Wiring in the house with their own hands

Today it is difficult to imagine a comfortable existence in a house equipped with modern appliances, but not having good electrical wiring. Therefore, if you want to make life in your home not only convenient, but also safe, then, having old, unreliable wiring, during the next repair it will certainly need to be replaced. Then a question arises as to whether the house wiring can be done by hand without participation in the work of specialists. Professionals say that you can perform such work without the formation of an electrician. What does that require? One of the basic rules is to comply with all safety requirements.

In order to independently undertake such work, you need to understand the essence and order of installation of the system.

Installation plan

It is very important to make the correct floor plan where the wiring is installed. If the plan for which the old wiring is laid meets all your needs and meets the modern requirements of energy consumption for the connected new equipment, then you can use it. If you need a new scheme, then it is required to indicate where the sockets, appliances, switches, light sources are located. The electric stove has its own connection features, so you need to specify it separately. Following the advice of experienced specialists, it is possible to divide the entire system into several subsystems, connecting each separately to the shield. This will fix the problem directly in the part where the failure was found.

Bathroom

In this room should comply with all safety standards to exclude the possibility of closures, and only then conduct electricity. Therefore, most often the wiring in the bathroom is connected to an automatic safety shutdown device.

Electrical installation

There are several installation methods:

• Open.
• Closed.
• Combined.

The first method is absolutely not acceptable in the bathroom, and in the apartment it is not very convenient, but it is suitable for utility rooms. The second method involves the installation of additional special boxes. The third option is the most common in a private house and apartments. To do this, in the concrete walls of the building drilled niche, where the wires are pulled. But this method requires more care and effort, in addition, it is very noisy and dusty. Therefore, it is very good if in this case there was a convenient plan of the past wiring system with ready engineering niches.

About wires

If the wiring is installed completely new, it is better to use copper wire, since it has better electrical conductivity than the more fragile aluminum one.

If only part of the system is changed from aluminum wires, then you should not buy copper, but make all the wiring from wires of a homogeneous metal. You can try another method - to connect these two types of screw connection, with a gasket between them in the form of a steel washer. Otherwise, if this is not done, because of the difference in the properties of these two materials, they will oxidize, and because of this, permanent failures and breakdowns in the system will occur.

Wires should choose a type that does not support burning. This will prevent a fire in the event of a short circuit. All wires must be sheathed and insulated.

Between the wires it is better to solder the wires, but this is laborious work, although it is more reliable than the installation of terminals. Thanks to this method, individual cable conductors will be better able to conduct current at the point of adhesion; moreover, such a connection will not warm up under heavy loads.

When installing a closed wiring you need to take into account all the nuances, since niches are covered with a layer of plaster, paint or wallpaper. During the subsequent replacement of the wiring, repairs will have to be done anew - in whole or in part. 
With careful calculation, compliance with all safety standards, good planning and a clear sequence of actions, the installation of the wiring in the house will be successful and high-quality on its own.

Video

This video shows how to do the wiring in the house or apartment with their own hands.