Home Electrical Repair for Everyone: A Confidence-Building Guide the Hesitant Do-It-Yourselfer

Your caution is a strength, not a weakness. This book is for everyone who has stood in front of a light switch, screwdriver in hand, and put it back down. Home Electrical Repair for Everyone starts with repairs you genuinely cannot get wrong and builds from there, one small success at a time, with 43 full-color figures and a warm, patient voice throughout. Inside you will find: - Reset a breaker or a GFCI with no tools and no risk - Learn the habit that keeps you safe: power off, verify, work, restore - Replace switches, outlets, light fixtures, dimmers, and ceiling fans - Solve the dead outlet, the tripping breaker, and the flickering light >Written for the complete beginner who feels nervous rather than curious - the reader most electrical books forget. You can do this, and this book proves it one repair at a time. Always turn off power at the breaker and follow local code. When in doubt, consult a licensed electrician.