What Is A Circuit?

1.	What Is A Circuit?
Answer» Inside the panel, connections are MADE to the incoming wires. These connections are then used to SUPPLY POWER to selected portions of the home. There are three different combinations: one hot, one neutral, and GROUND: 110V circuit. two hots, no neutral, and ground: 220V circuit. two hots, neutral, and ground: 220V circuit + neutral, and/or two 110V circuits with a COMMON neutral. Inside the panel, connections are made to the incoming wires. These connections are then used to supply power to selected portions of the home. There are three different combinations:

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Inside the panel, connections are MADE to the incoming wires. These connections are then used to SUPPLY POWER to selected portions of the home.

There are three different combinations:

one hot, one neutral, and GROUND: 110V circuit.
two hots, no neutral, and ground: 220V circuit.
two hots, neutral, and ground: 220V circuit + neutral, and/or two 110V circuits with a COMMON neutral.

Inside the panel, connections are made to the incoming wires. These connections are then used to supply power to selected portions of the home.

There are three different combinations:

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