The homeowner's DIY guide to electrical wiring

Introduction : why do your own wiring? 1. Avoid building fire and shock hazards into your work How electrical fires start Avoiding arc faults Arc-fault circuit interrupter Removing accessible abandoned wiring Electric shock Grounding and the breaker Testing the installation Ground-fault circuit interrupters Other safety issues 2. Basic rules for impressing the electrical inspector Mitigating hazards Get your NEC now Electrical deficiencies 3. Basic electronics you should know An invisible domain The meaning of valence Reactance and impedance Ohm's Law Concealed versus exposed wiring Residential work Wiring the box Wiring the devices Switches Wring three- and four-way switches Sizing feeders and services Column C 4. All about electrical services Point of connection Designing the service Temporary service Bonding the raceway Ground-fault circuit interrupters Watertight Special techniques for aluminum terminations Building a service Masthead service construction Grounding-electrode system Underground services 5. The National Electrical Code : fundamental requirements for residential work 2014 NEC changes Arc-fault protection Wet-location receptacles Color-coding details Bare and green wires Ampacities and device ratings Box-fill calculations Appliance identification NEC Article 430 : "motors, motor circuits, and controllers" Motor fundamentals DC motor Steppers and servos The universal motor NEC chapter 5 : "special occupancies" Temporary installations Special equipment NEC Article 625 : "Electric Vehicle Charging Systems and Welders" Rigid metal conduit Liquidtight flexible metal conduit Liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit Rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit Electrical metallic tubing (type EMT) Flexible metal conduit

6. Tools for quality electrical work

7. Techniques for quality electrical work

Comparing types MC, AC, and EMT

8. Lighting fundamentals : design and installation

Lighting control

Kitchen lighting

Bathroom lighting

Lighting in other rooms

Living room, dining room, and bedroom lighting

Outdoor lighting

Fluorescent fixture maintenance

9. Appliance failure, maintenance, and repair

Shock hazards in old equipment

Finding the schematic

Refrigerator

Washing machine

Clothes dryer

10. Tackling difficult projects

Color TV protocols

Solder joints

Printed circuit board repair

Flat screens

LCD flat screen

Computers

Submersible-well-pump troubleshooting

11. Data and communications network

Satellite dish antennas

The importance of Ethernet

USB cables

Telephone extensions

Tools for telephone work

Telephone installation and repair tools

Diagnosing some common telephone problems

12. Home automation and beyond

13. Backup power systems

Fuel options

14. alternate power systems : wind, solar, and fuel cells

NEC mandates

Cogeneration or battery backup

Foundations for wind turbines and solar PV arrays

Fuel cells

15. What lies ahead?

Smart meter anatomy.