CEILING FANS, CONCORD, NC

A light fixture such as a ceiling fan, has moving parts and is powered by an electrical circuit that turns the light on and off. It is a fixture because it has wires and cords that plug into sockets. These cords can be long or thin. The cords can be attached to an outlet box or hung from something called a cord guard. If the cords are attached to an outlet box the wires will be in a metal box. The wires will be bare and exposed. If the cords are attached to a lamp or a ceiling fan box the wires will be in a plastic case that protects them from contact with electrical conductors.

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There are several types of wiring for homes. Ceiling fans are one of them. It all starts with a grounding system. This protects people from an electric shock. It is the process of bringing the circuits together that creates a connection. It can be through fuses or circuit breakers. The most common form of wiring is fused wiring. After the wiring is fused it is tested to make sure it is not live before it is sold. The wires are carried through a plastic or metal conduit that is surrounded by a tubing. The tubing can be ceramic or fiber glass. The wires are then connected to an electrical circuit that is placed into a wall box. The box protects them from things such as water and other elements that could conduct electricity. A typical wiring diagram would look something like this;

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* Wires (the individual wires)
* Conduit (the protection for the wires)
* Wiring box
* Fuse
* Circuit breaker
* Wiring box
* Fuse
* Circuit breaker
* Wiring box
* Fuse
* Circuit breaker
* Wiring box
* Fuse
* Circuit breaker
* Fuse
* Wiring box
* Fuse
* Circuit breaker

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Every step along the way there is a protection to make sure that nothing will conduct electricity to the wires. Every step keeps the wires from being short circuited or over heated. The way that the wire is wound, twisted, bobbly, braked, or pulled has a purpose. The fuse or circuit breaker is placed in the wiring protects it from fires or burning. The wires are connected to the switch turns the wire on and off.

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