Ch 13 - Switching Circuit Installation

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three-way

Four-way switches are always installed between two __________ switches.

green grounding terminal

If the circuit grounding conductor is connected to the ____________________ on the switch, the metal device box in which the switch is installed must also be grounded.

ungrounded

The National Electrical Code requires that all switching be done in the __________ circuit conductor.

double pole

A(n) ____________________ switch is used to control a 240-volt load, such as a water heater, in a residential wiring system.

timer

A/an ________ is a device that controls the flow of electricity on a circuit for a certain amount of time.

occupancy sensor

A/an ___________ is a device that detects when a person has entered a room and switches on the room lighting;

three-wire cable

When installing a ceiling suspended paddle fan with a lighting kit and you want to have separate control of the fan and light, a __________ must be run from the switching location to the paddle fan location.

permitted

Switch loops are ______________ in three-way switch circuits.

pairs

Three way switches are always installed in __________.

Dimmer switches

Which of the following switches tend to generate the most heat?

switch loop

A switching arrangement where the feed is brought to the lighting outlet first and a two-wire cable is run from the lighting outlet to the switch is called a(n) _________________________.

General Use Snap Switches

Snap switches, toggle switches and switches are the same as __________________________?

metal strap

Switches installed in metal boxes are considered grounded as long as the ________________ of the switch is touching the metal box after installation.

two three-way switches and two four-way switches

To control a lighting outlet from four locations, a circuit requires __________.

ungrounded

When re-identifying a white insulated conductor as a 'hot' _______________ conductor, the identifying mark must completely encircle the conductor.

red, re-identified white, or black

When wiring a house with a cable wiring method, a __________ insulated wire cannot be used in a switch loop switching arrangement.

white (re-identified)

When wiring a house with a conduit wiring method, a __________ insulated wire cannot be used in a switch loop as a 'hot' conductor.

Dimmer

____________ switches are available in single-pole and three-way models.

Combination

____________________ switch devices consist of two switches on one yoke or strap.

Three-way

____________________ switches are used to control one or more lighting loads from two or more locations.

dimmer

A switch type that raises or lowers the lamp brightness of a lighting fixture is a __________ switch.

double-pole

A __________________ switch has four terminal screws and the toggle has 'On' and 'Off' written on it.

two

A double-pole switch can be used to control ________ 120-volt circuits.

'hot'

A permanent black marker can be used to re-identify a white insulated conductor as a ________ conductor in a cable.

black

The black-colored common terminal on a three-way switch should always have a __________ insulated wire connected to it.

traveler

The brass-colored terminals on a three-way switch are called the __________ terminals.

single-pole

The most common switch used in residential wiring is the __________ switch.

three

The number of conductors required to be installed between three-way and four-way switches is ____________________.

black

The white wire used in a switch loop wired with a two-wire cable like Type NM must be re-identified. This is normally done with ____________ tape.

white

There is no need to connect a ______________ insulated grounded conductor to any single-pole, double-pole, three-way, or four-way switch in a residential switching circuit.

ungrounded

When a white wire is used as a traveler conductor for three-way and four-way switching, it is required to be re-identified as an _________________ conductor.

bottom

When installing a receptacle so that one half is controlled by a switch and the other half is hot all the time, the switch-controlled half should be located on the ____________________ of the receptacle.

between the three-way switches

Four-way switches must be placed __________ in the circuit.

short lengths of wire

Like single-pole switches, dimmer switches always come from the factory with _______________________________.

ampere rating

Motor loads not exceeding 80% of the _________________ of the switch at its rated voltage are permitted to be controlled by Alternating Current General Use Snap Switches.


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