Residential Electrical Installations is the wiring of residential buildings: branch circuits, devices, service panels, cable and raceway, and rough-in wiring. At InterCoast Colleges, it is taught in the Electrical Training Program.
What it covers
The catalog describes the coursework as: “An introduction to residential electrical installations.”
Topics include the NEC and its application to residential workplace safety, residential building plans, transformers, conductors, cable and raceway installation, branch-circuit installation, device installation, service panel trip-out, rough-in wiring, and overcurrent devices.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Electrical Training Program, residential electrical installations is covered in the course ETP101, Residential Electrical Installations.
The Electrical Training Program outline lists ETP101 Residential Electrical Installations at 90 clock hours (60 lecture, 30 laboratory) and 5 semester credits.
Prerequisites for ETP101: “Completion of the equivalent of ATP104, ATP105, ATP106”.
Related electrical topics in the Electrical Training Program include the National Electrical Code, grounding and bonding, motors and motor controllers, and specialty systems.
This topic is covered in the Electrical Training Program at InterCoast Colleges.