The Complete Guide to Home Wiring A Comprehensive Manual from Basic Repairs to Advanced Projects

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Basic Electrical Repairs

Electricity Basics

Understanding Electricity
Electricity & Safety
Your Electrical System
Parts of the Electrical System.
Understanding Circuits
Grounding & Polarization
Tools for Electrical Repairs.

Wiring Basics

Wires & Cables
Service Panels
Fuses & Circuit Breakers
Mapping Circuits & Indexing the Service Panel
Evaluating Circuits for Safe Capacity
Electrical Boxes
Installing an Electrical Box
Replacing an Electrical Box

Wall Switches

Common Wall-switch Problems
Wall-switch Basics
Single-pole Wall Switches
Three-way Wall Switches
Four-way Wall Switches
Double Switches.
Pilot-light Switches
Switch/receptacles
Specialty Switches
Testing Switches for Continuity
Fixing & Replacing Wall Switches
Dimmer Switches

Receptacles

Common Receptacle Problems
Receptacle Wiring.
Basic Types of Receptacles
Older Receptacles
High-voltage Receptacles.
Childproof Receptacles & Other Accessories
Testing Receptacles for Power, Grounding & Polarity
Repairing & Replacing Receptacles
GFCI Receptacles

Light Fixtures

Repairing & Replacing Incandescent Light Fixtures
Repairing & Replacing Recessed Light Fixtures.
Repairing Chandeliers
Repairing Track Lights
Repairing and replacing Fluorescent Lights
Replacing a Plug.
Replacing a Lamp Socket.

Miscellaneous

Fixing & Replacing Doorbells
Fixing & Replacing Thermostats. Repairing Electric
Baseboard Heater Repairing Wall-mounted
Electric Heater
Home Telephone System

Inspector’s Notebook

Service Panel Inspection Inspecting the Grounding
Jumper Wire.
Common Cable Problems
Checking Wire Connections
Electrical Box Inspection.
Common Electrical Cord Problems
Inspecting Receptacles & Switches
Evaluating Old Wiring

Advanced Wiring Projects

Wiring Project Basics

Planning a Wiring Project
1. Examine Your Main Service.
2. Learn about Codes and common Electrical Code Requirements
3. Prepare for Inspections
4. Evaluate Electrical Loads.
5. Draw a Wiring Diagram and get a Permit
Circuit Maps for 26 Common Wiring Layouts.

Wiring Installation Basics

Tools, Materials & Techniques
Electrical Boxes for Projects.
Installing Electrical Boxes.
Wires & Cables for Projects
Installing NM Cable.
Conduit
Wiring a Laundry with Conduit
Circuit Breaker Panels
Connecting Circuit Breakers.
Installing a Subpanel

Advanced Wiring Projects

Wiring a Room Addition
Wiring a Room Addition:
- Construction View
Wiring a Room Addition:
- Diagram View
  1. Plan the Circuits
  2. Install Boxes & Cables
    - Installing a Vent Fan.
    - Installing Electrical Fixtures
    - Installing Track Lighting
    - Installing Telephone & Cable Television Wiring
  3. Make Final Connections.
Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen
Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen:
- Construction View
Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen:
- Diagram View
  1. Plan the Circuits
  2. Install Boxes & Cables
  3. Make Final Connections. Installing a Vent Hood
Installing Outdoor Wiring
Installing Outdoor Wiring:
- Cutaway View.
Installing Outdoor Wiring:
- Diagram View
  1. Plan the Circuit.
  2. Dig Trenches
  3. Install Boxes & Conduit
  4. Install UF Cable
  5. Make Final Connections.
Low-voltage Outdoor Lighting.

Home Automation

Conversion Chart

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