Ultimate Guide Wiring, Updated 9th Edition (Spiral Bound)

Jacket Description/Back:
Save money by making all types of home electrical repairs and improvements with the help of this complete easy-to-follow guide. - Replace faulty electrical switches and receptacles - Install interior and exterior home lighting systems - Learn about the materials and tools you need to work like a pro - Upgrade your home's wiring for safety and convenience - Discover today's newest smart home devices and technology

Brief Description:
"Meets current National Electrical Code standards."--Cover.

Publisher Marketing:

The most recent edition to the best-selling wiring manual, Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 9th Edition demystifies home wiring and residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Homeowners and DIYers will learn how their home's electrical system works from the inside out 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 security and low-voltage systems, can help homeowners improve and illuminate the exterior areas around their homes. This most recent edition has been updated with the latest information on everything from recent code standards and smart home automation to renewable energy, LED wafer lighting, dimmer switches, new indoor and outdoor emergency systems, and more.

Contributor Bio:Byers, Charles

Charles Byers taught at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the carpentry department for 12 years, where he created numerous innovative adult continuing education programs for carpentry, historic building preservation, apprenticeship instruction and electrical technology. He established and now teaches in a new residential remodeling department at the college, covering all facets of building, remodeling and maintenance of residential buildings.