Any electrical repair in your home involves turning off the power to the circuit you’ll be working on, and you do this at the main electrical service panel. You may know the service panel as the breaker box, while in the trade it’s officially called a load center.
The Spruce / Hilary Allison
The main service panel is like the switchboard for all the electricity in the home. It receives the incoming power from the utility company and distributes it to each of the circuits that supply the various lights, outlets, appliances, and other devices throughout the house. Everything but the incoming utility power can be shut off...
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