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Anatomy of an Electrical Service Panel

By Bob Formisano, About.com

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The Electrical Service Panel

Electrical Service Panel Closed

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With any electrical repair in your home you will have to turn the power off to the circuit serving your work. This is where you turn power on and off, at the electrical service panel. The panel is what distributes electrical current to the various circuits within your home.

In this tutorial we will take a look at the service panel and its components.

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