Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Updated Edition
- Length: 304 pages
- Edition: 8
- Language: English
- Publisher: Creative Homeowner
- Publication Date: 2017-01-03
- ISBN-10: 1580117872
- ISBN-13: 9781580117876
- Sales Rank: #4488 (See Top 100 Books)
Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Edition demystifies residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Learn how to:
- Make common electrical repairs
- Add new switches and receptacles
- Install lighting fixtures, appliances, & outdoor lighting
- Run wiring from room to room
- Add new circuits & service panels
As a homeowner, you’ll learn how your house’s electrical system works and how to complete installations and repairs. This project-based book shows how to select the right cable, wires, and other equipment, and how to run wiring through walls and between floors. Projects guide you through installing switches, outlet receptacles, electrical appliances, and lighting systems.
You’ll also learn how outdoor lighting, including security and low-voltage systems, can help improve and illuminate the exterior areas around your home.
The eighth edition has been updated with the latest information on everything from big screen TVs to 3-way switches required by the National Electrical Code.
Ultimate Guide to Wiring explains residential electrical systems in easy-to-understand terms to help you learn how to work with electric wiring and repair, replace, and install typical electrical-system elements. Learn how to work like a professional electrician, and save money with DIY home electrical installations and repairs!
Introduction PART I: PROJECTS, IMPROVEMENTS, REPAIRS CHAPTER ONE WIRING METHODS Basic Circuitry • Charting Circuits • Designing a Kitchen Wiring Plan • Calculating Ampacity Basic Wiring • Height and Clearance Requirements • Installing Electrical Boxes • Preparing for Inspection • Surface Wiring • Running Cable through Framing • Opening and Closing Walls Receptacles • Duplex Receptacles • High-Voltage Receptacles • GFCI Receptacles Switches • Single-Pole Switches • Three-Way Switches • Four-Way Switches • Dimmer Switches Plugs, Cords, and Sockets • Standard Plugs • Light Sockets and Switches • Multi-Socket Switches New Circuits and Service Panels CHAPTER TWO LIGHTING Lighting Types • Incandescent • Lightbulb Burnout • Fluorescent • Energy-Saving Compact Fluorescent Lamps • Quartz Halogen Lighting Fixtures • Recessed • Surface-Mounted • Track Lighting • Chandeliers • Vanity Lighting • Under-Cabinet Lighting • Cable Lights Indoor Lighting Design • Basic Fixture Types • How Much Light Do You Need? CHAPTER THREE APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT Selection • Shopping Tips Appliances • Dishwasher • Range Receptacle • Dryer Receptacle • Waste-Disposal Unit • Hot-Water Dispenser • Island Receptacle Ventilating and Heating Equipment • Ceiling Fans • Whole-House Fans • Calculating Fan/Vent Sizes • Range Hood • Ventilating Fans • Electric Water Heater • Radiant Floor Heating • Baseboard Heating • Recessed Wall Heater Safety Equipment • Hardwired Smoke Detectors CHAPTER FOUR SPECIALTY WIRING Low-Voltage Power • What It Is and How It Works • Low-Voltage Transformers • Low-Voltage Wire Wiring Applications • Bells and Chimes • Timers • Sensors and Alarms • Thermostats • Antennas • Telecommunications CHAPTER FIVE OUTDOOR WIRING AND LOW-VOLTAGE LIGHTING What Makes It Different • Circuiting • Outdoor Conduit and Cable Types Materials and Equipment • Outdoor Electrical Boxes • Receptacles and Switches • Conduit, Connectors, and Fittings • Lamps and Yard Lights • Sensors and Timers Outdoor Lighting Design Wiring Preparation • Planning • Trenching Outdoor Wiring Methods • Receptacles • Switches • Lights • Lampposts Low-Voltage Lighting Basics • Low-Voltage Lighting Swimming Pools and Spas • Code Requirements • Aboveground Swimming Pools • Spas • Underwater Pool Lighting • Underwater Lighting Circuits CHAPTER SIX EMERGENCY POWER EQUIPMENT Lightning Protection Understanding Lightning • Lightning Rods • Lightning Protection Systems Surge Protection • Electrical Surges • Whole-House Protection • Point-of-Use Protection • Grounding Optional Standby Generators • What They Are and How They Work • Selection • Placement and Hookup • Transfer-Switch Panels CHAPTER SEVEN HOME AUTOMATION Smart Home Basics • Power Line Carrier Control • Timer Control • Computer Control • Wireless Remote Control • Home Networking • Surge Control Data-Transmission Standards • Design Protocols • X-10 • CEBus • LonWorks • Smart House Uses for Home Automation • Lighting Systems and Appliances • Plumbing • Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning • Home Security • Outdoor Systems • Telecommunications and Networking • Entertainment Systems X-10 Projects • Sprinkler System • Voice-Dial Home Security System Home Networking • Structured Cabling • Making Connections • Structured Cabling Outlets • Structured Media Center PART II: FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER EIGHT UNDERSTANDING ELECTRICITY Fundamentals of Electricity • Electricity Defined • Terminology of Electricity • Calculating the Ampacity of an Electric Water Heater How Electricity Is Provided • Generation • Transmission • Point of Use • Service Entrance Panel How Electricity Works • Electric Current Flow • Flow Resistance Working Safely with Electricity • Basic Rules of Safety • Short Circuits Grounding Systems • Main Panel Ground • Overload Protection • Grounding Rods • Ground Faults on Appliances • Importance of Testing for Ground • Bonding Jumpers CHAPTER NINE TOOLS AND THEIR USES Pulling Wires and Fuses Cutting and Twisting Wires Stripping and Crimping Wires Connecting, Supporting, and Protecting Wires Locating, Measuring, and Marking Hole-Making, Cutting, and Striking Working with Conduit Safety Testing Circuits CHAPTER TEN MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT Wires and Cables • Types and Designations • Color-Coding • Insulation Categories • Splicing Wires • Wire Ampacity • Underground Cable • Armored Cable • Nonmetallic Cable Service Panels • Types and How They Work • Hot Buses • Neutral/Grounding Buses Circuit Breakers Fuses Electrical Boxes • Types and Capacities • Plastic Boxes • Metal Boxes • Weatherproof Boxes • Special Boxes • Box Extensions and Mounting Brackets Receptacles • Duplex Receptacles • Nongrounded Receptacles • Appliance Receptacles • Isolated Ground and GFCI Receptacles Switches • Types and Designations • Toggle Switches • Dimmer Switches • Pilot-Light Switches • Timer Switches • Electronic Switches Low-Voltage Transformers • Types and Applications Raceways • Raceway Applications • Raceway Components Conduit • Conduit Components Resource Guide Glossary Credits Metric Equivalents
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