| What is the best electrical house wiring guide? The | | | | There are many good practical wiring guides |
| answer to that question is that there is no one all | | | | available today; guides like Wiring 1-2-3, a Home |
| encompassing guide to wiring a house. With that | | | | Depot Book and Home Wiring, a Handyman Club |
| said, there is one guide that anyone wiring a home | | | | of America book. These books illustrate in detail |
| must have and that one indispensable guide is a | | | | how to install receptacle circuits; sing-pole, |
| copy of the latest revision of the NEC (National | | | | double-pole-double-throw, and thee-way switch |
| Electrical Code), NFPA's (National Fire Protection | | | | circuits; how to wire in major appliances; etc. All |
| Association's) Publication #70. This is the | | | | these books suffer from the same weakness; |
| electrician's bible and all electrical work must be | | | | they do not explain enough of the theory behind |
| performed in accordance with its rules and | | | | the circuits operation. One needs to understand |
| regulations. It does not matter whether you are a | | | | the theory behind the circuits operation in order |
| professional electrician or a homeowner wiring a | | | | to apply the knowledge gained to circuits that are |
| new addition to your home, the work must be | | | | not illustrated in the book. A good understanding |
| performed under a permit and conform to the | | | | of basic electrical theory is needed to |
| rules and regulations put forward in the NEC if it is | | | | troubleshoot a project when not all goes |
| to pass the required inspections. | | | | according to plan, which is too often the case |
| What is the best electrical house wiring guide? | | | | when working with older wiring. |
| One of the best wiring guides available today is | | | | What is the best electrical house wiring guide that |
| the McGraw-Hill National Electrical Code 2008 | | | | teaches the fundamentals of electrical theory? |
| Handbook, 26th Edition. This handbook, which has | | | | One of my favorites is the Audel Electrical Course |
| not been released yet but the publisher is taking | | | | for Apprentices and Journeymen by Paul |
| pre-pub orders now, actually illustrated how to | | | | Rosenberg. This 512-page text covers everything |
| apply the rules and regulations put forth in the | | | | you will ever need to know about residential |
| NEC's 2008 Revision. The McGraw-Hill National | | | | wiring and more. The Audel Technical Series, now |
| Electrical Code 2008 Handbook has been accepted | | | | published by Barnes and Noble publishers has long |
| at the premiere reference book for the electrical | | | | been accepted as the one authoritative source of |
| professional for over 70 years. It is best to | | | | technical information for all the building trades. |
| purchase the NEC book and handbook as a set | | | | Another good text is the Residential Construction |
| because you can save a few bucks that way. | | | | Academy Electrical Principles by Stephen L. |
| These are expensive books but they are must | | | | Herman, published by Delmar Publishers. Delmar |
| haves for anyone serious about doing electrical | | | | textbooks have long been accepted as the |
| wiring. | | | | standard texts for vocational high schools as well |
| What is the best electrical house wiring guide? | | | | as technical and trade institutions. |