Audel House Wiring [Paperback]

Home wiring is serious business

That's why, especially if you're not an electrician, you need the clear, well-ordered guidance in this book-the same one you may have seen in your father's toolbox. Now fully updated to cover home networking and other 21st century developments, this all-new edition gives you the guidelines, rules, and step-by-step instructions you need to do the job safely and with confidence.
* Understand how to use the National Electrical Code (NEC) and meet its requirements
* Install a safe electrical service entrance and branch circuits
* Use the appropriate cables, wires, conduits, and boxes for your home's needs
* Find specialized information about electric heating, mobile home wiring, and other unique applications
* Learn to install wiring for cable TV, telephones, broadband Internet, home networks, and security systems
* Be able to make accurate load calculationsForeword.

Chapter 1: Wiring Basics.

Chapter 2: Electrical Services.

Chapter 3: Branch Circuits and Loads.

Chapter 4: Materials and Methods.

Chapter 5: Wiring for Electric House Heating.

Chapter 6: Mobile Homes.

Chapter 7: Cable TV, Broadband, Telephone, and Security.

Chapter 8: How to Wire a House.

Appendix A: Calculations for Dwellings.

Appendix B: Farm Buildings.

Appendix C: Audio and Home Theater Installations.

Appendix D: The Internet as Entertainment.

Index.

Paul Rosenberg (Chicago, IL) is a leading voice in the electrical industry. A master electrician with extensive experience in the industry as an apprentice, electrician, foreman, superintendent, project manager, purchasing agent, estimator, contractor, supplier, manufactl³0