A large rectangular shaped electrical box used to distribute electricity throughout a house after passing through protective breakers located within the box. (See breaker)
The first electrical equipment after the service connection; provides both overcurrent protection and a method of distributing electric power to individual circuits. May contain fuses or circuit breakers.
An electrical box that distributes electrical power to the home through branch circuits.
The electrical box that distributes electric power entering the home to each branch circuit (each plug and switch) and composed of circuit breakers.