be run _____________.

• Hot or Neutral

• Overhead or Underground

• Through EMT

• Through PVC

A dedicated _____________ allows you to shut off the power from outside the home so you don't have to enter the home to turn off the power.

• Disconnect Switch

• Main Breaker

• GFCI Receptacle

• Exterior Switch-Leg

In the absence of a dedicated disconnect switch, the main circuit breaker in the home's main service panel (breaker box) serves as the system__________.

• Disconnect

• Arc-Fault Protection

• Ground-Fault Protection

• Voltage Source

Two large "hot" wires connect to big screw terminals, called_______, inside the____________ panel, providing all the power to the panel.

• Lugs, Service

• Bolts, Distribution

• Breakers, Disconnect

• Screws, Sub-

After it flows through the household system, electrical current is fed back to the utility on the _________wire.

• Neutral

• Hot

• Ground

• Return

A standard panel today provides _______-amp (ampere) service.

• 200

• 120

• 240

• 100

A main breaker of 200 amps will allow a maximum of _________ amps to flow through it without tripping.

• 200

• 185

• 240

• 100

Power is always flowing into the panel and to the service lugs even when the main breaker is shut off.

• True

• False

In systems without an external disconnect switch, the _________serves as the household disconnect.

• Main Breaker

• Branch Circuit

• GFI Breaker

• AFCI Switch