Household Electrical Wiring Diagrams. If you need additional symbols click on. 21 do not wear loose clothing or ties near electrical equipment.
Electrical radial circuit wiring how to wire an electrical radial circuit to power electrical sockets lights and light switches including what size cables and mcbs should be used electrical ring main wiring learn about ring main circuits or ring circuits how to identify the wiring circuit in your home and test it and what rules and regulations you need to follow. 2 such rings is typical for a 2 up 2 down larger houses have more. Electrical switchbox single pole switch three way switch 1p switch 2p switch 4p switch.
The diagram should show incoming power feeding a receptacle.
Drag and drop the symbols required for your home wiring diagram. You will commonly find a lighting circuit and socket ring on each floor and sometimes several on each floor in larger houses. The dark background represents the area between boxes usually inaccessible where the cables containing the wires shown in the diagram run in the ceiling wall and floor framing of the home. A modern consumer unit as pictured above houses modular electrical devices called circuit breakers.