Synopses & Reviews
The Code Check series provides answers to all types of building code questions. The books are filled with essential information, yet are handy enough to take to the job site.
Provides streamlined but comprehensive information on electrical code requirements. It is cross-referenced to the National Electric Code, which is updated every three years.
Synopsis
This revised edition of Code Check Electrical has been completely updated to the 2011 National Electrical Code and the 2009 International Residential Code. Spiral bound with durable, laminated pages, this reliable resource clearly details how to avoid the most common electrical violations while stressing the central safety principles behind the National Electrical Code. The sixth edition covers every type of residential electrical system, offering the most up-to-date information on grounding, bonding, service panels, branch circuits, GFCIs and AFCIs, switches, receptacles, and so much more. Over one hundred tables and figures make this the on-the-job choice for electricians, contractors, and inspectors.
About the Author
Redwood Kardon is a former building inspector for Oakland, CA., and is the leading professional lecturer nationwide on building codes. He also owns and maintains "codecheck.com," a website devoted to promoting the Code Check manual. Coauthors Douglas Hansen and Michael Casey have 25 and 18 years of field experience, respectively. All three authors teach seminars for inspectors around the country, using the "Code Check" series as their primary material. Paddy Morrissey was the senior illustrator for CornerHardware.com and has been the sole illustrator for the "Code Check" series.Paddy Morrissey was senior illustrator for CornerHardware.com. All three live in the San Francisco Bay area.Douglas Hansen lives in Palo Alto, CA.
Table of Contents
Services
Grounding
Panels
AFCIs and GFCIs
Boxes
Branch Circuits
Wiring Methods
Appliances
Lighting
Old Wiring