Only critique is that I’d tell the weekend warrior homeowner to make sure they turn off the breaker. Other then that, great video!!! I did this today and it worked perfectly. Wired an outlet plug so I could wall mount a cordless vacuum in a closet for my wife. My wife was very pleased! Thanks!!!
To all you haters.. Load a video of the way "YOU" would do it. and I guarantee someone will say you did something wrong.. stop hating. just give an appreciation to this guy taking some time out of his life to TRY and help people in need. So since you haters do everything by the book. PLEASE load your video.. peace!
I concur, It is high time everyone who has anything negative to say, to just stop and realize that they are a big part of the problems we face in this beautiful world full of peace, love, prosperity and blessings... But only if we all each take personal responsibility to do our part to love one another and speak only encouragement and hope to each other with humility and grace. Humility is a where TRUE Power lives.. It is not true that Pride, arrogance, EGO or any such thing is of any true power nor does that kind of pride do anything to feed and nourish anyone's SOUL.. Wake up everyone, all my dear brothers and sisters.. We are all of the same blood and made in the image of our Creator and LIVING God.. Who Soooo Loved humanity that He gave His only Son to die and accept unimaginable pain and suffering ALL to pay for the consequences of each one of us for our sins and our disregard for magnitude of this Sacrifice born out of an Unimaginable LOVE and Desire to Save each and everyone of us from the horror and pain of a death that is permanent from separation from our only SOURCE of LOVE-Life and Truth that results in a Freedom none has ever been able to even comprehend... All available to each and everyone of US by our choice to simply Trust and believe and receive by FAITH this Amazing Free GIFT.. !!!! Please make that Choice for there is nothing of GREATER IMPORTANCE and Nothing that can even come close to the Value of what He is Offering Us as a Result of His Love....
Haters are nothing more than people that don't have a life and feed off giving negative comments, sort of like a vampire needs blood in order to live. Bad example but you get my point.
I actually have no problem with more experienced electricians who tend to be a finicky bunch complaining he did it wrong. I do how however think that if they are gonna be assholes about pointing out "seven techniques" a "pro" would never us if he doesn't point them out ....some one who does that is probably trying to scare home owners or other construction personal who aren't "experts" form doing a job that takes an hour tops that that same electrician with a high opinion of their skills charges a home owner 300$ for
This whole thread is a bunch of idiots defending someone that will never say thank you!! Why do you feel compelled to do that? Hilarious. And don't defend someone that violated the first cardinal rule - switch the breaker off. It's not hard and takes seconds but this guys thinks of himself so highly or is completely careless enough to ignore that safety tip. Who cares about the tool or which way he tied the wires - the safety is not there and you all need to shut your mouth. Don't condone that - safety is everything and this guy jumped over it.
Thanks for making the video, very helpful. Every professional electrician I've ever come across does wire these things hot, but anyone who is going to RUclips to figure it out SHOULD cut the power. Just my $0.02. Thanks again!!!
Doing this exact project for a neighbor this afternoon and your video was an excellent refresher tutorial. Being an amateur, I won’t work it hot, but I loved watching you do it with the greatest of ease! Thank you!
Great video. I really enjoyed your responses to the comments about you not turning off the power first. I've seen professional electricians work with the power in before and for the DIYer like myself, it's neat to see the skill required for this yet nerve racking at the same time.
This was extremely helpful to me. I never knew the tabs were supposed to be broken off for remodels, but that makes sense. Also, it cleared things up to see that only one of the hot wires is always live. I'm glad folks commented about margin of error in working with live wires for weekend warriors; I was wondering about that and decided to turn the circuit off for that step. I separately looked up how to test for the live wire using a multimeter (200 VAC setting).
Great tutorial! I just added an outlet off a switch. Knowing that I could do that saved me a lot of work to get an outlet where I wanted it. Thank you!!!
@@MAGAMAN So.... Do you mean wrong in an unsafe fashion, or wrong that homeowners are doing electrical work in general? I'd love any helpful hints you could provide to keep me and my family safe.
This video was very helpful when installed an outlet in my bathroom closet. Watching this video gave me the confidence to do it and it works great! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you guys that put stuff on here useful like wiring mechanics how to fix things I am a do it myself person thank you and God Bless keep up the good work
Switch boxes do not ALL contain a neutral ! It’s very common for the feed circuit to come into the light fixture box first. Then, only two wires ( including the ground wire ) are run down to a switch. One wire is “hot” from the light box and the other wire is the “switch leg” return to the light fixture. I’ve had calls where someone has cut holes in their wall, below a switch box, to add a plug, only to find out that it can’t be done because the switch box does not have a neutral wire .
searched YT for a step by step and you are the best. granted I dont have your experience and would turn the circuit breaker off first , but the best by far
Thank you for the video. Was able to place an outlet below a switch at the bottom of our stairs because of your video. Appreciate your time and instruction.
Viewer: If you're not a master electrician, this video does show connections but there are many POTENTIALLY DEADLY safety mistakes. 0:01 Make sure the circuit is off at the breaker box, test that it's off with a voltage tester or multimeter. All through the rest of this: Connect ground to outlet, then neutral then hot. Don't work on anything when there's live power if you don't have to - unlike the second half of this video. Don't bang the switch or outlet back into the box, carefully plan the bends of the wires and snug it in.
@@TheRainman904 If google was held responsible for their content, most of these videos would not exist because they are just wrong. If your power is off, it doesn't matter what order you connect the wires. The real problem is using both the back connector (which you should never use) and the side connector at the same time. They aren't designed as a pass through and can cause problems. The wires should be connected together in the box and the switch should be connected with a pigtail.
Whew!! So many haters below. Why are all these electricians looking at your tutorial? I'm not a pro and I really appreciate you taking the time to make a video. It was just what I was looking for and it really helped me. I did the job easily with your help. Thanks!!!
Great tip about the ears! Thanks! I work with hot wires, too. I work on school clock systems. I couldn't imagine shutting down 300 classroom clocks in the middle of a school day just because I was afraid to hot wire a 110.
nice video I'm a electrician what you need to do is tape it outlet n switch so in the event u work on while hot it will not trip breaker if the outlet hits the box n also you should had pigtailed the hot on switch
I do see the upper switch still had the ears on it. I can see the face plate wasn’t flush to the wall like the lower outlet face plate. “Haste makes Waste”. PS I’m not a hater. Excellent video, it helps me out allot. Keep them coming. 👍🏻👍🏻
I did commercial and industrial wiring for several years and was taught when hooking up the neutral, it's the first to make and last to break. With that being said if the breaker is off it don't make a Damn. Good step by step instructions though. Also had to point out that I see you are using Klein tools which is all I use. The 10-in-1 is a time saver.
@voidenter It is a good idea to turn the power off when working with electricity. I was trained to work with electricity with the power on by my father. I was also trained to never believe the power is “OFF". I do most of my work on live wires because it allows me to find things that can be missed if the power was off. I don't recommend work on live wires unless you were trained.
GEN3 Electric & HVAC old school vs new school. The new guys will never understand what or how we were taught. The new fish get the idea, “if the power is off, I won’t get poped “ while the old ones were” I know I will get poped, but I’m not a damn sissy...
I agree with you. Video is well presented. He probably had someone else turned on and off the power just for the demonstration of the video. This is one of my next project, and he just showed me how to do it. So, I have to thank him when I see him around.
Me: Turn off all power to house to change an outlet. Stil use test to make sure no power within 100' feet. This Guy: Power on, just turn light switch off.
It's been a while since I worked in electrical or checked local codes, but 2 things I noticed that cannot be done in Florida you did in your video. 1) You must have a mechanical connection between grounds. (Center holed wire nut or crimp). 2) You cannot put 2 wires behind 1 screw without use of wire eyes. In most cases we use a pigtail with a wire nut at the union and the other end behind the screw. Other than that I would always make sure you tell people to shut off the breaker before attempting this themselves.. Also if OSHA were to see you do that, well!!!!!! :( Otherwise great video...
Pig tail for another reason. My daughter bought a house and found that kitchen outlets only work when the light was on. You can guess, previous owner replaced the switch and got the hot sides (switch) backward. Had the electrician originally used a pig tail there would have only been two blacks to worry about at that switch.
People watching this should know that once you find the hot wire going in to the switch, turn the power off, then wire then turn back on and test. There is no way people should be wiring with the power still on. I also like to wrap the sides of the receptacle last thing before putting back in the box, it is a metal box and helps, also you can wrap a piece of electrical tape around a wire nut who says you shouldn't, its not there to secure the wires, but helps if you are pushing things in the box, also tug on the wire nut after installing to make sure it is on there
as i was watching this video i asked my self all this time and i didnt have to turn the power off and im like no fucking way and then i saw the comments and i was them if this is professional then i am a master electrician
Electrical tape around wire nut is an awful idea. We get so many service calls where wires are all melt it because someone who is not very skilled use tape to hold the wire nuts on. What they actually did was hold it was connection close enough to create a super hot arc.
Generation 3 Electric well not if you use the correct tape lol. We use 33 and 88 tape wich is rated for high-voltage and will not harm the wires at all! It is used around the wire nut for extra safety just in case the wire nut loosens up and you have bare copper exposed!
I work for a school district, and I've spoken to many electricians about not turning off the circuit breaker. Their answer has been the same. The breaker box at any given site can be hundreds of feet from where the outlet they're working on. It takes too much time. Some have told me they get shocked from time to time. And finally they tell me that they are electricians, they know what they're doing. As for me, I turn the circuit breaker off.
Thanks man!! You just saved me some time! And while I don't (personally) recommend working on live circuits, I can see why that is beneficial in this case, as you had to determine which wire was 'always-hot'. Anyway, thanks again!
@@nomanjones4803 Looks like he wasn't grounded just because the ground wire wasn't attached. since he touched the metal of the switch and the hot at the same time? That would be so easy for someone that doesn't know what they're doing too miss. I'm not a pro and wouldn't trust myself doing that while hot.
Thrift Diving is this legal to do? Like two hots on one screw? By all means I am no electrician. Just bought a house and want to add an outlet below a light switch like this video. I’m pretty handy and like to do this. Just want to make sure not gonna burn the place down lmao
I have no issues with the basics of this video as such, not a hater by any means. Just wanted to note 2 things in particular. 1. It is definitely NOT best practice to have 2 wires under a screw at the switch. 2. Working on live circuits is stupid. Test your wires, mark them and turn the bloody breaker off. An old electrician told me something to keep in mind. "There are old electricians and there are bold electricians. There are no old, bold electricians". If you post something in public, you really have a responsibility to keep it safe for anyone watching it. As I said, not hating on the video, but you should be responsible with regards to safety.
Touches the live wire at 12:30 with one hand while the other hand hovers an inch away from the ground. Dude was literally an inch away from adding his heart to the circuit.
Informative but not a good idea to do this with the power on. Sure, the guy is a pro and knows what he's doing, but the idiots on the internet are likely to get an eye-opening shock when they try this.
I would have measured the height of the other receptacles in the room, as opposed to using the "electrician's hammer" method. No "greenie" or Buchanan crimp on the grounds is a definite fail. It's easy to pick apart another electrician's work, and we do all have our ways of doing things, but I must say that even though working 120v hot is nothing for us, in that situation, there's no way I would be doing that in a RUclips DIY instructional video.
U are brave for working with power on. Good video. I finally figured what u did. U help me figured out why my gcfi outlet only turned on when restroom light switch is turned on. Weird. I didn't know u can tie up all neutral wires and just hook the black wire only to the switch.
Safety, safety, safety, always connected the ground first then the neutral the hot is last, just like a three prong cord the ground in the longest first in last out. Safety, safety, safety.
Only takes mili amps of current to stop a heart. 50,120, 240v doesn't matter, you complete that circuit through your heart. Bye bye. I have seen plenty of electricians work on live circuits, never a good Idea. Its the time you least expect it when it bites you. He probably knows what he is doing, but if someone who doesn't know electricity as well as he does tries what he did, they may not be around to read this post. I suggest Mr gen 3 electric that you post videos showing people how to get the job done and get it done safely. I highly doubt your posting for skilled tradesmen. This is the first video I have seen where the electrician works live and doesn't recommend turning off power at the panel.
You are a lot braver than I would ever be, working with the power on and with 2 hands. No fireworks though with the grounded box. Plus cutting toward you with a knife. Yikes. Very good informative video. It is good to see someone who knows what they are doing and can do it that quickly. Thanks for the info
Yeah, This guy reminds me of someone 'blinking in the dark', they knows what they're doing! Do NOT try this at home...TURN THE POWER OFF FIRST!! This guy has a huge ego. Should have given this disclaimer before and after making this video!
To emphasize what others have said, the NEC requires that all grounding connections be of the mechanical type--typically lug, screw-head or wire nut. The twist-the-ground-wires-together technique shown here may not be able to resist the electromechanical forces that are present during a high-current ground fault, which means the connection could open up before the fault clears, possibly resulting in a disaster. Some solutions are (1) use a green wire nut with a hole at the tip or (2) use a conventional wire nut with a pigtail or (3) run the long ground wire through the switch's terminal screw and then wire nut the end of that wire to the other wire.
Generation 3 Electric I urge you to remove this video and replace it with one that corrects both the wiring method and the failure to remove power. Note that only hobbyists will be viewing this video, not experienced electricians.
hello,well what you suggest is not 100%,if the wireing is #14 g wire,its 20amps outlet ,even in a room with several outlets,there may be one that needs a 20amp for a number of connections that need more total amps,,
You made it look so easy that I actually got excited for a second. Meanwhile my switch has no silver screws, just a gold with a black wire on one side and a green with no wire, and a gold on the other side with one black wire and a black with two black wires. And some white wires and possibly grounds stuffed inside the box. Guess I’ll be continuing to use an extension cord to vacuum my hallway! 😅
Great tutorial, I just built a vanity with an outlet just a little different a few days ago and recorded it, I would surely appreciate some feedback. Thanks keep it up!
YOU may have been trained to work with live wires. maybe you're a lineman. but this isn't infrastructure power plant work. this is you tube residential how to. I don't give a shit how you were trained. kill the power when you work with electricity. I'm a nurse and even I glove up every damn time I give a tetanus shot. it's called being a professional.
Melonheadinbed Giving someone a tetanus shot, even with gloves on is leaps and bounds more dangerous than someone doing a little bit of live work with 110 AC, Because people in a clinic are much more unpredictable than a few bits of wiring; If he were messing with plant work or 3-phase, 220, or some high-current DC, live, now *THAT* could be extremely dangerous. 110AC and Low voltage DC is relatively safe. It would be dangerous if an unskilled person attempted to imitate him. I wouldn't watch a 10 minute video of a nurse giving a tetanus shot, and then expect to administer them safely to other people, either.
be that as it may Dracolith1, you're still missing the point. if I were instructing someone how to give a tetanus shot, I wouldn't discourage them from wearing gloves. so he won't get shocked. I'll give you that. it's still the wrong way. why did he make the video? "hey joe blow. don't flip the breaker before working on electricity". there's no argument you can make to justify your point. his expertise is irrelevant as would a neurosurgeon's while teaching a craniotomy using only a soup spoon.
Melonheadinbed It's not a problem. It takes a long time to turn of the power if it;s something as simple as this there's no need just know what you're doing. I put in new feeders to the panel with main breaker still on.
One thing I was always taught, is when your working on electrical issues, you ALWAYS kill the power at the breaker FIRST! Then it's safe to now work on your electrical outlets and switches.
why was it okay to wire the new outlet to the switch without turning off the electricity? I understand you needed to know which wire was hot, but is there a safer way to do this? Could you have been electrocuted?
You seem like you know what you're doing until I saw you turn the light off and then on reveling the fact that you're working with live wire. Even if you know what you're doing you ignore the margin for human error. There are a number of unexpected things that could happen. Do what you do, but when you make a video for educational purposes you need to teach the important things with it. Remember that if someone came here to learn, then their margin for error is much higher. Off your lesson they will be working with live wire.
Need to identify and remove the load wire which is feeding the outlet, (typically black) and tap into the power feed with a pigtail. Note that you could potentially overload a circuit if using high amperage loads plugged in at the outlet with the lights on
How did the hot side, not shock the hell out of him, when he loosened the hot side screw with his bare fingers? (he had just checked it to make sure which one was hot- then it did not even shock him when he touched it? Confused!)
SCOTTY LMBOBOY If you don't bring a low level circuit to a close state it won't shock you. He's not touching anything else so he's not closing the circuit.
I was trying to work with circuits hot. It is a good idea to turn the power off if you are not trained. Unfortunately it's impossible to test and mark the circuits with the power off.
Well of course there are those who can "do it better" or so they say ☺. My father once said to me that, those who can do, do and those who can not do tell you how to do it. This is a good video for the around the house do-it your-selfer. Thanks
You may get fried if you are working on a damp concrete floor. Always turn the power off. Working on live wires on a wooden ladder if you accidentally touch hot wire can get you knocked off the ladder.
in my area this is bad electric work you cant run two hots to a single screw u would need to pigtail the connection in the junction box so that you only had one wire to the original switch, also why are u working with live electricity
First of all, electricians wire 120V live all the time. If you know what you're doing, it's not hard to not get shocked. "Scary dangerous" to you, but not to him, or anyone watching it that understood everything that was going on. They use their hammer to measure that all the time. How many times do you think electricians put in outlets? Remember, you came to him to learn this stuff.
+Dewayne Maiden I disagree. Try touching a live wire while standing on the floor (being grounded). The current will happily pass through your body into the ground and fry you. You don't get shocked when you are off the ground (just like birds that sit on power lines) or have a very good insulation, like thick rubber boots or something. This guy touches the live wire without even mentioning the implications that can happen if you are grounded. One will watch the video and think it is OK to touch live wires and will get killed.This video should be removed from youtube for safety reasons.
@Terry. The ground pin should be in the down position for a vertically installed outlet. I'll have to check the NEC, but I believe that the shear-off situation you described is part of the design of the North American outlet. The ground pin would be the last part of the plug to disconnect from the outlet, giving an arcing hot one last safe path to ground. If an arc DOES occur, you want it to take the safest, shortest path to ground so it trips the breaker (or GFCI, or AFCI).
Keep on posting please. It helps me a lot. I wish you demonstrate the final test after finishing the job. Because I was wondered if the outlet only work when the switch turn on. It would be nice if you plug in a lamp into the new outlet and show it in the video so I have an idea. Other than that, It was an awesome and very thorough video. Thanks
+Tracy Do I recommend you read the other comments before you put this guy on a pedestal. Seriously, are you asking this guy to actually test his work to see if it works? And since you haven't seen it work, you're still gonna say it was an awesome & thorough video. Are you naturally stupid, or do you have to practice?
The fact that he did this with power on means I can sue him for teaching me to do it that way , and was electrocuted!!! Because I touched the hot wire while I was grounded, ooops complete circuit.
Great video,basic and quick, for people like me (no professionals)that we have some doubts about doing this job, about the other people's comments I DON'T know why they watching this video if they can do it better, you got be so stupid to not know that if youre not turn the power off you gonna get fried, the man is showing how he's doing it , he's not forcing noboby to do it like him,personally I really appreciated
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Only critique is that I’d tell the weekend warrior homeowner to make sure they turn off the breaker. Other then that, great video!!! I did this today and it worked perfectly. Wired an outlet plug so I could wall mount a cordless vacuum in a closet for my wife. My wife was very pleased! Thanks!!!
Lol. Thats exactly why I'm watching this video to do the same.
To all you haters.. Load a video of the way "YOU" would do it. and I guarantee someone will say you did something wrong.. stop hating. just give an appreciation to this guy taking some time out of his life to TRY and help people in need. So since you haters do everything by the book. PLEASE load your video.. peace!
I concur, It is high time everyone who has anything negative to say, to just stop and realize that they are a big part of the problems we face in this beautiful world full of peace, love, prosperity and blessings... But only if we all each take personal responsibility to do our part to love one another and speak only encouragement and hope to each other with humility and grace. Humility is a where TRUE Power lives.. It is not true that Pride, arrogance, EGO or any such thing is of any true power nor does that kind of pride do anything to feed and nourish anyone's SOUL.. Wake up everyone, all my dear brothers and sisters.. We are all of the same blood and made in the image of our Creator and LIVING God.. Who Soooo Loved humanity that He gave His only Son to die and accept unimaginable pain and suffering ALL to pay for the consequences of each one of us for our sins and our disregard for magnitude of this Sacrifice born out of an Unimaginable LOVE and Desire to Save each and everyone of us from the horror and pain of a death that is permanent from separation from our only SOURCE of LOVE-Life and Truth that results in a Freedom none has ever been able to even comprehend... All available to each and everyone of US by our choice to simply Trust and believe and receive by FAITH this Amazing Free GIFT.. !!!! Please make that Choice for there is nothing of GREATER IMPORTANCE and Nothing that can even come close to the Value of what He is Offering Us as a Result of His Love....
Haters are nothing more than people that don't have a life and feed off giving negative comments, sort of like a vampire needs blood in order to live. Bad example but you get my point.
I actually have no problem with more experienced electricians who tend to be a finicky bunch complaining he did it wrong. I do how however think that if they are gonna be assholes about pointing out "seven techniques" a "pro" would never us if he doesn't point them out ....some one who does that is probably trying to scare home owners or other construction personal who aren't "experts" form doing a job that takes an hour tops that that same electrician with a high opinion of their skills charges a home owner 300$ for
This whole thread is a bunch of idiots defending someone that will never say thank you!! Why do you feel compelled to do that? Hilarious. And don't defend someone that violated the first cardinal rule - switch the breaker off. It's not hard and takes seconds but this guys thinks of himself so highly or is completely careless enough to ignore that safety tip. Who cares about the tool or which way he tied the wires - the safety is not there and you all need to shut your mouth. Don't condone that - safety is everything and this guy jumped over it.
Yes but if you don't teach people watching this safety then you should be hated on. Turning off power takes no time and it is WAY safer.
Thanks for making the video, very helpful. Every professional electrician I've ever come across does wire these things hot, but anyone who is going to RUclips to figure it out SHOULD cut the power. Just my $0.02. Thanks again!!!
Doing this exact project for a neighbor this afternoon and your video was an excellent refresher tutorial. Being an amateur, I won’t work it hot, but I loved watching you do it with the greatest of ease! Thank you!
You did an excellent job explaining this in terms that were easy to understand. This was what I was looking for. Thanks for your help.
Couldn’t have said it better. Really good video.
Great video. I really enjoyed your responses to the comments about you not turning off the power first. I've seen professional electricians work with the power in before and for the DIYer like myself, it's neat to see the skill required for this yet nerve racking at the same time.
Thank you.
This was extremely helpful to me. I never knew the tabs were supposed to be broken off for remodels, but that makes sense. Also, it cleared things up to see that only one of the hot wires is always live. I'm glad folks commented about margin of error in working with live wires for weekend warriors; I was wondering about that and decided to turn the circuit off for that step. I separately looked up how to test for the live wire using a multimeter (200 VAC setting).
Thank you for posting this. It really worked out well. Outlet tester says it's a-okay. Couldn't be happier with the results.
Great tutorial! I just added an outlet off a switch. Knowing that I could do that saved me a lot of work to get an outlet where I wanted it. Thank you!!!
Very well done. Exactly what I needed to get me over the hump on my project. Thanks so much.
Actually it is very wrong.
@@MAGAMAN So.... Do you mean wrong in an unsafe fashion, or wrong that homeowners are doing electrical work in general? I'd love any helpful hints you could provide to keep me and my family safe.
This video was very helpful when installed an outlet in my bathroom closet. Watching this video gave me the confidence to do it and it works great! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you guys that put stuff on here useful like wiring mechanics how to fix things I am a do it myself person thank you and God Bless keep up the good work
Switch boxes do not ALL contain a neutral ! It’s very common for the feed circuit to come into the light fixture box first. Then, only two wires ( including the ground wire ) are run down to a switch. One wire is “hot” from the light box and the other wire is the “switch leg” return to the light fixture. I’ve had calls where someone has cut holes in their wall, below a switch box, to add a plug, only to find out that it can’t be done because the switch box does not have a neutral wire .
I never knew about the removable tabs with the old work boxes. Mind blown!
nor did i!
searched YT for a step by step and you are the best. granted I dont have your experience and would turn the circuit breaker off first , but the best by far
Thank you for your video which by the way helped me a lot. I added an electrical outlet in a closet from a light switch and everything went flawless.
Just sayin' your snazzy little flip/twril at the beginning made my day!
You are brave working with live wires like that.
After getting a bite a few time I always shut off the power.
Thank you for the video. Was able to place an outlet below a switch at the bottom of our stairs because of your video. Appreciate your time and instruction.
Does the outlet work on a full time basis or only when the switch is turned on? Thanks
Thanks for the video. I appreciated the slow, step-by-step instructions. Exactly what I needed to do.
Damn! Moving fast and not touching 2 wires!
I move so slow when its hot. Good job not shocking yourself.
When turning off breakers to find the right circuit, plug a radio in loud. When you snap the right breaker the radio shuts off !
D. Cole that would be hard to do for a light switch, which is the power source he used
But good info for tying in to an existing outlet
or in this case, simply turn the lights on, and if they turn off you have tripped the right breaker.
Brilliant.
Seth Jefferies or the washer...(ha ha ha ha...)
Thank you
This was exactly what I was looking for. Your video gave me the confidence to do this. It was as easy as shown.
This video helped me more than any other I've seen so far. Thanks for posting!
Viewer: If you're not a master electrician, this video does show connections but there are many POTENTIALLY DEADLY safety mistakes. 0:01 Make sure the circuit is off at the breaker box, test that it's off with a voltage tester or multimeter. All through the rest of this: Connect ground to outlet, then neutral then hot. Don't work on anything when there's live power if you don't have to - unlike the second half of this video. Don't bang the switch or outlet back into the box, carefully plan the bends of the wires and snug it in.
I 1200% agree. this guy should not be doing tutorials.
@@TheRainman904 If google was held responsible for their content, most of these videos would not exist because they are just wrong. If your power is off, it doesn't matter what order you connect the wires. The real problem is using both the back connector (which you should never use) and the side connector at the same time. They aren't designed as a pass through and can cause problems. The wires should be connected together in the box and the switch should be connected with a pigtail.
As a DIY'er, this video made me soooo nervous. Dude did a really good job, exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you.
Whew!! So many haters below. Why are all these electricians looking at your tutorial? I'm not a pro and I really appreciate you taking the time to make a video. It was just what I was looking for and it really helped me. I did the job easily with your help. Thanks!!!
Great tip about the ears! Thanks! I work with hot wires, too. I work on school clock systems. I couldn't imagine shutting down 300 classroom clocks in the middle of a school day just because I was afraid to hot wire a 110.
nice video I'm a electrician what you need to do is tape it outlet n switch so in the event u work on while hot it will not trip breaker if the outlet hits the box n also you should had pigtailed the hot on switch
Hard to do with non metallic boxes.
I've never seen a 1080p video so 240. But thanks,. Much help! ;-)
Excellent vid! I learned how to wire the receptacle off the switch. Thank you very much.
I do see the upper switch still had the ears on it. I can see the face plate wasn’t flush to the wall like the lower outlet face plate. “Haste makes Waste”. PS I’m not a hater. Excellent video, it helps me out allot. Keep them coming. 👍🏻👍🏻
I did commercial and industrial wiring for several years and was taught when hooking up the neutral, it's the first to make and last to break. With that being said if the breaker is off it don't make a Damn. Good step by step instructions though. Also had to point out that I see you are using Klein tools which is all I use. The 10-in-1 is a time saver.
You did commercial wiring for several years and didn't notice everything he did wrong in this video?
@voidenter It is a good idea to turn the power off when working with electricity. I was trained to work with electricity with the power on by my father. I was also trained to never believe the power is “OFF". I do most of my work on live wires because it allows me to find things that can be missed if the power was off. I don't recommend work on live wires unless you were trained.
GEN3 Electric & HVAC old school vs new school. The new guys will never understand what or how we were taught. The new fish get the idea, “if the power is off, I won’t get poped “ while the old ones were” I know I will get poped, but I’m not a damn sissy...
You know several you did in the video are code violations, right?
A life saver bro !! Your experience very much so appreciated !!
I agree with you. Video is well presented. He probably had someone else turned on and off the power just for the demonstration of the video. This is one of my next project, and he just showed me how to do it. So, I have to thank him when I see him around.
Me: Turn off all power to house to change an outlet. Stil use test to make sure no power within 100' feet.
This Guy: Power on, just turn light switch off.
It's been a while since I worked in electrical or checked local codes, but 2 things I noticed that cannot be done in Florida you did in your video. 1) You must have a mechanical connection between grounds. (Center holed wire nut or crimp). 2) You cannot put 2 wires behind 1 screw without use of wire eyes. In most cases we use a pigtail with a wire nut at the union and the other end behind the screw. Other than that I would always make sure you tell people to shut off the breaker before attempting this themselves.. Also if OSHA were to see you do that, well!!!!!! :( Otherwise great video...
Wouldn't pass here either. No reason NOT to get a couple more wire nuts and pigtail it off of them.
Or a copper crimp for the ground!
Nice to see that not everyone on here is an idiot telling him he did a good job. Scary how many people think this was done well.
Pig tail for another reason. My daughter bought a house and found that kitchen outlets only work when the light was on. You can guess, previous owner replaced the switch and got the hot sides (switch) backward. Had the electrician originally used a pig tail there would have only been two blacks to worry about at that switch.
Thanks for this video. I have been looking for a video that explains it in simple laymen's terms without all the introductions, videos of pets, etc.
Thank You for this video. helped me wired an outlet to a switch!
People watching this should know that once you find the hot wire going in to the switch, turn the power off, then wire then turn back on and test. There is no way people should be wiring with the power still on. I also like to wrap the sides of the receptacle last thing before putting back in the box, it is a metal box and helps, also you can wrap a piece of electrical tape around a wire nut who says you shouldn't, its not there to secure the wires, but helps if you are pushing things in the box, also tug on the wire nut after installing to make sure it is on there
as i was watching this video i asked my self all this time and i didnt have to turn the power off and im like no fucking way and then i saw the comments and i was them if this is professional then i am a master electrician
Electrical tape around wire nut is an awful idea. We get so many service calls where wires are all melt it because someone who is not very skilled use tape to hold the wire nuts on. What they actually did was hold it was connection close enough to create a super hot arc.
Generation 3 Electric well not if you use the correct tape lol. We use 33 and 88 tape wich is rated for high-voltage and will not harm the wires at all! It is used around the wire nut for extra safety just in case the wire nut loosens up and you have bare copper exposed!
I work for a school district, and I've spoken to many electricians about not turning off the circuit breaker. Their answer has been the same. The breaker box at any given site can be hundreds of feet from where the outlet they're working on. It takes too much time. Some have told me they get shocked from time to time. And finally they tell me that they are electricians, they know what they're doing. As for me, I turn the circuit breaker off.
Fausto Rios that's dumb I rarely work live when I do I use insulated tools and take my time
Thanks man!!
You just saved me some time!
And while I don't (personally) recommend working on live circuits, I can see why that is beneficial in this case, as you had to determine which wire was 'always-hot'.
Anyway, thanks again!
Yeh, he could turn power on to find hot wire and back off when he found it
I appreciate your time!for showing this nice and helpful video, if i could give you 2 dums up i would! take care and keep up the good work AMIGO!!!
You can do it with live power, but when you show people how to, cut the power off, or at least mention it
You got electrocuted huh?
Not up to code in 2021
Why didn’t he get electrocuted when he touched the hot terminal?
@@maceo2012 he was not grounded, I worked on live circuits all the time.
@@nomanjones4803 Looks like he wasn't grounded just because the ground wire wasn't attached. since he touched the metal of the switch and the hot at the same time? That would be so easy for someone that doesn't know what they're doing too miss. I'm not a pro and wouldn't trust myself doing that while hot.
Ground first then neutral Then hot
I'm in an electrical wiring class this semester and when I saw him wire the hot first, I was like, "No! The ground first!"
Thrift Diving is this legal to do? Like two hots on one screw? By all means I am no electrician. Just bought a house and want to add an outlet below a light switch like this video. I’m pretty handy and like to do this. Just want to make sure not gonna burn the place down lmao
@@MoparGuy1625 I'm a bricklayer but I say it's perfectly fine!! Lol.
@@MoparGuy1625 technically you would use a double pole switch to do this
It doesn't matter if the power is off there is no problem.
wow you did that whole thing live! Pretty awesome thank you for video.
Thanks, this was a huge help. Power is back on and all good
i followed these instructions explicitly and got badly burned and hospitalized for 3 days
I have no issues with the basics of this video as such, not a hater by any means.
Just wanted to note 2 things in particular.
1. It is definitely NOT best practice to have 2 wires under a screw at the switch.
2. Working on live circuits is stupid. Test your wires, mark them and turn the bloody breaker off.
An old electrician told me something to keep in mind.
"There are old electricians and there are bold electricians. There are no old, bold electricians".
If you post something in public, you really have a responsibility to keep it safe for anyone watching it.
As I said, not hating on the video, but you should be responsible with regards to safety.
This video was so helpful thanks for putting this info out there.
Great video working hot is ok just be safe and some wire strippers would come in handy keep up the good work well explained video
Touches the live wire at 12:30 with one hand while the other hand hovers an inch away from the ground. Dude was literally an inch away from adding his heart to the circuit.
Informative but not a good idea to do this with the power on. Sure, the guy is a pro and knows what he's doing, but the idiots on the internet are likely to get an eye-opening shock when they try this.
@@localdrummerweb certainly will wtf
I would have measured the height of the other receptacles in the room, as opposed to using the "electrician's hammer" method. No "greenie" or Buchanan crimp on the grounds is a definite fail.
It's easy to pick apart another electrician's work, and we do all have our ways of doing things, but I must say that even though working 120v hot is nothing for us, in that situation, there's no way I would be doing that in a RUclips DIY instructional video.
Yeah, I thought not turning off the main was a bad show for those (like me) who don't normally mess with electrics. I wouldn't have done it.
Holy crap, did that with live power? Damn, brave man.. thank you for the video! Appreciate your time..
U are brave for working with power on. Good video. I finally figured what u did. U help me figured out why my gcfi outlet only turned on when restroom light switch is turned on. Weird. I didn't know u can tie up all neutral wires and just hook the black wire only to the switch.
Safety, safety, safety, always connected the ground first then the neutral the hot is last, just like a three prong cord the ground in the longest first in last out. Safety, safety, safety.
Only takes mili amps of current to stop a heart. 50,120, 240v doesn't matter, you complete that circuit through your heart. Bye bye. I have seen plenty of electricians work on live circuits, never a good Idea. Its the time you least expect it when it bites you. He probably knows what he is doing, but if someone who doesn't know electricity as well as he does tries what he did, they may not be around to read this post. I suggest Mr gen 3 electric that you post videos showing people how to get the job done and get it done safely. I highly doubt your posting for skilled tradesmen. This is the first video I have seen where the electrician works live and doesn't recommend turning off power at the panel.
You are a lot braver than I would ever be, working with the power on and with 2 hands. No fireworks though with the grounded box. Plus cutting toward you with a knife. Yikes.
Very good informative video. It is good to see someone who knows what they are doing and can do it that quickly. Thanks for the info
Yeah, This guy reminds me of someone 'blinking in the dark', they knows what they're doing! Do NOT try this at home...TURN THE POWER OFF FIRST!! This guy has a huge ego. Should have given this disclaimer before and after making this video!
The guy who made the video is an idiot and he's going to get someone killed.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your knowledge.
To emphasize what others have said, the NEC requires that all grounding connections be of the mechanical type--typically lug, screw-head or wire nut. The twist-the-ground-wires-together technique shown here may not be able to resist the electromechanical forces that are present during a high-current ground fault, which means the connection could open up before the fault clears, possibly resulting in a disaster. Some solutions are (1) use a green wire nut with a hole at the tip or (2) use a conventional wire nut with a pigtail or (3) run the long ground wire through the switch's terminal screw and then wire nut the end of that wire to the other wire.
You are correct. This video is older then when our state adopted that code. Grounding wire nuts should be used.
Generation 3 Electric I urge you to remove this video and replace it with one that corrects both the wiring method and the failure to remove power. Note that only hobbyists will be viewing this video, not experienced electricians.
There is no way to test the circuit with the power off. Please upload a video reply with update instructions if you feel more info is needed.
Generation 3 Electric One turns off the power after the circuit has been tested. Testing a hot switch is relatively safe.
That is definitely an option. If you feel more comfortable that way by all means turn the power off. It's not the way it is done in the field.
Careful, often times lights use 14 gauge wire and outlets use 12. Doing this will require a 15 amp circuit for the outlet. Know this ahead of time!
hello,well what you suggest is not 100%,if the wireing is #14 g wire,its 20amps outlet ,even in a room with several outlets,there may be one that needs a 20amp for a number of connections that need more total amps,,
Man thank you so much for this video I am in the hospital rn because for some reason my switch arced out and caught me but you did great!
You made it look so easy that I actually got excited for a second. Meanwhile my switch has no silver screws, just a gold with a black wire on one side and a green with no wire, and a gold on the other side with one black wire and a black with two black wires. And some white wires and possibly grounds stuffed inside the box. Guess I’ll be continuing to use an extension cord to vacuum my hallway! 😅
my father lied! This guy made a 14 minute video and lived to tell it! gimme them scissors I'm sticking it in a socket!
I don't think it's legal to gang the wires onto a single terminal, a pigtail would have been a better idea.
I agree. We pigtails everything now. AFCI protection it is making every connection safe.
Generation 3 Electric There is protection in USA with this tiny wires? O_O
+Jules Al yes it is wrong to gang wires on to a single term, so we pig tail off ...
All Americans are good for is watching and complaining. Great video my friend
Great tutorial, I just built a vanity with an outlet just a little different a few days ago and recorded it, I would surely appreciate some feedback. Thanks keep it up!
soooo, all these comments about how this guy did this....and not one person bitching about how he didnt kill the power after determining the hot wire?
I was trained to work on life conductors. You can turn the power off.
YOU may have been trained to work with live wires. maybe you're a lineman. but this isn't infrastructure power plant work. this is you tube residential how to. I don't give a shit how you were trained. kill the power when you work with electricity. I'm a nurse and even I glove up every damn time I give a tetanus shot. it's called being a professional.
Melonheadinbed Giving someone a tetanus shot, even with gloves on is leaps and bounds more dangerous than someone doing a little bit of live work with 110 AC, Because people in a clinic are much more unpredictable than a few bits of wiring; If he were messing with plant work or 3-phase, 220, or some high-current DC, live, now *THAT* could be extremely dangerous. 110AC and Low voltage DC is relatively safe. It would be dangerous if an unskilled person attempted to imitate him. I wouldn't watch a 10 minute video of a nurse giving a tetanus shot, and then expect to administer them safely to other people, either.
be that as it may Dracolith1, you're still missing the point. if I were instructing someone how to give a tetanus shot, I wouldn't discourage them from wearing gloves. so he won't get shocked. I'll give you that. it's still the wrong way. why did he make the video? "hey joe blow. don't flip the breaker before working on electricity". there's no argument you can make to justify your point. his expertise is irrelevant as would a neurosurgeon's while teaching a craniotomy using only a soup spoon.
Melonheadinbed It's not a problem. It takes a long time to turn of the power if it;s something as simple as this there's no need just know what you're doing. I put in new feeders to the panel with main breaker still on.
One thing I was always taught, is when your working on electrical issues, you ALWAYS kill the power at the breaker FIRST! Then it's safe to now work on your electrical outlets and switches.
Make sure you figure out the load wire before cutting that breaker :)
Love the way you work hot. I work hot bc it saves the 4 or 5 trips to the breaker for whatever reason.
Video is exactly what I was looking for to help me out!
why was it okay to wire the new outlet to the switch without turning off the electricity? I understand you needed to know which wire was hot, but is there a safer way to do this? Could you have been electrocuted?
yes
yes, switch the breaker off after finding out which screw is hot & do the wiring without getting electrocuted.
You seem like you know what you're doing until I saw you turn the light off and then on reveling the fact that you're working with live wire. Even if you know what you're doing you ignore the margin for human error. There are a number of unexpected things that could happen. Do what you do, but when you make a video for educational purposes you need to teach the important things with it. Remember that if someone came here to learn, then their margin for error is much higher. Off your lesson they will be working with live wire.
Do you know what a Switch even is? Or does my god.
Are you blind....
thanks this video was helpful in understanding my electrical project
just had to do this at my house. . Thanx for the vid!
See, it's so simple even the boss' son can do it (and a caveman)😬
He is working on this while hot??! Very Dangerous!!
meh. ideal electrical all day long and you get tired or turning circuits off when you know what you're doing
angel pagan I am talking switches and plugs, nothing above 120v...
ahah loved how you showed us the whole process of screwing in the outlet with all the noise.
Excellent vid. I was able to install an outlet thanks to you.
i have a switch which will turn on the light and also send power to an outlet. i need to change it so that the outlet is not dependent on the switch
Did you ever figure out how to do that?
Need to identify and remove the load wire which is feeding the outlet, (typically black) and tap into the power feed with a pigtail. Note that you could potentially overload a circuit if using high amperage loads plugged in at the outlet with the lights on
What about turning off the breaker when working on a circuit!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did the hot side, not shock the hell out of him, when he loosened the hot side screw with his bare fingers? (he had just checked it to make sure which one was hot- then it did not even shock him when he touched it? Confused!)
SCOTTY LMBOBOY
If you don't bring a low level circuit to a close state it won't shock you. He's not touching anything else so he's not closing the circuit.
I was trying to work with circuits hot. It is a good idea to turn the power off if you are not trained. Unfortunately it's impossible to test and mark the circuits with the power off.
Ome LMBO u have to touch both screws
Tim Bits or the hot side of the switch and a ground.. like the electrical box, heating radiator, water pipe ..
Wanted to tell you that a used this video to do a project. I'm not an electrician at all, but got it done ! Thank you
Then you did it wrong. If you were an electrician, you would know how dangerous what he did was. 100% illegal wiring.
Well of course there are those who can "do it better" or so they say ☺. My father once said to me that, those who can do, do and those who can not do tell you how to do it. This is a good video for the around the house do-it your-selfer. Thanks
Danger, danger Will Robinson !
You may get fried if you are working on a damp concrete floor. Always turn the power off. Working on live wires on a wooden ladder if you accidentally touch hot wire can get you knocked off the ladder.
in my area this is bad electric work you cant run two hots to a single screw u would need to pigtail the connection in the junction box so that you only had one wire to the original switch, also why are u working with live electricity
You should put some electri tape arround the oulet or around the ground wiree.
Awesome video, thanks. This is gold.
This is awesome, it's exactly what I was looking for.
Why did I feel the sense of pending doom throughout the video🤷🏻♂️
Exactly how I felt when watching; any second now he’s going to be zapped.
That was scary dangerous. And next time measure the height of the other outlets in the room. Electricians hammer. LOL
First of all, electricians wire 120V live all the time. If you know what you're doing, it's not hard to not get shocked. "Scary dangerous" to you, but not to him, or anyone watching it that understood everything that was going on. They use their hammer to measure that all the time. How many times do you think electricians put in outlets? Remember, you came to him to learn this stuff.
Very impressive do it yourself video. Thanks. God bless you for your sharing knowledge
My toxic trait is thinking I can do this as fast as you did. 😂😂 good tutorial. This was just what I was looking for
You forgot to show us how you splice the wire
Did you touch the hot terminal at 12:25 or I am missing something?
+Dewayne Maiden I disagree. Try touching a live wire while standing on the floor (being grounded). The current will happily pass through your body into the ground and fry you. You don't get shocked when you are off the ground (just like birds that sit on power lines) or have a very good insulation, like thick rubber boots or something.
This guy touches the live wire without even mentioning the implications that can happen if you are grounded. One will watch the video and think it is OK to touch live wires and will get killed.This video should be removed from youtube for safety reasons.
Not a big deal touching 120 directly (just black wire) electric orgasm
@Terry. The ground pin should be in the down position for a vertically installed outlet. I'll have to check the NEC, but I believe that the shear-off situation you described is part of the design of the North American outlet. The ground pin would be the last part of the plug to disconnect from the outlet, giving an arcing hot one last safe path to ground. If an arc DOES occur, you want it to take the safest, shortest path to ground so it trips the breaker (or GFCI, or AFCI).
Keep on posting please. It helps me a lot. I wish you demonstrate the final test after finishing the job. Because I was wondered if the outlet only work when the switch turn on. It would be nice if you plug in a lamp into the new outlet and show it in the video so I have an idea. Other than that, It was an awesome and very thorough video. Thanks
+Tracy Do I recommend you read the other comments before you put this guy on a pedestal.
Seriously, are you asking this guy to actually test his work to see if it works? And since you
haven't seen it work, you're still gonna say it was an awesome & thorough video.
Are you naturally stupid, or do you have to practice?
pretty scary how some so-called professionals work.
+Jeff Moss It's even scarier that some of these people are following his lead.
The fact that he did this with power on means I can sue him for teaching me to do it that way , and was electrocuted!!!
Because I touched the hot wire while I was grounded, ooops complete circuit.
swbrost he's not teaching YOU how to do it....he's simply recording how HE does it.
isn't I'll show or I'll teach you the same?
no. it isn't
amirijaz I knew it!
Great video,basic and quick, for people like me (no professionals)that we have some doubts about doing this job, about the other people's comments I DON'T know why they watching this video if they can do it better, you got be so stupid to not know that if youre not turn the power off you gonna get fried, the man is showing how he's doing it , he's not forcing noboby to do it like him,personally I really appreciated
This video was very helpful to me 👍🏼