1-Electricity standards and rules

Introduction

In a domestic installation there are

  • A meter

  • A main circuit breaker or fuse

  • An earth pit

  • A consumer unit (main circuit board) with all the protections for the installation

  • Sub circuits such as

    • Light

    • Power circuit (16A sockets)

    • Specialised circuit (AC, Heater, ...)

The sub circuits can be wiring in:

  • Ring circuit

  • Radial circuit

  • Star circuit

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