ELE 207 - Residential Electrical Services

3.0 Credit(s)
Lecture 2
Lab/Clinical 2
Residential Electrical Services teaches students the grounding requirements of a residential electrical service, including how to calculate and select service entrance equipment, and how to select the proper wiring methods for various types of residences. The course teaches the types and purposes of equipment grounding conductors and the purpose of ground fault circuit interrupters. The course will examine the regulations for electrical systems around swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs as well as rules for installing electric space heating and HVAC equipment. The operation of testing equipment will be covered: voltmeter, ohmmeter, clamp-on ammeter, multimeter, megohmmeter, motor and phase rotation testers.