Since it was first published in 1996, Wiring a House has become the standard reference on residential wiring. Updated to the latest National Electrical Code, this fourth edition features revised information on backup generators, AFCIs, GFCIs, tools, and room-by-room wiring. An indispensable reference for keeping pros up to date, Wiring a House also gives apprentices and h Since it was first published in 1996, Wiring a House has become the standard reference on residential wiring. Updated to the latest National Electrical Code, this fourth edition features revised information on backup generators, AFCIs, GFCIs, tools, and room-by-room wiring. An indispensable reference for keeping pros up to date, Wiring a House also gives apprentices and homeowners the most current and accurate information in the most accessible form. This is a great book - and surprisingly fun.
This article will attempt to reveal some of the mystery surrounding the maze of wiring that runs throughout your home and that makes everything in it work with.
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I really recommend it. I'm not probably ever going to wire a house, but I realized that I didn't really understand how electricity got into and around my house, so I read this book.
It was perfect. There's a basics section that got me up to speed on how electricity gets from the pole at one voltage and into your house at 110 and 220 V. Then things got more advanced. It covers everything from the differences between modern and old systems of wiring, the This is a great book - and surprisingly fun. I really recommend it.
I'm not probably ever going to wire a house, but I realized that I didn't really understand how electricity got into and around my house, so I read this book. It was perfect.
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There's a basics section that got me up to speed on how electricity gets from the pole at one voltage and into your house at 110 and 220 V. Then things got more advanced. It covers everything from the differences between modern and old systems of wiring, the tools you'll need for a variety of jobs, planning ahead to go above code when it will help you in the future, working with conduit, GFCI and AFCI installation and purposes, lightning protection, generators, grounding, and even specifics like installing heaters, fans, pumps, hot tubs, etc. What I didn't expect was how well-written and even entertaining the book is.
Cauldwell uses a lot of humour and it keeps things from being dry. I laughed out loud several times. He also gets how important it is to explain the whys and hows to the reader, giving us enough history and enough of the science to make the lessons stick in your mind. This books covers everything.
I was left with no questions at the end. And I feel like I'm going to be more knowledgable and safer in my day-to-day life as a consumer of electricity and user of electrical lights, outlets, and appliances. Oh yeah, and I'll always use my portable GFCI whenever I use power tools, from now on. I didn't understand why I should, but now I do.
An electrical box is a plastic or metal box used to connect wires and install devices such as switches, receptacles (outlets), and fixtures. An electrical box is almost always required for mounting devices and for housing wiring splices. Boxes come in many different sizes and several different shapes. A box must be sized appropriately for the number and size of wires entering the box. Must be grounded to the home's grounding system; plastic boxes do not need grounding because they are nonconductive. An electrical ground is a safety system that provides a safe path for electricity to follow in the event of a short circuit, electrical surge, or other safety or fire hazard. In modern home wiring systems, each circuit has its own ground wire that leads back to the service panel.
After the panel, the ground system terminates at a ground rod driven into soil or to another ground conductor where electricity is safely dissipated into the earth. Older homes may have ground systems that rely on metal electrical boxes, (which houses wiring), and metal water pipes.
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