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Modern Commercial Wiring, 9th Edition

• Master commercial wiring, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and system design.
• Learn current NEC® requirements through real-world applications, code exercises, and examples.
• Build electrician-ready skills in motor controls, emergency power, and specialized installations.

Title Overview

Title Overview

Modern Commercial Wiring covers safety, tools, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and design, providing effective, student-friendly instruction regarding the complex wiring requirements associated with commercial installations. Updated to the current 2023 National Electrical Code® (NEC), the text provides many opportunities for learning, researching, and applying the code. Specialized areas, such as motor control, emergency power systems, hazardous locations, and pool and fountain installations, are included. Modern Residential Wiring and Modern Commercial Wiring provide a consistent approach, making them very compatible for a two-course sequence in electrical wiring and electrician programs.


  • Features clear, simple explanations and numerous photos and illustrations to engage students and enhance comprehension
  • Includes many NEC-related features, including NEC Code Alerts, Know the Code questions, illustrations of NEC tables, and Code-related Sample Problems, that help familiarize students with the National Electrical Code
  • Provides a strong emphasis on safety beginning with a safety chapter, plus safety notes and caution alerts throughout the text

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Electrical Fundamentals Review

2. Safety

3. Tools

4. Electrical Prints, Specifications, and Codes

5. Wiring Methods

6. Conductors

7. Boxes and Conduit Bodies

8. Overcurrent Protection

9. Service and Distribution

10. Transformers

11. Grounding

12. Branch Circuits and Feeders

13. Motors

14. Motor Controls

15. Emergency Power

16. Hazardous Locations

17. Pools and Fountains

18. Maintenance and Troubleshooting

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About the Author

About the Author

Harvey N. Holzman

is a licensed Master Electrician with 45 years of hands-on experience in several states, including New York, Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Besides owning his own electrical contracting services company, he has provided consulting, supervision, and field engineering for several major constructors at both refineries and power generating stations. He has been a member of many electrical trade organizations and has trained dozens of individuals, and many have gone on to become Master Electricians.


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