Course Description
A two-day hands-on course for wiring and troubleshooting that will provide students
everything they need to know to safely and properly work on residential electrical
systems.
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone who works on, or wants to work on residential
electrical systems, including maintenance personnel working in apartment buildings,
dormitories, hotels, personal residences, or any housing authority building in which
people live.
Texts and Materials:
Residential Wiring 2nd Edition. By: Gary Rockis, Suzanne M. Rockis, Thomas E.
Proctor, American Technical Publishers
Ugly’s Residential Wiring, Jones and Bartlett
Hands-On Trainers:
Use American Trainco Basic Electricity and Electrical Troubleshooting Trainers
Additional Residential Wiring Devices including:
- 14 AWG Type NMC Cable
- Example of Range and Dryer Receptacles and necessary wiring
- Residential type boxes
- 15A Receptacles
- GFCI Receptacles
- 15A Single-Pole Switches
- 15A Three-way and Four-way Switches
Course Outline / Agenda
I. Understanding Residential Electrical Systems
- a. How electricity is supplied to residential systems
- b. The basics of voltage, current and resistance
- c. Distribution in residential system
II. Electrical Tools and Safety
- a. Hands-on exercises: Using meters, Using Voltage Detectors, Measuring Values on Switches and Receptacles.
III. Electrical Plans
- a. Practical Applications
IV. Making Electrical Connections
- a. Hands-on Exercises: Using Pressure Connectors, Sizing and Using Twist-on Wire Connectors
V. Switches and Receptacles
- a. Hands-on Exercises: Wiring
- i. Receptacles (115v, 15A and 20A; 220v for residential applications)
- ii. GFCI Wiring
- iii. Split-wire Receptacles
- iv. Lighting and Switches (single-pole, two-way, three and four-way), Switch-loops
VI. Working with Nonmetallic Sheathed Cable
VII. Creating Electrical Systems from Electrical Plans
VIII. Working with Metallic Sheathed Cable
IX. Wiring with Conduit
- a. Typically conduit applications in residential work
X. Service Entrances
- a. Basic Requirements and Sizing
XI. Remodeling, Wiring, and Troubleshooting Electrical Systems
XII. Structured Wiring Systems Overview
Comments
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