Installing Breakers, Outlets, and Sealing Metal Garage

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @brettleybuilt
    @brettleybuilt  Год назад

    Check out more Metal Garage videos here:
    ruclips.net/p/PLLeTRuTziDk6iU3eXPWaWMI-0D6C5LRui

  • @ermesarredondo2528
    @ermesarredondo2528 2 года назад +2

    Really want to see the finsh I'm excited cuz I'm building a shop pretty soon

  • @uncleputz2033
    @uncleputz2033 2 года назад +6

    You can always pull the breaker out of the panel box once you have your wire length figured out and stripped, put the wire in and secure it to the breaker, then put the breaker back in the panel box

  • @jordanpiesmith
    @jordanpiesmith 2 года назад +2

    This is why I opted to get a panel with a main breaker in it, instead of a lug panel

  • @rosanadancel7225
    @rosanadancel7225 Год назад

    Thank you very much.

  • @davidbruce5377
    @davidbruce5377 Год назад

    Good stuff! I'm planning a supply to a duplex cottage this summer 200amp main - 100amp sub - 50 sub.

  • @markok5499
    @markok5499 2 года назад +1

    Great work!

  • @micmike
    @micmike 2 года назад

    Thanks for the lesson

  • @jakeschisler7525
    @jakeschisler7525 2 года назад +1

    I bought a house in Missouri and had an inspection done. He found that all the circuit breakers were 30 amps. So before we moved in had our realtor let a electric contractor in to check every outlet and change the circuit breakers to the right size. He put in many new and correct receptacles for the different areas that needed to be up to code. It cost a little money but it made everything correct for us. Why do people put some outlets with the ground hole up instead with them on the bottom. Each room they are different. In the building they are different also. Still trying to hire an electrician to help me with my building to make sure it is done correctly. Since I don't know to much about electricity and the correct way to run new wires. I have older industrial lights that are wired in that I would like removed and just have a receptacle added which I can hang lights to run off a switch.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      The theory with the ground at the top is that if something falls down on the plug, it will contact the ground first. I don't really know why people think that makes a big difference. I put the ground down
      because I think it looks better. My next video coming out tomorrow will cover all of your questions. Feel free to reach out if anything isn't answered in the video.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      You can uninstall the industrial lights and put in outlets using the existing wires, but you may need to change out the electrical boxes depending on what type they are. Check the amperage of the breaker to the circuit and make sure you use the proper outlets.

  • @bennymario5876
    @bennymario5876 Год назад

    Nice video

  • @clintbrown4691
    @clintbrown4691 2 года назад

    I may be mistaken but check code, over 60 amp sub panel requires a separate ground rod and ground wire

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      Not in my area.

    • @clintbrown4691
      @clintbrown4691 2 года назад

      @@brettleybuilt that's good I've built from CA to PA So many codes..... looking good keep up the videos.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      @@clintbrown4691 Thanks! I wasn't sure about the grounding rod either and consulted a few local sources and they all said the same thing.

    • @johndavies2949
      @johndavies2949 Год назад

      Guess your entity didn't adopt the NEC.

  • @richardneal1854
    @richardneal1854 Год назад

    How would you install a new water line to the metal garage with the concrete slab already poured

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  Год назад

      Core drill a hole in the floor nearer to the edge of the building, dig a pit outside of the building as carefully as possible by the hole you drilled, and trench up to the pit. The trench and pit have to be at least 3 feet deep in my area. Install the line and backfill.

  • @billlevassiur5891
    @billlevassiur5891 3 года назад

    Very nice work. Great building.

  • @hamood9247
    @hamood9247 2 года назад

    Hi.. at 25:40 ... you measured both terminals u got 240 v...??but u should get 120 v right...each? Please explain

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      Each hot wire or "leg" is 120 volts. They are 180 degrees out of phase and "work together" to make 240 volts.

  • @warwein6506
    @warwein6506 2 года назад +1

    Did the silicone around the bottom of the building really stop the water intrusion? By the way great building and I love your videos.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      Yes. I need to do around the doors though. The water builds up on the flashing around the door and comes inside when it rains hard.

    • @joetube4you
      @joetube4you Год назад

      @@brettleybuilt What kind of sealant did you use?

  • @whobee8868
    @whobee8868 3 года назад +6

    Yeah no need to wire a hot panel??
    You don’t respect it if you wire the panel hot just because you are comfortable! One slip and that’s all it takes brother. It doesn’t look like your house is that far away to go shut the power off However good job and nice shop just be safe whenever you do electrical work

  • @themikemurdoch
    @themikemurdoch 2 года назад

    How did you get away without doing ground fault on the outlets? I don’t see a ground fault breaker either.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      I just needed power out there at the time. My more recent videos have ground faults installed.

  • @johnlee8123
    @johnlee8123 2 года назад

    Why do you have to have neutral and ground separate in sub panel?

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      They are separated in a sub panel because current flows from the black wire, through the device to be powered, and then through the neutral wire back to the main panel. If the neutrals and grounds were allowed to be on the same bus bars, or the neutrals were connected to the bus bar bonded to the panel, current would be flowing on the ground wire and cause a very dangerous situation.

    • @johnlee8123
      @johnlee8123 2 года назад

      @@brettleybuilt but why does a main panel in the house not have to be separated?

  • @carlosfranco9129
    @carlosfranco9129 2 года назад

    how many 240v outlets can you have with the 50am breaker? you only show doing 1 and at the end I see you have 2.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      One 240 volt outlet per 50 amp breaker. There are two 50 amp breakers in the panel, each one powering 1 240 volt outlet.

    • @carlosfranco9129
      @carlosfranco9129 2 года назад

      can you run a 240v outlet on a 30 amp breaker for a 20 amp car lift?

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад

      @@carlosfranco9129 I wouldn't. If the specs call for a 20 amp double pole breaker, just us that. Up sizing a breaker won't be a benefit and could damage the lift motor.

  • @williamhicks9905
    @williamhicks9905 Год назад

    why didnt you have a drip edge

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  Год назад

      Where?

    • @williamhicks9905
      @williamhicks9905 Год назад

      @@brettleybuilt on your concrete slab you can put a notched or drip edge on it and the walls go down over the edge and no water can get in

  • @adilakbar3053
    @adilakbar3053 2 года назад

    What is the difference between neutral and ground?

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  2 года назад +1

      A neutral wire is used to complete the circuit where a ground wire is used as a safety measure to carry any unused power to the ground safely. Take a look at my electrical basics video.

  • @68Jaguar420G
    @68Jaguar420G 3 года назад +4

    There are times when an industrial electrician has to work in a hot panel because a section of a plant simply cannot be shut down but even for them it is an unusual circumstance with a lot of risk with associated safety procedures and equipment. Working on a hot panel at home is simply an unnecessary danger no matter how good you are. And to demonstrate it on RUclips is opening yourself up to a civil lawsuit. Somewhere, sometime, someone who doesn't know enough electricity basics and isn't is following your example and instructions closely enough is going to hurt or kill themselves and their family is going to claim it is your fault and sue! Sure it may be a pain going in and out of the house to throw the breaker until you install a local disconnect but the consequences of a mistake are rather more of a pain for everyone in the family.
    Where's the head shake emoji?

  • @DieselRamcharger
    @DieselRamcharger Год назад

    the way versa has you do this is fucked. they spec the pad larger than the building. all the metal building guys out here poor the pad the same size and let the sheet hang down about an inch. zero ingress. of course, its arizona. WTF is rain?

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  Год назад

      I absolutely agree. This will work for us because we didn't want to excavate, but I don't think I would buy one of these buildings again. I used to live in Tucson and I have been trying to get my wife to move out there for a few years now but she says its too hot. She also has never been to Arizona! 95 degrees with 90% humidity in Pennsylvania is worse than 120 degrees in Arizona.

    • @DieselRamcharger
      @DieselRamcharger Год назад

      @@brettleybuilt Oh its real damn hot. But its never cold! I will tell you however. Arizona has changed alot in the past 5 years. Its pretty much los angeles now :(

    • @DieselRamcharger
      @DieselRamcharger Год назад +1

      @@brettleybuilt Im originally from Va Beach. I miss the trees! :)

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  Год назад

      @@DieselRamcharger I was stationed on the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, Virginia when I was in the Navy. We used to hang out in Virginia Beach a lot. Nice place.

    • @brettleybuilt
      @brettleybuilt  Год назад

      @@DieselRamcharger 😥😥😥😥