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Summary
Summary
Revised and completely updated for the 2008 National Electric Code, this small manual continues its 75-year history of demonstrating how to install safe, convenient, and economical wiring. Encouraging readers to tackle jobs small and large, the guide covers everything from repairing a table lamp to wiring a whole house. After introducing the basics--standards, codes, safety practices, and an overview of how electricity is measured and delivered--chapters show how to design a layout for lights, switches, and receptacles; run a line from a utility po≤ install wires, circuits, and grounds; and handle special projects such as replacing old wiring and wiring detached garages and accessory buildings.
Author Notes
H. P. Richter wrote the first edition of Wiring Simplified in 1932. W. C. Schwan was the author of subsequent editions of Wiring Simplified until 2002. He lives in Hayward, California. F. P. Hartwell became the new author of Wiring Simplified --after W. C. Schwan--with the 40th edition. He is the secretary of the Massachusetts Electrical Code Advisory Committee and the author of Practical Electrical Wiring . He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Tables | p. vii |
Preface to 32nd Edition | p. viii |
Prefaces to 39th and 42nd Editions | p. ix |
Introduction and Guide | p. x |
Part 1 Getting Started-The Basics | |
Chapter 1 Standards, Codes, and Safety | p. 1 |
Standards | p. 1 |
Codes, Permits, and Licenses | p. 3 |
Safety Practices | p. 5 |
Chapter 2 Planning Your Electrical Installation | p. 8 |
Consider Present and Future Needs | p. 8 |
Location of Lighting, Switches, and Receptacle Outlets | p. 9 |
Choosing Lighting Fixtures | p. 14 |
Lighting and Receptacles for Garages and Outbuildings | p. 18 |
Chapter 3 Measuring Electricity | p. 19 |
Units of Measurement | p. 19 |
Residential Electrical Power | p. 21 |
Types of Electric Current | p. 23 |
Part 2 Wires, Circuits, and Grounding | |
Chapter 4 Wire-Selecting and Connecting | p. 26 |
Wire Sizes | p. 26 |
Wire Types | p. 31 |
Cable Types | p. 33 |
Flexible Cords | p. 35 |
Tools Used for Wiring Jobs | p. 36 |
Terminals for Connecting Wires to Devices | p. 36 |
Connectors for Splicing Wires | p. 39 |
Chapter 5 Circuit Protection and Planning | p. 42 |
Overcurrent Devices | p. 42 |
Feeders and Branch Circuits | p. 45 |
Calculating Branch Circuits Needs | p. 46 |
Chapter 6 Circuit Diagrams | p. 51 |
Grounded Wires | p. 51 |
Wiring Diagrams | p. 52 |
Chapter 7 Grounding for Safety | p. 62 |
How Dangerous Are Shocks? | p. 63 |
Grounding Basics | p. 63 |
Grounding Overview | p. 64 |
How Grounding Promotes Safety | p. 66 |
Grounding Considerations for Wiring Systems | p. 69 |
Grounding-Type Receptacles Increase Safety | p. 71 |
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) | p. 72 |
Surge Protective Devices | p. 73 |
Part 3 Installing Service Equipment and Wiring | |
Chapter 8 The Service Entrance | p. 75 |
Planning Your Service Entrance | p. 75 |
Disconnecting Means | p. 77 |
Installing the Service Entrance | p. 80 |
Making Ground Connections | p. 89 |
Emergency Backup Generators | p. 93 |
Chapter 9 Outlet and Switch Boxes | p. 96 |
Planning Your Box Installation | p. 96 |
Installing Boxes | p. 100 |
Selecting Switches | p. 105 |
Faceplates | p. 106 |
Chapter 10 Basic Wiring Procedures | p. 107 |
Planning the Installation | p. 107 |
Feeding and Connecting the Wires | p. 110 |
Two-Circuit Duplex Receptacles | p. 114 |
Special Rules on Receptacle Design | p. 115 |
Three-Wire (Multiwire) Circuits | p. 115 |
Detached Garages and Accessory Buildings | p. 118 |
Chapter 11 Cable-Nonmetallic-Sheathed and Metal-Clad | p. 121 |
Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable | p. 121 |
Metal-Clad Cable | p. 127 |
Armored Cable | p. 129 |
Chapter 12 Tubular Raceways | p. 132 |
Choosing and Installing Tubular Raceways | p. 132 |
Nonflexible Heavy-Wall Conduit | p. 133 |
Tubing (Thinwall Nonflexible Raceways) | p. 136 |
Flexible Raceways | p. 138 |
Installing Wires in Conduit | p. 140 |
Chapter 13 Modernizing Old Wiring | p. 141 |
Problems of "Old Work" | p. 142 |
Wiring Methods | p. 142 |
Installing New Service and Circuits | p. 144 |
Installing Boxes and Running Cable | p. 146 |
Installing Switches, Receptacles, and Outlets | p. 155 |
Chapter 14 Appliances | p. 158 |
Receptacles | p. 158 |
Individual Circuits for Appliances | p. 160 |
Grounding of Appliances | p. 161 |
Disconnecting Means and Overcurrent Protection | p. 161 |
Wiring of Common Heavy Appliances | p. 162 |
Chapter 15 Finishing Your Electrical Installation | p. 166 |
Installing Devices in Boxes | p. 166 |
Hanging Fixtures | p. 167 |
Part 4 Special Wiring Situations and Projects | |
Chapter 16 Electric Motors | p. 170 |
Work Capacity of Motors | p. 170 |
Power Consumed by Motors | p. 171 |
Types of Motors | p. 172 |
Large Motors on Farms | p. 173 |
Phase Converters | p. 174 |
Motor Circuit Requirements | p. 175 |
Installing the Motor | p. 179 |
Chapter 17 Farm Wiring | p. 180 |
Locating the Meter Pole ("Distribution Point" in NEC Terminology) | p. 180 |
Determining Size of Wires and Service | p. 185 |
Installing Overhead Wiring | p. 188 |
Installing Underground Wiring | p. 188 |
Installing Service Equipment at Buildings | p. 190 |
Grounding Electrodes-Location, Installation, and Special Requirements | p. 192 |
Wiring Branch Circuits and Outlets in Farm Buildings | p. 195 |
Farm Safety | p. 202 |
Chapter 18 Low-Voltage Wiring | p. 204 |
Telephone Wiring | p. 204 |
Grounding | p. 206 |
Home Computer Network Wiring | p. 207 |
Doorbells, Chimes and Other Low-Voltage Controls | p. 207 |
Low-Voltage Switches | p. 209 |
Wireless Radio-Controlled Switches | p. 210 |
Central Vacuum Systems | p. 211 |
Chapter 19 Troubleshooting and Repairs | p. 212 |
Troubleshooting Fuses and Circuit Breakers | p. 212 |
Updating Aluminum Wiring | p. 215 |
Replacing Wall Switches | p. 216 |
Testing and Replacing Wall Receptacles | p. 216 |
Troubleshooting Light Fixtures | p. 218 |
Troubleshooting Cords and Plugs | p. 219 |
Repairing Table and Floor Lamps | p. 220 |
Troubleshooting Doorbells and Chimes | p. 221 |
Glossary | p. 223 |
Index | p. 231 |
About the Authors | p. 243 |
Order form | p. 244 |