The Basics of Household Wiring. The Electrical System A to Z (Udemy.com)

Everything Electricity, from your Circuit (Breaker) Panel, Outlets, Switches, Receptacles, Light Fixtures, Cable, Wire..

( 293 Reviews )

Created by: Terry Peterman

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

Understand how electricity works, how it is generated, transmitted to, and distributed throughout your home.
Wire a receptacle (regular, switched, GFCI), a single-pole switch (3 and 4-way), a light fixture, and more!
Have the knowledge and skills to safely and competently complete most home electrical projects and repairs.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100

Course Description

After completing this course, students will have a solid knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity and how it functions within the home, includinghow electricity is generated, transmitted to, transformed, and how itenters the home through the power meter, the main breaker, and the branch circuit breaker panel.

From therewe cover in detailall types of receptacles,switches, and light fixtures, and how to correctly wire them. Safe practices are covered in detail, including the use of circuit testers. The course includes an in-depth look at rough-in wiring, and explains the role, use and importance of ground fault circuit and arc fault circuit protection.

At the end of the course the student will know how to take on most small electrical projects and repairs around the home, both safely and competently.
Who this course is for:
Homeowners with an interest in learning how to complete small electrical projects and repairs throughout the home.
Anyone that may be looking towards a career as an electrician would also benefit from this knowledge base.
Anyone with a general interest in, or curiosity of how electricity works, and how it is put in use in the home.

Time: 2h

Instructor Details

Terry Peterman

4.4 Rating
293 Reviews

I am Terry Peterman, the Internet Electrician. I am a Journeyman Electrician with more than35 years experience in all aspects of the Electrical Industry. I founded a DIY home wiringwebsite back in 1997, inthe pioneer years of the Internet.
The websiteis designed to share my knowledge and experience with the home handy-person, do-it-yourself (DIY)type in performing small and medium sized home electrical repairs, renovations, or additions to existing home electrical systems both safely, and competently.
Wehave a popularchannel of YouTube, currently with over 12.4million views, 66.8K subscribers, and we are active on most social media sites.
On the personal side, I am happily married to Sandy Peterman and we have an adult son Lyle, a Realtor in Calgary Alberta. We live on Vancouver Island in Canada in the summer, and have a small development project we are working on in Costa Rica building vacation home (s) off the Pacific coast in beach town called Junquillal.

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By Sarah Pfeiler on 12/27/2020

simple and easy to understand

By Becky Hunsinger on 12/20/2020

Easy to understand. Did not use too technical language

By David Angel on 12/20/2020

This class was great. I've used the skills I learned here several times over the past year and have completed numerous home improvement projects. I'd recommend it to anybody interested in learning how to be safer

By Abraham Apter on 11/24/2020

yes thank you

By S.Yuthika on 11/21/2020

Very imformative course to know the basics of household wiring.

By Madhi Hassan Alkhamis on 11/1/2020

good

By Barry Brookes on 11/1/2020

so far, so good!

By Smyle on 11/1/2020

Amazing Experience

By Arlando Espin on 10/21/2020

learning a little by little

By Joani on 10/21/2020

this was an excellent course, I am a electronic technician and already have a basic knowledge of how electricity works, however I have always been skeptical about working on my home wiring system, this course has given me a lot of confidence and reinforce my skills.

By Carlton Jamon on 10/18/2020