The homeowner's DIY guide to electrical wiring
Book - 2015
"A practical, money-saving guide to home electrical wiring. Handle residential wiring projects correctly, safely, and according to the National Electrical Code (NEC). Filled with clear photos and helpful diagrams, The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring shows you how to quickly and easily navigate the portions of the NEC that pertain to residential installations. This hands-on resource covers basic electronics and explains how electrical service progresses through your home. It describes how to install and test electrical systems and lighting, repair appliances and TVs, and upgrade to the latest innovations such as home networking, home automation, and alternate power systems. You'll learn the procedures used by profes...sional electricians to create the kind of quality work that will pass inspection and add value to your home."--Page [4] of cover.
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New York :
McGraw-Hill Education
[2015]
©2015 - Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xviii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9780071844758
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Do Your Own Wiring?
- 1. Avoid Building Fire and Shock Hazards into Your Work
- How Electrical Fires Start
- Avoiding Arc Faults
- Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter
- Removing Accessible Abandoned Wiring
- Electric Shock
- Grounding and the Breaker
- Testing the Installation
- Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters
- Other Safety Issues
- 2. Basic Rules for Impressing the Electrical Inspector
- Mitigating Hazards
- Get Your NEC Now
- Some Variations
- Electrical Deficiencies
- 3. Basic Electronics You Should Know
- An Invisible Domain
- The Meaning of Valence
- Reactance and Impedance
- Ohm's Law
- Getting Started
- Concealed versus Exposed Wiring
- Residential Work
- Wiring the Box
- Wiring the Devices
- Another NEC Violation
- Switches
- Wiring Three- and Four-Way Switches
- Three-Way Switch Loop Configuration
- Sizing Feeders and Services
- The Infamous Column C
- 4. All About Electrical Services
- Where Is the Point of Connection?
- Designing the Service
- Building the Temporary Service
- Bonding the Raceway
- Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters, Of Course
- Make It Watertight
- Special Techniques for Aluminium Terminations
- Building a Service
- Masthead Service Construction
- Service Variations
- Grounding-Electrode System
- Service Sizes
- Underground Services
- 5. The National Electrical Code: Fundamental Requirements for Residential Work
- Understanding the NEC
- 2014 NEC Changes
- Arc-Fault Protection
- Some More 2014 NEC Changes
- Wet-Location Receptacles
- Some Definitions
- Color-Coding Details
- Bare and Green Wires
- Ampacities and Device Ratings
- Correction and Adjustment Factors
- Box-Fill Calculations
- Appliance Identification
- NEC Article 430, "Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers"
- Motor Fundamentals
- What Makes a DC Motor Turn?
- An Answer
- Steppers and Servos
- Why It Is Important
- A Great Invention
- The Universal Motor: Small, Inexpensive, Ubiquitous
- NEC Chapter 5: "Special Occupanies"
- Temporary Installations
- Speical Equipment
- NEC Article 625, "Electric Vehicle Charging Systems and Welders"
- A Big Wiring Project
- Some Special Wiring Methods
- Rigid Metal Conduit
- Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit
- Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit
- Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit
- Electrical Metallic Tubing (Type EMT)
- Flexible Metal Conduit
- 6. Tools for Quality Electrical Work
- Test Equipment
- Electrical Installation Tools
- 7. Techniques for Quality Electrical Work
- From Service to Finished Installation
- Possibilities for Error
- Learning the Trade
- Some Labor-Saving Tips
- Comparing Types MC, AC, and EMT
- 8. Lighting Fundamentals: Design and Installation
- Lighting Control
- Kitchen Lighting
- Bathroom Lighting
- Lighting in Other Rooms
- Living Room, Dining Room, and Bedroom Lighting
- Outdoor Lighting
- Fluorescent Fixture Maintenance
- 9. Appliance Failure, Maintenance, and Repair
- Isolate and Repair
- An Easy Starting Place
- Shock Hazards in Old Equipment
- The Wrong Way
- Finding the Schematic
- Refrigerator
- Heat and Pressure Are Related
- The Diffuser Valve Makes It Work
- Refrigerator Power Supply
- Door Switch Problems
- Checking the Icemaker
- Washing Machine
- An Easy Repair
- Clothes Dryer
- Clothes Not Drying
- Drum Won't Turn
- 10. Tackling Difficult Projects
- Color TV Protocols
- An Inherent Hazard
- Preliminary Diagnosis
- Tracking Down Intermittents
- Making Good Solder Joints
- How to Tin a Soldering-Iron Tip
- What Kind of Flux?
- How to Gauge the Heat
- Printed Circuit Board Repair
- Clearing Plugged Holes
- Removing a Defective Integrated Circuit
- What About Flat Screens?
- How the Gas Becomes Ionized
- LCD Flat Screen
- Other Repair Options
- Turning to Computers
- Design Strategies
- Laptop Battery Maintenance
- Going Inside
- Viruses
- Booting Up
- Clearing the Cache
- Going Deeper
- Apple Laptops
- A Final Step
- Submersible-Well-Pump Troubleshooting
- Advantages of a Submersible Pump
- 11. Data and Communications Networks
- Satellite Dish Antennas
- Anatomy of the System
- Grounding a Satellite Dish System
- Getting a Good Signal
- The Importance of Ethernet
- How Twisting of Conductors Helps
- Wire Transposition
- How It Works
- Precautions
- Choosing the Medium
- Terminating UTP Cable
- Ethernet Pin-Outs
- USB Cables
- Telephone Extensions
- Tools for Telephone Work
- Telephone Installation and Repair Tools
- Diagnosing Some Common Telephone Problems
- Bad Receiver Cord
- Can't Dial Out?
- Noise on the Line
- 12. Home Automation and Beyond
- Before You Start
- 13. Backup Power Systems
- Backup Power for the Home
- A Transfer Switch Is Needed
- Fuel Options
- 14. Alternate Power Systems: Wind, Solar, and Fuel Cells
- Some Answers
- Wind
- Choosing the Site
- Sun
- NEC Mandates
- Cogeneration or Battery Backup?
- Foundations for Wind Turbines and Solar PV Arrays
- Fuel Cells
- 15. What Lies Ahead?
- Smart Meter Anatomy
- Glossary
- Index