Electrical Wiring Residential » (16th Edition)

Ray C. Mullin: Former electrical instructor for the Wisconsin Schools of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education. Former member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Currently a member of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, Electrical Section. He has served on the NFPA Code Making Panel 4 of the National Electrical Code. Completed electrical apprenticeship training program. Worked as journeyman and supervisor for residential, commercial, and industrial installations. Taught electrical apprentice and journeyman course. Conducted numerous technical and Code seminars. He has written many articles that have appeared in electrical trade publications and has done consulting to electrical equipment manufactureres on legal issues. He has served on the Executive Board of the Western Section of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors and serves on the Electrical Commission in home town. He attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Colorado State University.

Phil Simmons presently serves NFPA on Code Making Panel Five of the National Electrical Code Committee (grounding and bonding). He previously served on the NEC? CMP-1 (Articles 90, 100 and 110), as Chair of CMP-19 (articles on agricultural buildings and mobile and manufactured buildings) and member of CMP-17 (health care facilities). Mr. Simmons served six years on the NFPA Standards Council, as NFPA Electrical Section President and on the NEC? Technical Correlating Committee. Phil previously served on the Underwriters Laboratories board of directors and on the UL Electrical Council. He is self-employed at Simmons Electrical Services and is licensed as a master electrician. Services include consulting on the National Electrical Code? and other codes, writing, editing, illustrating and producing technical publications and inspection of complex electrical installations. Mr. Simmons develops training programs related to electrical codes and safety and has been a presenter at numerous seminars and conferences.

This text covers the rules of the National Electric Code (NEC) as they apply to the installation of wiring in a house. The first seven chapters cover basic electrical code requirements. Topics include, for example, safety when working with electricity, construction symbols, connecting switches and receptacles, ground-fault circuit-interrupters and surge suppressers. The remainder of the text is devoted to a description of the wiring of an actual house. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)