1.0HomeAdditionPlus.comhttps://homeadditionplus.com/devmdonovanhttps://homeadditionplus.com/dev/author/mdonovan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NIAoBl9CcA"><a href="https://homeadditionplus.com/dev/electrical/home-electrical-wiring-systems/">Home Electrical Wiring Systems</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://homeadditionplus.com/dev/electrical/home-electrical-wiring-systems/embed/#?secret=NIAoBl9CcA" width="600" height="338" title="“Home Electrical Wiring Systems” — HomeAdditionPlus.com" data-secret="NIAoBl9CcA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Basics of Home Electrical Wiring Systems and Working with Electricity in the Home By Mark J. Donovan Recently we lost our electrical power to our home for 10 days due to a major ice storm in the New England area. It was during these 10 days that I had a chance to fully appreciate the dependency our society has on electrical power and our home’s electrical wiring system. In my particular situation, our home has its own private well and leach-field/septic system, uses oil for hot water heating, and…https://homeadditionplus.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Electrical_Box.jpg640480