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Pancake box
Shallow, flat, round electrical box, which is used to mount where the wall is very thin and a deeper octagonal box, cannot fit.

Pane
The area of glass that fits in the window frame.

Panel
(1) The electrical distribution box where the fuses, circuit breakers and terminals and to which the household wiring is connected. (2) Wood or wood veneer in thin flat section for covering walls or floors. (3) Any thin flat material used in construction.

Panel board
(1) Depressed or raised framed in a portion of a wall, ceiling or door. A panel board pattern is decorative and gives the effect of a series of highlighted squares or rectangular pieces. (2) Site where the electrical service is connected to the wiring and the circuit breakers are mounted. Panel board is the site where three wires from the service entrance conduit are connected to three bus bars in the panel. Two are hot and one is neutral.

Panel bowing
Installation defect when drywall is forced into a space not large enough for the panel, causing it to bow and not allowing it to lay flat. It must be trimmed and refitted.

Panel box
Also called a service panel or load distribution center, this electrical panel houses circuit protection devices, which route circuits through the building.

Panel brick
Eight inch square, (actual size 7 5/8") or twelve inch square, (actual size 11 5/8" brick) X 3 5/8" thick. Normally used only when the size and shape are needed for appearance.

Panel clip
H shaped metal clip that fastens the edges of two plywood panels in between the structural supports.

Panel door
Door whose cross and vertical members are exposed with decorative wood or glass panels in the spaces.

Panel fence
Fence composed of a post and rail frame with panels of plywood or fiberglass.

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