Rounding out the electrical wire color code are orange, brown, pink and violet. In U.S. homes, orange is most commonly used like a red wire, particularly in a 240-volt circuit where two hot wires ...

An electrician was tasked with wiring a new house. Eager to impress, he meticulously followed the electrical wire color code, but somehow managed to swap the hot and neutral wires. As a result, the ...

Fig. 1: Take note of the wiring colors inside your electric panels. Charles S. “Buc” Fitch, P.E., was reminded of the issue of electrical wiring color code a few days ago. He opened a panel and found ...