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Tables of Contents for Electrical Wiring
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xiii
2
Preface
xv
10
Acknowledgments
xxv
UNIT 1 General Information for Electrical Installations
1
14
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 Dwelling
571
5
Appendix
576
9
IAEI Membership Application Form
585
2
Key Terms
587
10
Web Sites
597
4
Index (Code and Subject)
601