Ch 13 - Switching Circuit Installation
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.