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Tables of Contents for Electric Basics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
4
3
Home Electrical Systems
How Circuits Work
7
1
Common Electrical Terms
8
1
Wiring in a House
9
1
Parts of a Residential System
10
2
Service Panels
12
2
Grounding and Polarization
14
2
Working Safely with Electricity
16
4
Mapping Your Circuits
20
3
Electrical Tools and Materials
General-Purpose Tools
23
2
Specialty Tools
25
1
Types of Wire
26
2
Types of Cable
28
2
Conduit and Connectors
30
3
Plastic Conduit and Boxes
33
1
Boxes-New Construction
34
1
Boxes-Existing Construction
35
1
Switches
36
2
Specialty Switches
38
2
Receptacles
40
2
GFCI Receptacles
42
1
Cover Plates
43
1
Connectors and Restraints
44
1
Fuses
45
1
Circuit Breakers
46
1
Service Panels and Switch Boxes
47
2
Working with Wire, Cable, and Conduit
Stripping Wire
49
1
Cutting Wire and Cable
50
1
Preparing NM Cable
51
2
Joining Wire
53
1
Preparing Wires for Screw Terminals
54
1
Preparing Wires for Push-In Terminals
55
1
Connecting Cables to Boxes
56
2
Working with Armor-Clad Cable
58
2
Working with Conduit
60
2
Bending Conduit
62
2
Pulling Wire through Conduit
64
2
Surface-Mount Wiring
66
3
Emergency Repairs
When a Breaker Trips
69
1
Replacing a Breaker
70
2
Replacing Blown Fuses
72
1
Replacing Cartridge Fuses
73
2
Repairing Frayed Cords
75
1
Replacing a Standard Plug
76
3
Installing a Quick-Connect Plug
79
1
Installing a Quick-Wire Plug
80
1
Installing a Heavy-Duty Plug
81
2
Testing Switches
83
1
Testing Receptacles
84
1
Testing GFCI Receptacles
85
2
Working with Boxes, Receptacles, and Switches
Installing Boxes for Receptacles
87
2
Installing Boxes for Light Fixtures
89
1
Installing Boxes for Switches
90
1
Installing Boxes in Preexisting Walls
91
2
Common Receptacle Wiring
93
1
Replacing a Receptacle
94
2
Adding a GFCI Receptacle
96
2
Single-Pole Switch Wiring
98
1
3-Way Switch Wiring
99
1
4-Way Switch Wiring
100
1
Replacing a Single-Pole Switch
101
1
Replacing a 3-Way Switch
102
1
Installing a Dimmer Switch
103
2
Lighting
Replacing an Incandescent Fixture
105
2
Replacing a Recessed Light
107
2
Replacing a Flourecent Fixture
109
3
Replacing a Ballast
112
2
Replacing Track Lighting
114
3
Adding and Extending Circuits
Adding a New Receptacle
117
3
Running Cable through a Wall
120
1
Running Cable from Wall to Ceiling
121
1
Installing NM Cable in New Construction
122
2
Installing Conduit on Masonry Walls
124
2
Glossary
126
2
Index
128