Ultimate guide Wiring
Book - 2024
"The most recent edition to the best-selling wiring manual, Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 10th Edition demystifies home wiring and residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Homeowners and DIYers will learn how their home's electrical system works from the inside out 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 the reader through installing switches, outlet receptacles, electrical appliances, and lighting systems. The book also shows how outdoor lighting, including security and low-voltage systems, can ...help homeowners improve and illuminate the exterior areas around their homes. This most recent edition has been updated with the latest information on everything from the National Electrical Code standards and smart home automation to renewable energy, LED wafer lighting, dimmer switches, new indoor and outdoor emergency systems, and more." --
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Mount Joy, PA :
Creative Homewoner
[2024]
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Edition
- Updated tenth edition
- Online Access
- EBSCOhost
- Item Description
- Includes glossary and index.
- Physical Description
- 328 pages ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9781580116077
- Introduction
- Part I. Projects, Improvements, Repairs
- Chapter 1. Wiring Methods
- Basic Circuitry
- Charting Circuits
- Designing a Kitchen Wiring Plan
- Calculating Ampacity
- Basic Wiring
- Height and Clearance Requirements
- Bathroom Requirements
- Installing Electrical Boxes
- Grandfathering Existing Electrical Work
- Preparing for Inspection
- Surface Wiring
- Running Cable Through Framing
- Opening and Closing Walls
- Receptacles
- Duplex Receptacles
- Installing USB/120-Volt Dual-Purpose Residental Receptacles
- High-Voltage Receptacles
- GFCI Receptacles
- GFCI Protection in Electrical Circuits-A Brief History
- 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
- AFCI Breakers
- Dual-Function AFCI/GFCI Breakers
- Chapter 2. Lighting
- Lighting Types
- Incandescent
- LED
- LED Recessed Lighting
- Lightbulb Burnout
- Fluorescent
- Fluorescent Tube Types
- Fluorescent Light Starters
- Fluorescent Tube Pin Configurations
- 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 3. Appliances and Equipment
- Selection
- Shopping Tips
- Appliances
- Dishwasher
- Range Receptacles
- Dryer Receptacles
- 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
- Electric Radiant Floor Heating
- Baseboard Heating
- Recessed Wall Heater
- Safety Equipment
- Hardwired Smoke Detectors
- Chapter 4. Specialty Wiring
- Low-Voltage Power
- What It Is and How It Works
- Low-Voltage Transformers
- Low-Voltage Wire
- Wiring Applications
- Bells and Chimes
- Timers
- Time-Control Switches
- Sensors and Alarms
- Thermostats
- Antennas
- Time for a Thermostat Upgrade
- Modern Trends
- Telecommunications
- Punch-Down Blocks
- Chapter 5. 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
- Outdoor Lighting Design
- Sensors and Timers
- Wiring Preparation
- Planning
- Extending Service
- Trenching
- Outdoor Wiring Methods
- Receptacles
- Switches
- Lights
- Lampposts
- Low-Voltage Lighting Basics
- Design Basics
- Low-Voltage Lighting
- Swimming Pools and Spas
- Code Requirements
- Aboveground Swimming Pools
- Spas
- Underwater Pool Lighting
- Underwater Lighting Circuits
- Chapter 6. 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 7. 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
- Computer Networks
- Smart Home Technology and Apps
- Part II. Fundamentals
- Chapter 8. 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 Jumper
- Chapter 9. Tools and Their Uses
- Pulling Wires and Fuses
- Cutting and Twisting Wires
- Stripping and Crimping Wires
- Connecting, Supporting, and Protecting Wires
- Grounding and Terminal Screws
- Crimping Ferrules
- Wire Connectors
- Locating, Measuring, and Marking
- Hole-Making, Cutting, and Striking
- Cordless Drills and Accessories
- Working With Conduit
- Safety
- Testing Circuits
- Chapter 10. Materials and Equipment
- Wires and Cables
- Types and Designations
- Insulation Categories
- Splicing Wires
- Wire Ampacity
- Underground Cable
- Armored Cable
- Nonmetaltic Cable
- Service Panels
- Types and How They Work
- Hot Buses
- Neutral and Grounding Buses
- Circuit Breakers
- Fuses
- Electrical Boxes
- Types and Capacities
- Plastic Boxes
- Metal Boxes
- Weatherproof Boxes
- Special Boxes
- Installing a Cut-In Box
- Box Extensions and Mounting Brackets
- Receptacles
- Duplex 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
- Index
- Credits
- Metric Equivalents