Using the figure below answer the following: Are the houses wired in parallel, s

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Using the figure below answer the following: Are the houses wired in parallel, series, or both? Be sure and consider the circuit breakers in the fuse box (‘your panel’ in diagram) and room circuits (“see light or appliance” in diagram. Explain your answer.

Your Home Electrical System Electricity flows to your lights and appliances from the power company through your panel, its breakers, out on your circuits and back. Here is a schematic picture of all the major parts of your home electrical system. POWER COMPANY YOUR PANEL d CIRCUITS Transformer Meter Voltage Breakers Light or 2005 Larry Dimock appliance

Explanation / Answer

Circuit brakers in the Fuse box are connected in SERES,

as this this Fuse breaks, No passage of Current takes place for the entire house will

while Different appliances are connected in PArallel

this ensures that if one particular part of a cirucit beaks or fuses,

only that part gets effected and the rest of the Components in the house functions

with out any dirturbances.

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