Basic Home Electrical Wiring by Example and On the Job

While always maintaining a healthy respect for electricity, home electrical wiring projects don't need to be intimidating. This course will give you the knowledge you need to tackle these projects. Designed for the beginner, this course draws on the more than 30 years' experience of a licensed electrical contractor and hundreds of on-the-job photos and easy-to-follow wiring diagrams.

You will be provided with outside resources to supplement the information in the course and quizzes to test your understanding of the material. After completing this course, you will be able to take on home wiring projects with confidence. The Course OutlineSafety⦁ Do not work on energized circuits.

⦁ Do not work with energized wires. ⦁ Do not work in an energized panel. Basics of Electricity⦁ Electricity to the home⦁ Overhead Service⦁ Underground Service⦁ Electrical Service⦁ Grid Power SystemConcept and Theory⦁ Home Electrical Circuit Loads⦁ OHMS Law Calculations⦁ Electrical Circuit LoadsTools⦁ Hand and Pouch Tools⦁ Power Tools⦁ Special ToolsTesters⦁ Plug In⦁ Non-Contact⦁ Analog⦁ DigitalElectrical Distribution Panel⦁ Interior Overview⦁ Main Service Meter⦁ Panel Circuit Bus⦁ Earth Ground to Neutral⦁ Earth Ground Components⦁ Main Breaker DisconnectCircuit Breakers⦁ 120/240 Volt Circuit Breakers⦁ Brands, Types, and Styles⦁ Single Pole⦁ Double Pole⦁ Tandem⦁ Quad⦁ Installing a Breaker⦁ Multi-Wire CircuitsWire and Cable⦁ Wire Sizes⦁ Old Electrical Wire⦁ Knob and Tube Wiring⦁ Wire ConnectorsBasic Wiring Methods⦁ Connecting Wires to Terminal Screws⦁ Using Wire Strippers⦁ Making a Splice⦁ Making a Ground Wire PigtailHome Electrical Wiring⦁ Plans and Permits⦁ Install Electrical Boxes⦁ Drill the Wiring Holes⦁ Install the Wiring⦁ Install the Main Panel⦁ Staple and Secure the Wiring⦁ Make the Circuit Connections⦁ Install Electrical DevicesReceptacle Outlets⦁ 15- and 20-Amp Outlets⦁ One Cable, End of Circuit⦁ Push-In-Wire Connection⦁ Screw Terminal Wire Connection⦁ Series Wired Outlets⦁ Parallel Wired Outlets⦁ Double Wired Outlets⦁ Half-Hot Switched OutletsSwitches⦁ Single Switches⦁ 3-Way Switches⦁ 4-Way Switches⦁ Dimmer SwitchesLight Fixtures⦁ Install an Outdoor Light⦁ Wiring a Motion Detector⦁ Wiring a Ceiling Light FixtureCeiling Fans⦁ Wiring Diagrams⦁ Install a Ceiling Fan and Light⦁ Install a Ceiling Fan Remote ControlSurge Protection⦁ Protecting the Electrical System⦁ Surge DeviceUpdating Home Electrical⦁ Outdated Wiring Circuits and Devices⦁ Switches and Outlets⦁ Incorrect Wiring Methods⦁ Illegal Wiring Methods⦁ Priority Updates⦁ Smoke Detectors⦁ AFCI Breakers⦁ GFCI Outlets⦁ Panel Upgrade.