Outages and short circuits are only two of the ways electricity can go wrong around home. Circuit Down may be the only thorough book on home electrical circuit problems. Yet it is not overly technical.
Maybe this home electrical repair book should be part of your emergency kit. And not just yours -- what a great Fathers Day gift or birthday gift for Dad! Or anytime, for the handyman or handywoman around home. Even engineers, electricians and their apprentices can pick up tips here.
Home maintenance isn't always simple, but it just got easier with this electrical how-to book.
Circuit Down is available online for under $18.50 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Lulu (which sells the spiral-bound for $13.99, gives this Preview, and also offers a Download for $5.00).
As a birthday gift idea, you are telling the person that you believe in their home improvement abilities and you want them to be just as competent in electrical troubleshooting. A DIY gift for guys, including handywoman guys.
Circuit Down is for U.S. and Canadian homeowners, by an electrician. Larry Dimock has been in the electrical trade continuously since 1977. The troubleshooting emphasis of his business has given him a unique sympathy for people as they suffer the various electrical ills that can bother a home. By this home electrical repair book, he seems to want to empower the public with a practical education in a subject too often shrouded in cautions, as if only those initiated into a secret brotherhood can understand what they are dealing with.
What does the book cover? Here are the chapter titles from the Table of Contents: