Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring, Updated 6th Edition: Current with 2014-2017 Electrical Codes (Black & Decker Complete Guide)

This is an excellent reference book. I didn't buy it because I wanted to learn how to wire an entire house. I understand the basic concepts. I have actually wired a small basement, which was a fairly easy project. I didn't get it for that either. There were some things that I couldn't remember about wiring and other t hi vs I wanted to know and this book was perfect for that. It is great for the beginner and a novice like me. Maybe not so much for the advanced folks. You could probably use this book to help you know how to wire your own home--I believe it has enough information for that. Again, I needed it for a reference and reminders about how to do certain things and it was perfect for me. If nothing else, it may at least keep you from electrocuting yourself.

This is it. I've purchased several DIY wiring books and this one is clearly the best. Specifically I was looking to uncover the mysteries of how to wire a room for lighting and the switches that control that lighting. I wanted the book to have pictures that would show which wires are for what...and why. I wanted to know how three-way switches do their magic (it's the traveler wire), and I wanted to know tricks of the trade about how to put a switch in the middle of a "run" of lighting wires or at the end, and how would I properly tie into existing circuits.This book does all those things, and it has color diagrams and plain talk instructions to help the novice learn what, why, and where. As I said at the start, it's the best I've found...and I'd been looking for awhile. Search is over.

I've decided to wire my pole barn by myself, and this book has been tremendously helpful in all aspects. There are some topics I would like it to have gone into more details about, and more NEC references would be helpful. There is another book for advanced wiring I plan to purchase, but for the home electrician I highly recommend this. It's not designed for the scope of project I'm working on, but my county electrical inspector has been extremely helpful for the other details. I would also have like to see more of a 'parts' list for some of the projects, but all the explanations are clear, and the pictures are highly detailed and useful.

This book helped me rewire a room in my basement. I did duplex outlets, single pole switches, difficult three way switches, and changing breakers. I read about half of it to understand code, electrical best practices, and things to keep me alive. The diagrams were the most helpful part of the book. I supplemented my learning with lots of youtube videos about electrical wiring. (I suggest the "HouseImprovements" channel with Shannon.) I started there first, but realized I was in over my head. I used this book to learn the basics, learn the dos and don'ts, and then applied what i learned. I bought the kindle version on my ipad and was able to zoom in to view the diagrams. The only problem I encountered was that their example pictures and labeling of 3 way switches did not match the brand of 3 way switch I purchased. This is not the book's fault, but it would have helped to know their labeling wouldn't match all brands. In this instance I had to read the manufacture's directions.

Read through this twice and went from "guy who only knows how to replace fuses" to "guy who's adding breakers, runnning new circuits, and pretty much upgrading all the electric in this house". Comprehensive, easy to follow, with loads of full color step-by-step guides, diagrams, and charts. I honestly was actually a little nervous about how quickly I picked this up, but I had someone over to inspect everything I've done so far, and they said it looked good. Thanks book!

Got this book to refresh my memory on circuitry and some codes that have updates since the last time I did some upgrade work and circuit installation. I am also going to use this to wire up the playhouse that I built for my children so they will have lights, plug-in receptacle, and A/C (yes, I said A/C in a playhouse). But first, I wanted to make sure that it was wired properly before I put the juice to it. This book is a great source to get the wiring done properly. Now please be sure that you have a licensed and certified electrician inspect all connections and acquire any permits your local area requires! This is a great book with updated codes. Great buy! Highly recommend!

Look for the other book by black and decker. It's better. I gave that one five stars.

I gave this to my son for a reference book. It is a well-illustrated and colorful manual. I have an older edition and this newer one is larger and better.

It is very graphic, it has lots of pictures to get the proyect done, so you can really learn how to do things with this one. It is well written and you can reach a level of knoledge from the authors that otherwise it would not be possible without field experience. I totally recomend it.

Given 1 star because I have to give it something. A waste of money. It's best described as a poor DIY manual. Not a single British fitting in sight. no simple explanation for anything. Avoid at all costS

Fantastic

This is a really great book. It's quite thick and has all kinds of information ranging from general chapters on working with electricity and how it works, to detailed step by stem instructions on specific projects you might do around the house.Perhaps the most useful to me is the fact that it includes up to date information on the electrical codes. If you've ever tried to read the actual codes it's pretty cryptic and hard to navigate. This book simplifies all of that and tells you what is required by the current code for each of the projects inside. It includes pretty much any electrical job an handyman/person might want to do in their home.If you're looking to do your own electrical work - I'd definitely recommend picking up this book. Cheers and good luck.

Buena fuente de información para quienes iniciamos y para los que ya tienen conocimiento de instalaciones eléctricas