20 year sparky here and I just referred my son who is entering into trade school to your channel. Man I wish something like this was around back when I started up. Thanks for the videos. They are great!🔥
This is good stuff my man. College professor candidate for sure. You are a great educator. Your delivery style and video editing is top notch. Thank you for your time and effort.
4:20 “fan-cake” 5:01 “fan-brace”; ratings from “csa or ul” 6:30 “duplex receptacle”; 6:50 “not a plug” 6:57 single receptacle for dedicated circuits like frige or washer/dryer/dis washer/disposal 7:23 Gfci recep; “Gfi’s are the same” 8:48 Three-way switch
New homeowner and avid DIYer. Love your videos!! While I'm not in the trade, and I'm not doing anything super complicated, watching your videos has been a great guide for the little things around the house. Mainly adding smart switches and USB receptacles so far. It helps that the previous home owner was a Master Electrician and did a major remodel 5 years ago. I have never seen so many receptacles in a house or such an organzied sub-panel!! 🤣
As an electrician I've never used a fan brace or bar hanger. Always put up a block of wood between the studs or trusses and mounted the box directly to wood. And actually never heard the word "cake" to describe a box. Generally referred to as "pan box" or "fan pan" in my neck of the woods. Good information in this vid! Wish I'd watched something like this before I started my apprenticeship. The thing that got me regarding breakers is my journeyman told me to grab a 120 breaker. So here I am in the van looking for a breaker that says 120 on it. I didn't realize by 120 he meant a single pole 20 amp breaker. Felt kinda dumb when he got tired of waiting for me and just came out and grabbed one himself. But I learned fast!
Using the metal braces would allow you to make a smaller or no extra hole when mounting then saving you or the owner drywall work. But a wood brace between joists is just as secure too.
Im going from commercial work up in Maine to Residential work down in Florida and let me tell you how grateful I am for your plethora of knowledge and ability to share it! From all the greenies like me, THANK YOU! ⚡️
Forty years as a commercial electrician and yes a receptacle is normally called a plug. What plugs into it is a cord cap. If you go to an electrical supply house and ask for a box of 20 amp plugs they are going to give you receptacles. If you want cord caps that's what you ask for but never plugs if you want cord caps. Over the years I've had dozens of apprentices and I prefer they know nothing so they can be trained properly rather than thinking they know how to do things. One night a week of school to do the code work and five days a week to learn what each piece of material is called, how to bend pipe, how to make joints and so on. Training is now up to five years and many apprentices need every bit of it.
I’m a licensed Electrician. But, I love watching these videos. Good as a reminder. But, something I’ve learned in this trade is that YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING! 💪 Thinking about being a Sparky? I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend it. I love what I do. Take care y’all!
I would no for anything trade off the knowledge that has come to me through this trade . I repair things all the time that others have deemed. “ dead “.
I really like your videos. I'm almost done with Sparky school. Before I enrolled I worked with an old master for 2 years and he use to give me whole supplier magazines to read and memorize. You're one of the only electricians I trust to watch on youtube. I am in Chicago so we have grounded systems via conduit or BX or MX with only metal boxes. Thanks for being correct and through. Besides SparkyChannel you are THE youtube source for correct sparky knowledge.
1st year apprentice here. glad i came here love the videos. I know about most of this stuff already but it's just nice to keep ramming the info into my brain.
Dude. I did electrical for a little over 2 years, and granted I didn't do residential, the way you just explained a 3 way switch just made it make sense to me in a way I understand it 100% now
I watched your videos for a good while like two years ago and today I just submitted my application for a apprentice license watching electricians at my current job is so fascinating and I decided finally take that step i want to be a electrician
If you only knew how much this video has helped me! I am trying to make sure our mobile home is safe for us to put sheetrock up and for us to finish remodeling it. Last year on this same day we had a total Destruction when a mobile home house fire! We had no insurance on the home and lost everything, we are having to start over and like I said it's been one year today and we still do not have a home that we can move into. I've got to make sure I'm going to be okay with 14-2 wire that runs through the majority of the switches and receptacles throughout the mobile home!? I could sit here and go on and on and on but there is actually a video on my channel to where you can see what I'm working with. But thank you so much for this video I wish I had a way to talk to you one-on-one because I have a whole lot of questions as you can imagine lol I am a truck driver and I'm only getting to work on this mobile home on Saturdays and half of Sundays so that's why it is taking so long! We are in upstate South Carolina!
My favorite was a homeowner called about hallway lights out. I came and the first switch I pulled out was a duplex, with a traveler attached to the ground screw. He swore up and down that no one had been working on it.
youd be surprised. if its a 3way it couldve been improperly wired for years. sometimes one switch gets preferentially and in old houses the crazy never stops coming🤣
Thanks, im starting a new job at an electrical distributor and wanted to get to know some products before my first day and this has helped with the names of things
I know.. later video.. buuutt.. Staples. Conflict I have is when you do a remodel situation.. you don't nail the wires. I feel the staples are there just for keeping the drywall screws and the cables tamed while mounting drywall
Hey man! The quality of your newer videos are awesome -- I like the camera angles and close-ups, as well as the electrical graphics and sounds...stuff that seems basic is enjoyable to watch. Thank you
I also work in Canada. I dont know about you but ive never seen those nail on plastic boxes. Every box ive ever installed were metal and screwed in from the side except for exterior walls where we use plastic boxes similar to the nail on ones with an urethane seal where the cable enters the box. Or else we just wrap vapor barrier around the metal box and poke the cavles through that.
Great basic information. Should save hourly employees at Lowe's, Home Depot and other big box stores from misdirecting consumers to something that doesn't meet their needs, if you can even find someone in the electrical department to help. Thanks Dustin!
I'm from Canada and we rarely ever use plastic boxes. The only time I've ever seen them is people who do subdivisions. I have used them when a home is being spray foamed to avoid spray foam filling the box. It's crazy how many things are different between the states and Canada.
If you ask your supplier for car flex and they don’t know what your talking about, its trade term is liquid tight flexible non-metallic conduit. If they still don’t know, get better suppliers.
Call it (whatever)tight . If the guy you are talking to doesnt know what it is , go find it your self . You'll be finished installing it before glazed-over guy blinks back into reality .
Thanks Electrician U for breaking down this for those of us that are not up to speed with the current materials. Please keep doing what your doing with these videos. For myself, It really helps that your breaking down everything to stupid level. Sorry an old term from my ARMY days. But seriously this really helps. Thanks Again!!!!
@@alexisperales1778 Watch as many videos as you can, study your notes 2 hours a day at least 4 days a week, ask your master Electrician or Journeyman that you know any questions to help you learn more, get close with your classmates to build bonds (as cheesy as that sounds haha) and connections and to hear different experiences and perspectives in the trade, get in shape, and just enjoy the learning experience overall. These are all of my anecdotal suggestions, hope that they helped you somehow lol
Hey @ken kaneki, idk if you’ll see this comment but how is that journey going? Is being an electrician hard. I’m 19 and thinking of ditching school and going to be an electrician, but I’m worried. Is residential electrician work hard and super physically demanding. I’m not the biggest or toughest guy but I’m not a wuss either, but I do wanna know how taxing it is on the body.
@@antoniorodriguez162 It's definitely taxing on the body but it gives you a feeling of accomplishment by the end of the day. Definitely aim to get your GED, if you haven't already. Depending on your skill level you could be making anywhere between $8-20 an hour.
Boxes: In Texas many people call this New work vs Old work. New work (nail in) is for new construction. Old work (pop in) is for existing construction.
The paddle switch in New York City is called a rocket switch made by Decora I put them in 1979 people's rich houses they wanted the front door knee height so when they walked in with packages they can hit the Rockets switch with their knee
Us old sparkies call the pop in boxes old work. Have to watch luminare weight when using ceiling pop in boxes. Seen them pull out if sheetrock ceilings. Thanks for another great vid.
Where I live in Asia a single pole switch is called a 1 way switch, a three way switch is called a 2 way switch and intermediate switches are called just that. You always count the number of connections on the switch to figure out which type it is.
Switches carry two ratings; one for resistive loads and another for inductive loads. The lesser rating should be observed for supplying florescent lights or motor loads.
Since I became a apprentice this my go to vids. my foreman think I be showing off lol . Just getting ahead and staying in the know. thanks bro. Keep up the vids
Very helpful video. I'm preparing for the CKBD Exam (Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer) through NKBA. Just so home owners know, the knowledge we need to be familiar with, so we can help remodel Kitchens and Bathrooms also includes basics of MEP and HVAC. But some of us go above and beyond just basics. I recommend this video as a great learning tool for Designers.
"Hactually" a 3-way switch is a single-pole switch as well. It's just a double-throw. The single-pole light switch you showed is a single-pole/single-throw switch. The 3-way is a single-pole/double-throw and a 4-way switch is a double-pole/double-throw switch even though the power only operates on a single pole or circuit; it is double-pole because it switches between two possible circuit paths within a multi-switch circuit.
Dustin one bar hanger box you failed to mention was the one you buy for fans which spin between joist I’m sure you used them in jobs between 1st and 2nd floors and for old work (they hold a lot of weight ) one sparky to another love your videos !
In Britain we call it a 2 way switch instead of a 3 way switch. Not because of the fact that you can switch the light in from two different locations - but due to the fact that the switch itself allows for continuity of only 2 different ways.
I'm a machinist but knowing about the details of the electrical trade is very helpful, because I've found your channel I can get some things done in my workshop and house without hiring someone, thank you!!
Michael Moran that can be good or bad, however, I believe he makes these videos for future electricians, such as apprentices, ETs, not for homeowners to “do” their own electrical work. I’m sure you know electrical work isn’t like mechanical work, if you mess up you could die or cause a fire.
Theres a reason someone has to have 4 years of training to call himself an electrician. Its worth knowing Insurance wont cover fire damage that results from unskilled labor. Also electricity kills. While you might survive, realize the guy after you using "your work" might not. I suggest you hire someone, a Licensed someone. Because you can't afford the cost it things go wrong.
I enjoy resi work, alot of guys complain about it, but we do good with it in Houston. Dont get me wrong, ALOT more money in commercial/industrial, but I enjoy the resi side.
These videos are great man I've been watching your shit for years and finally got offered a full apprenticeship. One of the hardest things to find is just basic materials, theirs almost no books or videos like these that name and explain basic materials. Awesome work dude, hope you make some more like these explaining more basic materials.
Here in Colorado ... we can not thread carflex connectors into bell boxes ... because they are not NPT threads ... you have to use a PVC box, with a female Adapter.
@@slump6982 its definitely worth being excited about! This job is amazing, you use your head a lot which is awesome after doing carpentry and othe laborious jobs.
@@VoltsAnBolts did you go to school first? im having a tough time getting hired by someone rn everyone wants people with at least a couple of years experience and i have hardly any.
At 16:05 ... with the style of some extension cords (especially the 90° angle where the cable drops off at the male plug end) it’s difficult to install two at once at the duplex receptacle. Just a pet peeve.
Just came back from HomeDepot, they only sell the old style compression complers in 1 1/4 size. I had a funny feeling that little metal ring would not be water tight, glad I googled it and found your video confirming they are crap. Amazon will take 5 days to get to me. Lowes will take 3-5 days. Why the heck doesn't anyone stock the raintight fittings!!!!
Your videos are so fabulous! You entertain, you educate and inform, you caution and advise with wit, clarity and very nicely articulated. Thank you for not overusing ‘thought-stall vocal interrupters’ such as um, uh, and the host of other nasties. Much appreciated (and it adds a very professional feeling to your videos).
Interesting part about GFCI's is it's not just about ground faults, it's current flowing anywhere but line and neutral. It'll trip if a small amount of current flows anywhere else. Just so happens ground is the most likely place. It's why you can get away with using them without a ground connection if labelled correctly, not that you want to.
thanks for the video! I noticed most of the listed materials are based on wood studs construction. Can you do another video based on metal stud framing? Also a couple of materials that are super important on that list: nail plates and bushings :)
8:12 - Ok, so, good thing I used these for the receptacle I have in my basement. Side note, I'm actually going to be using them for something VERY important to me: Whole-home wired networking. I have a 48-port switch, and there's gonna be a metric boatload of pop-in boxes all around the house. All 1-gang boxes, no 2, 3, 4, or Gucci Gang boxes.
Electric + Airtightness - Seems to me the direction we are moving is tighter homes, wondering if you've used many electrical products that maintain airtightness. Greedily asking for myself as I am trying to find solutions in my next build for framers/electricians/plumbers. Seems like everyone will play a role. Thanks! Honestly, killer videos.
The company that I work for does all commercial work, but I have used a couple of these things. I have put in in-use enclosures and have used car flex (we call it seal tight.) I wouldn't mind learning more about the residential side of things because even though I'm only a first year apprentice, whenever I tell someone what I do, their eyes light up and I always have them asking me questions. I have even had a few people ask me to do things like put in a fan for them and honestly, it doesn't seem like it would be that difficult, but I'm just not confident enough to take on side work like that.
I always silicone between the building and the box and between the box and the cover and over the knockouts plugs I'm screwing into any unused holes on those bell box/"in-use" cover combos. I've just opened enough of them half filled with water, so I do it every time now. Something to think about for the apprentices...
My dad the electrician turned electrical engineer would crack us in the head if we called a receptacle a "plug" or a "plug in." Love your videos, Dustin.
@@walterdowney9999 REALLY?! Lol. We say Sheetrock WAY more than we say drywall. Even when I typed Sheetrock just now it autocorrected to capitalize the S
Relatively green commercial apprentice here so I could just be wrong. But I've never heard it called carflex before. It's allways sealtight. Also we never call sealitight flex we only call greenfield flex. BUT I've also never seen nonmetallic conduit on one of our jobsites so maybe that's the difference. (Not saying nonmetallic isn't used just that I have yet to encounter or hear of it in my limited experience)
Thank you so much for all your extremely informative videos! Making someone like me who was never allowed to do """"boy"""" stuff growing up actually feel like I might know what's up as I start my journey going into the trades!
My fiancée worked at a nuke and they don't use liquid tight! They use something called boa flex and it uses the same fittings as liquid title and its made if aluminum and it's bronze colored!
Might want to add LVRs. Low voltage Receptacles. Though you are not often using them as an electrician you will find them in many walls. .In the 90s they were called LVRs, but now just Low Voltage Brackets.
I LIKED THIS VIDOE A LOT BECAUSE IT CLARIFIED THE THINGS/QUESTIONS I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT A LIST OF ITEMS MY ELECTRICIAN GAVE ME TP PURCHASE. COOL VIDEO!!
What about 4-way Switches or metal single gang gangable boxes or 4 " sq 1900 boxes with blaster rings. Some boxes have 1/2" and/or 3/4" knockouts for the conduit. Boxes that have knockouts for conduit and Romex
Great help for a first time homeowner. Thank you. So I have a question about wire gauge, I think: can I use the easier to work with 14/2 (bend and twist) or must I use 12/2? I have a 20A breaker that leads to a 15A wall outlet, that wall outlet was extended by the prior owner outside to a new 15A GFCI outlet and continued through some tubes to yet another new 15A GFCI outlet where a water softener is plugged in. The two 15A GFCI outlets outside stopped working (and could not be reset) after an thunderstorm; but everything was fine inside the townhome (breaker not tripped). A. The first guy at Lowe's told me to replace all three outlets with 20A GFCI receptacles. B. The next guy told me to replace the two outlets outside with 15A regular receptacles, and the one in the kitchen with a 15A GFCI. I don't know which guy is right, but I know I also have to change the wire from the kitchen to the first outdoor receptacle because it was frayed and the GFCI tester lit up OPEN NEUTRAL. But what do I replace it with? People throw out terms like 14/2 and 12/2, which I dutifully look up. If I go option B I think I can use 12/2 or 14/2, and I'd like to use 14/2 because I think that is the easier one to bend. Any advice before I look like the the coyote in a Road Runner cartoon? I hope that I won't regret using 15A receptacles, but I hope never to use the receptacles for anything but the water softener again.
You need to speak directly with a real electrician. I am not. But I know enough to tell you that they both are wrong in at least part of what they each told you. One thing I can tell you is all of your wire on a circuit must be rated (including derating if code required) at or above the current rating of the circuit breaker feeding it. So if you have a 20A breaker you must use #12 wire or LARGER like #10. Be safe and best of luck to you.
GFI or GFCI are going away. Where I live in PA, you now have to use GFI breakers only. They no longer allow the GFI device and only allow breakers so that if the GFI trips, you know it's in the panel and can find the location. I wish code was just safety things and not so much about convenience....
To be honest I’m in Canada and that sounds similar to afci breakers why on earth would you only use gfci and afci breaker if installed correct it is way safer then gfci and that’s to code for CEC but also why does he not use metal box’s at all looks like he’s cheep metal box’s for plugs and switches and lights to be exact screw the plastic your gonna strip the threads in no time am I the only one thinking this
Dallas; discouraging someone from learning is pretty cold. We are all watching a learning style video and your suggestion to hire someone is the opposite of why we watch these videos.
have you seen the NEC code book? that may be more of a personal research rather than heard in a video. would recommend another channel called "sparky" he references from the NEC quite often.
I don't like using Metal Staples on Romex ! Never have used them and Never Will ! I use the plastic ones with the two small nails for Romex Cables ! Or the ones that are shot from a Staple Gun for 14/2 & 12/2 Romex. For MC or BX Cables I use either 1 hole or 2 hole EMT Straps or Zip Ties, the 1 hole mounting type !
man this corona quarantine has got me up at 2am watching electrician videos. i'm a biologist
B Dill me too I’ve became a master plumber, electrician, carpenter and I have learned how to play the piano.
Groundhog Day
😂😂
Biological Anthropology here lol.. love this stuff.
sucks to live in a communist state
20 year sparky here and I just referred my son who is entering into trade school to your channel. Man I wish something like this was around back when I started up. Thanks for the videos. They are great!🔥
This is good stuff my man. College professor candidate for sure. You are a great educator. Your delivery style and video editing is top notch. Thank you for your time and effort.
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4:20 “fan-cake”
5:01 “fan-brace”; ratings from “csa or ul”
6:30 “duplex receptacle”; 6:50 “not a plug”
6:57 single receptacle for dedicated circuits like frige or washer/dryer/dis washer/disposal
7:23 Gfci recep; “Gfi’s are the same”
8:48 Three-way switch
10:22 called it plug.😂😂
Thank you for being my teacher I learn a lot from you thank you very much
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Thank you for breaking down all the different items needed for electricity. You speak very clearly and easy to understand.
Commercial/industrial apprentice. Ive learned so much in the last 5 years but this stuff? Had no idea. Thank you sir
New homeowner and avid DIYer. Love your videos!! While I'm not in the trade, and I'm not doing anything super complicated, watching your videos has been a great guide for the little things around the house. Mainly adding smart switches and USB receptacles so far.
It helps that the previous home owner was a Master Electrician and did a major remodel 5 years ago. I have never seen so many receptacles in a house or such an organzied sub-panel!! 🤣
As an electrician I've never used a fan brace or bar hanger. Always put up a block of wood between the studs or trusses and mounted the box directly to wood. And actually never heard the word "cake" to describe a box. Generally referred to as "pan box" or "fan pan" in my neck of the woods. Good information in this vid! Wish I'd watched something like this before I started my apprenticeship. The thing that got me regarding breakers is my journeyman told me to grab a 120 breaker. So here I am in the van looking for a breaker that says 120 on it. I didn't realize by 120 he meant a single pole 20 amp breaker. Felt kinda dumb when he got tired of waiting for me and just came out and grabbed one himself. But I learned fast!
Using the metal braces would allow you to make a smaller or no extra hole when mounting then saving you or the owner drywall work. But a wood brace between joists is just as secure too.
Im going from commercial work up in Maine to Residential work down in Florida and let me tell you how grateful I am for your plethora of knowledge and ability to share it! From all the greenies like me, THANK YOU! ⚡️
Here in Ireland (and also in the UK AFAIK) "three way" light switches are actually known as "TWO WAY" light switches.
Forty years as a commercial electrician and yes a receptacle is normally called a plug. What plugs into it is a cord cap. If you go to an electrical supply house and ask for a box of 20 amp plugs they are going to give you receptacles. If you want cord caps that's what you ask for but never plugs if you want cord caps. Over the years I've had dozens of apprentices and I prefer they know nothing so they can be trained properly rather than thinking they know how to do things. One night a week of school to do the code work and five days a week to learn what each piece of material is called, how to bend pipe, how to make joints and so on. Training is now up to five years and many apprentices need every bit of it.
I’m a licensed Electrician. But, I love watching these videos. Good as a reminder. But, something I’ve learned in this trade is that YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING! 💪 Thinking about being a Sparky? I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend it. I love what I do. Take care y’all!
Me too buddy...me too :)
I would no for anything trade off the knowledge that has come to me through this trade . I repair things all the time that others have deemed. “ dead “.
I totally agree. No matter the trade, we are always learning!
True indeed
I start with my first electrical company tomorrow, all new construction residential! Thanks for this great resource!
I really like your videos. I'm almost done with Sparky school. Before I enrolled I worked with an old master for 2 years and he use to give me whole supplier magazines to read and memorize. You're one of the only electricians I trust to watch on youtube. I am in Chicago so we have grounded systems via conduit or BX or MX with only metal boxes. Thanks for being correct and through. Besides SparkyChannel you are THE youtube source for correct sparky knowledge.
This video should be part of the "head-of-the-household indoc training"!
1st year apprentice here. glad i came here love the videos. I know about most of this stuff already but it's just nice to keep ramming the info into my brain.
Dude. I did electrical for a little over 2 years, and granted I didn't do residential, the way you just explained a 3 way switch just made it make sense to me in a way I understand it 100% now
I watched your videos for a good while like two years ago and today I just submitted my application for a apprentice license watching electricians at my current job is so fascinating and I decided finally take that step i want to be a electrician
Did ya make it?
If you only knew how much this video has helped me! I am trying to make sure our mobile home is safe for us to put sheetrock up and for us to finish remodeling it. Last year on this same day we had a total Destruction when a mobile home house fire! We had no insurance on the home and lost everything, we are having to start over and like I said it's been one year today and we still do not have a home that we can move into. I've got to make sure I'm going to be okay with 14-2 wire that runs through the majority of the switches and receptacles throughout the mobile home!? I could sit here and go on and on and on but there is actually a video on my channel to where you can see what I'm working with. But thank you so much for this video I wish I had a way to talk to you one-on-one because I have a whole lot of questions as you can imagine lol I am a truck driver and I'm only getting to work on this mobile home on Saturdays and half of Sundays so that's why it is taking so long! We are in upstate South Carolina!
My favorite was a homeowner called about hallway lights out. I came and the first switch I pulled out was a duplex, with a traveler attached to the ground screw. He swore up and down that no one had been working on it.
youd be surprised. if its a 3way it couldve been improperly wired for years. sometimes one switch gets preferentially and in old houses the crazy never stops coming🤣
@@marmiadayThat's what we call a Todd switch, named after the guy that couldn't get the 3-ways right 😂
I’m starting my residential electrician job tomorrow with no experience wish me luck and the video helped a lot thank you
Thanks, im starting a new job at an electrical distributor and wanted to get to know some products before my first day and this has helped with the names of things
I know.. later video.. buuutt..
Staples. Conflict I have is when you do a remodel situation.. you don't nail the wires.
I feel the staples are there just for keeping the drywall screws and the cables tamed while mounting drywall
I'm so glad you said that... THE STAPLES AREN'T FOR SQUISHING THE WIRE DOWN! They are to keep the cable out of the way of a wayward screw. That's all.
Agreed. It’s a pet peeve of mine when I see people hammer down staples into sheathing. Unnecessary.
If you’re gonna do that, use insulated staples.
a fished wire in a reno is not required to be stapled as far as I know
I have always used insulated staples
Hey man! The quality of your newer videos are awesome -- I like the camera angles and close-ups, as well as the electrical graphics and sounds...stuff that seems basic is enjoyable to watch. Thank you
I’m an Apprentice and I’m really enjoying your content! You are helping so much more than people admit to you! Keep up the awesome work!
I’m an apprentice in Canada, super interesting in the difference between materials
I also work in Canada. I dont know about you but ive never seen those nail on plastic boxes. Every box ive ever installed were metal and screwed in from the side except for exterior walls where we use plastic boxes similar to the nail on ones with an urethane seal where the cable enters the box. Or else we just wrap vapor barrier around the metal box and poke the cavles through that.
thank you so much, this is my second week at an electrician training.
Romex (aka NM)
Staples
NAIL ON BOX (3 is my fav)
Cut-in box (same as nail-in but gets put into sheetrock)
Round nail-on (light fixtures)
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Great basic information. Should save hourly employees at Lowe's, Home Depot and other big box stores from misdirecting consumers to something that doesn't meet their needs, if you can even find someone in the electrical department to help. Thanks Dustin!
I'm from Canada and we rarely ever use plastic boxes. The only time I've ever seen them is people who do subdivisions. I have used them when a home is being spray foamed to avoid spray foam filling the box. It's crazy how many things are different between the states and Canada.
Agreed. I think the building codes are going towards wanting plastic on outside boxes instead of vapour boots.
If you ask your supplier for car flex and they don’t know what your talking about, its trade term is liquid tight flexible non-metallic conduit. If they still don’t know, get better suppliers.
Doc Honest lol
Seal tight is what we call it up here in Iowa
Call it (whatever)tight . If the guy you are talking to doesnt know what it is , go find it your self . You'll be finished installing it before glazed-over guy blinks back into reality .
My coworkers just called it "raintight".
I’m a brand new apprentice I have orientation for ibew local 1 in a couple days and I’m trying to soak up so much knowledge before I start.
Congrats, about to do the same. Lmk how it goes lol
Thanks Electrician U for breaking down this for those of us that are not up to speed with the current materials. Please keep doing what your doing with these videos. For myself, It really helps that your breaking down everything to stupid level. Sorry an old term from my ARMY days. But seriously this really helps. Thanks Again!!!!
I like that he implements the k.i.s.s (keep it simple & stupid)method in explaining as well..this coming from a Army sparky..
Working for electrical supply warehouse so I’m watching this so I could have more knowledge on the products .
You're helping me with my apprenticeship and trade schooling so much lol thanks fam
Any tips for someone barely going into both?
@@alexisperales1778
Watch as many videos as you can, study your notes 2 hours a day at least 4 days a week, ask your master Electrician or Journeyman that you know any questions to help you learn more, get close with your classmates to build bonds (as cheesy as that sounds haha) and connections and to hear different experiences and perspectives in the trade, get in shape, and just enjoy the learning experience overall.
These are all of my anecdotal suggestions, hope that they helped you somehow lol
Hey @ken kaneki, idk if you’ll see this comment but how is that journey going? Is being an electrician hard. I’m 19 and thinking of ditching school and going to be an electrician, but I’m worried. Is residential electrician work hard and super physically demanding. I’m not the biggest or toughest guy but I’m not a wuss either, but I do wanna know how taxing it is on the body.
@@antoniorodriguez162
It's definitely taxing on the body but it gives you a feeling of accomplishment by the end of the day.
Definitely aim to get your GED, if you haven't already.
Depending on your skill level you could be making anywhere between $8-20 an hour.
Boxes: In Texas many people call this New work vs Old work. New work (nail in) is for new construction. Old work (pop in) is for existing construction.
The paddle switch in New York City is called a rocket switch made by Decora I put them in 1979 people's rich houses they wanted the front door knee height so when they walked in with packages they can hit the Rockets switch with their knee
Us old sparkies call the pop in boxes old work. Have to watch luminare weight when using ceiling pop in boxes. Seen them pull out if sheetrock ceilings. Thanks for another great vid.
Where I live in Asia a single pole switch is called a 1 way switch, a three way switch is called a 2 way switch and intermediate switches are called just that. You always count the number of connections on the switch to figure out which type it is.
Switches carry two ratings; one for resistive loads and another for inductive loads. The lesser rating should be observed for supplying florescent lights or motor loads.
You're videos are an amazing help, I'm just starting in the trade and you explain things so easily. Thanks man
Since I became a apprentice this my go to vids. my foreman think I be showing off lol . Just getting ahead and staying in the know. thanks bro. Keep up the vids
Very helpful video. I'm preparing for the CKBD Exam (Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer) through NKBA. Just so home owners know, the knowledge we need to be familiar with, so we can help remodel Kitchens and Bathrooms also includes basics of MEP and HVAC. But some of us go above and beyond just basics. I recommend this video as a great learning tool for Designers.
BTW I'm also a Botany Major, an Interior Designer and Kitchen and Bath Designer........so YA!!
Thanks for this video! I really appreciate the way that you explain things so clearly. Really helps us noobs
"Hactually" a 3-way switch is a single-pole switch as well. It's just a double-throw. The single-pole light switch you showed is a single-pole/single-throw switch. The 3-way is a single-pole/double-throw and a 4-way switch is a double-pole/double-throw switch even though the power only operates on a single pole or circuit; it is double-pole because it switches between two possible circuit paths within a multi-switch circuit.
Dustin one bar hanger box you failed to mention was the one you buy for fans which spin between joist I’m sure you used them in jobs between 1st and 2nd floors and for old work (they hold a lot of
weight ) one sparky to another love your videos !
i have interview today at 11:00 am as apprentice, this video helps me a lot thanks man!!!
How did your interview go?
@@jacksonhowey1901 it was good and quick, but they offer me $15 an hour :(
@@jnazareno2675 too low for your liking?
@@jacksonhowey1901 yeah, its too low... i make more money right now just working in a wear house
Where I work we don’t use fan braces. We cut a 2x4 block and nail it up in between the studs then slap a fancake on there.
In Britain we call it a 2 way switch instead of a 3 way switch. Not because of the fact that you can switch the light in from two different locations - but due to the fact that the switch itself allows for continuity of only 2 different ways.
I'm a machinist but knowing about the details of the electrical trade is very helpful, because I've found your channel I can get some things done in my workshop and house without hiring someone, thank you!!
Michael Moran that can be good or bad, however, I believe he makes these videos for future electricians, such as apprentices, ETs, not for homeowners to “do” their own electrical work. I’m sure you know electrical work isn’t like mechanical work, if you mess up you could die or cause a fire.
Theres a reason someone has to have 4 years of training to call himself an electrician. Its worth knowing Insurance wont cover fire damage that results from unskilled labor. Also electricity kills. While you might survive, realize the guy after you using "your work" might not. I suggest you hire someone, a Licensed someone. Because you can't afford the cost it things go wrong.
Home Depot will show you everything you need to know with there fancy panel diagrams.....
I enjoy resi work, alot of guys complain about it, but we do good with it in Houston. Dont get me wrong, ALOT more money in commercial/industrial, but I enjoy the resi side.
These videos are great man I've been watching your shit for years and finally got offered a full apprenticeship. One of the hardest things to find is just basic materials, theirs almost no books or videos like these that name and explain basic materials. Awesome work dude, hope you make some more like these explaining more basic materials.
Here in Colorado ... we can not thread carflex connectors into bell boxes ... because they are not NPT threads ... you have to use a PVC box, with a female Adapter.
Started my first day today, thank you so much man for these videos! Been a massive help
How was it man ?
@@slump6982 Its been amazing, I was a carpenter and dealt with screaming assholes all day. Electrical work is so much better in every way.
@@VoltsAnBolts That's awesome I'm still in trade school for Electrical but I'm excited based on what alot of people say about the trade
@@slump6982 its definitely worth being excited about! This job is amazing, you use your head a lot which is awesome after doing carpentry and othe laborious jobs.
@@VoltsAnBolts did you go to school first? im having a tough time getting hired by someone rn everyone wants people with at least a couple of years experience and i have hardly any.
All of your videos are very informative. You’re very specific with even the basics.
9:00 fun fact u most likely don't care about: in Italy they're called diverters because they divert power from one wire to the other
Put a decora switch anywhere you might frequently need to turn the light on or off with your hands full, e.g. basement stairs, laundry room.
Great video! Unfortunately learned most of this the hard way while rewiring my house.
I love your channel. It’s great for people like me who are knowledgeable enough to get in trouble with electrical situations. Keep up the great work.
Duuuuude thanks for these videos So essential in my electrical apprentice life. Hopefully one day everything clicks with me
thanks for the info SR IT HELPED ME TO DO MY LIST OF WHAT I NEEDED TO DO THE JOB IN MY HOME
This was great! New home owner here and I've learned a lot from your video. Thank you!
At 16:05 ... with the style of some extension cords (especially the 90° angle where the cable drops off at the male plug end) it’s difficult to install two at once at the duplex receptacle. Just a pet peeve.
Just came back from HomeDepot, they only sell the old style compression complers in 1 1/4 size. I had a funny feeling that little metal ring would not be water tight, glad I googled it and found your video confirming they are crap. Amazon will take 5 days to get to me. Lowes will take 3-5 days. Why the heck doesn't anyone stock the raintight fittings!!!!
@ 2:20- those also go by the name of old work boxes. Great video tho, coming from a 2nd year resident electrician apprentice
Your videos are so fabulous! You entertain, you educate and inform, you caution and advise with wit, clarity and very nicely articulated. Thank you for not overusing ‘thought-stall vocal interrupters’ such as um, uh, and the host of other nasties. Much appreciated (and it adds a very professional feeling to your videos).
Carol Nagata Thank you my friend
Interesting part about GFCI's is it's not just about ground faults, it's current flowing anywhere but line and neutral. It'll trip if a small amount of current flows anywhere else. Just so happens ground is the most likely place. It's why you can get away with using them without a ground connection if labelled correctly, not that you want to.
thanks for the video! I noticed most of the listed materials are based on wood studs construction. Can you do another video based on metal stud framing? Also a couple of materials that are super important on that list: nail plates and bushings :)
Thanks for the video, with COVID-19 causing class cancellations I'm posting your videos in my now "online" classes.
8:12 - Ok, so, good thing I used these for the receptacle I have in my basement. Side note, I'm actually going to be using them for something VERY important to me: Whole-home wired networking. I have a 48-port switch, and there's gonna be a metric boatload of pop-in boxes all around the house. All 1-gang boxes, no 2, 3, 4, or Gucci Gang boxes.
Electric + Airtightness - Seems to me the direction we are moving is tighter homes, wondering if you've used many electrical products that maintain airtightness. Greedily asking for myself as I am trying to find solutions in my next build for framers/electricians/plumbers. Seems like everyone will play a role. Thanks! Honestly, killer videos.
On a in-use cover, do you have to use the adapter and cover for the receptacle?
The company that I work for does all commercial work, but I have used a couple of these things. I have put in in-use enclosures and have used car flex (we call it seal tight.) I wouldn't mind learning more about the residential side of things because even though I'm only a first year apprentice, whenever I tell someone what I do, their eyes light up and I always have them asking me questions. I have even had a few people ask me to do things like put in a fan for them and honestly, it doesn't seem like it would be that difficult, but I'm just not confident enough to take on side work like that.
I always silicone between the building and the box and between the box and the cover and over the knockouts plugs I'm screwing into any unused holes on those bell box/"in-use" cover combos. I've just opened enough of them half filled with water, so I do it every time now. Something to think about for the apprentices...
Ben Osborne you must work for someone because if you owned your own business you would be broke from wasting time.
My dad the electrician turned electrical engineer would crack us in the head if we called a receptacle a "plug" or a "plug in."
Love your videos, Dustin.
Great vid. I could have used this knowledge 35 years ago when I managed an apartment building. Mysteries solved.
I never heard of “pop in”, or “cut in”. We just call them old work in Philly. Everybody really calls everything something different. Lol
Old work here in Columbus Ohio... also never heard it called “sheet rock”... wtf lol
@@walterdowney9999 REALLY?! Lol. We say Sheetrock WAY more than we say drywall. Even when I typed Sheetrock just now it autocorrected to capitalize the S
I've always heard "pop in", but when I want to buy one, old work is the key.
@@Former_Texan yea that’s universal
Relatively green commercial apprentice here so I could just be wrong. But I've never heard it called carflex before. It's allways sealtight. Also we never call sealitight flex we only call greenfield flex. BUT I've also never seen nonmetallic conduit on one of our jobsites so maybe that's the difference. (Not saying nonmetallic isn't used just that I have yet to encounter or hear of it in my limited experience)
Thank you so much for all your extremely informative videos! Making someone like me who was never allowed to do """"boy"""" stuff growing up actually feel like I might know what's up as I start my journey going into the trades!
Good luck
@@weaponsxpert87 Thank you! (:
At 10:22 you call the duplex receptacle a plug. LOL. 16:03 as well.
12:04 I call the one you’re holding liquidtight
We usually call it sealtight. Depends where you're at.
My fiancée worked at a nuke and they don't use liquid tight! They use something called boa flex and it uses the same fittings as liquid title and its made if aluminum and it's bronze colored!
Might want to add LVRs. Low voltage Receptacles. Though you are not often using them as an electrician you will find them in many walls. .In the 90s they were called LVRs, but now just Low Voltage Brackets.
Just starting to try and add/make changes at my house/garage I’m buying! This is GREAT!!!
I LIKED THIS VIDOE A LOT BECAUSE IT CLARIFIED THE THINGS/QUESTIONS I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT A LIST OF ITEMS MY ELECTRICIAN GAVE ME TP PURCHASE. COOL VIDEO!!
Bell Box / FS Box comes with wings to mount to wall. Box should not be drilled / bored out. If you do then they are no longer weather proof.
What about 4-way Switches or metal single gang gangable boxes or 4 " sq 1900 boxes with blaster rings. Some boxes have 1/2" and/or 3/4" knockouts for the conduit. Boxes that have knockouts for conduit and Romex
Thanks for taking the time to share this information. Cheers Mate
I've never been able to make the little feet on the Bell box look right I always drill through the back and Caulk
This my favorite Electrician RUclipsr
Great help for a first time homeowner. Thank you. So I have a question about wire gauge, I think: can I use the easier to work with 14/2 (bend and twist) or must I use 12/2? I have a 20A breaker that leads to a 15A wall outlet, that wall outlet was extended by the prior owner outside to a new 15A GFCI outlet and continued through some tubes to yet another new 15A GFCI outlet where a water softener is plugged in. The two 15A GFCI outlets outside stopped working (and could not be reset) after an thunderstorm; but everything was fine inside the townhome (breaker not tripped). A. The first guy at Lowe's told me to replace all three outlets with 20A GFCI receptacles. B. The next guy told me to replace the two outlets outside with 15A regular receptacles, and the one in the kitchen with a 15A GFCI. I don't know which guy is right, but I know I also have to change the wire from the kitchen to the first outdoor receptacle because it was frayed and the GFCI tester lit up OPEN NEUTRAL. But what do I replace it with? People throw out terms like 14/2 and 12/2, which I dutifully look up. If I go option B I think I can use 12/2 or 14/2, and I'd like to use 14/2 because I think that is the easier one to bend. Any advice before I look like the the coyote in a Road Runner cartoon? I hope that I won't regret using 15A receptacles, but I hope never to use the receptacles for anything but the water softener again.
You need to speak directly with a real electrician. I am not. But I know enough to tell you that they both are wrong in at least part of what they each told you. One thing I can tell you is all of your wire on a circuit must be rated (including derating if code required) at or above the current rating of the circuit breaker feeding it. So if you have a 20A breaker you must use #12 wire or LARGER like #10. Be safe and best of luck to you.
Awesome video for our first owner built home!
I like paddle switches and round receptacles.
I learned more then at work
GFI or GFCI are going away. Where I live in PA, you now have to use GFI breakers only. They no longer allow the GFI device and only allow breakers so that if the GFI trips, you know it's in the panel and can find the location. I wish code was just safety things and not so much about convenience....
To be honest I’m in Canada and that sounds similar to afci breakers why on earth would you only use gfci and afci breaker if installed correct it is way safer then gfci and that’s to code for CEC but also why does he not use metal box’s at all looks like he’s cheep metal box’s for plugs and switches and lights to be exact screw the plastic your gonna strip the threads in no time am I the only one thinking this
Great video! I just started my apprenticeship 4 months ago! This video is very informative
Can you talk about the electrical building codes for residential buildings.
Anthony Smith hire a professional.
Dallas; discouraging someone from learning is pretty cold. We are all watching a learning style video and your suggestion to hire someone is the opposite of why we watch these videos.
have you seen the NEC code book? that may be more of a personal research rather than heard in a video. would recommend another channel called "sparky" he references from the NEC quite often.
What should if my lights are still flickering even though I swapped the switch?
Bro this channel is clutch. I'm glued to my laptop.
Thanks for the box break down. I'm adding some shop lights and this was definitely helpful.
I don't like using Metal Staples on Romex ! Never have used them and Never Will ! I use the plastic ones with the two small nails for Romex Cables ! Or the ones that are shot from a Staple Gun for 14/2 & 12/2 Romex. For MC or BX Cables I use either 1 hole or 2 hole EMT Straps or Zip Ties, the 1 hole mounting type !