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Title: Black & Decker Complete Guide to Wiring: Upgrade Your Main Service Panel - Discover the Latest Wiring Products - Complies with 2008 NEC
ISBN: 1589234138
Author:
Editors of Creative Publishing
Brevik Tharaldson
Publicate Date: 2008-08-01
Publish: 2008-08-01
List Price: $24.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Wiring Guide
Very helpful and informative. Detailed and illustrated step by step procedures helps take the "guess work" out of wiring.
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2: OK book
Didn't tell me how to wire a three pronged dryer outlet. My dryer is three pronged. It should mention useful things like the fact that I can easily upgrade my dryer power supply to a four pronged. I didn't know anything about (hence the purchase of a how-to book.) As usual, I figured everything out on my own. They sell cords at home improvement chain stores. They are cheap. All you do is unscrew where the other one is attached, pull it off, and screw the new one in. Simple. The screws hold it on because the wires have little copper horseshoe shaped ends that fit under and around the screw.
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3: Best Wiring Book Out There for the Homeowner
I agree with most all of the reviews. This book is intended for beginner to intermediate level do-it-yourselfers. If you are a professional and are looking for guidance on a highly complex project, then this is not the book for you. The book is actually a very interesting read and is full of very explanatory pictures. I recently bought a house and considered hiring an electrician to install a couple extra sockets and light fixtures here and there. After reading through this book, I am quite sure I can do these projects myself. Furthermore, I'm having a detached garage built and was going to hire an electrician to run power out there, which would cost me at least $1,000 after trenching and a few lights. Now, I think I will be doing this myself. The book makes a very good point that you need to get permits for something like that. If you don't do something right, then the inspector will let you know and even give you some great advice on how to fix it. So if you're not confident in your abilities, then at least you will have a professional reviewing your work before you completely finish the project. Even if you don't do a lot of the work yourself, this book will help you understand what the electrician is talking about and help you make more educated decisions when negotiating electrical projects.
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4: Great book for the do-it-yourselfer
I have done quite a bit of home wiring and I still turn to this book. The newer versions talk more about home networks and stuff, which is nice!
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5: Great Book!...could use more specifie codes
This is no doubt a great reference book. This book shows you basic wiring techniques. It also has many, more in depth wiring techniques, that can be used in a new or used home. This book has great illustrations and diagrams which are very useful, even if you want to rewire your entire home. Although this book at is great at demonstrating basic wiring techniques, there is still some information left out. This book could, but is not required to, have more in depth wiring codes for 2009. This book does give you basic wiring procedures and codes, but does not list the full range of wiring codes for 2009. Non the less, this book is awesome. It will show you simple to complex wiring and does, literally, illustrate basic wiring diagrams for the most common wiring techniques. I rate this book 5/5, but a 2009 code book is also recommended to help facilitate all up to date wiring codes.
I strongly recommend this book to the beginner or anyone who who is interested in wiring procedures.
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