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Hi ZStoler, congratulations on this initiative. I note that you have added the template to several articles written in British English (BS 7671, AC power plugs and sockets, IEC 60364), but as the template is currently written exclusively in US English this presents a problem! Most British English speakers are completely unfamiliar with the use of "code" to mean regulations, similarly "receptacle" is not used for socket-outlet, the collective term for switches and sockets etc is "wiring accessories" and to a British English speaker a "distribution board" means a multi-socket extension lead - what you call a "distribution board" we call a "consumer unit".
May I suggest two possible ways to resolve this, that the template be re-written in a way that is meaningful to users of both forms of English, or that it's use be restricted to articles which are predominantly North American in character? Deucharman (talk) 07:20, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
I have added fuse, which seems a strange omission. By the way "Distribution board" is used universally in British practice to describe a fuse board within an industrial or large commercial environment. ie. part of a large distribution system at Low Voltage. "Consumer unit" usually refers to a domestic installation. BS7671 defines a Consumer unit as " A particular type of distribution board comprising a type tested co-ordinated asseembly for the control and distribution of electrical energy, principally in domestic premises.... Dougsim (talk)
The sidebar is a good idea, but seems to address building wiring with the main topic Electric power distribution looking anomalous at the end. Suggest Electric power distribution removed to new sidebar. Dougsim (talk)
I've now removed the electrical power distribution section as this is covered by other navbar - Electricity delivery. I have changed heading to building wiring, so this says what it means and gets the topic specific. Also put the two main wiring practices in the English-speaking world to the top, enlarged description of RCD/GFCI - removed armored cable as that article is due to merging anyway and is very vague.
I think this serves to help American and UK readers who want to use this by being more specific. Dougsim (talk) 09:07, 6 March 2017 (UTC)