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Ultimate Guide: Wiring
"Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Edition"demystifies residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Homeowners will learn how their home'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 the reader through installing switches, outlet receptacles, electrical appliances, and lighting systems. The book also shows how outdoor lighting, including securityand low-voltage systems, can help homeowners improve and illuminate the exterior areas around their homes. 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."
304 pages, Paperback
First published June 28, 1993
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May 28, 2018
The Ultimate Guide to Wiring 8th edition does what it says. It provides sage advice to attempting wiring projects and the use of basic to advanced wiring techniques. When dealing with something like electricity, safety is paramount. Thus, if you don’t know what you are doing, you really should call a licensed electrician. The book makes a lot of this very plain. Saving money is nice, but you could lose either your property or your life. Please keep that in mind.
With that said, the book goes on to discuss methods and techniques used in wiring houses. From assessing damage and crafting a plan to the main idea of staying within local wiring code, all of the basics are in this book. If you are hoping to become handy, or are just trying to wire an electrical socket, this book has plenty of sage advice in all of that. In that it follows standards for wiring code, that standard is the National Electric Code or NEC. I believe it is native to the United States, but I don’t feel like doing any more research into that.
Replete with images and step-by-step instructions, this book is quite useful. So if you ever wanted to run some wire through a wall, this book can tell you how to do that. If you want to move an electrical outlet to a new location, this book has got you covered. Need to run a wire around a door frame? It’s possible with the information in this book. Don’t know what a “hot” wire is? Well, hopefully, you looked at this book before trying to find out first hand.
Alongside all of this advice is a number of helpful tips. If you are wiring an electrical receptacle, don’t use a Push-In terminal since the connections can be problematic. It even talks about some of the unusual receptacles that you might have seen in various locations. The National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association or NEMA assigns each one a number so you can see what it is.
The real majority of the book is made up of projects that one can do in the home. It ranges from testing a lamp cord for a broken wire to installing a lightning protection system. Each project is rated in difficulty from one to three hammers, with one being simple and three being advanced. The project listing also contains the tools and equipment necessary and then tells you the steps to take.
So if you need to do some wiring or are just curious like I am, this book is really good.
With that said, the book goes on to discuss methods and techniques used in wiring houses. From assessing damage and crafting a plan to the main idea of staying within local wiring code, all of the basics are in this book. If you are hoping to become handy, or are just trying to wire an electrical socket, this book has plenty of sage advice in all of that. In that it follows standards for wiring code, that standard is the National Electric Code or NEC. I believe it is native to the United States, but I don’t feel like doing any more research into that.
Replete with images and step-by-step instructions, this book is quite useful. So if you ever wanted to run some wire through a wall, this book can tell you how to do that. If you want to move an electrical outlet to a new location, this book has got you covered. Need to run a wire around a door frame? It’s possible with the information in this book. Don’t know what a “hot” wire is? Well, hopefully, you looked at this book before trying to find out first hand.
Alongside all of this advice is a number of helpful tips. If you are wiring an electrical receptacle, don’t use a Push-In terminal since the connections can be problematic. It even talks about some of the unusual receptacles that you might have seen in various locations. The National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association or NEMA assigns each one a number so you can see what it is.
The real majority of the book is made up of projects that one can do in the home. It ranges from testing a lamp cord for a broken wire to installing a lightning protection system. Each project is rated in difficulty from one to three hammers, with one being simple and three being advanced. The project listing also contains the tools and equipment necessary and then tells you the steps to take.
So if you need to do some wiring or are just curious like I am, this book is really good.
August 28, 2023
Probably the only DIY book I have read from cover-to-cover. Good tips in here especially about the whole house surge arrestor.
July 12, 2019
Another book that one should consider for a first or second-time homeowner. If you are new to Do-It-Yourself projects, this is a must-have desk reference. When it comes to making little to moderate level changes and/or upgrades to your home this title can definitely provide the help you need.
There are plenty of wiring diagrams to help you understand circuit wiring when things get a little more complicated. This is especially true if you find yourself in a situation where lighting control needs to happen from multiple locations. If you create a situation that means you should be adding switches to control lighting from multiple entry points, the are numerous diagrams to show you options to get three-way and four-way switches wired up right the first time.
There are plenty of wiring diagrams to help you understand circuit wiring when things get a little more complicated. This is especially true if you find yourself in a situation where lighting control needs to happen from multiple locations. If you create a situation that means you should be adding switches to control lighting from multiple entry points, the are numerous diagrams to show you options to get three-way and four-way switches wired up right the first time.
May 1, 2021
Great read
This is a great read for anyone wanting to learn house’s electrical wiring. Data/communication cabling section needs to be updated though.
This is a great read for anyone wanting to learn house’s electrical wiring. Data/communication cabling section needs to be updated though.
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