Getting started with DIY electrical

[KaizenSoze]

I am trying to improvement my DIY electrical skills. I have replaced a few plugs and switches as long as the wires are a obvious match to the new fixture.

But to complete my project of updating all the plugs, switches, and added fan timer switches in the house. I need to improve my understanding of wiring.

I signed up for a adult continuing education class for electrical but they canceled it due to low enrollment. Youtube videos are helpful but I have some wiring in my house that is not standard due the house being built in 1976. For instance, I need to learn to use a voltmeters to identify the correct wires in some fixtures. I have some handy co-workers but everyone is too busy to impose on them everything I run into a odd setup.

I need recommendations for books, classes, etc... I am even pay someone for one on one instruction.

[lthenderson]

I took several course though a local community college on home wiring. We spent a lot of time wiring up scenarios using actual components on small stud walls next to our desks. (This was 30 years ago though.) I would try again during winter months when those types of course have better enrollment numbers. I know during the summer, many classes at my local college get dropped due to low enrollment numbers.

[BudgetSlasher]

This https://www.amazon.com/Code-Check-Electrical-Illustrated-Wiring/dp/1631869167/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1505573225&sr=8-2&keywords=code+check+electrical lives in the bottom of my electrical tool box and is a handy quick reference.