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House Wire Buying Guide

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"Let there be light", said God. "But first, let there be electricity", said Nicolas Tesla. From lighting to charging literally every device at your home, you need electricity. But you can not have electricity without wires and cables. Wires and Cables surround us, concealed neatly in walls and carrying the precious, yet equally lethal electricity. Wires and Cables , therefore, make an important component of our lives and require some thought before buying them.                                    Wires that we use at home are generally made of two types of components. The conductors that carry electricity and the insulators that protect us from coming in contact with this lethal force of physics.  Conductors Electricity is a flow of subatomic particles called electrons. The conductor is the metallic part of the wire that allows the flow of electrons. The wires that we buy for home usage for electricity are usually made of copper or aluminum. Copper wiring is consider