Ultimate Guide Wiring, Updated 9th Edition by Charles Byers

Ultimate Guide Wiring, Updated 9th Edition by Charles Byers

The most recent edition to the best-selling wiring manual, Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 9th Edition demystifies home wiring and residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Homeowners and DIYers will learn how their home's electrical system works from the inside out and how to complete installations and repairs. This project-based book shows how to select the right cable, wires, and other equipment, and how to run wiring through walls and between floors. Projects guide the reader through installing switches, outlet receptacles, electrical appliances, and lighting systems. The book also shows how outdoor lighting, including security and low-voltage systems, can help homeowners improve and illuminate the exterior areas around their homes. This most recent edition has been updated with the latest information on everything from recent code standards and smart home automation to renewable energy, LED wafer lighting, dimmer switches, new indoor and outdoor emergency systems, and more.

Charles Byers spent 12 years as a carpentry instructor at Thaddeus Stevens Institute of Technology, where he developed a number of innovative adult continuing education programs in carpentry, historic building preservation, apprenticeship instruction, and electrical technology. He founded and now teaches at the college's new residential remodeling department, which covers all aspects of residential building construction, remodeling, and maintenance.