Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Updated Edition (Creative Homeowner) DIY Home Electrical Installations & Repairs from New Switches to Indoor & Outdoor Lighting with Step-by-Step Photos (Ultimate Guides) Paperback – January 3, 2017

Very informative and easy to read instruction's with photos.

If you need to learn how to perform your own home wiring safely and by the code, this book is for you! I've been a homeowner for five years and had done small jobs myself, but I wanted to learn more and grow my confidence. I've now overhauled several circuits in my old home (goodbye, knob and tube), and just today passed a state inspection for a completely new outbuilding my wife and I added to our property and wired from scratch (including both a load center and new service entrance). The explanations are clear and the illustrations are perfect, especially when you're actually performing the work. Even my inspector, who saw the book during his walkthrough, stopped and said, "That's a good book."

Easy to understand guide on wiring up common projects. Helps you understand the basics and the techniques for your own projects. If you're looking for tips on wiring up a smart home, look elsewhere - the chapter on this is about a decade or so out of date.

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This book has been a great benefit understanding the wiring of my home. Before any home project I read and comprehend how to handle a task.

I gave this to my son for his home wiring projects. I worked 30 years as an electronic technician and specialized in power distribution and HVAC systems. I have done my own electrical work for years, but explaining to my son how to wire his shed, long distance phone, was a challenge. So I ordered this book and was please to see the detailed glossy pictures. The material is presented in a thorough manner and based on my experience, accurate. At a glance, the information meets code. Still, beginners should not attempt electrical projects without the advice and oversight of a professional.

I've been doing odd project around the house for about a year, but always asking someone else if they could provide advice. The last guy said to get this book. It's been great and my first project is already done.

Good overview over DIY electrics - comprehensive information, easy to read, lots of really good pictures and wiring diagrams. Includes lots of information on coax and cat5 as well, as well as good overview of materials and tools needed. My concern is that it focuses more on "this is how you do it" instead of "don't ever do this". For instance, in one guide about messing around inside the distribution panel, the "turn off the main breaker" instruction is just written as a part of step 2, with no special emphasis - it really ought to be in bold, red text with skulls next to it. And I just noticed another code requirements isn't mentioned at all (metal boxes need to be grounded) which makes me question how complete the book really is.