Home Electrical Wiring Color Code
Phase 1 red phase 2 black phase 3 blue neutral white ground green with yellow stripe.
Home electrical wiring color code. It s the perfect resource for homeowners electricians inspectors students and teachers. Standard colors used for home wiring. For example sometimes white wires are used in place of black wires and some devices like outlets and lamps can be wire backward and still work even though this creates a potential shock hazard. Don t forgot to subscribe hit the like button.
Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches distribution boards sockets and light fittings in a structure. The color is used on the wire s insulation and it is sometimes mandatory and sometimes optional. Home electrical wiring room by room wiring 120 and 240 volt circuits wiring main panels underground and overhead services grounding and bonding 55 electrical code topics 6 most commonly used nec code tables 11 home wiring plans 28 wiring diagrams and illustrations illustrated wiring methods nec codes for home electrical wiring and much more. Home electrical wiring and it contains complete easy to follow instructions in over 400 pages which include detailed color wiring diagrams photographs guidelines safety tips and much more.
1 phase color red 2 phase color yellow 3 phase color blue neutral black earthing green. Electrical wires and screw terminals are color coded to help you match each wire to the correct terminal. The color code is very similar to the u s a s color code. Non metallic or nm 120 volt and 240 volt electrical cable come in two main parts.
It allows electrical workers to identify wires and work with them without risk. Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation. Wiring color code standards are set in place by the canadian electric code or cec in canada. The gauge or size of the wire may change depending on the current requirement of the circuit but the color is a consistent feature.
Allowable wire and cable types and sizes are specified according to the circuit operating voltage and electric current capability with further restrictions on the. Electrical wire colors for most typical home electrical wiring the chart below includes uk electrical wire eu electrical wire australia electrical wire new zealand electrical wire south africa electrical wire canada electrical wire and united states electrical wire. The outer plastic sheathing or jacket and the inner color coded wires the sheathing binds the inner wires together and its outer markings indicate the number of wires and size of wire gauge within the sheathing. The home wire color code was created for safety and convenience.
This is my new book. The wire that carries the current from the power source to the outlet or receptacle is the hot wire.