A Good Book for Outdoor Wiring?

Any suggestions for a book or other source on the Subject line?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is important to realize that in physics today,
we have no knowledge of what energy is ... It is
an abstract thing ..." -- Richard Feynman

 

Underground? Overhead? Phases? Current?


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underground


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is important to realize that in physics today,
we have no knowledge of what energy is ... It is
an abstract thing ..." -- Richard Feynman

 

You didn't answer the most important part of the question. Is this 120V?
12V? Thousands of volts? What's the application?

 

Normal home and yard use. 120v AC.


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is important to realize that in physics today,
we have no knowledge of what energy is ... It is
an abstract thing ..." -- Richard Feynman

 

You don't need a book. Run plastic conduit or UF cable according to all
codes, state and local.


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And don't forget to get a building permit and have it inspected before
you fill up the ditch.

 

A book is never a bad idea. Just do a search on amazon for outdoor
wiring, I'm sure there are a few good ones.

 

Not really. If he was running overhead wiring that could be difficult but
this is just following code.

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So how do electricians learn this stuff? Video tapes? Ouija board? Written
on stone? OJT? Military? Shirley, someone must have written a book. As I
recall from years ago, there was a small handbook on indoor code that was
helpful in some fashion learning how to do indoor electrical.

How about?
<http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Wiring-Decker-Improvement-Library/dp/0865737193>
I'm slightly embarrassed to say I borrowed this book from the library last
week, and forgot I had it. My first impression was, "At least it has
something." Glancing at it now, it's not too bad at all. In fact, it's quite
good. I'm browsing it at the moment.

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is important to realize that in physics today,
we have no knowledge of what energy is ... It is
an abstract thing ..." -- Richard Feynman

 

I honestly don't recall seeing much of anything in any of the books. At best
there is one diagram showing how to bury the wire and protect it. Local
codes can vary.

The hard part is convincing your apprentice to dig the ditch!


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Mostly from apprenticeships, there's reference books on code, but
they're pretty dry and not the sort of thing you'd want to read from
cover to cover. For the typical DIY person, reading how to do something
in one of the many DIY books, then referring to the local code and
making any adjustments needed to the process is a good solid way to go.

 

Hmmm. No comment on the book I found? See my previous post.

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is important to realize that in physics today,
we have no knowledge of what energy is ... It is
an abstract thing ..." -- Richard Feynman

 

If it helps, go for it!


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There's also the US Army books which can be found for free online if you
hunt around.


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