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| Basic Electrical Repairs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Electricity Basics | |
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| Understanding Electricity | |
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| Electricity & Safety | |
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| Your Electrical System | |
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| Parts of the Electrical System | |
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| Understanding Circuits | |
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| Grounding & Polarization | |
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| Tools for Electrical Repairs | |
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| Wiring Basics | |
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| Wires & Cables | |
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| Service Panels | |
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| Fuses & Circuit Breakers | |
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| Mapping Circuits & Indexing the Service Panel | |
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| Evaluating Circuits for Safe Capacity | |
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| Electrical Boxes | |
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| Installing an Electrical Box | |
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| Installing Cut-in Retrofit Boxes | |
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| Wall Switches | |
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| Common Wall-switch Problems | |
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| Wall-switch Basics | |
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| Single-pole Wall Switches | |
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| Three-way Wall Switches | |
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| Four-way Wall Switches | |
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| Double Switches | |
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| Pilot-light Switches | |
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| Switch/receptacles | |
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| Specialty Switches | |
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| Testing Switches for Continuity | |
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| Fixing & Replacing Wall Switches | |
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| Dimmer Switches | |
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| Receptacles | |
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| Common Receptacle Problems | |
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| Receptacle Wiring | |
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| Basic Types of Receptacles | |
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| Older Receptacles | |
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| High-voltage Receptacles | |
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| Childproof Receptacles & Other Accessories | |
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| Testing Receptacles for Power, Grounding & Polarity | |
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| Repairing & Replacing Receptacles | |
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| GFCI Receptacles | |
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| Light Fixtures | |
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| Repairing & Replacing Incandescent Light Fixtures | |
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| Repairing & Replacing Recessed Light Fixtures | |
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| Repairing Chandeliers | |
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| Repairing Track Lights | |
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| Repairing Ceiling Fans | |
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| Repairing & Replacing Fluorescent Lights | |
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| Replacing a Plug | |
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| Replacing a Lamp Socket | |
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| Miscellaneous | |
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| Fixing & Replacing Doorbells | |
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| Fixing & Replacing Thermostats | |
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| Repairing Electric Baseboard Heaters | |
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| Repairing Wall-mounted Electric Heaters | |
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| Repairing & Replacing Phone Jacks | |
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| Inspector's Notebook | |
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| Service Panel Inspection | |
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| Recognizing Aluminum Wire | |
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| Inspecting the Grounding Jumper Wire | |
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| Common Cable Problems | |
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| Checking Wire Connections | |
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| Electrical Box Inspection | |
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| Common Electrical Cord Problems | |
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| Inspecting Receptacles & Switches | |
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| Evaluating Old Wiring | |
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| Advanced Wiring Projects | |
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| Wiring Project Basics | |
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| Planning a Wiring Project | |
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| Examine Your Main Service | |
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| Learn about Codes | |
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| Prepare for Inspections | |
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| Evaluate Electrical Loads | |
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| Draw a Wiring Diagram & Get a Permit | |
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| Case Study: Wiring a Room Addition Construction View | |
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| Diagram View | |
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| Case Study: Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen Construction View | |
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| Diagram View | |
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| Circuit Maps for 31 Common Wiring Layouts | |
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| Wiring Installation Basics | |
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| Tools, Materials & Techniques for Projects | |
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| Electrical Boxes | |
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| Working With Nonmetallic Boxes | |
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| Installing Electrical Boxes | |
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| Wire & Cables | |
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| Installing NM Cable | |
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| Installing Telephone & Cable Television Wiring | |
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| Conduit | |
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| Wiring a Laundry with Conduit | |
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| Raceway Wiring | |
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| Circuit Breaker Panels | |
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| Connecting Circuit Breakers | |
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| Connecting an AFCI or GFCI Breaker on an Existing Circuit | |
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| Installing a Subpanel | |
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| Wiring Installation Projects | |
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| Installing a 120/240-Volt Dryer Receptacle | |
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| Installing a 120/240-Volt Kitchen Range Receptacle | |
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| Installing an Isolated-ground Receptacle | |
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| Installing Ceiling-mounted Light Fixtures | |
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| Installing Recessed Light Fixtures | |
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| Installing Track Lighting | |
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| Installing Under-cabinet Lighting | |
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| Installing Low-voltage Cable Lighting | |
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| Installing Vanity Lights | |
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| Installing Ceiling Fans | |
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| Wiring Food Disposers | |
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| Installing an Air-activated Switch | |
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| Installing a Vent Hood | |
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| Installing a Bathroom Vent Fan | |
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| Installing a Floor-warming System | |
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| Installing Baseboard Heaters | |
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| Installing Wall Heaters | |
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| Installing Hardwired Smoke, CO & Heat Alarms | |
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| Installing a Whole-house Surge Arrestor | |
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| Backup Generators | |
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| Outdoor Wiring | |
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| Installing Outdoor Wiring | |
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| Installing Outdoor Wiring: Cutaway View | |
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| Installing Outdoor Wiring: Diagram View | |
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| Plan the Circuit | |
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| Dig Trenches | |
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| Install Boxes & Conduit | |
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| Install UF Cable | |
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| Make Final Connections | |
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| Installing a Garden-post GFCI Receptacle | |
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| Low-voltage Landscape Lighting | |
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| Home Automation & Networking | |
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| Home Automation | |
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| Installing an X10 System | |
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| Adding a Light Switch Without New Wiring | |
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| Adding Keychain Remote Control to Home Lighting | |
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| Installing a Remote Thermostat Control | |
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| Installing Automatic Water Shutoff Valves | |
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| Installing a Wireless Phone Jack | |
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| Home Network Wiring Systems | |
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| Installing a Home Network System | |
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| Distribution Center | |
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| Distribution Modules | |
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| Cables & Wires | |
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| Multimedia Outlets & Accessories | |
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| Assessing Needs | |
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| Determining Locations | |
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| Preparing Multimedia Outlets | |
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| Mounting the Distribution Center | |
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| Routing Cables & Wires | |
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| Installing an Audio System | |
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| Terminating Connectors | |
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| Making Final Connections | |
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| Testing the System & Troubleshooting Problems | |
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| Conversion Chart | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |