Notwithstanding any minor notes mentioned by a few folks, this is the BEST video I've ever watched on basic home wiring. You made it simple and to the point. I would never call myself an "electrician" after watching this video -- oh my gosh, never -- but this was absolutely fantastic!
Always make your loops around the screws are clockwise not counter-clockwise! It will actually tighten the wire loop as you tighten the screws, if you loop it the other way it loosen's the wire as you tighten it down. Just FYI
This is a fantastic video. Your voice is very soothing and you explain things SO well. The color coded labels are very helpful as I am a visual learner. I am a beginner and this was VERY informative! Thank you!
Change the “The First Thing You Want To Do” from “Remove the Cover Plate”to “TURN THE ELECTRICAL POWER OFF IN THE AREA YOU ARE WORKING, and check that there is NO electricity present with a volt meter, or voltage tester.”
I mean obviously that’s step number one. Why I’m the fuck would you work on a light switch if it’s flicked on…. If you don’t even know if it’s on or off call the electrician because it’s not the job for you.
Honest question: if you have the power turned off to the area, how can you test the individual wires to know what is the hot/load wire? Shouldn't you just turn off that individual switch?
@@bombusaffinis most times it’s just a two wire so black will be hot which is the incoming and the black going out to the light is the switch leg and we carry testers and different toners
if u cant work around hot wires u shouldnt be working with electriity, as testing wires is very common in electical, and u really cant do much testing if the power is off
im lookin i to bein a residential electrician nd this really made me wanna be it way more, ik nothin bout electricity but i genuinely grasped this video, makes me so happy
Bro, this video helped me a lot, feel really confident now. Your explanations are clear and easy to understand. Keep it up, definitely subscribing and watching more of your videos
Learned alit from this vid thanks alot start new electrical job tomorrow..my last job was at mastec as underground primary lineman loved it but very dangerous and pay is terrible ..learned real quick low voltage pays more and more job opportunities . usually just one in town and next one is about two hours away they have about 40 are more crews
I'm no expert but the GFCI outlet will label "Line" for the exposed screw terminals (which get the hot feed), and "Load" under the tape covered terminals, which feeds power downstream. The downstream outlets get a GFCI sticker for clear labeling.
Very informative video! Thank you! Could you make one explaining how to wire a light from a switch or outlet? or how to add a switch to a light ? Would really appreciate it!
Also in the video it’s shows two different rated receptacles. one is a 15 amp and the other is a 20 amp. make sure when your DIY in your home that you have the correct size wires for a 15 and 20 amp receptacle. your 20 amp receptacle needs 12 gauge wiring end of story always. your 15 amp receptacle will use 14 gauge wiring. Pay attention to that detail. It easily gets overlooked by DIYers.
Thank you for sharing your skills. My suggestion is for you to demonstrate the actual use of the multi meter where I should specifically touch the wires.
Geez I skipped physics at school since it's so hard to understand the theories without actual practice. Only when I'm an adult now that these skills seem relevant and this video helped much better than those books 😂 thank you
So helpful! Please help me figure out how to upgrade from a 2 prong outlet with no ground, to a 3 prong GFCI that is safe for equipment use. If the outlet box is plastic with no ground in sight, would the following be correct: 1. Change out the plastic box with a metal one 2. Use a self tapping screw to attach a 6” ground wire to the metal box 3. Install a GFCI that has a ground screw, connect the 6” ground wire, neutral and hot
@@jimbola77 yeah i am an actual electrician . i can tell this guy who made the video isnt so its only right for a licensed electrician( me) to advise idiots on youtube not to mess with the electrical wires in their house and create a situation where they will have to pay more money to fix their youtube DIY project since someone on youtube made a video of something they have 1% of knowledge about... good try with your insult 😏
I really enjoyed your presentation. You explained the hot and neutral better than some of the pros who rambled off on complicated stuff newbies don't understand. I had a snag when I went ti install a usb outlet and saw 5 wires!!!!!! I found out about Wago connections. What gauge is that white coated wire you have in that blue box, and what ampage is the circuit in your panel box?😄
My power went out for 1 hour When it came back on my front, & back porch lights. My.overhead kitten & laundry fixtures and one outlet . My husband just fixed it. The black wire on the circuit breaker came undone. Fixed by returning black wire to circuit breaker. Fixed
As a residential electrician (6 years all together in the trade, 3 residential 4 commercial) I do approve of everything in this video. But remember, you shouldn't play with electricity, if you can you should always have a certified electrician come and do these things for you if you don't know what you're doing, you can never truly know everything that's going on with your homes circuits (backfeeding to the panel, hot neutrals, reverse polarity) and these can be very dangerous and even life threatening depending on the circumstances.
I learned somethings by watching BUT ,the first thing I think one should do is turn off the power to make sure there is no current while you work. Second in older houses, the wires in the junction boxes are not color coded or they have become so discolored you can't really see the colors
I need to replace a length of household electrical wiring. If I were to take a photo of the exposed section and send it to you, would you be able to tell me the gauge and amp of the wire I need please?
Hi friend--this basic overview is very much appreciated. I've been looking for the names and purpose of all the colored wires for quite sometime, especially the red. Now my only other question remains is when is it that we decide to use a 2 wire cable or a three wire cable? thank you
@@DeaninItYourself I still dont get it--there always is a ground coming in; in a simple 15 amp circuit where a 14/2 wire cable is used there is a ground.
In your beginner video you showed a light switch that had 2 black wires one for hot and one for the load . How do I know which black wire connects to incoming power and which connects to the wire that I'm wanting to supply to say a light . Does it matter ?
I have never seen a red wire in home120v wiring, what am I missing? I have wired outlets gfci's lights and more, is it different here on the west coast?
If the black wire brings in the power to the switch and the white takes it back to the panel completing the circuit, what do you need the load for? The black is already feeding the switch.
So is a 14/3 wire the one to use for switches and bulbs, and a 14/2 used for outlets? I’m rewriting some things in an old house and all they have is white and black wires ran to bulbs, switches and outlets
14/3 or 12/3 is used if 1) power in comes to the light first (switch loop), 2) in a duplex receptacle where one receptacle is switchable, 3) in a multiwire branch circuit where each receptacle of a duplex is on a separate circuit, and 4) as travelers in 3 and 4 way switches. Otherwise, 14/2 or 12/2 is used. 14 gauge wire is for 15 amp circuits, although 12 gauge can also be used. 12 gauge wire is for 20 amp circuits and 14 gauge cannot be used.
I have a box truck that I run an 8 way for powering a miter saw, table saw, battery chargers and potentially needing more. Is there any way I can run more tools reliably just from one cord running from someone's house, without tripping the breaker?
Unfortunately no. Once you start connecting that many tools you need a bigger circuit to handle the loads. So you are going to need to either run a single cord plugged into an outlet that can handle at least 20A or a generator that can power multiple tools. The larger circuit should be ok as ling as you are not running the tools at the same time.
To be honest you should check your wire and plug because all of those tools and things you running on that one circuit. You are heating up the wire badly and weaken the insulation around the wire. And by you keep blowing up the breaker after a while it wont trip or it will catch on fire because you are waking the internals of it . Dont use split ways plug-in to the divide up plug and plug a whole bunch of things in it because now you just asking to burn you house down by melting your plug now and starting a fire.
Just to help you dyi folks remember to turn off the power. Be mindful of the neutral because a neutral can actually kill you in certain circumstances. Be safe and spark on.
I have an old house with no ground wires in any of the fixtures, switches, or outlets. Should I do anything about that or is it ok? Also, with a multimeter, what should I touch the ground end to given I have no ground wires? He mentioned a screw but I'm guessing he doesn't just mean a standalone screw. Thanks so much for the video btw very helpful!
If the box is metal, touch one probe to the box, if you get ~120v the box is grounded, likely by a wire on the back side. Otherwise you touch one probe to the hot side and the other to the neutral side. You should get ~120v. On a multimeter, the orientation of the probes makes no difference.
Notwithstanding any minor notes mentioned by a few folks, this is the BEST video I've ever watched on basic home wiring. You made it simple and to the point. I would never call myself an "electrician" after watching this video -- oh my gosh, never -- but this was absolutely fantastic!
Glad it was helpful!
Agreed that it's an excellent explanation! That said, there are definitely jobs you should absolutely get an electrician for!
Always make your loops around the screws are clockwise not counter-clockwise! It will actually tighten the wire loop as you tighten the screws, if you loop it the other way it loosen's the wire as you tighten it down. Just FYI
trick of the trade 😏
@@the_dingler not really. It’s common sense
Great advice thanks! Not really common sense, most people don't even consider that.
Yup. If you're left handed it's not natural.
i thought you werent even supposed to put them in the screws, arent there specific holes for that?
Such clear and direct instructions. You’re a natural teacher.
Thank you
100d worth of course in 18 minutes... Thank you..
You're welcome!
This is a fantastic video. Your voice is very soothing and you explain things SO well. The color coded labels are very helpful as I am a visual learner. I am a beginner and this was VERY informative! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Change the “The First Thing You Want To Do” from “Remove the Cover Plate”to “TURN THE ELECTRICAL POWER OFF IN THE AREA YOU ARE WORKING, and check that there is NO electricity present with a volt meter, or voltage tester.”
I mean obviously that’s step number one. Why I’m the fuck would you work on a light switch if it’s flicked on…. If you don’t even know if it’s on or off call the electrician because it’s not the job for you.
Honest question: if you have the power turned off to the area, how can you test the individual wires to know what is the hot/load wire? Shouldn't you just turn off that individual switch?
If ur doing a simple change of a switch u can work on it hot it’s really not hard
@@bombusaffinis most times it’s just a two wire so black will be hot which is the incoming and the black going out to the light is the switch leg and we carry testers and different toners
if u cant work around hot wires u shouldnt be working with electriity, as testing wires is very common in electical, and u really cant do much testing if the power is off
Thank you for explaining this to me like I am 5 years old. It was actually very helpful!
Extremely helpful, thanks a bunch for making and posting this!
Thank you for showing Home Electrical Wiring Basics. This is really helpful for all homeowners.
Finally I feel confident about identifying wires! Thank you.
i loved the best is that,, you even put different colours on the subtitles,, thank you so much for all the info..
Thank you so much for going through this so extremely carefully and so extremely thoroughly!
You're so welcome!
I'm planing on remodeling my kitchen, and all the other videos didn't tell you what anything meant. Thank you so much.
This video has helped me more than you know thank you sooooo much
im lookin i to bein a residential electrician nd this really made me wanna be it way more, ik nothin bout electricity but i genuinely grasped this video, makes me so happy
Best instruction so far
Bro, this video helped me a lot, feel really confident now. Your explanations are clear and easy to understand. Keep it up, definitely subscribing and watching more of your videos
Good job dude, you made this simple and easy to understand for almost anyone!! I rly enjoy ur content
Thank you for your clarification. very helpful.
Very informative. Thank you.
id suggest hiring a a electrician. you tube electricians are most reasons why houses burn down
You just made it simple
That’s why I like his content
It's not that simple, see my recent comment. There is incomplete, misleading, and dangerous info in this video
I feel like an electrician from a few minutes of video. Respect mi bredda
Learned alit from this vid thanks alot start new electrical job tomorrow..my last job was at mastec as underground primary lineman loved it but very dangerous and pay is terrible ..learned real quick low voltage pays more and more job opportunities . usually just one in town and next one is about two hours away they have about 40 are more crews
He was really detailed and made share the layman understood it. Awesome!!!
Glad you liked it!
I'm no expert but the GFCI outlet will label "Line" for the exposed screw terminals (which get the hot feed), and "Load" under the tape covered terminals, which feeds power downstream. The downstream outlets get a GFCI sticker for clear labeling.
You did a fantastic job explaining this. You could go into education if you wanted to! Great job, thank you!
Great video man ... I have an exam tomorrow morning this really was a nice refresher
Very informative video! Thank you! Could you make one explaining how to wire a light from a switch or outlet? or how to add a switch to a light ? Would really appreciate it!
Thank you I'm waiting too 😬
Thank you Dastin
One of the best videos I’ve seen on basic wiring !
Wow, thanks!
Great video. Important and practical details. It did help me with an issue I could not solve. Appreciate it.
Also in the video it’s shows two different rated receptacles. one is a 15 amp and the other is a 20 amp. make sure when your DIY in your home that you have the correct size wires for a 15 and 20 amp receptacle. your 20 amp receptacle needs 12 gauge wiring end of story always. your 15 amp receptacle will use 14 gauge wiring. Pay attention to that detail. It easily gets overlooked by DIYers.
Good point. Thanks for the comment
Very helpful, thx.
Thank you for sharing your skills. My suggestion is for you to demonstrate the actual use of the multi meter where I should specifically touch the wires.
Great suggestion!. will do
Fantastic demonstration brother
Great video my friend, you made it look easy. Now I have confidence should I want to upgrade my switches!
Awesome video. Thanks for that!
Great tutorial was perfect 👌🏽
Great video, thank you.
I would like to thank you for the video, it is very informative!
awsome tutorial
Glad you think so!
Great presentation. Thank you
Geez I skipped physics at school since it's so hard to understand the theories without actual practice. Only when I'm an adult now that these skills seem relevant and this video helped much better than those books 😂 thank you
thank you
You're welcome
So helpful! Please help me figure out how to upgrade from a 2 prong outlet with no ground, to a 3 prong GFCI that is safe for equipment use.
If the outlet box is plastic with no ground in sight, would the following be correct:
1. Change out the plastic box with a metal one
2. Use a self tapping screw to attach a 6” ground wire to the metal box
3. Install a GFCI that has a ground screw, connect the 6” ground wire, neutral and hot
that is really awesome!!!! thank you so much for sharing! I gotta do this soon.
id suggest hiring a a electrician. you tube electricians are most reasons why houses burn down
Maybe you should it worked for me! Thanks for the comment 👍
@@mattmclaughlin7338 p.s. you should not be watching the videos mr. jealous electrician.
@@jimbola77 yeah i am an actual electrician . i can tell this guy who made the video isnt so its only right for a licensed electrician( me) to advise idiots on youtube not to mess with the electrical wires in their house and create a situation where they will have to pay more money to fix their youtube DIY project since someone on youtube made a video of something they have 1% of knowledge about... good try with your insult 😏
@@mattmclaughlin7338 so am I 42 years for DWP Retired Now thank you God Bless 🙏.
I really enjoyed your presentation. You explained the hot and neutral better than some of the pros who rambled off on complicated stuff newbies don't understand. I had a snag when I went ti install a usb outlet and saw 5 wires!!!!!! I found out about Wago connections. What gauge is that white coated wire you have in that blue box, and what ampage is the circuit in your panel box?😄
Thank you, worth watching
Most definitely helpful and well put
Appreciate you champ 💪🏽
great tutorial!!!
Thanks my man, super helpful and thorough!
This was extremely helpful!
Thankyou!
Thanks for doing this. This is a practical and easy-to-understand video.
Great video
thank you
Thanks for the upload!
Very informative! Thanks!
Nice Job - Bravo!
My power went out for 1 hour
When it came back on my front, & back porch lights. My.overhead kitten & laundry fixtures and one outlet . My husband just fixed it. The black wire on the circuit breaker came undone. Fixed by returning black wire to circuit breaker. Fixed
This was great. Thanks for making this video!
goood job boy
really excellent...many thanks
here in Jamaica😁
Well done, maestro!
Nicely explained, thank you!
As a residential electrician (6 years all together in the trade, 3 residential 4 commercial) I do approve of everything in this video. But remember, you shouldn't play with electricity, if you can you should always have a certified electrician come and do these things for you if you don't know what you're doing, you can never truly know everything that's going on with your homes circuits (backfeeding to the panel, hot neutrals, reverse polarity) and these can be very dangerous and even life threatening depending on the circumstances.
🤣🤣🤣 okay pal
Good job
Thanks
Thanks man!
Excellent explanation!! You made it look so easy! Thank you so much. New subscriber
Thank you so much not everyone has money to go to college for a trade like this .
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I learned somethings by watching BUT ,the first thing I think one should do is turn off the power to make sure there is no current while you work. Second in older houses, the wires in the junction boxes are not color coded or they have become so discolored you can't really see the colors
learned more here than a full year semester at this college
That was a great video.
Thank you very much.
Jack
Appreciate your work.
I need to replace a length of household electrical wiring. If I were to take a photo of the exposed section and send it to you, would you be able to tell me the gauge and amp of the wire I need please?
Great video. Thanks for sharing. The man sound like a yardie. Big up yourself.
Great intro!
Can you tell me what kind of gloves you used while filming the video...btw thanks for your direct, simple & to the point content
Good, Thank you
Hi friend--this basic overview is very much appreciated. I've been looking for the names and purpose of all the colored wires for quite sometime, especially the red. Now my only other question remains is when is it that we decide to use a 2 wire cable or a three wire cable? thank you
ALways use a 3 wire when there is a ground
@@DeaninItYourself I still dont get it--there always is a ground coming in; in a simple 15 amp circuit where a 14/2 wire cable is used there is a ground.
Super clean and helpful. I wish I saw this video long time ago.
In your beginner video you showed a light switch that had 2 black wires one for hot and one for the load .
How do I know which black wire connects to incoming power and which connects to the wire that I'm wanting to supply to say a light .
Does it matter ?
I have never seen a red wire in home120v wiring, what am I missing? I have wired outlets gfci's lights and more, is it different here on the west coast?
Sometimes they use it for a load wire or a traveller wire in three way switches.
When attaching wires…. look at the screws remember “White to bright” (silver), and “Black Gold” (brass colored).
If the black wire brings in the power to the switch and the white takes it back to the panel completing the circuit, what do you need the load for? The black is already feeding the switch.
I have the Kasa HS200 smart switch, but my existing wires are only Ground, one black and one white. What do I do then?
I assume the smart switch has a white, black, and green cable. this will connect to your black, white and ground.
@@DeaninItYourself the smart switch has two blacks, what do I do then? And thanks for the response!
if i have two outlet in row on the wall how to connect
What is the difference between the hot wire and the load wire?
So is a 14/3 wire the one to use for switches and bulbs, and a 14/2 used for outlets?
I’m rewriting some things in an old house and all they have is white and black wires ran to bulbs, switches and outlets
14/3 or 12/3 is used if 1) power in comes to the light first (switch loop), 2) in a duplex receptacle where one receptacle is switchable, 3) in a multiwire branch circuit where each receptacle of a duplex is on a separate circuit, and 4) as travelers in 3 and 4 way switches. Otherwise, 14/2 or 12/2 is used.
14 gauge wire is for 15 amp circuits, although 12 gauge can also be used. 12 gauge wire is for 20 amp circuits and 14 gauge cannot be used.
make sure the wires are looped aroUnd clock wise so when yo tighten the screws down the wires doesn't waNT TO PUSH OUY
I have a box truck that I run an 8 way for powering a miter saw, table saw, battery chargers and potentially needing more. Is there any way I can run more tools reliably just from one cord running from someone's house, without tripping the breaker?
Unfortunately no. Once you start connecting that many tools you need a bigger circuit to handle the loads. So you are going to need to either run a single cord plugged into an outlet that can handle at least 20A or a generator that can power multiple tools. The larger circuit should be ok as ling as you are not running the tools at the same time.
To be honest you should check your wire and plug because all of those tools and things you running on that one circuit. You are heating up the wire badly and weaken the insulation around the wire. And by you keep blowing up the breaker after a while it wont trip or it will catch on fire because you are waking the internals of it . Dont use split ways plug-in to the divide up plug and plug a whole bunch of things in it because now you just asking to burn you house down by melting your plug now and starting a fire.
Great tutorial!
Just to help you dyi folks remember to turn off the power. Be mindful of the neutral because a neutral can actually kill you in certain circumstances. Be safe and spark on.
Hi , What does an electrician mean by the finish work?
suggestion: music in not needed and it interferes with the talking
Thanks for the suggestion, duly noted.
What if your outlets do not have a wire for grounding?
You can ground to the box.
I have an old house with no ground wires in any of the fixtures, switches, or outlets. Should I do anything about that or is it ok?
Also, with a multimeter, what should I touch the ground end to given I have no ground wires? He mentioned a screw but I'm guessing he doesn't just mean a standalone screw.
Thanks so much for the video btw very helpful!
If the box is metal, touch one probe to the box, if you get ~120v the box is grounded, likely by a wire on the back side. Otherwise you touch one probe to the hot side and the other to the neutral side. You should get ~120v. On a multimeter, the orientation of the probes makes no difference.
I hope you answer me but where did you buy your gloves they look comfortable
In my opinion take the time to wrap the wires around the screws don't use the holes in the back