A device installed in a building’s wiring to carry, switch or protect electric power.
Proposed, not approved yet · It holds other types, not products · Also called “Wiring device”
- Includes
- Receptacles, switches and circuit breakers
- Excludes
- Appliances that plug into the wiring
- Wire and cable
Types under it
Every member of each is also one of these
- GFCI receptacles2 pagesA wall receptacle that cuts power when it detects current leaking to ground.
- Circuit breakers5 pagesA switch fitted in a panel that opens a circuit on its own when the current is too high.
- Locking receptacles1 pageA receptacle whose plug twists to lock so that it cannot be pulled out by accident.
- Safety switches1 pageAn enclosed switch that cuts power to a circuit by hand, with or without fuses.
Pages
9 pages of this type
