Includes index.

Electricity Basics --Understanding Electricity 6 -- Electricity & Safety 8 -- Your Electrical System 10 -- Parts of the Electrical System 12 -- Understanding Circuits 14 -- Grounding & Polarization 16 -- Tools for Electrical Repairs 19 -- Wiring Basics -- Wires & Cables 21 -- Service Panels 26 -- Fuses & Circuit Breakers 28 -- Mapping Circuits & Indexing the Service Panel 30 -- Evaluating Circuits for Safe Capacity 34 -- Electrical Boxes 36 -- Installing an Electrical Box 38 -- Replacing an Electrical Box 40 -- Wall Switches -- Common Wall-switch Problems 42 -- Wall-switch Basics 44 -- Single-pole Wall Switches 45 -- Three-way Wall Switches 46 -- Four-way Wall Switches 47 -- Double Switches 48 -- Pilot-light Switches 49 -- Switch/receptacles 49 -- Specialty Switches 50 -- Testing Switches for Continuity 52 -- Fixing & Replacing Wall Switches 56 -- Dimmer Switches 60 -- Receptacles -- Common Receptacle Problems 62 -- Receptacle Wiring 64 -- Basic Types of Receptacles 66 -- Older Receptacles 67 -- High-voltage Receptacles 68 -- Childproof Receptacles & Other Accessories 69 -- Testing Receptacles for Power, Grounding & Polarity 70 -- Repairing & Replacing Receptacles 72 -- GFCI Receptacles 74 -- Light Fixtures -- Repairing & Replacing Incandescent Light Fixtures 78 -- Repairing & Replacing Recessed Light Fixtures 83 -- Repairing Chandeliers 86 -- Repairing Track Lights 88 -- Repairing & Replacing Fluorescent Lights 90 -- Replacing a Plug 96 -- Replacing a Lamp Socket 98 -- Fixing & Replacing Doorbells 100 -- Fixing & Replacing Thermostats 106 -- Repairing Electric Baseboard Heater 114 -- Repairing Wall-mounted Electric Heater 116 -- Home Telephone System 118 -- Inspector's Notebook 122 -- Service Panel Inspection 123 -- Inspecting the Grounding Jumper Wire 123 -- Common Cable Problems 124 -- Checking Wire Connections 126 -- Electrical Box Inspection 128 -- Common Electrical Cord Problems 130 -- Inspecting Receptacles & Switches 132 -- Evaluating Old Wiring 134 -- Wiring Project Basics -- Planning a Wiring Project 138 -- Circuit Maps for 26 Common Wiring Layouts 154 -- Wiring Installation Basics -- Tools, Materials & Techniques 168 -- Electrical Boxes for Projects 170 -- Installing Electrical Boxes 172 -- Wires & Cables for Projects 176 -- Installing NM Cable 178 -- Conduit 184 -- Wiring a Laundry with Conduit 188 -- Circuit Breaker Panels 190 -- Connecting Circuit Breakers 192 -- Installing a Subpanel 194 -- Advanced Wiring Projects -- Wiring a Room Addition 198 -- Wiring a Room Addition: Construction View 200 -- Wiring a Room Addition: Diagram View 202 -- Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen 227 -- Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen: Construction View 229 -- Wiring a Remodeled Kitchen: Diagram View 231 -- Installing Outdoor Wiring 248 -- Installing Outdoor Wiring: Cutaway View 250 -- Installing Outdoor Wiring: Diagram View 252 -- Low-voltage Outdoor Lighting 268 -- Home Network Wiring Systems -- Installing a Home Network System 274 -- Distribution Center 274 -- Distribution Modules 275 -- Cables & Wires 276 -- Multimedia Outlets & Accessories 277 -- Assessing Needs 278 -- Determining Locations 279 -- Preparing Multimedia Outlets 280 -- Mounting the Distribution Center 282 -- Routing Cables & Wires 284 -- Installing an Audio System 286 -- Terminating Connectors 288 -- Making Final Connections 290 -- Testing the System & Troubleshooting Problems 292 -- Home Automation 294.