Welcome to:Electrical Repair & Maintenance Course

Agenda• Your Roles and Responsibilities in Electrical.• Electrical Basics and Terms.• Electrical Safety.• Tools & Equipment for Electrical Repairs.• Electrical Wires.• Main Service Panels.• Wall Switches.• Receptacles.• Incandescent & Fluorescent Light Fixtures• Smoke Alarms.

Before We Start

• This is a two day course, with two 15 minute breaks and a one-hour lunch each day.

• Your full participation is greatly appreciated!– You will be using your Resource Guide,– Watching in-class demonstrations & videos,– Group discussions and– Completing a few hands-on activities.

Other Housekeeping Items• Locations of Restrooms.• Emergency Exits.• Kitchen and/or Break Area.• Vending Machines.• Registration.• Smoking Area.• Turn pagers and cell phones off.• Get comfortable.• Be open minded and have fun!

Your Roles and Responsibilities in Electrical

Comparing Electricity and Plumbing

Twelve Key Electrical Terms

• Amp• Circuit• Conductor• Continuity• Current• Hot Wire

• Neutral Wire• Overload• Power• Volts• Watts• Ohms

Electrical Safety: 3 Key Dangers

•Arc Flashes

•Electrical Fires

•Electrical Shock

Electrical Safety: Key Safety Rules

1. Turn Power Off2. Use Lock-out

Tag-out Procedures

3. Use Personal Protection Equipment

4. Use Safe Tools & Equipment

The Electrical System: From Power Plant to Apartment Community

The Electrical System: In the Apartment Community

Electrical Circuits: Diagram of a Circuit

Key Tools for Electrical Repairs

Multi-Meters

Using a Multi-meter

•How to Measure Voltage at a Receptacle

•How to Test for Continuity

•How to Measure Resistance

Electrical Wires:•Wire Materials

•Wire Insulation

•Color Coding

•Wire Size

•Cable

Main Service Panels, Fuses, and Circuit Breakers

Wall Switches• Single Pole • Three Way

Testing a Three-way Wall Switch

Testing Receptacles

Replacing a Receptacle

Ground Fault Interrupter (GFCI) Receptacles

Replacing a GFCI Receptacle

Incandescent Light Fixture

Removing an Incandescent Light Fixture

Testing and Replacing a Socket

Fluorescent Light Fixtures

Common Problems and Solutions

Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Supplemental Information• Don’t Forget… Take the Online Training for this

CAMT Course!!• To continue your education.• To acquire more knowledge and skills for

CAMT Designation test and for work.• Takes approximately 30 minutes.• You can take it from any computer with access

to the Internet.• Go to the following web site:

www.kaleidolearning.com/NAAEI/CAMT• Type the ID and password your received here.

Thank you for being a part of today’s Electrical Repair and Maintenance

Course!!