Jul 022011
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring, 5th Edition: Current with 2011-2013 Electrical Codes (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
- “QUAYSIDE PUBLISHING” BLACK & DECKER THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WIRING
- Author: Editors of CPi, Publisher: Creative Publishing international.
- Published: May 1st 2011.
- Paperback with DVD, 352 pages, 900 illustrations.
- 8.25″ x 10.81″ x .87″, 3.313 lb.
The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Wiring has been America’s best-selling consumer wiring book for more than a decade, with previous editions selling more than 1 million copies. This fifth edition has been updated to comply with 2011-2013 National Electrical Codes. It also includes all-new information on solar electricity, grounding an upgraded electrical service system, emergency back-up electrical power and much more. A bonus computer/smartphone link takes you to 60 minutes of how-to video
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Good Book For A Novice,
I cannot write a review for how someone who is a professional electrician would look at this book; I am a fairly decent handiman, but know very little about electrical wiring. I own a home that is in desperate need of electrical updating – the existing wiring dates back to the 1920s. After having an electrician appraise the job at $7500, I thought I’d look into seeing how much of it I could do myself, and so in order to learn about what I can and what I cannot do, I decided to buy this book and educate myself.
I didn’t want a book that had a couple of little tricks here and there. I wanted a book that sat me down and explained all the way from the beginning just what electrical wiring is all about. I didn’t want a professional electrician’s manual, either.
And so, to those ends, this book is absolutely on target! I have already learned a huge amount of stuff in just the first two chapters, which I’ll probably have to go back and re-read because there’s just so much there. But it is presented so well, and although it talks about very basic stuff, it doesn’t treat the reader like a dummy.
The color photographs and diagrams are fantastic, too.
After the first sections that take up about 1/3 to 1/2 of the book, then it gets into specific tasks, such as pulling electrical cable, how to do wiring diagrams, step-by-step instructions for wiring boxes, wall sockets, light switches, etc. It even gets into some advanced stuff at the end.
So far I’m very well pleased with this book. If I can get a lot of this work done – such as pulling the cables through the house – I will be able to then get the professional electrician to come in to finish off the job with the real hard and tricky stuff. I hope that this will end up saving me thousands of dollars. Very sweet!
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B&K The Complete Guide to Wiring,
I have a class in Electrcal/Electronic Technology and one in Domestic Electrical Installation. As a tutor/instructor, I find the book informative,the illustrations are real-life like,and simply put,just what you want the students to see and read,so that they can conceptualize better.
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B&D Wiring 5th Ed.,
Superb book, especially for someone with minimal experience in electrical projects. The set of wiring diagrams showing numerous possible types of projects is the best part. Easy to follow.
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