Electrical Load Center

Eaton designs and manufactures loadcenters and circuit breakers that provide reliable power breaking and circuit protection.

Electrical load center. Load centers use plug on circuit breakers to reliably distribute the electricity to circuits throughout a home or small building. Abb s electrification business area is a global leader in electrical products and solutions operating in more than 100 countries with over 200 manufacturing sites. In many homes built after 1960 or upgraded older homes 100 amps is the standard service size. Qo 200a 120 240v 1 phase 42 space plug on neutral load center with factory installed main circuit breaker 42 single pole.

In very old homes with knob and tube wiring and screw in fuses you may find the original electrical service delivers 30 amps slightly newer homes built before 1960 may have 60 amp service. The national electrical code makes no distinction between a panelboard and a load center. Rules and definitions that apply to panelboards also apply to load centers. Abb load centers offers a wide range of products main breaker main lug convertible single or three phase indoor or outdoor to meet your application needs.

The main function of a loadcenter i e breaker box fuse box is to take electricity supplied by the utility and distribute it throughout the home to feed lights and receptacles. A load center helps to provide safety to the homeowner and maintenance personnel by housing all the branch circuits in one enclosure helping to prevent coming in contact with energized electrical parts. Total electrical capacity of an electrical service is measured in amperage amps.