Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #234343 in Books
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Customer Reviews

not recommended for beginners
I know I'm going against the grain here, but I didn't like this book at all. It may be a fine reference for more experienced folks, but as a complete novice with no experience at all, I found it left much to be desired. Some parts of the book were better than others, but I was really quite lost with many of the descriptions of various tasks. There were a lot of passages which were incomprehensible. Features and objects were not described clearly in many cases, and terminology was used and not defined clearly. For the beginner, Black and Decker's "The Complete Guide to Home Wiring" is far better. In that book, color photos illustrate every single step. That's the kind of guidance a beginner needs.

For DIY folks who think they are ready for the "big jobs"
Particularly well-suited for the experienced DIY homeowner, this is an outstanding reference work. As the author explains at the outset, he is passing along his hard-won experience as a third-generation electrician. Of particular interest to me were the discriptions (and consequences) of how NOT to do certain things and "code-work" and "better-than-code" work. While no one book can cover it all, this one comes close. This is a great "graduate-level" course for someone who has reached the limits of what is available in the typical home electrical books. While you still need someone knowledgable in local code issues, this book gets you 95% there on your own.

A great read on this subject
This book is a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

About the only improvement i could say is even more detail and more pages as i enjoyed it so much i wanted even more.

I believe this will help me with my home remodel project. I expecially enjoyed actually finding information on installing a service entrance which, since my house has an obsolete 40 amp main, is the first thing i have to do.

I only wish i could find more online electrical supply places for 400amp meter boxes. Seems like (as in his book) a 400 amp meter feeding 2 200amp panels is probably what i want to do now.

Great book.