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While we try to be comprehensive in what we cover on the diydata.com website, we don't (yet!!) cover everything, so here are a few books of further advice for you - or for presents for others
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Collins
Complete Wiring and Lighting
The definitive, easy-to-follow guide to guarantee your electrical home improvements are as safe as they are successful. This fully updated, brand-new edition is packed with user-friendly photographs and offers the most up-to-date information about the latest regulations, tools, products and techniques. With Part P of the Building Regulations now governing electrical work in the home, this accessible guide shows
how to work with the regs, and provides at-a-glance info on what DIY work can be done and what needs to be notified to the local
authority. Whether you need to change a socket, wire up a home office or put in security lighting, Collins Complete Wiring and
Lighting is the indispensable tool to help you get the job done as cost-effectively and as safely as possible. Contents include:
/ Emergency repairs / Fuses, sockets and plugs / Cables and circuits / Wiring / Energy-efficient lighting / Identifying faults
and maintenance / Safety tips / Tools for the job.
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"Reader's
Digest" Wiring and Lighting Manual
This handy book provides expert guidance on working with electricity safely - from changing a plug and replacing a socket outlet to rewiring a table lamp and adding a completely new lighting circuit. It also provides full guidance on the latest Building Regulations governing electrical safety in the home, explaining exactly what the regulations mean for the DIY electrician. A section on Understanding the System explains how your wiring and lighting systems work with clear computer-generated 3-D diagrams. At-a-glance Security Check panels highlight the tasks you should carry out to keep your wiring in top working order while Fault Diagnosis panels pinpoint the source of common problems. The Maintenance and Repairs section gives detailed step-by-step instructions for all home wiring repair and maintenance jobs, accompanied by full-colour photographs and diagrams showing all the latest DIY techniques. Packed with practical information on tools and techniques, this book will give you the know-how to tackle wiring
and lighting jobs in the home safely and competently.
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| IEE
Wiring Regulations Explained and Illustrated.
Brian Scaddans guides to the IEE Wiring Regulations have established themselves as an industry standard. This new edition will be an essential reference for all contractors, technicians and other professionals, as well as newcomers to the industry, who need to ensure their work complies with the latest version of the Wiring Regulations. Used alongside the regulations themselves, this book is the key to safe and efficient electrical installation. The book is also a concise and popular text for the City & Guilds 2381 syllabus. The new edition is updated throughout to match the 2004 version of BS 7671:2001 (incorporating Amendments 1:2002 and 2:2004), and also features extended coverage of Special Locations (such as bathrooms, construction sites and computer / data type installations). |
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on Site Guide (BS 7671: 2001 16th Edition Wiring Regulations Including Amendment 2: 2002)
Published 31 March 2004, this revised version of the IEE On-Site Guide reflects updates included in the latest edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (16th Edition). The On-Site Guide (now with a brown cover) is intended to enable the competent electrician to deal with small installations
(up to 100 A, 3-phase). It provides essential information in a convenient, easy to use form, avoiding the need for detailed calculations.
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Wiring: Domestic
"Electric Wiring Domestic" is the definitive guide to home wiring to professional standards. This makes it ideal for serious DIY work, especially for letting or resale, and essential reading for professionals who are not trained electricians, undertaking the wiring work involved in plumbing, central heating, security alarms, television and aerial installation, and telephone installation. The handy format and clear, straightforward text have also made this book popular as a quick reference source for electricians. |
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Electrical Installation Work
Basic Electrical Installation Work has helped thousands of students to gain their first qualification in electrical installation. Now in its fourth edition, this book has been completely restructured to provide a specific match to the requirements of the Installation route of the 2330 Level 2 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology from City & Guilds, and will also prove an essential purchase for students of the Level 2 NVQ in Installing Electrotechnical Systems (2356). With a concise and practical approach, Trevor Linsley presents a complete resource for the 2330 Certificate, covering the three core units of the scheme, along with the Occupational Unit 4 – Installation (Buildings & Structures). An additional chapter Lighting – a key area of electrical installation work – is also included for reference. This highly illustrated text features worked examples and exercises with answers to create an easily accessible student book, ideal for self-directed study. The content has been brought fully in line with the 2004 version of the IEE Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2001 (incorporating Amendments 1:2002 & 2:2004), and features new sections on Health & Safety, Employment Rights and Responsibilities, Personal Protective Equipment, and Safety Regulations, reflecting the emphasis of the 2330 Certificate in these particular areas. |
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Systems and Fault Finding: For Installation Electricians (Electrical installation)
"Wiring Systems and Fault Finding for Installation Electricians" is a handy reference guide that deals with an area of practice which many students and technicians find particularly challenging. The readership of this book includes installation and plumbing contractors, heating engineers, and anyone who needs to be able to trace faults in circuits, whether they be in domestic, commercial or industrial systems. Coverage includes the interpretation of circuit diagrams, wiring systems, and the principles and practice of testing and fault diagnosis. The applications focused on include heating systems and intruder alarms. |
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| Testing
Electrical Installations: A Practical Guide for Electricians
This is an extremely detailed account of how to carry out practical testing to BS7671, This book is suitable for students studying C&G 2330, 2381, 2391, 2400, NVQ level II, III and domestic installer level 2 courses. Key topics are; Continuity of circuit protective conductors. Continuity of main and supplementary bonding. Insulation resistance. Earth loop impedance. Prospective short circuit current. Prosective earth fault current. Health and safety when testing. Safe isolation. The book contains very clear concise drawings and wiring diagrammes that detail the practicallities of how to test the fixed wiring within installations. |
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