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by David Herres
The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring
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
Appliance Identification
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
Rigid Metal Conduit
Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit
Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit
Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit
Electrical Metallic Tubing (Type EMT)
Flexible Metal Conduit
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
Shock Hazards in Old Equipment
The Wrong Way
Finding the Schematic
Refrigerator
Heat and Pressure Are Related
The Diffuser Valve Makes It Work
Refrigerator Power Supply
Door Switch Problems
Checking the Icemaker
Washing Machine
An Easy Repair
Clothes Dryer
Clothes Not Drying
Drum Won’t Turn
10 Tackling Difficult Projects
Color TV Protocols
An Inherent Hazard
Preliminary Diagnosis
Tracking Down Intermittents
Making Good Solder Joints
How to Tin a Soldering-Iron Tip
What Kind of Flux?
How to Gauge the Heat
Printed Circuit Board Repair
Clearing Plugged Holes
Removing a Defective Integrated Circuit
What About Flat Screens?
How the Gas Becomes Ionized
LCD Flat Screen
Other Repair Options
Turning to Computers
Design Strategies
Laptop Battery Maintenance
Going Inside
Viruses
Booting Up
Clearing the Cache
Going Deeper
Apple Laptops
A Final Step
Submersible-Well-Pump Troubleshooting
Advantages of a Submersible Pump
11 Data and Communications Networks
Satellite Dish Antennas
Anatomy of the System
Grounding a Satellite Dish System
Getting a Good Signal
The Importance of Ethernet
How Twisting of Conductors Helps
Wire Transposition
How It Works
Precautions
Choosing the Medium
Terminating UTP Cable
Ethernet Pin-Outs
USB Cables
Telephone Extensions
Tools for Telephone Work
Telephone Installation and Repair Tools
Diagnosing Some Common Telephone Problems
Bad Receiver Cord
Can’t Dial Out?
Noise on the Line
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
Choosing the Site
Sun
NEC Mandates
Cogeneration or Battery Backup?
Foundations for Wind Turbines and Solar PV Arrays
Fuel Cells
15 What Lies Ahead?
Smart Meter Anatomy
Glossary
Index
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