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    There are several types of branch circuits that provide power throughout a home from the main service panel: - Dedicated appliance circuits exclusively power individual large appliances like stoves, dryers, and air conditioners using either 120V or 240V lines. - Lighting circuits serve general room lighting needs across multiple rooms. - Outlet circuits only power general-purpose plug outlets, sometimes for a single room or group of rooms. - Room circuits have individual circuits for all lights and outlets within a single room.

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    There are several types of branch circuits that provide power throughout a home from the main service panel: - Dedicated appliance circuits exclusively power individual large appliances like stoves, dryers, and air conditioners using either 120V or 240V lines. - Lighting circuits serve general room lighting needs across multiple rooms. - Outlet circuits only power general-purpose plug outlets, sometimes for a single room or group of rooms. - Room circuits have individual circuits for all lights and outlets within a single room.

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    There are several types of branch circuits that provide power throughout a home from the main service panel: - Dedicated appliance circuits exclusively power individual large appliances like stoves, dryers, and air conditioners using either 120V or 240V lines. - Lighting circuits serve general room lighting needs across multiple rooms. - Outlet circuits only power general-purpose plug outlets, sometimes for a single room or group of rooms. - Room circuits have individual circuits for all lights and outlets within a single room.

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    Types of Branch Circuit

    Components
    What Are Branch Circuits?
    Your home's electrical system begins with main
    service wires that enter your home from an
    overhead utility line or underground feeder
    wires and connect to the main service panel,
    usually located in a utility space. Up to this
    point, the system hardware belongs to a power
    utility company. But from the main service
    panel, the current is divided into
    individual branch circuits, each of which is
    controlled by a separate circuit breaker.
    Circuit Breakers Start Each
    Branch Circuit
    The main service panel is controlled by the main
    circuit breaker that serves as the primary
    disconnect for the power supply to the main
    service panel. This is normally a 100- to 200-
    amp two-pole circuit breaker providing current
    at 240-volts and feeds it to two 120-volt hot bus
    bars running down vertically through the panel.
    Below the main circuit breaker, there are two rows of
    smaller circuit breakers, and it is these that form the
    beginning of the individual branch circuits that run to
    all areas of your home to provide power. These
    individual breakers will be either 120-volt breakers,
    tapping into only one of the hot bus bars in the panel;
    or they will be 240-volt breakers that connect to two of
    the 120-volt bus bars. Thus, your branch circuits will
    be either 120-volt circuits—which feed all the standard
    outlets and lighting circuits; or they will be 240-volt
    circuits—which feed circuits that feed major
    appliances, such as an electric clothes dryer, an electric
    range, and central air conditioning units.
    Branch Circuit Amperage
    Both 120-volt and 240-volt branch circuits can vary in the
    amount of power they deliver—a quantity measured by
    amperage. Branch circuits for 120-volt circuits are usually 15-
    amp or 20-amp circuits, although occasionally they will be larger
    than that. For 249-volt circuits, the amperage is more often 30-,
    40-, or 50-amps. The amperage of each branch circuit can be
    read by the printing on the lever of each circuit breaker.
    The wires attached to that circuit must also be sufficient to
    handle the load of the branch circuit; attaching wires that are too
    small for the circuit amperage poses a definite danger of fire.
    The ratings of individual wire gauges are as follows:
     15-amps: 14-gauge copper wire
     20-amps: 12-gauge copper wire
     30-amps: 10-gauge copper wire
     45-amps: 8-gauge copper wire
     60-amps: 6-gauge copper wire
     80-amps: 4-gauge copper wire
     100-amps: 2-gauge copper wire
    Normally this is not an issue, as the original circuits in
    your home are likely wired correctly. However, anytime
    a circuit is being extended, it's critical that the new
    wiring is the appropriate gauge for the circuit
    amperage. It is a common DIY mistake to wire with
    incorrect gauge size.
    There are several different types of
    branch circuits in your home.
    Dedicated appliance circuits.
    These serve only one appliance and are often required
    by Code. They can be 120- or 240-volt circuits, and
    serve appliances such as electric ranges, dishwashers,
    refrigerators, garbage disposers, air-conditioners, and
    clothes dryers. Normally, any appliance that has a
    motor will require a dedicated circuit.
    Lighting circuits.
    These are what they sound like—circuits that
    serve general lighting needs in rooms. Normally,
    a lighting circuit will serve several rooms, and
    most homes will have several. One advantage of
    separating the lighting circuits from the outlet
    circuits is that each room will be left with some
    means of lighting them if one circuit is shut off.
    While working on the lighting circuit, for
    example, a plug-in lamp can be used to
    illuminate the space.
    Outlet circuits.
    These are circuits that serve only general-
    purpose plug-in outlets. They can be
    specific to a room or a group of rooms. A
    second-story in a small house, for example,
    may have one or two outlet circuits that
    serve multiple rooms.
    Room circuits.
    Depending on how the home has been
    wired, sometimes the circuit layout has all
    lights and outlets in a room served by
    individual circuits.

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