The most recent edition to the best-selling wiring manual, Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 9th Edition demystifies home wiring and residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Homeowners and DIYers will learn how their home's electrical system works from the inside out and how to complete installations and repairs. This project-based book shows how to select the right cable, wires, and other equipment, and how to run wiring through walls and between floors. Projects guide the reader through installing switches, outlet receptacles, electrical appliances, and lighting systems. The book also shows how outdoor lighting, including security and low-voltage systems, can help homeowners improve and illuminate the exterior areas around their homes. This most recent edition has been updated with the latest information on everything from recent code standards and smart home automation to renewable energy, LED wafer lighting, dimmer switches, new indoor and outdoor emergency systems, and more.

· A newly updated edition of the best-selling and easy-to-follow guide to home electrical systems

· Learn how to work like a professional electrician and save money with DIY home electrical installations, repairs, and enhancements

· Written in an approachable language with step-by-step photography and detailed illustrations

· New edition has been fully updated to comply with the latest National Electrical Code, and includes additional insight on smart home automation, renewable energy, indoor and outdoor emergency systems, dimmer switches, LED wafer lighting, and more

· Author Charlie T. Byers is an instructor at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology where he oversees and teaches a new residential remodeling department. He is also the author of DIY for Renters: Don't Call the Landlord