subject: Home Electrical Supplies [print this page] The flow of electrical power or charge is called electricity. It is a basic part of nature. It is also one of our most widely used forms of energy. Electricity in the home was not available 100 years ago. Houses used kerosene lamps and food was cooled in boxes. Heating was done through wood burning or coal burning stoves.
The demand for electricity in the home has grown through the years. The use of electricity in its early days was focused on street lighting and few industrial purposes. Wiring existing buildings were relatively high-priced making it impractical for homes to get electricity in the homes during that time (late 1980s).
Electricity was incorporated with new houses and apartments during the early 90s. In suburban areas, electricity in the homes was not achieved until the interwar period.
Electricitys uses expand along with the continuous invention and development of appliances. Consequently, the demand for home electrical supplies also increase. Different appliances need different amounts of power for them to operate. Those that require large amounts of power are considered expensive to operate and those that dont are considered power efficient.
Homes pay for the amount of electricity they use. Electric retail systems were developed to allow electricity to enter homes. This is done by mounting wires on poles or by special insinuation and protection of underground cables or cables hung on posts. The active phase wire and the neutral wire connect an electrical circuit from the distribution pole into the home.
Before entry of electricity into homes, it passes through meters in a meter box. Meter boxes are accurate devices measuring the amount of electrical energy used. A series of dials each with 10 numbers allows the meter to measure this.
The numbers in the meter may be arranged anticlockwise or clockwise to represent tens of thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, or units of the amount of electrical energy. One kilowatt hour (kWH) equals one unit of electrical energy.
Home electrical supplies refer to all products and accessories that require electricity to operate and are used in residential buildings such as houses, apartments, and dormitories. The products under home electrical supplies range from vast choices of lighting supplies, heating supplies, alarms, security and CCTV supplies, ventilation supplies, water heaters, wiring accessories, electrical cable supplies, cable accessories, distribution and switchgear, control gear, plugs and sockets, electrical test equipment, electrical fixing, tools, conduit accessories, switches, and fuses.
