Create video, Great filming. It's really refreshing seeing high-end tools that you would see in toolkit videos actually being used! Adds some much-needed contacts. I hope you make more of these!
@@jaspersoucoup7870 appreciate it. I’ve been a maintenance man/contractor most of my career.. but a videographer and graphics person I have not been 😂… I’m still learning
Good video! I think these "how I do it" videos are very useful. Especially in a 50-60 year old house where you may run into *anything*. I like the idea of loading the vest with the tools you think you'll need rather than packing in all of your tools. Though did you maybe forget the outlet tester? That would seem to be a standard tool when doing electrical. Luckily, your truck was close to the job. You knew that going in, didn't you. 😊
I really thought you did a great job talking through your process and making it easy to understand. That panel reminded me of some that I’ve seen at a college where I’ve been working. A few areas have been remodeled/reworked so many times the panels are an absolute mess.
@@BradNeumyer yeah when you get a lot of hands in things overtime, especially buy a bunch of “I’ll never be here again people” you tend to get stuff like that. This building was like a “dormitory house” … so kinda similar. Appreciate the compliments 👍👍
I love work. I really do. When it comes to people working, I could watch them for hours :) Putting bare hands into electric panels is the best way for your wife to collect life insurance. I always connect the ground first, no matter where I do it (outlets, panels, appliances). This way I am always protected against severe electric shock. Except for than one deadly OSHA violation - efficient, clean, professional job :) Carry on!
I wasn't gonna say anything but since you brought it up. If it's in pannel ita a volt claw no bate hands ussaly for me. I know there isn't a ton to touch and get shocked up best to be careful. Voltclaw or plastic knipex pliers?
As an electrician for over 20 years. I can say your work is perfect. I myself use the wera insulated torque screwdriver and it works well even if it is a bit expensive. Not many use them that I know so you are already a lot better at the job than most of the qualified electricians I know. Love all the vids. Hope you and your family are keeping well💪
@@Kelso3000 appreciate that, means a lot with from someone with your experience. I personally don’t know anyone else that torques stuff other than maybe main lugs. I have looked at both the WERA and Wiha Insulated Torque screwdrivers. There aren’t many options for insulated.
The wera is ok a bit clunky to set the right torque. I'm sorry I didn't go with wiha in general they are my preferred screwdriver brand. Anyway love watching all your content. Take care friend.
I watch these in 2X and my wife HATES hearing you talk fast. lol. I LOVE these videos from you. Keep up the great work. I’m learning SO much info I’ll never use. lol. You really make videos easy to watch and learn
It must be how I grew up bit we never had sound on our video games if anyone else was in the room music was on headphones ect. That translated to adulthood I guess no one ever plays sounds on there phone or laptop and generally the TV is on a show. The moral of the story is everything is on closed caption for yt and it's hard to offend anyone when they don't have to listen to it. Nothing makes life hard when Orr more annoying out of silence someone blasts something and startles people (I know not all households are like that but happy wife happy life) . It's almost funny when I actually hear people's voices you'll never guess they would sound like that!
Awesome video man, I’m an industrial maintenance technician… but do a lot of electrical work on the side. Love watching your work! Very clean & professional. Keep it up! 😎
@@hunterstark9556 appreciate it.. I would consider electrical my side gig. I mostly do all interior finish work, but people call me for just about everything When I worked Maintenance for the campus I was at, I mostly did electrical it seems.
You drove like a maniac to get there, but very nice. It would not have occurred to me to use a torque-driver to make sure the screws were tight; I'm not sure I've ever seen that done, even on a couple of sparky-channels.
Most electricians I know use s torque wrench 1/4in drive (sometimes insulated sometimes not) to do lugs. Alot of the time they take video or pictures of that process for liability reasons and maybe the torque wrench kinda stands out on pictures?
@@MORGANSMaintenance yeah. At least you did it nicely. Instead of the dicks who tighten til the plate breaks or leave it at a disgusting angle. Anyway. Thanks, brother. I enjoyed coming along w you on a job. It was fun
I like to turn half the breakers off and flip the main breaker when doing panel work. I’ve heard too many horror stories to work on a live panel if I can help it. Great work tho!
@@Quietvibes07 yeah I probably should… it’s one of those I’ve gotten too comfortable doing it and that’s when you end up with a problem situation. Like what they say about riding motorcycles. Especially in a messy panel like this one.
I'm glad the vest seems to work out so far! Within the last few years they sell square d breakers compatible with thoes old boxes. Considering 5ish places we worked on a weekly basis had breakers we couldn't get easily puts alot of inventory and money burden on me. Thank goodness hd now carries alot of that besides maybe federal pacific which are recalled and repair only. I'm glad to hear you talk about work ethics like this are gets delt with when you get home no one likes a junk drawer soon your entire vehicle looks it.
I do like it so far. Yeah if I’m between calls I sometimes will organize stuff before going to the next job, but if I’m going home I just wait and do it in my driveway
Yep I like and subscribe my wera screwdrivers. For dedicated insulated screwdrivers it's hard to beat laser tips! I do actually like the look of the esd black and yellow screwdrivers (fashionable). Like discussed in the past I don't drink smoke the Jane or have a project car sitting out back it's the tools for us!
@@MattHmm-rq6dn Yeah, I decided not to wait and ordered a TP-6B. It's a little bigger than needed for its intended purpose, but if the tools I put in it have little ones...
That's a good bag make sure you order the bulk pannel for the front as well it's very handy and worth the few bucks. I'm glad you came on over more so to the veto side
MORGAN’S Maintenance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Joey, was wondering why You hadn’t seen/ replied to my comment, and then realized it was never posted?! Doo da Doo! Idiot typing here! 🙄 😆 Great Job, and I echo all the other good comments in here. Enjoy seeing You put those fine tools to work. Oh, if I could only spend a day with You, and maybe have some of your Great Organizational skills rub off on me?! 🤔🤷🏻♂😃 You are the type of person that can “think on the fly.” I have always admired that. I can do just about any task involving building, cabinetry, trim carpentry, electrical, etc, if ya give me a ‘week’ to figure it out! 😂 I do have to call You out, however, on how fast You drive, especially through neighborhoods. 😯🙄🤣 Have a great weekend, and stay safe! 👍💪✌🙏😊
@@georgedavall9449 people need to drive with more of a purpose 😂😂 Appreciate the compliments. It takes a lot to rattle me, there isn’t much I haven’t seen at this point. I just have to have what I want the end result to be in my mind, and just figure out how to make it happen with what I’ve got. Have a great weekend yourself 👍👍
Wish I were able to post similar work I do, but in short order I'd be fined and then have to appear in court. That's what happens when you're in Ontario.
Yeah every area is a little different I’m sure. I don’t know any Union trade people in my area. Most companies here actually even let their employees do side jobs because they don’t do small jobs. In my case I work for myself, and most of those jobs are done by companies like mine. Small jobs aren’t worth the big guys time with their overhead.
The only offensive thing is that gaggle of wire nuts randomly everywhere as makeshift way to make the pannel bigger. Now you did go above and beyond there most people wouldn't pull wire they would green tape one of the black wires on both ends and call it good. We don't have alot of metal conduit or boxes. In a way you have the advantage there. In my area plumbers always keep at least one licensed electrican around so the plumber can do what you did under there electrical license(even though a plumber did it). You get alot of nice clear clean space how lucky. My jobs are mostly in places that was less than desirable along with its broken due to age/neglect. I'm not looking for an exact number but plus or minus 200 or 300 how much does something like that run in your area?
Yeah the place was vacant so that was nice. It was $180 since I did time and material, but yeah $250 is probably what I would have bid… so you were right on
That's cheap compared to what my area charges. 120ish to show up 160 because we drove more than a few miles materials ect. I know people that would have billed that out at 500ish or more. Your a nice guy no wonder your clients like you! A true electrican would have been 200 an hour plus showing up fees. And it's not that we're gouging people for ever 125 hourly charged 25 to 45 is made after taxes and fee fees licenses ect.
@@MattHmm-rq6dn yeah, it was more a “for this customer” price. It was also just a fit in when you can type deal, so I didn’t have to go out of my way to
I don't know if your area allows single alliance plugs especially since it's not a wet gfci required area? In many places like fridges washers and stuff like that if there 20amp we do single recipticles. We don't want people plugging in air dryers acs or anything for high draw or critical things like a fridge or water heater. I don't know if your area allows such thing code wise. They don't let us do that in garages that require gfci for the garage fridge.
@@sythshowedu really on anything 6 awg or smaller you aren’t supposed to for grounding conductors. According to 250.119 Or at least that’s how I read it. I see it done all the time though
On this one I only charged $180 with materials… but I did at T&M for this customer. Hard to say if I bid it, it would depend if it was an over the phone bid (best guess with them knowing it may be a little more/less once I see it) or if I came to look at it. (Then there is the time for the trip to investigate, type estimate, etc) It would have probably been between $250-$375 in a bid situation.
I'm not allowed, to sit and watch men work. I'll get in big trouble, for being a bum. RIP Oldman I miss those, toolshed talks ... Even, the bad ones. 🌿⚒️🪬
Joey... I love these "watch me work" videos. Please continue doing them.
@@JDGonzalezjr 👍👍..
I do them if the conditions are right… time, customer, etc.. if I could afford a cameraman I could do more 😂😂
Meticulous job done to the highest standards with exemplary organization and skill!
@@geraldalfano5581 appreciate that 👍👍
Love watching Pros at work. Great entertainment and lesson.
👍👍 appreciate that
Agreed!
Excellent video, please more videos showing solutions and uses of the tools you show on your channel, thank you
@@miguelangelquiroz2067 👍👍.. I will try to do them when I can. Appreciate it
Glad to see that Tool Check in use!
@@pbozovic04 it fits in the vest like it was built for it 👍👍
Create video, Great filming. It's really refreshing seeing high-end tools that you would see in toolkit videos actually being used! Adds some much-needed contacts. I hope you make more of these!
PS, I think your thumb nail is good as well.
@@jaspersoucoup7870 appreciate it. I’ve been a maintenance man/contractor most of my career.. but a videographer and graphics person I have not been 😂… I’m still learning
Good video! I think these "how I do it" videos are very useful. Especially in a 50-60 year old house where you may run into *anything*. I like the idea of loading the vest with the tools you think you'll need rather than packing in all of your tools. Though did you maybe forget the outlet tester? That would seem to be a standard tool when doing electrical. Luckily, your truck was close to the job. You knew that going in, didn't you. 😊
@@bb_37 yes I did forget it.. good catch. I didn’t overthink what I would need too much since my truck was right outside the door. 😂
I really thought you did a great job talking through your process and making it easy to understand. That panel reminded me of some that I’ve seen at a college where I’ve been working. A few areas have been remodeled/reworked so many times the panels are an absolute mess.
@@BradNeumyer yeah when you get a lot of hands in things overtime, especially buy a bunch of “I’ll never be here again people” you tend to get stuff like that.
This building was like a “dormitory house” … so kinda similar.
Appreciate the compliments 👍👍
I love work. I really do. When it comes to people working, I could watch them for hours :)
Putting bare hands into electric panels is the best way for your wife to collect life insurance.
I always connect the ground first, no matter where I do it (outlets, panels, appliances). This way I am always protected against severe electric shock.
Except for than one deadly OSHA violation - efficient, clean, professional job :)
Carry on!
@@Stefan_Kawalec she only has a few more years on my Term Policy that she’d come out pretty good. She makes me work that way 😂
@@MORGANSMaintenance I edited the comment two times.
Jokes aside - when working alone you need to be extra careful.
I wasn't gonna say anything but since you brought it up. If it's in pannel ita a volt claw no bate hands ussaly for me. I know there isn't a ton to touch and get shocked up best to be careful. Voltclaw or plastic knipex pliers?
@@MattHmm-rq6dn it is a good idea..
@@MattHmm-rq6dn Voltclaw and properly isolated needle-nose (VDE).
These are my favorite videos of yours, thanks for the upload!
@@robertdeforest9682 your welcome.. appreciate it 👍
As an electrician for over 20 years.
I can say your work is perfect.
I myself use the wera insulated torque screwdriver and it works well even if it is a bit expensive. Not many use them that I know so you are already a lot better at the job than most of the qualified electricians I know.
Love all the vids.
Hope you and your family are keeping well💪
@@Kelso3000 appreciate that, means a lot with from someone with your experience. I personally don’t know anyone else that torques stuff other than maybe main lugs.
I have looked at both the WERA and Wiha Insulated Torque screwdrivers. There aren’t many options for insulated.
The wera is ok a bit clunky to set the right torque. I'm sorry I didn't go with wiha in general they are my preferred screwdriver brand. Anyway love watching all your content. Take care friend.
@@Kelso3000 yeah I got my WERA for $25 on eBay so it made my choice for me 😂
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I watch these in 2X and my wife HATES hearing you talk fast. lol. I LOVE these videos from you. Keep up the great work. I’m learning SO much info I’ll never use. lol. You really make videos easy to watch and learn
Appreciate it… I’m sure there are wives that hear my intro sound and are like, “oh no” 😂
@@MORGANSMaintenance YES YES. Especially when you scroll the shorts. Lol
It must be how I grew up bit we never had sound on our video games if anyone else was in the room music was on headphones ect. That translated to adulthood I guess no one ever plays sounds on there phone or laptop and generally the TV is on a show. The moral of the story is everything is on closed caption for yt and it's hard to offend anyone when they don't have to listen to it. Nothing makes life hard when Orr more annoying out of silence someone blasts something and startles people (I know not all households are like that but happy wife happy life) . It's almost funny when I actually hear people's voices you'll never guess they would sound like that!
Great instruction video
The striking a pose in the mirror made me laugh
Great incorporating the tools
Stay safe my friend
@@THETIMINATORTHETOOLMAN I decided to leave that in 😂
Awesome video man, I’m an industrial maintenance technician… but do a lot of electrical work on the side. Love watching your work! Very clean & professional. Keep it up! 😎
@@hunterstark9556 appreciate it.. I would consider electrical my side gig. I mostly do all interior finish work, but people call me for just about everything
When I worked Maintenance for the campus I was at, I mostly did electrical it seems.
I'm learning nothing I can use here in the UK but nice seeing the tools in everyday use, hope you cleaned them after 😂
@@iangregoryhome i definitely did 😂😂
Great video! Thanks for sharing! I enjoy these working vids a lot!!
@@ianmedlam7295 👍👍 appreciate it
You drove like a maniac to get there, but very nice. It would not have occurred to me to use a torque-driver to make sure the screws were tight; I'm not sure I've ever seen that done, even on a couple of sparky-channels.
Yeah, I don’t know any other electricians that do personally. Sometimes the lugs on a panel, but that’s about it.
Most electricians I know use s torque wrench 1/4in drive (sometimes insulated sometimes not) to do lugs. Alot of the time they take video or pictures of that process for liability reasons and maybe the torque wrench kinda stands out on pictures?
Indeed, Luv the guy but that was some fast driving! 🤣
Yeah, the use of a toque driver is impressive. I dont know of too many that do that. Joey is 💯
Great work. Quick and easy money but
Why the horizontal plate screw. Noooooooooooo
Haha
But great work, great video. As usual
@@JustinSpakable I’m always horizontal… but I get vertical people too. I do agree that anyway other than those two are psychopaths
@@MORGANSMaintenance yeah. At least you did it nicely. Instead of the dicks who tighten til the plate breaks or leave it at a disgusting angle. Anyway. Thanks, brother. I enjoyed coming along w you on a job. It was fun
@@MORGANSMaintenance 🤣
Love the video. Keep making these kinda videos.
@@PHXNISSANS14 appreciate it… I try to do them when I can 👍👍
I like to turn half the breakers off and flip the main breaker when doing panel work. I’ve heard too many horror stories to work on a live panel if I can help it. Great work tho!
@@Quietvibes07 yeah I probably should… it’s one of those I’ve gotten too comfortable doing it and that’s when you end up with a problem situation. Like what they say about riding motorcycles.
Especially in a messy panel like this one.
I'm glad the vest seems to work out so far! Within the last few years they sell square d breakers compatible with thoes old boxes. Considering 5ish places we worked on a weekly basis had breakers we couldn't get easily puts alot of inventory and money burden on me. Thank goodness hd now carries alot of that besides maybe federal pacific which are recalled and repair only. I'm glad to hear you talk about work ethics like this are gets delt with when you get home no one likes a junk drawer soon your entire vehicle looks it.
I do like it so far.
Yeah if I’m between calls I sometimes will organize stuff before going to the next job, but if I’m going home I just wait and do it in my driveway
@@MattHmm-rq6dn I saw enough Wera handles to strongly suggest someone may have a tool addiction. Is this where you say "One of us, one of us!"?
Yep I like and subscribe my wera screwdrivers. For dedicated insulated screwdrivers it's hard to beat laser tips! I do actually like the look of the esd black and yellow screwdrivers (fashionable). Like discussed in the past I don't drink smoke the Jane or have a project car sitting out back it's the tools for us!
@@MattHmm-rq6dn Yeah, I decided not to wait and ordered a TP-6B. It's a little bigger than needed for its intended purpose, but if the tools I put in it have little ones...
That's a good bag make sure you order the bulk pannel for the front as well it's very handy and worth the few bucks. I'm glad you came on over more so to the veto side
MORGAN’S Maintenance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Joey, was wondering why You hadn’t seen/ replied to my comment, and then realized it was never posted?! Doo da Doo! Idiot typing here! 🙄 😆
Great Job, and I echo all the other good comments in here. Enjoy seeing You put those fine tools to work. Oh, if I could only spend a day with You, and maybe have some of your Great Organizational skills rub off on me?! 🤔🤷🏻♂😃
You are the type of person that can “think on the fly.” I have always admired that. I can do just about any task involving building, cabinetry, trim carpentry, electrical, etc, if ya give me a ‘week’ to figure it out! 😂
I do have to call You out, however, on how fast You drive, especially through neighborhoods. 😯🙄🤣
Have a great weekend, and stay safe! 👍💪✌🙏😊
@@georgedavall9449 people need to drive with more of a purpose 😂😂
Appreciate the compliments. It takes a lot to rattle me, there isn’t much I haven’t seen at this point. I just have to have what I want the end result to be in my mind, and just figure out how to make it happen with what I’ve got.
Have a great weekend yourself 👍👍
@@MORGANSMaintenance 👍😊
Professional job!
@@kevinwray1175 appreciate it 👍👍
Great job great tools 👌
@@joaomiranda8245 appreciate it 👍
Wish I were able to post similar work I do, but in short order I'd be fined and then have to appear in court. That's what happens when you're in Ontario.
That would happen in the US, as well. Side work is severely punished and looked down on if you're union
Yeah every area is a little different I’m sure.
I don’t know any Union trade people in my area. Most companies here actually even let their employees do side jobs because they don’t do small jobs. In my case I work for myself, and most of those jobs are done by companies like mine. Small jobs aren’t worth the big guys time with their overhead.
The only offensive thing is that gaggle of wire nuts randomly everywhere as makeshift way to make the pannel bigger. Now you did go above and beyond there most people wouldn't pull wire they would green tape one of the black wires on both ends and call it good. We don't have alot of metal conduit or boxes. In a way you have the advantage there. In my area plumbers always keep at least one licensed electrican around so the plumber can do what you did under there electrical license(even though a plumber did it). You get alot of nice clear clean space how lucky. My jobs are mostly in places that was less than desirable along with its broken due to age/neglect. I'm not looking for an exact number but plus or minus 200 or 300 how much does something like that run in your area?
Yeah the place was vacant so that was nice.
It was $180 since I did time and material, but yeah $250 is probably what I would have bid… so you were right on
That's cheap compared to what my area charges. 120ish to show up 160 because we drove more than a few miles materials ect. I know people that would have billed that out at 500ish or more. Your a nice guy no wonder your clients like you! A true electrican would have been 200 an hour plus showing up fees. And it's not that we're gouging people for ever 125 hourly charged 25 to 45 is made after taxes and fee fees licenses ect.
@@MattHmm-rq6dn yeah, it was more a “for this customer” price. It was also just a fit in when you can type deal, so I didn’t have to go out of my way to
This kind of material is very educational.
I don't know if your area allows single alliance plugs especially since it's not a wet gfci required area? In many places like fridges washers and stuff like that if there 20amp we do single recipticles. We don't want people plugging in air dryers acs or anything for high draw or critical things like a fridge or water heater. I don't know if your area allows such thing code wise. They don't let us do that in garages that require gfci for the garage fridge.
didnt know you couldn't tape the black wire green and call it a day
@@sythshowedu really on anything 6 awg or smaller you aren’t supposed to for grounding conductors. According to 250.119 Or at least that’s how I read it.
I see it done all the time though
How does your mp2x clip to the truck
@@THETIMINATORTHETOOLMAN I took a section of a bent straightedge ruler I cut up and screwed it to the truck. I put some nuts behind it as spacers
How much do you make on jobs like that?
On this one I only charged $180 with materials… but I did at T&M for this customer.
Hard to say if I bid it, it would depend if it was an over the phone bid (best guess with them knowing it may be a little more/less once I see it) or if I came to look at it. (Then there is the time for the trip to investigate, type estimate, etc) It would have probably been between $250-$375 in a bid situation.
@@danielclay756 How much wire you would need is the biggest thing for a price difference
Thanks for the detail. That helps!
I'm not allowed, to sit and watch men work.
I'll get in big trouble, for being a bum.
RIP Oldman
I miss those, toolshed talks ...
Even, the bad ones. 🌿⚒️🪬
👍👍… they don’t make them like they used too