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We show you how to install the different elements of the electrical panel and how protectors, differentials, automatic switches and circuits are connected to each other. http://www.bricocrack.tv. DIY Electricity Tutorial Updated electrical panel. All the devices we use in the video are from @LegrandGroupES. More information about Legrand devices on their website: http://www.legrand.es/ In this tutorial we are going to show you how an electrical panel is currently installed. Obviously, this is a job reserved for specialist technicians always because we are going to work on a new panel, without difficulties, so that you understand how it works. But, in real houses that are already working, the panel is normally very complicated and the specialist technician is the only one who should handle it. Our objective with this tutorial that is part of the Basic Electricity course is for you to understand how real electricity works today in our homes and how electrical circuits and the installation of connected equipment are combined. As in the rest of the tutorials in the Basic Electricity Course, we have the technical support of Legrand. If you haven't seen the previous tutorials, click here: • Basic electricity 0: understanding the el... to learn electricity from scratch ???? Juan starts by explaining to you that the current limiter is currently placed in the smart meter that controls the power consumption we have in the house. From there, the first element we place is the Automatic General Switch of the panel. Before this general switch, we put a Permanent Overvoltage Protector that protects us from power surges by disconnecting the general switch. It is not a mandatory element but it is becoming more essential every day. The second element we install is a Transient Overvoltage Protector for extraordinary overvoltages such as, for example, a lightning strike. The third element is the Differential Protection that acts when there are differences between phase and neutral, that is, it detects that the current is not balanced and that it is escaping somewhere. When there are current leaks, the differential disconnects the panel. We place all these devices on the first line of the panel to explain it to you more clearly. Juan shows you in detail, and outside the panel to see it better, how the wiring is done, with what section of cables and how the terminals or tips are placed to work comfortably and safely. It is important that you notice that during the entire installation we carry the Neutral on the left and the Phase cable on the right. And also that we are working at all times without current! ⚡⚡⚡ In the second line of the panel we are going to place the small automatic switches, the PIAs, which will serve to open or close the circuits that configure the basic electrification of a house. The first one is connected directly to the differential of the panel and the others are bridged with cables between them. For circuit C1 (lighting) we use a 10A PIA; for C2 (plugs in general and refrigerator) a 16A automatic; for C3 a 25A PIA (oven, hob and/or microwave); In the case of C4, we used two 16A automatic switches (washing machine, dishwasher and electric water heater); and, for C5, we installed a 16A PIA to serve the sockets in the wet rooms (kitchen and bathroom). Remember the importance of respecting the amperage ratio and the cable section that the equipment we install in each circuit will use. On the third line, we place the devices for other equipment that are no longer basic and that require their own circuits by law, for example, dryer, air conditioning, electric car charger, etc. And, to start, we have to place an independent differential to protect them. We also connect this differential to the Transient Overvoltage Protector. Next, we integrate the corresponding PIAS or, in some cases, if some equipment requires it by law, its own independent differential. We continue connecting PIAs, circuits, ground cables... And, only when finished, we service the panel from the meter. Juan also shows you how to place the panel box. We hope you found this tutorial useful and, as always, let us know in the comments of the video. Thank you very much! ???? #InstallElectricalPanel #BasicElectricalCourse More information about DIY, Electricity, Home Automation and IoT at http://www.bricocrack.tv/ Presented by Juan Mateos. Follow us also on Facebook: / bricocrack Twitter: / bricocrack Instagram: / bricocrack