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Summary
Summary
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 calculations
Author Notes
Paul Rosenberg is An instructor at lowa State University
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Chapter 1 Wiring Basics | p. 1 |
| Safety | p. 1 |
| The National Electrical Code | p. 3 |
| Enforcement | p. 9 |
| Chapter 2 Electrical Services | p. 11 |
| Service Basics | p. 11 |
| Overhead Service Components | p. 15 |
| Residential Underground Service | p. 15 |
| NEC Requirements for Services | p. 20 |
| Service-Entrance Location | p. 21 |
| Installation of Service Drops | p. 22 |
| Installation of Service Laterals | p. 25 |
| Service Entrances and Equipment | p. 28 |
| Grounding of Services | p. 31 |
| Chapter 3 Branch Circuits and Loads | p. 47 |
| Definitions | p. 48 |
| Calculations | p. 50 |
| Placing Outlets | p. 58 |
| Placing Switches | p. 60 |
| Chapter 4 Materials and Methods | p. 61 |
| Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (Types NM and NMC) | p. 61 |
| Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable (Type UF) | p. 72 |
| Metal-Clad Cable (Type AC) | p. 75 |
| Service-Entrance Cable (Types SE and USE) | p. 77 |
| Electrical Metallic Tubing | p. 83 |
| Rigid Metal Conduit | p. 91 |
| Boxes and Fittings | p. 96 |
| Chapter 5 Wiring for Electric House Heating | p. 117 |
| Environmental Issues | p. 117 |
| Electrical Protection Issues | p. 118 |
| Installation of Electric Heating | p. 119 |
| Chapter 6 Mobile Homes | p. 127 |
| Requirements Differences | p. 127 |
| Chapter 7 Cable TV, Broadband, Telephone, and Security | p. 135 |
| Cable TV Wiring | p. 135 |
| Telephone Wiring | p. 136 |
| Broadband and Home Networks | p. 140 |
| Security Systems | p. 145 |
| Chapter 8 How to Wire a House | p. 147 |
| The Process | p. 147 |
| Service-Entrance Location | p. 151 |
| Service Size | p. 154 |
| Feeder Panels and Branch-Circuit Overcurrent Devices | p. 156 |
| Number of Outlets Per Circuit | p. 159 |
| Circuits | p. 162 |
| Conduit | p. 163 |
| Circuit Layout | p. 167 |
| Color-Coding | p. 170 |
| Box Fill | p. 173 |
| Installation of Cables | p. 176 |
| Box and Device Grounding | p. 178 |
| Wiring Basements | p. 180 |
| Adding Wire to Old Homes | p. 181 |
| Appendix A Calculations for Dwellings | p. 183 |
| Calculation No. 1 | p. 183 |
| Optional Calculations | p. 186 |
| Calculation No. 2 | p. 188 |
| Calculation No. 3 | p. 188 |
| Calculation No. 4 | p. 189 |
| Calculation No. 5 | p. 191 |
| Motor Loads | p. 192 |
| Appendix B Farm Buildings | p. 193 |
| Example of a Farm Calculation | p. 194 |
| Appendix C Audio and Home Theater Installations | p. 199 |
| Sound Systems | p. 199 |
| Integrated Entertainment Systems | p. 204 |
| Home Theater | p. 205 |
| Video Distribution | p. 210 |
| Appendix D The Internet as Entertainment | p. 213 |
| Why Use a Computer for Entertainment? | p. 213 |
| Computers Outfitted for Entertainment | p. 215 |
| Index | p. 221 |
