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Herres, David. The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.

The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring

Authors: David Herres

Published:  December 2014 Pages: 336

eISBN: 9780071844734 | ISBN: 9780071844758
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • 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 Aluminum 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
  • 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 Occupancies”
  • Temporary Installations
  • Special Equipment
  • NEC Article 625, “Electric Vehicle Charging Systems and Welders”
  • A Big Wiring Project
  • Some Special Wiring Methods
  • 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
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing Machine
  • Clothes Dryer
  • 10 Tackling Difficult Projects
  • Color TV Protocols
  • An Inherent Hazard
  • Preliminary Diagnosis
  • Tracking Down Intermittents
  • Making Good Solder Joints
  • Printed Circuit Board Repair
  • What About Flat Screens?
  • Turning to Computers
  • Submersible-Well-Pump Troubleshooting
  • 11 Data and Communications Networks
  • Satellite Dish Antennas
  • The Importance of Ethernet
  • How Twisting of Conductors Helps
  • Wire Transposition
  • USB Cables
  • Telephone Extensions
  • Tools for Telephone Work
  • Telephone Installation and Repair Tools
  • Diagnosing Some Common Telephone Problems
  • 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
  • Sun
  • NEC Mandates
  • 15 What Lies Ahead?
  • Smart Meter Anatomy
  • Glossary
  • Index