What tools should a home electrician have?

Hand tools

So, first we will give you a set of hand tools for the electrician so that you know what you need to buy in the kit in the house.

The following items must be in your suitcase:

1. Screwdriver set. When installing the sockets, switches and other elements of the wiring without screwdrivers can not do. You need not only a curved and straight screwdriver, but also a test screwdriver, in order to be able to determine the presence of voltage on the bare terminals. For information on how to use the indicator screwdriver, see the relevant article.
2. Mounting knife. Without this tool, it is difficult to imagine electrical work. In your own box with various devices you must have a knife and a set of blades. Immediately, you can immediately add that it also does not interfere with the tool to remove the insulation from the wires: a special knife for electricians or a stripper.
3. Pliers. It will be more correct to say - pliers, which are needed by an electrician-fitter not only to bite the wire, but also to perform the correct twisting of the wires.
4. Side cutter. Despite the fact that many pliers include nippers, it is better to buy professional side cutters with a good blade. With the help of this tool you can not only bite thick veins during installation works, but also remove insulation from the wires.
5. Hammer. Like any other installer, an electrician in the case must have a hammer. With this tool, you can drive the dowel into the wall, make the shtrobu( paired with the chisel), or hammer the clamp( as one of the options for fixing the wires in the wall).
6. Chisel. About him, we have already said - if you need to manually carry a strob, you can not do without a chisel. At the same time, when installing electrical wiring in a wooden house, always keep a chisel in the suitcase.
7. Round nose pliers. Far not always used for electrical work in the house or apartment, but still have their own value - with this hand tool, the home wizard will be able to flex figuratively curl the wire to connect some types of contacts.
8. Crimping pliers. If you most often use sleeves as a method of connecting electrical wires, then make a list of the most necessary tool and mites, too.

That's all the most necessary set of electrician tools. In addition, put a tape, a marker and a tape measure in the suitcase. Without these devices can not do with the installation of electrical wiring with their own hands. Also we recommend for the above list of items to buy a special belt, on which you can mount anything: from a hammer to a screwdriver. In addition to the belt, installers wear specialized waistcoats with a variety of pockets, which is also convenient for storing tools for various types of wiring. In the photo below you can see what the belt and waistcoat looks like.

Measuring instruments

This category of necessary items for a home master can include a multimeter. It is enough to buy this meter so that you can measure voltage, resistance and amperage in the circuit 220 and 380 volts( more at home it is unlikely to be).It is not difficult to use a tester, not even to an electrician for a beginner, we described this in detail in the article - how to use a multimeter at home.

Slide caliper. Strange as it may seem, even in simple domestic work, this manual, but still a measuring tool, may be needed. With the help of a caliper you can determine the wire cross-section, which is very important in electrical work, if there is no marking on the outer insulation of the conductor.

The video provides an overview of all the most important tools that can be useful to an electrician not only at home:

List of power tools

Well, our electrical tools list closes, the next set of items:

• Hammer with a set of drills and crownswood, concrete).With the help of a puncher, you can make a round shrotb for installing podrozetnikov, as well as a groove to lay electrical wiring in the wall. This universal power tool must always be on the shelf in the home workshop.
• Shtruborez. A more professional tool for an electrician is a shroud-cutter, which can quickly and dust-free conduct a network of strobes throughout the room. Its main drawback is a high price, but in this case it is possible to cheat and make a shrock-cutting yourself. Homemade tools will not interfere with the set of home electrician.
• Screwdriver. Another no less important power tool with which you can quickly fasten various switching devices, switchboards to the wall, etc.
• Angle grinder( USN) or as it is also called - "Bulgarian".In electrical work can be used for strobing walls for wiring and cutting various materials.
• Soldering iron. If you need to repair the appliance at home, the soldering iron must always be in the case. By the way, this device can even connect the wires together, and make a soldering iron by hand is not difficult!

Here we have provided the entire basic list of instruments, power tools and devices that must be in the suitcase of the home master. Be sure to ensure that all tools for the electrician are with insulated dielectric handles. Do not use objects with a metal handle for assembly work - this is a great threat to your life! We hope that our brief description with pictures was useful and interesting for you. By the way, there are ready-made sets of tools for electrical work, for example, from the company Knipex. With the availability of money, you can buy such a case, in which there will already be all the necessary devices!