Purpose of Seminar:
A two-day hands-on course for wiring and troubleshooting that will provide students
everything they need to know to safely and properly work on residential electrical
systems.
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone who works on, or wants to work on residential
electrical systems, including maintenance personnel working in apartment buildings,
dormitories, hotels, personal residences, or any housing authority building in which
people live.
Texts and Materials:
Residential Wiring 2nd Edition. By: Gary Rockis, Suzanne M. Rockis, Thomas E.
Proctor, American Technical Publishers
Ugly’s Residential Wiring, Jones and Bartlett
Hands-On Trainers:
Use American Trainco Basic Electricity and Electrical Troubleshooting Trainers
Additional Residential Wiring Devices including:
- 14 AWG Type NMC Cable
- Example of Range and Dryer Receptacles and necessary wiring
- Residential type boxes
- 15A Receptacles
- GFCI Receptacles
- 15A Single-Pole Switches
- 15A Three-way and Four-way Switches
Course Outline / Agenda
I. Understanding Residential Electrical Systems
- a. How electricity is supplied to residential systems
- b. The basics of voltage, current and resistance
- c. Distribution in residential system
II. Electrical Tools and Safety
- a. Hands-on exercises: Using meters, Using Voltage Detectors, Measuring Values on Switches and Receptacles.
III. Electrical Plans
- a. Practical Applications
IV. Making Electrical Connections
- a. Hands-on Exercises: Using Pressure Connectors, Sizing and Using Twist-on Wire Connectors
V. Switches and Receptacles
- a. Hands-on Exercises: Wiring
- i. Receptacles (115v, 15A and 20A; 220v for residential applications)
- ii. GFCI Wiring
- iii. Split-wire Receptacles
- iv. Lighting and Switches (single-pole, two-way, three and four-way), Switch-loops
VI. Working with Nonmetallic Sheathed Cable
VII. Creating Electrical Systems from Electrical Plans
VIII. Working with Metallic Sheathed Cable
IX. Wiring with Conduit
- a. Typically conduit applications in residential work
X. Service Entrances
- a. Basic Requirements and Sizing
XI. Remodeling, Wiring, and Troubleshooting Electrical Systems
XII. Structured Wiring Systems Overview
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of Completion and .8 CEUs
(Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over 40,000 employers and government agencies who
have sent their employees to our classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education
requirements. Our administration and record keeping practices meet or exceed the standards of ACE
(American Council on Education) and we are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and
tests taken by individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your authority.
We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.
In House Training
You can bring this or any American Trainco seminar directly to your plant or facility. We offer
dozens of courses
covering a broad range of maintenance and maintenance management topics. Our expert instructors
are among the most experienced in the industry and can modify or customize training programs to
meet your specific needs - whether you need a short refresher course or an in depth program that
focuses on your equipment and processes. In house training reduces the training cost per employee
and limits the time required away from work. There are several other
advantages of in house training as well.
Request a quote for in-house training
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