Most Basic Wire Connection Queries and Their Solutions

The electrical system has many safeguards against any electrical danger like grounding system, circuit breakers, GFCI, and AFCI Protection still there is a danger that can occur any time in your electrical system. Most of the problems can be easily handled by the homeowners but the best way is to hire an electrician who possesses great understanding and experience to handle them. Electric loose connections cause an electrical fire and become quite dangerous for you if it isn't fixed immediately.

You have to ensure that the wires are sufficiently stripped and placed with the natural bar slots and you can also test this by trying to pull the wire out after you make the connection. Two or more wires under one screw terminal are a clear sign of fire hazard. To fix this problem the repair involves shutting off the power then remove two offending wires from the screw terminal on the switch.

Exposed wires are also a serious issue that can short out if touches with the metal box or other wires.it are very important to wrap clockwise around the screw terminal if they are reversed, they can be prone to loosening. All the wires should be hidden and there is a plastic cap with no exposed wire showing at the bottom of the wire nut.

Another common problem is a faulty neutral wire connections at circuit breaker panel that need to handle by a professional and when the white circuit wire is not properly connected to the neutral bus bar in the main panel then it would be a sign of faulty hot wire. Hire an electrician to fix this problem and for sorting this query the electrician will check to make sure the neutral wire is sufficiently stripped and correctly attached to the neutral bus bar.