@@Paul-IE-Repairs Nah, for bringing it up on a video that had nothing to do with it, and pointing out the obvious with the lack of wedding ring. A genius would of realized what happened and moved on, unless the person brought it up.
Know that your contributions on RUclips make a huge positive impact on people’s lives and the electrical trade. That being said, we hope YOU are doing well.
Thank you so much for the kind words my friend. I really appreciate that. I’m doing outstanding these days. Needed a hot minute to gather my life and get my head on straight after the divorce but I’m back and ready to rock 💪
Electrician U awesome Brother. I have my note pad ready! Also, don’t let the burden of RUclips drag you down. Burnout is real but wow we appreciate you. I have my maintenance dudes watch your videos as in service training. 😎
You’re the reason why I began my electrician’s apprenticeship. The more experience I get in the field, the more your videos make sense to me and that’s so awesome. You bring quality content to RUclips and I couldn’t be more grateful.
Bro same, I was sitting at my security desk all those long nights looking into a different career path and got hooked on these videos two years ago. Never turned back
You prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know a method to get back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly lost my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
2:15 just a quick correction; as a structured cable installer that specializes in data networks, I can tell you that you would never use wire caps on any network wiring. They can be used without issue for POTS lines but that's it. Anything above that will only use specialty jacks and punch down blocks or patch panels.
I was hoping that someone mentioned this. Network equipment can sometimes deal with runs that have been wire nutted, but wire nuts always degrade the quality of the run. At best, you'll have degraded speed. Wire nuts and other kinds of non-network connectors have a tendency to cause signal reflections and noise ingress.
@@GarethBeltonl they should never be used. we have wagos for non transmission lines (power) and all transmission lines have their specialty connectors and requirements etc. This is why sparkys should never touch any transmission line wiring. Let alone something sensitive like Cat6a or HDBT... they usually don't have the education or certificates. At our work place, it's been constant battle against contractors that install very high speed and sensitive specialty AV-networks like they're coat hangers. I'm trying to change our process that we ALWAYS demand specific measurement standards and full measurement report after installation of trunks. We've paid heavy price for the fact that people haven't done their due diligence and we've trusted them to...
Great overview on wire nuts. Just a couple of things to add. The "Greenies" take the place of an uninsulated crimp sleeve, the bane of my existence. Much easier to remove and little risk of damaging the bare grounds. After taking apart the crimp sleeve, these are great to bundle everything back. I can't understand how Ideal got the listing back for the Cu/Al purple wire nuts. No escaping that the two metals expand and contract at different rates as they heat up. This inevitably loosens them up, no matter how tightly the wires are spliced, resulting in poor contact, arcing, and burning. I've seen the new ones fail this way. Alumicons are a much better way to go, short of Copalum crimps, or getting rid of the aluminum wire altogether. Bonus fact. The Ideal version of the tan (white) wire nuts can be twisted on with a 5/16 nut driver. No special tools needed and less wear on the hand and wrist. Again, thanks for the informative video.
I wonder if they are using the spring style insert in the nut. This might be how they keep the wires tight even after the inevitable expanse contraction.
You were a huge part of my introduction to the electrical trade. I started my career in the trade 3 weeks ago. Everyday I wake up excited to learn and work hard. Thanks Dustin, I truly hope your doing well.
As a journeyman for the last 17 years I can tell you this.. worry about YOUR health, safety and well being first and foremost. And don't bother carrying every single tool on your pouch. Get a good work pack and load your pouch with the tools needed for the task. Your hips will thank you in the long run.
I Studied electrcial for 4 years in highschool I always thought it was something I wanted to do and I tried fire inspection work for a company one summer I got to try some low voltage there and now i'm 18 3 months into my apprenticeship doing high rise condos absolutely loving the trade and I'm so thankful that you made this channel to help people like me going into the trade.. you really guided my knowledge and understanding going into a pretty intimidating field but your videos always made me feel welcome and confident I could do it and now I am! On my way to being a journeyman and I'm still loving your videos thanks man
I have been working now for one month and 3 weeks as an electrician and I got to say thank you to your channel because a lot of the material I've learned off of your channel
Glad to have you back! I can't tell you how much your videos helped me wire the house we're remodeling and getting ready to move into. Hoping to become an electrician soon. Really love the way you explain everything. Thank you for putting this content out and looking forward to the next one!
He's back!!! Dustin, you made me take the leap into an apprenticeship and I will never forget you for that! Thank you for the quality content as always!
Thanks for watching my friend, and thank you for the recognition but one thing I want you to always remember is that you made the leap. Nobody else did. Don’t forget that 💪
Welcome back man! I just started watching your channels recently and I love all the content you provide. I'm an electrical estimator at the moment and I am applying to the union when they open up apprenticeships back at the hall. Your content has taught me tons on knowing materials, and methods of electrical work on my journey on becoming an estimator, and has taught me far more on my path to becoming an apprentice electrician. I want to thank you for all you do and for all the hard work you put into your content. Your great man! Keep it up and you'll continue to do great things. I hope that your doing well, and any time you need away from here, all your followers have your back and will continue to support you. Coming from, A young kid from Indiana aspiring to be a Master Electrician one day.
As a DIYer that tries to do things right, thank you for your videos. I have learned more on your channel than MANY others combined. Thank you for not being just another youtube make everything super easy person... thank you for explaining why in terms that are correct instead of being dumbed down. I am buying my first conduit bender because of your to start practicing bending for running power in my shop. :-)
welcome back! also, please never use wirenuts with CAT5/6 for any computer networking applications, very likely will have signal degradation issues. A really common spot for those smaller wirenuts are anything that involves wiring for doorbells, HVAC controls, security system stuff, etc.
Thanks from sharing! What do you recommmend instead? Most low volt connections otherwise seem to be stab in, or pinch down style terminations. With a wirenut you get a solid termination that won’t pull out. How does that degrade the signal?
@@electricianu well ideally there are no splices with CAT5/6, always want a whole run between either a keystone plate or patch panel or terminated directly with an RJ45 connector. If a splice indeed has to be done, the smaller the splice and the fewer twists you take out of the wire - the better. Poor signal issues will force the network switch / device to autonegotiate to a slower speed - gigabit may negotiate down to 100M, a 100M connection may slow down to 10M or not work at all. They do make a number of ways of officially splicing them like with "junction boxes" "inline splice box" which are basically just very small punchdown blocks seen in a typical keystone plate or patch panel. But yeah, using anything like wirenuts, WAGOs, phone cable splice connectors, or 66/110 punchdown blocks with CAT5/CAT6 wiring for networking purposes - gonna have a bad time.
And it's not so much that these connectors lead to a poor mechanical signal, it's that these communications rely upon the twisted-pair nature of the wires to properly transmit the signal, if you remove twists, this signal becomes weaker or unstable.
Good stuff! Both my son (20 yo) and I are doing electrician trade school (yeah, I'm retired but not ready for the rocking chair). Anyway, our instructor recommends you channel for furthering our knowledge.
Started watching these videos at the start of my apprenticeship, I’m getting close to my 2 year mark and these are still very useful videos. Keep up the good work, and good job at keeping these interesting!
A little off topic from what the specs are for the wire nuts. But for most of these, if you remove the shank of your 11 in 1 screw driver. You can then use the handle to grasp the nut for a tighter twist. Comes in handy, especially when you’re weak like me due to tendinitis.
Learned so much from watching your videos and I am beginning to read some of the books which you have recommended. Awsome channel man. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into it. You are helping out ALOT of people. Two thumbs up
Yooooo! I didn’t see this until a week later but bro you inspired me to become an electrician and I’m 3 months into my apprenticeship and absolutely love it! Welcome back bro?
So glad to see you back making videos. I agree with other commenters, yours are the best I've seen on RUclips. Direct, to the point, no fluff, really enjoy them.
Great to see you back! As an old timer..... I love wire nuts but they are becoming more and more difficult to get in Europe. Let's hope they will still be here when the Wago's have all retired. Keep up the channel and KNOW THE EFFORT YOU ARE PUTTING IN IS APPRECIATED.! Albert in Ireland.
2:07 Hi IT Tech here. Plz never ever use wire nuts on cat5. It creates really strange interference issues that are near impossible to track down later without specialized equipment
Thanks so much for your videos. I've used the waterproof wirenuts for wiring on an irrigation timing system that I think may have been low-voltage but necessary regardless.
Hey you should put a video on open nuetrals and hot nuetrals and how to troubleshoot them, im not aware if you already have a video about that or not but me as a maintenance technician ive ran into the issue a couple of times and i think it would be a great video topic to help alot of people who have never seen the issue before or are going through such an issue
these are sooo great man. can tell you are inspired again. and it's a blast to watch how the channel grows. did you ever imagine talking about caps would get nearly 170,000 subs excited. 35,000 views at this writing. Bravo
Great job on this one...one comment regarding your comments associated with the smaller wire nuts. You mentioned cat5 and network cable several times, which could be misleading, in that networks (ethernet) is always in cable, connections, terminations, plugs, jacks, etc. that are specifically designed for that purpose and wire nuts are not used in this applications. Cat5/6 wire could be used in other non-network applications wherein wire nuts may be appropriate, although I have never found such a case. Thanks again for this one, I've made some notes for when I'm sifting through my own pile....
These videos are cool. This is the kind of stuff I pull apprentices aside and explain to them. I've learned a few things myself. No matter how long you have been doing the work, someone will come along and teach you something.
About 20 years ago, I took out a dusk-to-dawn yard light that was in poor condition. I abandoned the wires in the ground (UF), but to secure the end, I put direct-burial wirenuts on the ends, shoved those inside a plastic bag and taped it to the cable, shoved that through a slit in the lid of a coffee can, and buried the can (lid-down) right next to the sidewalk where I could find it again someday. That day was two weeks ago. The coffee can was dumb - it was still there, but rusted all to hell - and the bag was mostly intact but had allowed some moisture inside. The silicone inside the direct-burial wirenuts was still soft & sticky - it did not dry out at all in 20 years - and the wires inside were in perfect condition.
FYI: Most of the aluminum wiring thing was in the 70's. In houses built in the 50's, you might find knob and tube wiring but it was all copper. Aluminum wiring is perfectly safe so long as all connections are scoured shiny and treated with the de-oxidizing grease immediately. Be careful with that stuff because it gets everywhere if you're not careful. My Dad always called wire-nuts "marettes". It's kind of like calling self-adhesive bandages "Band-aids".
Dude I’m so good these days. It’s amazing what happens when everything in your life changes at once. Fresh start, new direction, everything is falling into place perfectly. I couldn’t ask for anything better right now. Well, maybe a Lambo...but I’m being patient 😂
@@electricianu Yeah there is a limit to the number of things one video can contain before becoming unwieldly. 600+F kitchen gear always makes for challenging electrical.
Question: At one time in Connecticut, USA, wire nuts were the only wire connect that was code, now with the push/lock, and the ones with the locking levers that I heard were code in other countries, are they code in the USA?
8:30 here in Cali people can no longer get regular priced insurance on their house, or NO insurance depending on the carrier, if there is aluminum wiring. It all has to be ripped out and replaced with copper to get basic insurance coverage.
German electrician here, I NEVER heard of Wirenuts before I saw your channel. Here we use luster terminals or Wago terminals. We were taught not to twist cables to connect, which is why Wirenuts strikes me as strange.
The surface area contact is greater with proper use of wire nuts. That seems undeniable to me. The question is that are push ins and Wago lever nuts adequate or even somehow superior from a connectivity standpoint? I'm not referring to convenience, as there's no doubt there. I don't know. In residential applications a 1800 watt appliance is typically the highest you'll find. In the US that's 15amps, in Europe it's only 7.5amps. Maybe that's why they are more common in Europe, lower current requirements.
YES! Twister Pro Flex! Discovered them 2 yrs ago. Truly the best ever for a few reasons that you mentioned. Using them can be compared to an orgasmic experience.
@@electricianu I work in a commercial setting and my company has been putting up some storage places and solar canopies in the San Antonio area. All while they are training me to run these jobs.
The water proof direct burial wire nuts (DryCons) are used extensively in low-voltage systems like irrigation - and they come in various colors and sizes.
i typically use 14 for lights (except in bathrooms or kitchens) and 12 for outlets, most of the time. also i've got some ceramic wire nuts that can be used for high temps, i think up to 400 or so
Glad to see ya uploading again Dustin. Missed ya bro, & glad to see ya again (hope things going good for ya). Wire nuts, that can lead to a heated discussion from ppl, lol. Do like the new Ideal Twister Proflex wire nuts, they’re pretty good. Also, do like the Wagos, along with Wago/Ideal push in connectors (for certain situations only).... Would like to see the vid & thoughts on these😉 Be well & stay safe bro ✌🏼
High temperature wire nuts? I remember soldered connections. Solder, three wraps of rubber tape, and two of friction tape. I also remember when all wire nuts were “ High temperature”. I’ve seen many of these colorful thermoplastic wire nuts fail due to a poor connection causing the insulation to melt, but I’ve never seen that happen with a Bakelite molded wire nut. The Bakelite resin is thermosetting, and the better makers used ground mica for the filler, rather than wood flour. Of course porcelain wire nuts, which we also used, are impervious to any level of heat.
There must be different color codes for the sizes in Canada. Ideal also makes a product called Can-Twist that is blue and covers 3x #22 to 3x #10. The connector inside is a spring and the case is flexible, it shows white lines on the cone to indicate that it has expanded to accommodate the larger sizes of wire.
I normally use porcelain wire nuts for MR16 Halogen ceiling and under cabinet lighting due to extreme high temperature they put out. Do you think I can use the black hi temp wire nuts for the halogen in place of the porcelain? Appreciate your time and feedback. Please forge ahead and keep up the excellent work.
I've missed your content bro. Big help through my Apprenticeship . From pig tailing pig tails. To where I am now that can bend conduit and understand electrical theory, I've come a long way with your help
I have to agree with all the positive things people say even though I'm older you are inspiring thank you for all you do. I think I'm going to take this year and do some schooling
The best Electrician on RUclips is back.
I don’t know about all that, but thanks for the support my dude 👌
but no wedding band:( sorry bud
@@Paul-IE-Repairs why you gotta be an ass?
@@Itouchangels by offering condolences?
@@Paul-IE-Repairs Nah, for bringing it up on a video that had nothing to do with it, and pointing out the obvious with the lack of wedding ring. A genius would of realized what happened and moved on, unless the person brought it up.
Know that your contributions on RUclips make a huge positive impact on people’s lives and the electrical trade. That being said, we hope YOU are doing well.
Thank you so much for the kind words my friend. I really appreciate that. I’m doing outstanding these days. Needed a hot minute to gather my life and get my head on straight after the divorce but I’m back and ready to rock 💪
Electrician U awesome Brother. I have my note pad ready!
Also, don’t let the burden of RUclips drag you down. Burnout is real but wow we appreciate you. I have my maintenance dudes watch your videos as in service training. 😎
@@electricianu I'm glad you're back! I gain a lot from your videos.
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You’re the reason why I began my electrician’s apprenticeship. The more experience I get in the field, the more your videos make sense to me and that’s so awesome. You bring quality content to RUclips and I couldn’t be more grateful.
Well thank you so much for watching my dude, I’m glad you get something out of it.
Bro same, I was sitting at my security desk all those long nights looking into a different career path and got hooked on these videos two years ago. Never turned back
Started going to school for industrial electricity cause of you! Thank you!
You definitely should not choose your life path because of a dude on RUclips. You should do it because YOU want to. Gonna be an expensive mistake lol
You prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know a method to get back into an Instagram account??
I stupidly lost my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
2:15 just a quick correction; as a structured cable installer that specializes in data networks, I can tell you that you would never use wire caps on any network wiring. They can be used without issue for POTS lines but that's it. Anything above that will only use specialty jacks and punch down blocks or patch panels.
I was hoping that someone mentioned this. Network equipment can sometimes deal with runs that have been wire nutted, but wire nuts always degrade the quality of the run. At best, you'll have degraded speed. Wire nuts and other kinds of non-network connectors have a tendency to cause signal reflections and noise ingress.
Wire nuts should never be used with cat 5 or 6 wiring
Agreed, and there are even better connectors for POTS even.
@@GarethBeltonl they should never be used. we have wagos for non transmission lines (power) and all transmission lines have their specialty connectors and requirements etc.
This is why sparkys should never touch any transmission line wiring. Let alone something sensitive like Cat6a or HDBT... they usually don't have the education or certificates.
At our work place, it's been constant battle against contractors that install very high speed and sensitive specialty AV-networks like they're coat hangers.
I'm trying to change our process that we ALWAYS demand specific measurement standards and full measurement report after installation of trunks. We've paid heavy price for the fact that people haven't done their due diligence and we've trusted them to...
Great overview on wire nuts. Just a couple of things to add. The "Greenies" take the place of an uninsulated crimp sleeve, the bane of my existence. Much easier to remove and little risk of damaging the bare grounds. After taking apart the crimp sleeve, these are great to bundle everything back.
I can't understand how Ideal got the listing back for the Cu/Al purple wire nuts. No escaping that the two metals expand and contract at different rates as they heat up. This inevitably loosens them up, no matter how tightly the wires are spliced, resulting in poor contact, arcing, and burning. I've seen the new ones fail this way. Alumicons are a much better way to go, short of Copalum crimps, or getting rid of the aluminum wire altogether.
Bonus fact. The Ideal version of the tan (white) wire nuts can be twisted on with a 5/16 nut driver. No special tools needed and less wear on the hand and wrist. Again, thanks for the informative video.
I wonder if they are using the spring style insert in the nut. This might be how they keep the wires tight even after the inevitable expanse contraction.
You were a huge part of my introduction to the electrical trade. I started my career in the trade 3 weeks ago. Everyday I wake up excited to learn and work hard. Thanks Dustin, I truly hope your doing well.
Thats crazy, so did i!😂 almost watched every video! I also took a pre-employment course also! So i have my level 2 I just need my hours atm
As a journeyman for the last 17 years I can tell you this.. worry about YOUR health, safety and well being first and foremost. And don't bother carrying every single tool on your pouch. Get a good work pack and load your pouch with the tools needed for the task. Your hips will thank you in the long run.
@@ch1ckenphat514 Thank you for the advice I really appreciate every bit of wisdom I can get.
I Studied electrcial for 4 years in highschool I always thought it was something I wanted to do and I tried fire inspection work for a company one summer I got to try some low voltage there and now i'm 18 3 months into my apprenticeship doing high rise condos absolutely loving the trade and I'm so thankful that you made this channel to help people like me going into the trade.. you really guided my knowledge and understanding going into a pretty intimidating field but your videos always made me feel welcome and confident I could do it and now I am! On my way to being a journeyman and I'm still loving your videos thanks man
I have been working now for one month and 3 weeks as an electrician and I got to say thank you to your channel because a lot of the material I've learned off of your channel
Dope! Congrats on making the leap, how do you like it?
@@electricianu i love it but im not going to lie there's some days where it just kicks my ass
Glad to have you back! I can't tell you how much your videos helped me wire the house we're remodeling and getting ready to move into. Hoping to become an electrician soon. Really love the way you explain everything. Thank you for putting this content out and looking forward to the next one!
He's back!!! Dustin, you made me take the leap into an apprenticeship and I will never forget you for that! Thank you for the quality content as always!
Thanks for watching my friend, and thank you for the recognition but one thing I want you to always remember is that you made the leap. Nobody else did. Don’t forget that 💪
Dustin! Im two months into my apprenticeship and your videos set me up to be super successful and competent! im so glad your back! Much love IBEW 446
Welcome back man! I just started watching your channels recently and I love all the content you provide. I'm an electrical estimator at the moment and I am applying to the union when they open up apprenticeships back at the hall. Your content has taught me tons on knowing materials, and methods of electrical work on my journey on becoming an estimator, and has taught me far more on my path to becoming an apprentice electrician. I want to thank you for all you do and for all the hard work you put into your content. Your great man! Keep it up and you'll continue to do great things. I hope that your doing well, and any time you need away from here, all your followers have your back and will continue to support you.
Coming from,
A young kid from Indiana aspiring to be a Master Electrician one day.
Welcome back! I started as an electrician helper last week. I loved your videos and you were a motivating factor to try it out!
Glad your back back buddy. I know it is all alot of work for these videos and I really appreciate what you are doing.
Thank you for these videos. Also good to mention ceramic wire nuts, for very high heat applications.
As a DIYer that tries to do things right, thank you for your videos. I have learned more on your channel than MANY others combined. Thank you for not being just another youtube make everything super easy person... thank you for explaining why in terms that are correct instead of being dumbed down. I am buying my first conduit bender because of your to start practicing bending for running power in my shop. :-)
Dustin, I’ve learn more from you than my studies. Albeit I can’t put your videos down great content man.
Nice to see you back making videos again. Looking forward to your ideas about Wagos.
Welcome back!
Always informative and awesome, thanks Dustin.
Today was my first day on the job! Thank you so much for your content. You've been a huge inspiration for me and I look forward to your future videos.
We really missed you dude!! I hope you are back to stay! Your stuff is always super useful.
welcome back!
also, please never use wirenuts with CAT5/6 for any computer networking applications, very likely will have signal degradation issues.
A really common spot for those smaller wirenuts are anything that involves wiring for doorbells, HVAC controls, security system stuff, etc.
Thanks from sharing! What do you recommmend instead? Most low volt connections otherwise seem to be stab in, or pinch down style terminations. With a wirenut you get a solid termination that won’t pull out. How does that degrade the signal?
@@electricianu well ideally there are no splices with CAT5/6, always want a whole run between either a keystone plate or patch panel or terminated directly with an RJ45 connector.
If a splice indeed has to be done, the smaller the splice and the fewer twists you take out of the wire - the better.
Poor signal issues will force the network switch / device to autonegotiate to a slower speed - gigabit may negotiate down to 100M, a 100M connection may slow down to 10M or not work at all.
They do make a number of ways of officially splicing them like with "junction boxes" "inline splice box" which are basically just very small punchdown blocks seen in a typical keystone plate or patch panel.
But yeah, using anything like wirenuts, WAGOs, phone cable splice connectors, or 66/110 punchdown blocks with CAT5/CAT6 wiring for networking purposes - gonna have a bad time.
And it's not so much that these connectors lead to a poor mechanical signal, it's that these communications rely upon the twisted-pair nature of the wires to properly transmit the signal, if you remove twists, this signal becomes weaker or unstable.
Good stuff! Both my son (20 yo) and I are doing electrician trade school (yeah, I'm retired but not ready for the rocking chair). Anyway, our instructor recommends you channel for furthering our knowledge.
That’s awesome my friend! Thanks for watching
Glad to see you're back, much needed your guidance in my apprenticeship!
Welcome back Justin. Glad you are ok. Wish you the best from a colleague here from Puerto Rico.
Dustin. Sorry change your name.
Started watching these videos at the start of my apprenticeship, I’m getting close to my 2 year mark and these are still very useful videos. Keep up the good work, and good job at keeping these interesting!
A little off topic from what the specs are for the wire nuts. But for most of these, if you remove the shank of your 11 in 1 screw driver. You can then use the handle to grasp the nut for a tighter twist.
Comes in handy, especially when you’re weak like me due to tendinitis.
Learned so much from watching your videos and I am beginning to read some of the books which you have recommended. Awsome channel man. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into it. You are helping out ALOT of people. Two thumbs up
So glad to see you back and see new content...really appreciate all you do on the channel!!
Thanks for watching my friend 🤘
Yooooo! I didn’t see this until a week later but bro you inspired me to become an electrician and I’m 3 months into my apprenticeship and absolutely love it! Welcome back bro?
Glad to see your back with some new videos.
My go to wire nut is the tan ideal twister.
And for fixtures or capping off usually the oranges.
So glad to see you back making videos. I agree with other commenters, yours are the best I've seen on RUclips. Direct, to the point, no fluff, really enjoy them.
Great to see you back!
As an old timer.....
I love wire nuts but they are becoming more and more difficult to get in Europe.
Let's hope they will still be here when the Wago's have all retired.
Keep up the channel and KNOW THE EFFORT YOU ARE PUTTING IN IS APPRECIATED.!
Albert in Ireland.
2:07 Hi IT Tech here. Plz never ever use wire nuts on cat5. It creates really strange interference issues that are near impossible to track down later without specialized equipment
Welcome back my dude! Hope all is well. Breaks are very necessary but great to have you back!
Thanks so much for your videos. I've used the waterproof wirenuts for wiring on an irrigation timing system that I think may have been low-voltage but necessary regardless.
Welcome back! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on wagos
We love Wagos!
Hey you should put a video on open nuetrals and hot nuetrals and how to troubleshoot them, im not aware if you already have a video about that or not but me as a maintenance technician ive ran into the issue a couple of times and i think it would be a great video topic to help alot of people who have never seen the issue before or are going through such an issue
I graduated from Electrical Engineering, and I didn't know there were this many wire nuts! Thank you for this information.
these are sooo great man. can tell you are inspired again. and it's a blast to watch how the channel grows.
did you ever imagine talking about caps would get nearly 170,000 subs excited. 35,000 views at this writing.
Bravo
Great job on this one...one comment regarding your comments associated with the smaller wire nuts. You mentioned cat5 and network cable several times, which could be misleading, in that networks (ethernet) is always in cable, connections, terminations, plugs, jacks, etc. that are specifically designed for that purpose and wire nuts are not used in this applications. Cat5/6 wire could be used in other non-network applications wherein wire nuts may be appropriate, although I have never found such a case.
Thanks again for this one, I've made some notes for when I'm sifting through my own pile....
These videos are cool. This is the kind of stuff I pull apprentices aside and explain to them. I've learned a few things myself. No matter how long you have been doing the work, someone will come along and teach you something.
I've been a JW since 87. Nice work youngster. Just messin with you, youre good.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
About 20 years ago, I took out a dusk-to-dawn yard light that was in poor condition. I abandoned the wires in the ground (UF), but to secure the end, I put direct-burial wirenuts on the ends, shoved those inside a plastic bag and taped it to the cable, shoved that through a slit in the lid of a coffee can, and buried the can (lid-down) right next to the sidewalk where I could find it again someday. That day was two weeks ago. The coffee can was dumb - it was still there, but rusted all to hell - and the bag was mostly intact but had allowed some moisture inside. The silicone inside the direct-burial wirenuts was still soft & sticky - it did not dry out at all in 20 years - and the wires inside were in perfect condition.
First new video since I subscribed. Finally more content. Got my union app for apprenticeship today because of you.
Dope dude congrats!!!
Hey man good to see you back, because of you I got into the trade and I am loving it so far. Glad you’re back
FYI: Most of the aluminum wiring thing was in the 70's. In houses built in the 50's, you might find knob and tube wiring but it was all copper.
Aluminum wiring is perfectly safe so long as all connections are scoured shiny and treated with the de-oxidizing grease immediately. Be careful with that stuff because it gets everywhere if you're not careful.
My Dad always called wire-nuts "marettes". It's kind of like calling self-adhesive bandages "Band-aids".
man its good to see you post again. you helped kick start my career into this and for that i thank you a fuck ton. stay good
Can't wait for your wago video. Started using them and really like it
Excellent presentation!!!!!I took notes the whole time ,I am finishing my new house now !!!!
YES! Glad you're back. Missed your videos man.
Glad to see you back!!!
What wire nuts it best used for a electric water heater when it comes too wiring it and it’s placed outside in a shed
Welcome back!
Welcome back. I'm glad you're doing much better and back on YT.
Dude I’m so good these days. It’s amazing what happens when everything in your life changes at once. Fresh start, new direction, everything is falling into place perfectly. I couldn’t ask for anything better right now. Well, maybe a Lambo...but I’m being patient 😂
Finally got your new update, always like your channel!!
Great to see you back!. looking forward to your awsome videos.
Happy to see you are back!
Informative video. We have to use the ceramic high temp wirenuts for our kitchen cookers. Keep up the awesome job.
Oh ya I didn’t think about that, thanks for mentioning it. All of that hot kitchen equipment uses the black high temp nuts
@@electricianu Yeah there is a limit to the number of things one video can contain before becoming unwieldly. 600+F kitchen gear always makes for challenging electrical.
Is good to have you back man!
And getting nutty no less.
Lol thanks bro
Glad your Back! RUclips needs you!
Question: At one time in Connecticut, USA, wire nuts were the only wire connect that was code, now with the push/lock, and the ones with the locking levers that I heard were code in other countries, are they code in the USA?
Super glad you’re back man!
hell yes he's back! I'm 3 months in to my apprenticeship thanks to your channel!
8:30 here in Cali people can no longer get regular priced insurance on their house, or NO insurance depending on the carrier, if there is aluminum wiring. It all has to be ripped out and replaced with copper to get basic insurance coverage.
Glad to see you’re back! Miss these videos
I've been waiting so long. Glad your back.
So glad that the best RUclipsr is back! I’m really looking to get into the trade and these videos are helping a lot!
German electrician here, I NEVER heard of Wirenuts before I saw your channel. Here we use luster terminals or Wago terminals. We were taught not to twist cables to connect, which is why Wirenuts strikes me as strange.
The surface area contact is greater with proper use of wire nuts. That seems undeniable to me. The question is that are push ins and Wago lever nuts adequate or even somehow superior from a connectivity standpoint? I'm not referring to convenience, as there's no doubt there. I don't know. In residential applications a 1800 watt appliance is typically the highest you'll find. In the US that's 15amps, in Europe it's only 7.5amps. Maybe that's why they are more common in Europe, lower current requirements.
YES! Twister Pro Flex! Discovered them 2 yrs ago. Truly the best ever for a few reasons that you mentioned. Using them can be compared to an orgasmic experience.
He's backkkkk!!!!!!! Glad to see ya brother!
You know I first started watching your videos when I just started my apprenticeship about four years ago and now I have my journeyman license.
No way!!! Bro that’s awesome, ya it’s been about 4 1/2 years now so that makes sense 🤘 are you loving it? What do you do?
@@electricianu I work in a commercial setting and my company has been putting up some storage places and solar canopies in the San Antonio area. All while they are training me to run these jobs.
Glad to see you back Dustin 👍🏽
The water proof direct burial wire nuts (DryCons) are used extensively in low-voltage systems like irrigation - and they come in various colors and sizes.
Welcome back!!!!! I’m going to finish my the 22!!!
Very informative. Mundane subject but something we all need to know.
Thank you.
i typically use 14 for lights (except in bathrooms or kitchens) and 12 for outlets, most of the time.
also i've got some ceramic wire nuts that can be used for high temps, i think up to 400 or so
Glad to see you back making vids!
Thank you sooo much for coming back
Bro so glad you are back. Been watching old vids! Hope all is well.
I love this chanel so much it's unreal I learn so much from this guy please keep it up you have no idea how good you do to us!
Good to see you back!
Thank you I really needed to hear this about Wire nuts Very very informative
In Russia it's called CIC (Clamping Insulated Connector). Haven't seen you in a while!
Glad to see ya uploading again Dustin. Missed ya bro, & glad to see ya again (hope things going good for ya).
Wire nuts, that can lead to a heated discussion from ppl, lol.
Do like the new Ideal Twister Proflex wire nuts, they’re pretty good. Also, do like the Wagos, along with Wago/Ideal push in connectors (for certain situations only).... Would like to see the vid & thoughts on these😉
Be well & stay safe bro ✌🏼
Thanks for posting- very educational.
High temperature wire nuts? I remember soldered connections. Solder, three wraps of rubber tape, and two of friction tape.
I also remember when all wire nuts were “ High temperature”. I’ve seen many of these colorful thermoplastic wire nuts fail due to a poor connection causing the insulation to melt, but I’ve never seen that happen with a Bakelite molded wire nut. The Bakelite resin is thermosetting, and the better makers used ground mica for the filler, rather than wood flour.
Of course porcelain wire nuts, which we also used, are impervious to any level of heat.
Thank you man for taking the time to make these videos. God bless you.
Glad you are back!
There must be different color codes for the sizes in Canada. Ideal also makes a product called Can-Twist that is blue and covers 3x #22 to 3x #10. The connector inside is a spring and the case is flexible, it shows white lines on the cone to indicate that it has expanded to accommodate the larger sizes of wire.
Good to have you back brotha!
I'm so glad to see you are back
Well done! Great video!!!
Dude, this is great info! I had no idea this channel existed. Subscribing.
Awesome! Glad to have you!
I normally use porcelain wire nuts for MR16 Halogen ceiling and under cabinet lighting due to extreme high temperature they put out. Do you think I can use the black hi temp wire nuts for the halogen in place of the porcelain? Appreciate your time and feedback. Please forge ahead and keep up the excellent work.
Glad to see you’re back
I've missed your content bro. Big help through my Apprenticeship . From pig tailing pig tails. To where I am now that can bend conduit and understand electrical theory, I've come a long way with your help
Bad ass my dude, congratulations on your journey. I’m glad that you get some value out of what I’m doing. Keep grinding 💪
Woohhoooo.... good to have you back.. hope all is well..
Doing really well my friend, good to be back 🤘
I have to agree with all the positive things people say even though I'm older you are inspiring thank you for all you do. I think I'm going to take this year and do some schooling