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Electrical and Earthing

Read electrical drawings, understand earthing, and know when to call a certified installer.

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Level
Intermediate
Lessons
18
Time
1h 52m
Rating
4.7
Learners
12.5K
Updated
Aug 2026

After this course

What you'll be able to do yourself.

Sockets hidden behind wardrobes, washing machines that tingle, a lightning rod only at the ridge. This course teaches you to read electrical drawings and coordinate them with the plan. Installation and any work on the system stays with a certified installer.

  1. 1Read single-line diagrams and electrical layout plans
  2. 2Coordinate electrical points with furniture and wet areas
  3. 3Add up loads and currents to check a drawing
  4. 4Explain how earthing and residual current devices work
  5. 5Check roof corners and down conductor routes on drawings
  6. 6Recognise the signs that mean you must call a certified installer

Good for

  • Drafters who receive electrical drawings from consultants
  • Junior architects who coordinate electrical points with interiors
  • Site supervisors who check installation work against drawings

Best taken after

Full syllabus

Chapter by chapter, nothing hidden.

18 lessons, 1h 52m in total. Chapter 1 is open to everyone.

Chapter 1Reading electrical drawingsFreeFrom the meter to the light point, and points that make sense on the plan.6 lessons / 37 min
  1. From meter to light point5 min
  2. The language of electrical drawings4 min
  3. Points on the plan must make sense5 min
  4. Load, current and power7 min
  5. The socket behind the shelves6 min
  6. Chapter 1 test10 min
Chapter 2Earthing and residual current protectionThe wire that only works when something is wrong, and the device that reads current difference.6 lessons / 37 min
  1. The wire that only works when something is wrong5 min
  2. A residual current device reads the difference5 min
  3. The language of earthing4 min
  4. Current difference in milliamps7 min
  5. The tingling washing machine6 min
  6. Chapter 2 test10 min
Chapter 3Lightning protection and cable routes in buildingsWhy air terminals want to be struck, and what happens at each penetration.6 lessons / 38 min
  1. Lightning rods want to be struck5 min
  2. The rolling sphere and the down conductor5 min
  3. One mast at the ridge6 min
  4. Find the mistakes in the slab penetration6 min
  5. Read the slab penetration in the 3D model6 min
  6. Chapter 3 test10 min

Lesson kinds

  • Concept
  • Glossary
  • Calculate
  • Site case
  • Chapter test
  • Spot the Fault
  • Read a model

Get a feel for it

You practise, you don't just watch.

Try it: Slide the ParameterIllustration, not for construction
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Slide the value. The drawing follows, just like in the lessons.

The sleeve stands clear of the floor finish, so floor water can't get in around it.

Illustration, not for construction

Your creator

Taught by someone who still does the work.

Your creator

Bayu Adinegara

MEP engineer

A practitioner who teaches from their everyday work.

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4.7out of 5

1.1K reviews

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  • Hendra Saputra

    Residential contractor

    The pipe penetration lesson went straight into coordination work at the office.

  • Mega Puspitasari

    Junior architect

    I finally understand why the MEP engineer always asks for a bigger shaft.

  • Bagas Wicaksono

    Junior quantity surveyor

    I only now realised how much space pipes need before the ceiling is drawn.

Questions that come up

About this course.

All questions

01

What can I try for free?

All of chapter 1, "Reading electrical drawings": 6 lessons, about 37 min. No card needed. If it isn't for you, stop there.

02

What should I know before starting?

It helps to have finished Reading Working Drawings from Zero first. It isn't locked, but the chapters assume you know that material.

03

Subscribe or buy this course?

Pro is Rp149.000 a month and opens every course, track, exam and certificate. Buying this course is Rp279.000 once and it stays yours. If you plan to take more than two courses, Pro usually comes out cheaper.

04

Do I get a certificate?

Certificates come from track exams, not single courses. This course counts toward Plumbing and MEP, Site Supervisor. The exam runs 60 minutes and you pass at 75 percent.

05

Can I use these drawings on a project?

No. Every drawing in the course is an illustration for learning, not for construction. Use them to understand the logic, then follow your firm's standard and your engineer's drawings.

Part of

This course counts toward these tracks.

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