Different Types Of Electrical Wiring System

Purpose quantity of electricity to be carried and location.

Different types of electrical wiring system.

Electrical wires and cable have markings stamped or printed on their insulation or outer sheathing. Joint box or tee or jointing system. What is electrical wiring. There are a number of different types of wiring and cable found throughout a home as well as around it.

Building services iv electrical wiring system submitted by antima pathak ekta bhardwaj shweta saini. These markings provide important information about the wiring and insulation including the wire size and material the type of insulation the number of wires contained inside a cable and any special ratings or characteristics of the wire. Types of electrical wire in a home. The gauge and diameter of the wire are inversely related.

Cleat wiring methods of electrical wiring systems w r t taking connection. The wire gauge indicates the electrical wire sizing as defined by the american wire awg system. Wire sizes range from about 22 gauge to 12 gauge. Low voltage wiring is used for circuits typically requiring 50 volts or less.

In homes built after the mid 1960s the wiring is relatively standard. We illustrate a variety of types of electrical wiring found in older buildings. Loop in or looping system. Electrical wiring refers to the system of conductors and other devices that are used to carry electricity.

Insulated electrical wires will be taken out to various places in the permises to supply power to different type of loads like lights fans refrigerators room coolers heaters etc. While varying somewhat by area of the country in the u s latin america europe and other areas there are recognizable generations of electrical wiring knob tube greenfield armored cable or bx wiring plastic or nm. We ll go through the most common types in more detail below. Casing and capping wiring batten wiring cts or trs lead sheathed wiring conduit wiring surface conduit wiring concealed conduit wiring types of conduit metallic conduit.

Old electrical wiring types photo guide to types of electrical wiring in older buildings. Different types of electrical wiring systems. The most common gauges are 10 12 or 14. For example a home will require less power than an office building.

For example a 10 gauge wire is bigger than a 12 gauge wire. Several common types are landscape lighting wire sprinkler system connections bell wire for doorbells speaker system wires and thermostat wires. The different types of electrical wiring that are used usually varies according to three factors. Understanding electrical wiring labeling.