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Basic Home Electrical Wiring

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Summary: This Basic Home Electrical Wiring DVD is a great way to understand household wiring which includes a wide variety of home electrical topics.

The Basics of Household Wiring DVD

"If you're looking for a good reference to help you understand basic home electrical wiring, I personally recommend 'The Basics of Household Wiring' DVD" - Dave Rongey - Ask-The-Electrician

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Professionally produced this excellent tutorial is designed to help you clearly understand electricity in your home. Demonstrations of how to safely perform simple electrical projects.

Topics covered in this comprehensive DVD include:

The Basics of Electricity

Safety
Electrical code
Permits and insurance compliance
Wire colors and their meaning
How electricity is distributed in your home
Understanding the purpose and function of service panels
The importance of grounding
The definition of amps volts and watts
Understanding circuitry in your home

Safety & Testing

Safe practices for working around electricity in your home

Proper testing of currents using voltage meters

Household Wiring

The different types and sizes of wire

Wire colors and their meaning

All about cabling

Wire gauge and how to interpret wire size

Understanding amperage and how to select the appropriate wire size based on amps

The causes of short circuits

Circuit breakers - how they operate, their role and function

What to do when a breaker trips and how to reset a breaker

How to calculate the safe capacity for a circuit breaker

How to avoid overloading a circuit in your home

Understanding receptacles

How to properly replace an outlet

Understanding the role of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) and how they operate

The basics of a two-way or single pole switch

Safely replacing a switch

How to safely install a light fixture in your home