Code Check Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe House

by Redwood Kardon, Paddy Morrissey (Illustrator), Douglas Hansen, Skip Walker

Overview

Spiral bound, with durable laminated pages, the 8th edition of Code Check Electrical is the perfect on-the-job resource for electricians, builders, remodelers, and building inspectors dealing with electrical work. Completely updated to the 2017 National Electrical Code and the 2015 International Residential Code, this reliable resource can help builders and re-modelers avoid the most common electrical code violations for every type of residential electrical system.

Whether you are dealing with grounding, bonding, service panels, branch circuits, GFCIs and AFCIs, switches, receptables, photovoltaics, or other systems, the more than 100 tables and figures in this guide guarantee expert, reliable guidance every step of the way. Easy to access and easy to use, Code Check Electrical will ensure that all jobs meet the highest safety standards while drastically reducing code violation call-backs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631869167
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/05/2017
Edition description:	Updated
Sales rank:	212,279
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

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. Skip Walker is a certified residential combination inspector, who has a particular interest in smoke alarm performance issues and deck safety.

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
Applicances
Lighting
Photovoltaics
Old Wiring