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| The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Wiring: Including Information on Home Electronics & Wireless Technology, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Editors Of Creative Publishing
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 9349
Media: Paperback
Edition: Third Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1589232135
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.31924
EAN: 9781589232136
ASIN: 1589232135
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
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Condition: Ex-Library copy with clean text with VERY heavy shelfwear and creasing to covers, tanned pages and soiling to page edges.We are a Christian and family owned bookstore. A portion of all proceeds help support Christian missions. Thank you for helping spread the gospel.
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| Customer Reviews:
 an excellent book January 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is an excellent book not only for handyman beginners but also for construction professionals to review electrical details.
The Complete Guide to Home Wiring - 3rd Edition: Includes Information on Home Electronics & Wireless Technology (Black & Decker October 5, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've purchased many books on these topics but this series is really well done. The illustrations are excellent and the overall layout makes it really easy for a first time do it yourselfer. I'm currently collecting all of the titles in the Black & Decker series and can't wait to begin using them in my home projects. Highly recommend for first timers. Good Luck!
 Good for an overview, but not for adding circuits or anything more complex July 16, 2006
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
I was getting ready to add a couple rooms to my house and wanted to do the electrical myself. I'm an electrical engineer and have done plenty of wiring throughout the years, but none of it that necessarily complied with the NEC. Oh sure I used 14 awg for 15 amp circuits and 12 awg for 20 amp circuits, but that was about the extent of the code compliance (out of ignorance of the code, not contempt). Well, I wanted to start following the letter of the law so I got the B&D "Complete Guide to Home Wiring".
Did this book meet my needs? No. Is it a bad book? No. The book just doesn't go into enough detail (and has errors) to give you all the information you'll need to wire a house. On the other hand, if all you're looking to do is replace some existing wiring or add on to a existing branch circuit, this may the book for you. If you're really wanting to understand the NEC (in a very straight forward manner), I would recommend getting "Electrical Wiring Residential" by Ray C. Mullin along with the NEC Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations. Those two books alone will provide 99% of what you need to know for your remodel.
P.S. When I wrote to the editors of the B&D book to point out the errors that it contains (direct contradictions from one page to another), I got no response back from them. I guess they sell enough of them not to care.
A handy boom for a handyman July 10, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
In my trade I have to constantly teach new guys the ABCs of home electrical installation. This book shortcuts that. I make all of my new hires buy it.
All Thumbs March 10, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Where I live electricians are in demand now and it can be weeks before you can get one to come over. None of my projects are what you would call at the urgent level so I've been putting them off until spring. Then my wife brought this book home and it's changed things. I can tackle many of the simpler tasks myself. Its been a big boost to my ego and an education for my son who is ten. The directions and illustrations can be followed by anyone who has mastered the fifth grade and owns a screwdriver and electrical tape.
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