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Electrical Wiring: Residential : Based on the 1999 National Electrical Code

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ISBN: 9780827386105 | 0827386109
Edition: 13th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
Pub. Date: 11/5/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
Students can learn 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 text in the country. It's loaded with more examples, photos, illustrations and wiring diagrams than any other textbook. Accurate and comprehensive, it covers just about every residential wiring task an instructor may wish to cover and students might need to know. Students learn safe practices required by OSHA and methods and materials required by the 1999 NEC "RM" all within an applied "o... MORE
Forewordxiii(2)
Prefacexv(10)
Acknowledgmentsxxv
UNIT 1 General Information for Electrical Installations
1(14)
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Safety in the Workplace
1(2)
Plans
3(1)
Specifications
3(1)
Symbols and Notations
4(1)
National Electrical Code(R) (NEC(R))
4(4)
American National Standards Institute
8(1)
Code Use of Metric (SI) Measurements
9(1)
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories
10(5)
UNIT 2 Electrical Symbols and Outlets
15(36)
Electrical Symbols
15(6)
Fixtures and Outlets
21(1)
Outlet, Device, and Junction Boxes
21(7)
Nonmetallic Outlet and Device Boxes
28(1)
Ganged Switch (Device) Boxes
28(2)
Box Mounting
30(6)
Boxes for Conduit Wiring
36(2)
Yoke
38(1)
Special-Purpose Outlets
38(1)
Number of Conductors in Box
38(2)
Selecting the Correct Size Box
40(3)
Height of Receptacle Outlets
43(1)
Positioning of Receptacles
43(8)
UNIT 3 Determining the Required Number and Location of Lighting and Small Appliance Circuits
51(20)
Basics of Wire Sizing and Loading
51(2)
Voltage
53(1)
Calculating Floor Area
53(1)
Determining the Minimum Number of Lighting Branch-Circuits
54(1)
Track Lighting Loads
55(1)
Determining the Number of Small Appliance Branch-Circuits
55(1)
Receptacle Outlet Branch-Circuit Ratings
56(1)
Summary of Where Receptacle and Lighting Outlets Must Be Installed in Residences
56(15)
UNIT 4 Conductor Sizes and Types, Wiring Methods, Wire Connections, Voltage Drop, Neutral Sizing for Services
71(45)
Conductors
71(3)
Permissible Loads on Branch-Circuits (Section 210-23)
74(6)
Voltage Drop
80(3)
Approximate Conductor Size Relationship
83(1)
Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (Article 336)
84(6)
Armored Cable (Article 333)
90(4)
Installing Cables through Wood and Metal Framing Members (Section 300-4)
94(5)
Installation of Cables through Ducts
99(1)
Connectors for Installing Nonmetallic-Sheathed and Armored Cable
99(1)
Electrical Metallic Tubing (Article 348), Intermediate Metal Conduit (Article 345), Rigid Metal Conduit (Article 346), and Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit (Article 347)
99(3)
Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
102(1)
Flexible Connections (Articles 350 and 351)
103(1)
Flexible Metal Conduit (Article 350)
103(2)
Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (Article 351, Part A)
105(2)
Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit (Article 351, Part B)
107(1)
Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing
107(1)
Service-Entrance Cable
107(9)
UNIT 5 Switch Control of Lighting Circuits, Receptacle Bonding, and Induction Heating Resulting from Unusual Switch Connections
116(28)
Conductor Identification (Articles 200 and 210)
116(4)
Connecting Wiring Devices
120(1)
Push-In Terminations
121(1)
Toggle Switches (Article 380)
121(11)
Combination and Interchangeable Wiring Devices
132(6)
Common Code Violation--Making "Taps"
138(6)
UNIT 6 Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters, Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors, Isolated Ground Receptacles, Immersion Detection Circuit Interrupters
144(24)
Electrical Hazards
145(1)
Code Requirements for Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (Section 210-8)
146(5)
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter in Residence Circuits
151(1)
Feedthrough Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter
152(2)
Testing and Recording of Test Data for GFCI Receptacles
154(1)
Replacing Existing Receptacles
155(3)
Personnel Ground-Fault Protection for All Temporary Wiring
158(1)
Immersion Detection Circuit Interrupters
158(1)
Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters
159(1)
Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS)
159(3)
Isolated Ground Receptacle
162(6)
UNIT 7 Lighting Fixtures, Ballasts, and Lamps
168(19)
Types of Lighting Fixtures
168(7)
Fluorescent Ballasts and Lamps, Incandescent Lamps
175(4)
Lighting Fixture Voltage
179(2)
Lamp Efficiency
181(6)
UNIT 8 Lighting Branch-Circuit for Front Bedroom
187(18)
Residential Lighting
187(1)
Grouping Lighting and Receptacle Outlets
188(1)
Estimating Loads for Outlets
189(2)
Symbols
191(1)
Drawing the Wiring Diagram of a Lighting Circuit
191(3)
Lighting Branch-Circuit A16 for Front Bedroom
194(1)
Determining the Size of Outlet, Device, Junction Boxes, and Conduit Bodies
195(1)
Grounding of Wall Boxes
196(1)
Positioning of Split-Circuit Receptacles
196(1)
Positioning of Receptacles Near Electric Baseboard Heating
197(1)
Fixtures in Clothes Closets
197(8)
UNIT 9 Lighting Branch-Circuit for Master Bedroom
205(12)
Lighting Branch-Circuit A19 for Master Bedroom
205(1)
Sliding Glass Doors and Fixed Glass Panels
206(1)
Selection of Boxes
207(1)
Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fans
208(9)
UNIT 10 Lighting Branch-Circuit--Bathrooms, Hallway
217(11)
Lighting Branch-Circuit A14 for Hallway and Bathrooms
217(3)
General Comments on Lamps and Color
220(2)
Hanging Fixtures in Bathrooms
222(1)
Hallway Lighting
223(1)
Receptacle Outlets in Hallways
223(1)
Equipment Grounding Requirements for a Bathroom Circuit
223(5)
UNIT 11 Lighting Branch-Circuit-Front Entry, Porch
228(6)
Circuit A15
229(5)
UNIT 12 Lighting Branch-Circuit and Small Appliance Circuits for Kitchen
234(16)
Lighting Circuit B7
234(1)
Kitchen Lighting
234(4)
Fan Outlet
238(1)
Clock Outlets
239(1)
Small Appliance Branch-Circuits for Receptacles in Kitchen
239(3)
Split-Circuit Receptacles and Multiwire Circuits
242(2)
Receptacles and Outlets
244(1)
General Grounding Considerations
244(6)
UNIT 13 Lighting Branch-Circuit for the Living Room
250(13)
Lighting Circuit Overview
250(1)
Track Lighting (Article 410, Part R)
250(5)
Dimmer Controls for Homes
255(8)
UNIT 14 Lighting Branch-Circuit for the Study/Bedroom
263(4)
Circuit Overview
263(1)
Valance Lighting
263(1)
Surge Suppressors
264(3)
UNIT 15 Dryer Outlet and Lighting Circuit for the Laundry, Powder Room, Rear Entry Hall, and Attic
267(16)
Lighting Circuit B10
267(1)
Receptacle Circuit B21
267(1)
Clothes Dryer Circuit
268(5)
Receptacle Outlets--Laundary
273(1)
Combination Washer/Dryers
274(1)
Lighting Circuit
274(1)
Attic Lighting and Pilot Light Switches
275(8)
UNIT 16 Lighting Branch-Circuit for the Garage
283(21)
Lighting Branch-Circuit
283(2)
Lighting a Typical Residential Garage
285(1)
Receptacle Outlets in a Garage
286(1)
Landscape Lighting
286(2)
Outdoor Wiring
288(3)
Underground Wiring
291(7)
Overhead Garage Door Operator
298(2)
Voltage Drop Problems with Low-Voltage Lighting
300(4)
UNIT 17 Recreation Room
304(12)
Recreation Room Lighting
304(2)
Receptacles and Wet Bar
306(10)
UNIT 18 Lighting Branch-Circuit, Receptacle Circuits for Workshop
316(21)
Workbench Lighting
317(1)
Receptacle Outlets
318(1)
Cable Installation in Basements
318(1)
Conduit Installation in Basements
319(6)
Derating Factors
325(1)
Correction Factors (Due to High Temperatures)
325(1)
Overcurrent Protection for Branch-Circuit Conductors
326(1)
Basic Code Considerations for Conductor Sizing and Overcurrent Protection
327(1)
Examples of Derating, Overcurrent Protection, and Conductor Sizing
327(1)
Multioutlet Assembly
328(2)
Empty Conduits
330(7)
UNIT 19 Special-Purpose Outlets--Water Pump, Water Heater
337(24)
Water Pump Circuit
337(1)
Jet Pump Operation
337(3)
Submersible Pump
340(1)
Grounding
341(2)
Water Heater Circuit
343(10)
Electric Water Heater Branch-Circuits
353(2)
Effect of Voltage Variation
355(1)
Heat Pump Water Heaters
355(6)
UNIT 20 Special-Purpose Outlets for Ranges, Counter-Mounted Cooking Unit, and Wall-Mounted Oven
361(20)
Basic Circuit Requirements for Electric Ranges, Counter-Mounted Cooking Units, and Wall-Mounted Ovens
362(2)
Grounding Frames of Electric Ranges, Wall-Mounted Ovens, and Counter-Mounted Cooking Units
364(2)
Wall-Mounted Oven Circuit
366(1)
Counter-Mounted Cooking Unit Circuit
366(2)
Freestanding Range
368(1)
Calculations When More Than One Wall-Mounted Oven and Counter-Mounted Cooking Unit Are Supplied by One Branch-Circuit
368(1)
Using a Load Center
369(1)
Calculations When More Than One Electric Range, Wall-Mounted Oven, or Counter-Mounted Cooking Unit Are Supplied by a Feeder or Service
369(1)
Heating Control Options
370(1)
Temperature Controls
371(10)
UNIT 21 Special-Purpose Outlets--Food Waste Disposer, Dishwasher
381(7)
Food Waste Disposer
381(3)
Dishwasher
384(1)
Portable Dishwashers
385(1)
Cord Connection of Fixed Appliances
385(3)
UNIT 22 Special-Purpose Outlets for the Bathroom Ceiling Heat/Vent/Lights, the Attic Fan, and the Hydromassage Tub
388(12)
Bathroom Ceiling Heater Circuits
388(2)
Attic Exhaust Fan Circuit
390(3)
Humidity Control
393(2)
Appliance Disconnecting Means
395(1)
Hydromassage Tub Circuit
395(5)
UNIT 23 Special-Purpose Outlets--Electric Heating, Air Conditioning
400(19)
Types of Electric Heating Systems
401(1)
Circuit Requirements for Electric Furnaces
401(2)
Control of Electric Baseboard Heating Units
403(1)
Circuit Requirements for Baseboard Electric Heating Units
404(2)
Location of Electric Baseboard Heaters in Relation to Receptacle Outlets
406(1)
Heat Pumps
407(1)
Grounding
408(1)
Marking the Conductors of Cables
408(1)
Room Air Conditioners
408(1)
Receptacles for Air Conditioners
408(1)
Central Heating and Air Conditioning
409(1)
Understanding the Data Found on an HVAC Nameplate
410(5)
Energy Ratings
415(1)
Noncoincident Loads
415(4)
UNIT 24 Gas and Oil Central Heating Systems
419(12)
Warm Air Furnaces
419(1)
Hot Water System
419(1)
Principle of Operation
420(2)
Major Components
422(3)
Control Circuit Wiring
425(6)
UNIT 25 Television, Telephone, and Low-Voltage Signal Systems
431(26)
Installing the Wiring for Home Television
431(4)
Satellite Antennas
435(3)
Code Rules for the Installation of Antennas and Lead-In Wires (Article 810)
438(2)
Telephone Wiring (Symbol XXX l) (Article 800)
440(5)
Signal System (Chimes)
445(12)
UNIT 26 Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Detectors, Fire Alarms, Security Systems
457(13)
The Importance of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
457(1)
National Electrical Code(R)
458(1)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard No. 72
458(1)
Types of Smoke Detectors
459(1)
Types of Heat Detectors
460(1)
Installation Requirements
460(4)
Combination Direct/Battery/Feed-Through Detectors
464(1)
Power Supplies
464(1)
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
464(1)
Security Systems
465(5)
UNIT 27 Remote-Control Systems--Low Voltage
470(12)
Remote-Control Switches
471(1)
Low-Voltage Relays
472(2)
Transformers
474(1)
Conductors
474(1)
Installation Procedure
475(3)
Class 2 Systems Review
478(4)
UNIT 28 Service-Entrance Equipment
482(51)
Overhead Service
482(1)
Mast-Type Service Entrance
483(3)
Underground Service
486(3)
Main Service Disconnect Location
489(5)
Service-Entrance Conductor Sizing
494(1)
Service-Entrance Overcurrent Protection
494(1)
Service-Entrance Raceway Sizing
495(1)
Meter/Meter Base
496(2)
Cost of Using Electrical Energy
498(1)
Grounding--Why Ground?
499(7)
Bonding
506(5)
Summary--Service-Entrance Equipment Grounding
511(1)
Main, Feeder, and Branch-Circuit Overcurrent Protection
512(6)
Interrupting Ratings for Fuses and Circuit Breakers
518(4)
Panels and Load Centers
522(11)
UNIT 29 Service-Entrance Calculations
533(14)
Size of Service-Entrance Conductors and Service Disconnecting Means
533(8)
Types of Watt-Hour Meters
541(2)
Reading Watt-Hour Meters
543(4)
UNIT 30 Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs
547(14)
Pool Wiring (Article 680)
547(1)
Electrical Hazards
547(2)
Code-Defined Pools
549(1)
Grounding and Bonding of Swimming Pools
550(1)
Underwater Lighting Fixtures
551(2)
Electric Heating of Swimming Pool Decks
553(1)
Spas and Hot Tubs (Article 680, Part D)
554(2)
Disconnecting Means
556(1)
Hydromassage Bathtubs (Article 680, Part G)
556(1)
Fountains (Article 680, Part E)
556(1)
Underwriters Laboratories Standards
556(1)
Summary
556(5)
UNIT 31 Wiring for the Future: Advanced Home Automation Systems
561(10)
Introduction
561(1)
X-10: Basic Home Automation
562(3)
Structured Premises Wiring Systems
565(6)
Specifications for Electrical Work--Single-Family Dwelling571(5)
Appendix576(9)
IAEI Membership Application Form585(2)
Key Terms587(10)
Web Sites597(4)
Index (Code and Subject)601

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