Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Updated Edition (Creative Homeowner) DIY Home Electrical Installations & Repairs from New Switches to Indoor & Outdoor Lighting with Step-by-Step Photos (Ultimate Guides)

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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 repairsAdd new switches and receptaclesInstall lighting fixtures, appliances, & outdoor lightingRun wiring from room to roomAdd 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!

From the Publisher

Make electrical repairs and improvements safely and effectively.

Projects, Improvements, & Repairs for All Skill Levels Make common electrical repairs Add new switches & receptacles Install lighting fixtures, appliances, & outdoor lighting Run wiring from room to room Add new circuits & service panels

Your Complete Easy-to-Follow Guide

The Information and Confidence You Need to Make Electrical Repairs & Improvements to Your Home
Demystify residential electrical systems Learn how to work like a professional electrician Save money with DIY home electrical installations & repairs Fully updated to comply with the latest National Electrical Code Easy-to-understand langauge Clear illustrations & photographs Step-by-step directions Informative charts & tables Detailed how-to diagrams Tools, materials, & equipment lists

Clear, detailed instructions in plain, easy-to-understand language

Crisp photos & illustrations

Photos & illustrations to help you understand how circuits work, show you real components and wiring, and take you step-by-step through projects.

Step-by-step instructions

Instructions to fully explain each project, such as how to wire electrical boxes, switches, receptacles, and even specific appliances.

Detailed diagrams

Diagrams to reinforce the step-by-step procedures, as well as add variations & alternative approaches.

Informative charts & tables

Charts & tables to provide you with useful information such as the correct size and type of wire for a particular project.

Wiring Methods

Become acquainted with basic wiring methods to enable you to tackle a variety of electrical projects. You’ll learn about basic circuitry, receptacles, switches, plugs, cords, sockets, and new circuits and service panels.

Indoor Lighting

Learn about different lighting types from incandescent and fluorescent to quartz halogen, and how to install any kind of lighting fixture from recessed, track lighting, and chandeliers, to under-cabinet and cable lighting. There is even a section on indoor lighting design.

Outdoor & Low-Voltage

Outdoor power and low-voltage lighting enables you to light walkways, driveways, pools, patios, and yards to maintain the safety and security of your home. Learn outdoor wiring methods, how to plan and trench, install outdoor electrical boxes, receptacles, and switches, sensors and timers, and even install underwater lighting for your pool.

Materials and Equipment

Having the proper tools for the job will leave you only half-prepared for the task. You must also have the right materials and equipment! Learn to carefully identify everything you will need in advance to save time, money, and effort. From wires and cables to transformers and raceways, everything you’ll need is clearly described, pictured, and explained. Also check out the Resource Guide in the back for a list of related manufacturers & associations.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Creative Homeowner; 8th Updated edition (January 3, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580117872
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580117876
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.14 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.75 x 11 inches