Light Switches & Wallplates
Essential components of every residential and commercial electrical system, light switches serve both practical and design purposes. Whether you're outfitting a new build or renovating an existing space, the right switches can enhance both the style and functionality of your environment. A wide selection of quality light switches is available, including traditional toggle switches, rocker switches, and dimmers, each offering different levels of control over interior lighting. These switches control the flow of electricity to your fixtures but they also contribute to your overall decor, making them more than just utility hardware.
Wall plates, frequently called switch plates or outlet covers, complete light switches and add a finished, coordinated look to the wall while protecting the wiring and internal components of the switch. They are found in a wide range of configurations and finishes, allowing the customer to match them to the finishes of the switches themselves for a fully cohesive appearance, or to use them and the switches as a kind of focal point to add some modern or classic accent to a room. Many retailers act as a one-stop shop for switches, wall plates, and outlet covers, making life a whole lot easier for customers.
FAQs
Can wall plates be an ideal choice to upgrade and elevate a space adding just a touch of elegance?
Yes, wall plates can be an ideal choice to upgrade and elevate a space by adding just a touch of elegance and enhancing overall decor.
Maintaining NEMA 4 Rating When Making Enclosure Penetrations
Cutouts are very common when modifying enclosures for push buttons, indication lights, conduit entries or mounting hardware. Cutting into an enclosure runs the risk of eliminating the protective nature of the NEMA rated attributes. Proper steps must be followed in order to preserve the NEMA rating of an enclosure.
Devices mounted to the enclosure must have the same NEMA rating as the enclosure.
This means that if the devices are installed to the manufacturer's specifications, they will be able to maintain the NEMA rating of the enclosure.
Water tight conduit hubs must be used when running wire through a cutout in an enclosure.
There are many different types of conduit hubs that are used to secure conduit to an enclosure. However, only certain conduit hubs are rated for a watertight seal. By using water tight hubs, the NEMA rating of the enclosure is maintained.
Bonded washers are necessary when mounting hardware to an enclosure.
If standard mounting hardware is used, the NEMA rating of the enclosure will no longer be maintained. Bonded washers have rubber gaskets that make a watertight seal around the drilled hole. It is also important to make sure the material used for the bonded washer matches the material of the enclosure. Stainless steel enclosures require stainless steel bonded washers.