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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Electrical Installation
and Maintenance

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 This module was prepared to help you achieve the required
competency and the source of information for you to acquire
knowledge and skills in preparing electrical materials and tools for
the task with minimum supervision or help from your
parent/guardian/teacher. With the aid of this material, you will acquire
the competency independently at your own pace.

This module consists of one (1) Learning Outcome (LO’s) that

contains learning activities for both knowledge and skills supported
with information sheets. Work through all the information and complete
the activities in each section. Read all information sheets and
complete all the activities given, suggested references are included to
supplement the materials provided in this module.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

1. Prepare electrical materials and tools for the task;

2. Identify common electrical tools and equipment; and
3. Identify common electrical materials.

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 Directions: Read the statement carefully and identify what is being
described or defined.
Choose your answer from the box below and be able to write it in your
EIM activity notebook.

Combination Plier Electrician’s Knife

Utility Box
Long Nose Plier Portable Electric Drill
Philips Screw Driver
Circuit Breaker Connectors
Wire Stripper
Hammer Male Plug
Junction Box
Stubby Screwdriver Conduits
Wire Fuse

______________1. It is used for gripping, holding, and cutting electrical

wires, cables and even small nails. It is usually used by linemen in doing
heavy tasks.
______________2. A type of plier used for cutting and holding fine
wires. It can reach tight spaces or small openings unlike other pliers and
is also used in making terminal loops of copper wires.
______________3. This has a cross tip resembling a positive (+) sign. It
is used to drive screws with cross slot heads.
______________4. A tool used in driving or pounding and pulling out
nails.

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______________5. This type of tool is used for removing the insulation
of wires ranging from gauge #10 to gauge #16.
______________6. A small drilling machine with a chuck capacity of ¼”
to 3/8”. It is used for making holes on metal sheets and concrete walls.
______________7. This comes in either Standard or Philips
screwdriver with short shank or blade and shorted handle used to turn
screws in tight spaces where standard screwdriver cannot be used.
______________8. It is used by linemen to remove insulation of wire
and cables in low and high voltage transmission and distribution lines.
______________9. This is a device inserted to a convenience outlet to
draw electric current. A flat cord is attached to it on one end and the
other end is connected to a current-consuming instrument or appliance.
______________10. A circuit protective device that automatically blows
and cuts the current when an overload or short circuit happens.
______________11. A rectangular-shaped made of metallic or plastic
(PVC) material in which flush-type convenience outlet and switch are
attached.
______________12. An electrical materials used as the passage of
wires for protection and added insulation.
______________13. These are used to attach metallic or non-metallic
conduit to the junction or utility boxes.
______________14. It is a protective device used to automatically cut
off the current when trouble in the circuit such as short circuit or circuit
overload occurs.
______________15. An octagonal-shaped electrical material where the
connections or joints of wires are being done. It is also where the flush-
type lamp holder is attached.
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 Now check your answers using the Answer Key.

Lesson 1 Prepare Electrical Materials and Tools

Electrical tools can make our work easier, faster and efficient.
However, these tools when improperly used can cause injuries. To avoid
it, one should be mindful and cautious when working with electrical tools.
Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used while doing
the task or job.
Before you perform a specific job, you must first identify the
appropriate electrical tools and materials that you are going to use to
make your job complete and easier to perform. But before you can
decide which type of tools and materials that you are going to pick, we
have to make it sure that you have already known them and how to use
them according to their purpose.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:

LO 1. Prepare a list of electrical tools and materials and tools

for a specific job.
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 Let us do an activity first before we proceed to the lesson
proper. As you can see, on the left side portion of each question are
jumbled letters.

Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters properly to come up with the

specific term in each statement. Write your answers in your EIM
activity notebook.

YTSAFE 1. It is the number one priority while

working on a specific job.

SLOOT 2. These are necessary to make your

work easier and faster.
TERFAS 3. This will make your work ______ when
using appropriate
tools.
AVSE EMTI 4. It can be achieved when working with
proper tools.

SLIAMATER 5. The things you need to complete the

task.

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 Now check your answers using the Answer Key. What is
your score?

In this lesson, you will be exploring the basic electrical hand

tools used in electrical installation and maintenance. In this competency, the
tools will be exposed to you through their images with its corresponding
definition and usage. It is very important that you familiarize the different
electrical hand tools and its corresponding functions. In practical, only those
appropriate tools are needed to be with you in the workplace to prevent
those unnecessary ones from being misplaced. Another is that you are
lessening your burden in carrying heavy tool box going to your workplace. In
using the appropriate electrical tools, you can save time, effort and also
resources. Fact shows that most of the work can be achieved effectively
using these handy helpers. This lesson will discuss the functions or uses of
each tool or equipment used in electrical wiring installations.

COMMON ELECTRICAL TOOLS

Name of Electrical
Function and Usage Picture
Tool

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 These tools are made of
1. steel
SCREWDRIVERS hardened and tempered
at the
tip used to loosen or
tighten
screws with slotted
heads. They come in
various sizes and
shapes.

1.1. Types of The blade tip is wedge-

Screwdrivers shaped
and resembles a negative
A. Standard/Flat (-)
Screwdriver sign. This is used to drive
screws with a single slot
head.

B. Philips This has a cross tip

Screwdriver resembling a positive (+)
sign. This is used
to drive screws with cross
slot
heads.

This comes in either

Standard or Philips
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C. Stubby screwdriver with short
Screwdriver shank or blade and a
shorted
handle used to turn
screws in
tight spaces where a
standard
screwdriver cannot be
used.

This could be in the

D. Allen shape of a
Screwdriver/Wrenc screwdriver or a wrench.
h Its
function is to drive screws
with
hexagonal slot heads.

These are tools used in

2. HAMMERS driving or pounding and
pulling out nails. They are
made of hard steel,
wood, plastic, or rubber.
2.1 Types of
Hammers
Is a hammer with one
A. Claw Hammer side of the head split and
curved, used for
extracting nails.

B. Mallet (Rubber Has rubber head and is

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head) usually used to knock
wooden pieces together,
or to drive dowels or
chisels.

C. Ball-peen It is also known as

Hammer machinist’s hammer used
in metalworking.

These tools are made

3. PLIERS from metal with insulators
in
the handle and are used
for
cutting, twisting, bending,
holding, and gripping
wires and cables.

A. Combination This is used for gripping,

Pliers (Lineman’s holding, and cutting
Pliers). electrical wires and
cables and
even small nails. They
are
usually used by linemen
in
doing heavy tasks.
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B. Side Cutting This type of pliers is used
Pliers for cutting fine, medium,
and big wires and cables.

C. Long Nose Pliers This is used for cutting

and holding fine wires.
This can reach tight
spaces or small openings
where other pliers cannot
reach and is also used in
making terminal loops of
copper wires.

This is a tool used for

4. WIRE STRIPPER removing insulation of
medium-sized wires
ranging from gauge #10
to gauge #16.

This is used by linemen

5. Electrician’s to remove insulation of
Knife wire and cables in low
and high voltage
transmission lines.

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 6. Portable A small drilling machine
Electric drill with a chuck capacity of
¼” to ½”. It is used in
making holes on metal
sheets and concrete
walls.

7. Hacksaw This tool is used to cut

metal conduit and
armored cable.

COMMON ELECTRICAL MATERIALS

Electrical materials are developed and constructed for a

special purpose, such as to:
1. control the flow of current in an electrical circuit;
2. carry electrical current from the source to the load or
current consuming apparatus;
3. hold and secure wires to its fixtures inside and outside
houses and buildings; and

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4. protect houses, buildings, appliances, and instruments
from destruction and damage.
The following are the most commonly used electrical
materials.

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 Materials Description Picture

Is a device that acts as a

convenient source of
electrical energy for
Convenience current consuming
outlet appliances. It is where the
male plug of an appliance
is inserted
and is usually fastened on
the wall or
connected in an
extension cord. It may be
single, duplex, triplex, or
multiplex and could be
surface type or flush type.

Common
Types of
Convenience
Outlet

a. Surface type This type of outlet is

typically mounted on the
surface portion of the
wall. Three Gang
Surface Type

This type of outlet is

b. Flush type typically buried in
concrete and is attach to
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Is a device inserted to a
Male plug convenience outlet to
 COMMON WIRE SPLICES AND JOINTS
Introduction:

As a student in Electrical Installation and Maintenance, you

should acquire the important knowledge and skills in wire splices and
joints and be familiar with the actual application of every splice and
joint. This will serve as your tool in performing actual wiring
installation.

The following are common electrical wire splices and joints.

Rat Tail or Pig Tail. This kind of

joint is
commonly used to join two or
more
conductors inside the junction
box. It is
suitable for service where there is
no
mechanical stress when wires
are to be
connected in an outlet box,
switch, or

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conduit fitting.

Y-splice. This method of

wrapping is
generally used on small cables
because
the strands are flexible and can
all be
wrapped in one operation.

. This is used where the tap

wire is under heavy tensile
stress.

Plain tap joint. This is used

where the
tap wire is under considerable
tensile
stress circuit.

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Aerial tap. This is used as a
temporary tap usually done in
constructions sites. The
easy twist will facilitate tap wire
movement

Duplex cross joint. This is a

two-tap wire turned
simultaneously and is used
where the two tap wire is under
heavy tensile stress.

Western Union Short-tie Splice.

This is
the most widely used splice or
joint in
interior wiring installation to
extend the
length of wire from one point to
another

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Western Union Long Tie. This is
used
extensively for outside wiring to
extend
the length of wire from one end to
another.

Cross joint. The same

application is done
as in plain tap but the only
difference is
that this tap is a combination of
two plain
taps placed side by side with
each other.

Wrapped Tap or Tee Joint. This

is
used on large solid conductors
where it
is difficult to wrap the heavy tap
wire
around the main wire.

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 EXTENSION CORD/WIRE

An extension cord is an extension of which power is drawn. It has a

male plug on one end and a surface type convenience outlet on the
other end. One of the most important considerations is the power
handling capacity to make it safe and functional. The best remedy to
address the insufficiency of available outlets is to use an extension
cord or wire. We should be very careful in inserting electrical tools or
equipment in the extension cord because the rated current of the
inserted equipment or tools should not to exceed the allowable
ampacity of the flat cord.
Below is an image of an extension cord

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Directions: Identify the following electrical tools and
materials. Write your answer in your EIM activity notebook.

1.
________________

2.
________________

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3.
________________

4.
________________

5.
________________

6.
________________

7.
________________

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8.
________________

9.
________________

10.
________________

Now check your answers using the Answer Key. What is

your score?

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Directions: Below is a picture of an extension cord. Prepare a list of
the following items in order to create the extension cord:

Write your answer in your EIM activity notebook.

a. appropriate electrical materials; and
1.
2.
3.
b. appropriate electrical tools
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Now check your answers using the Answer Key. What is

your score?

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 Directions: Identify the specific name of each of the following electrical
wire splices and joints. Write your answer in your EIM activity notebook.

1. ____________

2. ____________

3. ____________

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4. __________

5. ___________

Now check your answers using the Answer Key. What is

your score?

Directions: Read the statement carefully and choose one

that best illustrates an electrical tool or material. Write the
letter of your answer in your EIM activity notebook.

1. The blade tip is wedge-shaped and resembles a

negative (-) sign. This is used to drive screws with a
single slot head.
A. Flat Screw driver C. Allen Screw Driver
B. Phillips Screw Driver D. Stubby Screw Driver
2. It is only used to cut wires and cables.
A. Long Nose Plier C. Combination Plier

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 B. Side cutting plier D. Wire Stripper
3. What tool that you are going to use to tighten or
loosen screw?
A. hammer C. electric drill
B. pliers D. screw drivers
4. It is used by linemen to remove insulation of wire and
cables in low and high voltage transmission lines.
A. Hammer C. electrician’s knife
B. electric drill D. hacksaw
5. This tool is used to cut metal conduit and armored
cable.
A. Hacksaw C. vise grip
B. screwdriver D. gear puller
6. A device that act as a convenient source of electrical
energy for current consuming appliance.
A. Male plug C. Junction box
B. Switch D. Convenience outlet
7. It is also called as Lamp Sockets/Receptacles.
A. Lamp Holders C. Utility Box
B. Male Plug D. Switch

8. It is a device that connects and disconnects the flow

of electric current.
A. Junction Box C.
Switch
B. Utility Box D. Male Plug

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 9. It is a circuit protective device that automatically
blows and cut the current when overload or short
circuit happens.
A. Circuit Breaker C. Lamp Holder
B. Fuse D. Junction Box
10. It is made of multiple strands joined together to make
a single wire.
A. Solid Wire C. Flat Cord
B. Speaker Wire D. Stranded Wire

Modified TRUE or FALSE: Write True if the statement is

correct, and if False, change the underline word/s to make
the sentence correct. Write your answer in your EIM activity
notebook.
_______1. Male plug is a device inserted to a convenience
outlet to conduct electric current
_______2. Circuit Breaker is a circuit protective device that
automatically blows and cut the current when an over load or
short circuit occurs.
_______3. Switch is a device that hold and protect the lamp.
_______4. Solid wire is made of multiple strands joined
together to make a single wire.
_______5. Connectors are used to hold and anchor
electrical conduits in its proper position.

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_______6. PVC is a flexible non-metallic conduit.
_______7. Switch is a devise that controls the flow of current
in the circuit.
_______8. The primary purpose of the fuse is to cut off the
flow of current when overloading occurs in the
system.
_______9. Junction Box is used to carry electrical current
from the source to the load.
_______10. Conduit pipes are used to secure the wires and
protect it from physical damage.
Now check your answers using the Answer Key. What is
your score?

What I know Additional

1. Combination Plier Activities
2. Long Nose Plier 1. True
3. Philips Screw Driver 2. Fuse
4. Hammer 3. Ceiling
5. Wire Stripper Receptacle
6. Portable Electric Drill 4. Stranded
7. Stubby Screw Driver 5. True
8. Electrician’s Knife 6. Rigid
9. Male Plug 7. True
10. Fuse 28 8. True
11. Utility Box 9.Wire or
12. Conduits Conductor
What’s In Assessment
1. SAFETY 1. B
2. TOOLS 2. D
3. FASTER 3. D
4. SAVE TIME 4. C
5. MATERIALS 5. D
6. D

What I Can Do 7. A

1. Rat Tail or 8. A

Pig Tail 9. B

2. Knotted Tap 10. D

3. Plain Tap
Joint
4. Western
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Union Short-tie
Splice
5. Cross Joint
What I Have Learned What’s More

a. 1. Screw Driver

1. Male Plug 2. Hammer

2. Flat Cord 3. Convenience

3. Convenience Outlet Outlet

b. 4. Circuit

1. Combination Plier Breaker

2. Long Nose Plier 5. Electrical

3. Side Cutting Plier Metallic Tubing

4. Philips Screw Driver 6. Long Nose

5. Flat Screw Driver Plier

6. Wire Stripper 7. Flexible

Metallic Conduit
8. Combination
Plier
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10. Flat Cord