Code Check Electrical: A Field Guide to Wiring a Safe House [Paperback]

Redwood Kardon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Code Check | Publication Date: May 1, 1999

This volume picks up where the original Code Check leaves off and expands on the electrical code section. Code Check Electrical clarifies the principles behind the electrical codes to ensure safety and prevent unnecessary violations. It also explains why electrical codes call for certain specifications.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In the mind-boggling confusion of electrical codes, Redwood Kardon, a building inspector for the city of Oakland, California, has pulled together a comprehensive manual, more a tool than a book per se. Code Check Electrical offers the straight dope on electrical codes in easy-to-understand language, with a clearly organized flip-chart format that has a durable finish for use in the field.

For builders, building inspectors, or homeowners who want to do some electrical work safely and up to current codes, this is an invaluable tool for understanding what the electrical codes are, why they are important, and how to make sure electrical work is done as safely as current science and common sense allow. There is an amazing amount of useful and easily understandable information in this diminutive manual. --Mark A. Hetts

About the Author

Redwood Kardon, who devised and wrote the first Code Check, is a former electrician and building inspector for the city of Oakland, California. Douglas Hansen is a general contractor and certified combination inspector with over 30 years of field experience. Both authors run seminars about building codes across the country, utilizing the Code Check series as their primary resource. Paddy Morrissey, former senior illustrator for cornerhardware.com, has been the sole illustrator for the Code Check series --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561582905
• ISBN-13: 978-1561582907
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,362,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Building Code Exams and Beyond, October 24, 2002

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Sam Young (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Code Check: Electrical: A Guide to Wiring a Safe House (Spiral-bound)

I took SBCCI's Residential Electrical Inspector exam, which is based on International Resesidential Code (IRC) and National Electric Code (NEC). I passed the test quickly & efficiently.

This checklist showed the difference between the 1999 and 2002 NEC. Unlike the other Code Check books, there was no cross reference to the IRC. This made things difficult for the test because I couldn't get to my references directly.

The beauty of this checklist is that I was able to quickly discern differences between the old and new NEC code. This allowed me to review these areas in the IRC for differences.

I'd recommend this checklist to any residential inspector because after the test, the IRC is not likely to apply in the USA for the electrical code--the NEC does.

51 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Code Check Electrical Is Not Up To Date With 96 OR 99 CODE, December 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Code Check Electrical: A Field Guide to Wiring a Safe House (Paperback)

What a disappointment! This is a well laid out book with great illustrations. However, despite its "1999" publishing date, it does not cover changes in the 1996 or 1999 National Electric Code. The book makes no claim that it is up to date but it certainly is implied. As a loose leaf publication, it seems all the publisher would have to do is supplement pages with current data.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Code Check Series Will Save You Pain, April 30, 2009

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Chris H. (Eastern PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe House (Code Check Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe) (Spiral-bound)

The Code Check series (via Ben Franklin) keep you out of trouble or at least make you double check your plans. There's a surprising amount of information in these laminated reference guides but, be sure to double check with your local codes too.