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This text covers the rules of the National Electric Code (NEC) as they apply to the installation of wiring in a house. The first seven chapters cover basic electrical code requirements. Topics include, for example, safety when working with electricity, construction symbols, connecting switches and receptacles, ground-fault circuit-interrupters and surge suppressers. The remainder of the text is devoted to a description of the wiring of an actual house.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
The Fifteenth Edition of this trusted resource is completely updated to the 2005 National Electrical Code®, and provides aspiring electricians the necessary foundation for learning all aspects of house wiring in order to ?meet Code.? The most comprehensive book of its kind on the market, Electrical Wiring Residential walks readers, room by room, through the proper wiring of a typical new residence, and features a complete set of full size plans and specifications that shows how Code requirements are applied throughout actual installations. This book explains and follows the NEC® using the metric system, and presents an ample quantity of electrical formulas that electricians need to know to be successful and competent on-the-job.
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A trusted resource for information on aspects of house wiring. New edition explains the Code's new metric numbering system while utilizing both m metric and the prevalent English system. Adopted as an essential component of numerous national training programs. Previous edition c1999. Softcover.
About the Author
Ray C. Mullin: Former electrical instructor for the Wisconsin Schools of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education. Former member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Currently a member of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, Electrical Section. He has served on the NFPA Code Making Panel 4 of the National Electrical Code. Completed electrical apprenticeship training program. Worked as journeyman and supervisor for residential, commercial, and industrial installations. Taught electrical apprentice and journeyman course. Conducted numerous technical and Code seminars. He has written many articles that have appeared in electrical trade publications and has done consulting to electrical equipment manufactureres on legal issues. He has served on the Executive Board of the Western Section of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors and serves on the Electrical Commission in home town. He attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Colorado State University.
Electrical Wiring Residential FROM THE PUBLISHER
Hereﾽs a guide to learning all aspects of residential wiring and how to apply them to the wiring of a typical house from this, the most widely-used residential wiring book in the country. Itﾽs loaded with more examples, photos, illustrations, and wiring diagrams than any other book on the subject. Accurate and comprehensive, it covers just about every residential wiring task. Readers learn safe practices, methods, and materials required by the 1999 NEC® all within an applied ﾽon-the-jobﾽ context.Features: -in-depth coverage of residential wiring, newly revised to meet the 1999 NEC®, gives the most complete and up-to-date information available -includes a complete set of room-by-room electrical floor plans and two blank floor plans to help learning through actual applications of NEC rules -easy to read and understand, yet has all the instructions and details needed to perform virtually any residential wiring job properly -all practices covered are consistent with OSHA requirements to ensure safety of people and equipment ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS Instructor's Guide , ISBN: 0-8273-8608-7 Computerized Test Bank, ISBN: 0-8273-8611-7
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