I saw a trick to driving a ground rod once. You take a soda bottle of water and pour some in the hole as you drive it and it can be done by hand without tools (if you don't hit a rock). :)
Nice sound job done in a professional manner! As you are using aluminum wire to feed I strongly recommend you add Brundy Penetrox or a similar to lugs at panel to prevent inevitable electrolysis created by connecting different metals in an electrical circuit. I always use 12ga in today's world for non-lighting circuits as tools and equipment with motors lasts longer don't overheat as fast and runs at full capacity w/12ga vs 14/ga. Ray Stormont
Great Job. I have that height thing too. When I was young I jumped out of airplanes & repelled from helicopters! It must be that we get smarter as we get older? The 14 gauge and 15a breakers for the lighting is fine. I think the only thing I might have done differently is run all 12 gauge wire and 20a breakers for the receptacles. That would give you more options later.
I'd guess 425 feet. Just did a sub panel in my garage, and the amount of research I did before hand was confusing! Fortunately I have an electrician friend that gave me sound advice and helped me do the shopping for exactly what I needed. Wire is crazy expensive!!!
As LED's do not convert any measurable energy to UV or IR radiation we get lumens for electricty used/consumed, therefore each watt consumed by a LED will be equivalent to about 6 watts for incandescent and 4-5 watts for other type of lighting. (A 50W LED is equal to a 300W incandescent blub and a 250W Halogen bulb etc..) So other than warming food or a tanning machine the use of LED's for lighting is a no-brainer. Ray
You are a brave man to post an electrical install on RUclips. 😆 Nice install. I didn't see any real glaring concerns, though I am just a DIYer myself. Shouldn't there be two ground rods? My understanding is two are required if you can not prove you have a certain resistance with just one. The heights thing is pretty common. As you get older you realize just how mortal you are. My dad started getting hesitant to work at height in his early 50s. I have always had a fear of heights, so hasn't gotten better.
Since this is a sub-panel you should have used a 4 conductor direct burial cable (not 3), all recp.'s should be GFCI protected, an open barn is considered a "damp" location, therefore should have either ran conduit and THHN wire or used UF cable, plastic boxes not rated for damp location either
from a trade input and farming experience. i would have like to have seen metal boxes and more protection for the wires. hate for something cut into them wires.
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I saw a trick to driving a ground rod once. You take a soda bottle of water and pour some in the hole as you drive it and it can be done by hand without tools (if you don't hit a rock). :)
279 feet of wire Just found your channel, but really enjoyed watching the barn build..
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My favorite barn. So inspiring! Your editing is top notch
1120’ of wire, loved the video! Very informative.
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Where is the bushing that goes on the male adapter in the box?
Great job. I'll be using this as reference when I build my barn and I think you used 286 feet of Romex.
Nice sound job done in a professional manner! As you are using aluminum wire to feed I strongly recommend you add Brundy Penetrox or a similar to lugs at panel to prevent inevitable electrolysis created by connecting different metals in an electrical circuit. I always use 12ga in today's world for non-lighting circuits as tools and equipment with motors lasts longer don't overheat as fast and runs at full capacity w/12ga vs 14/ga. Ray Stormont
i saw he did. look on top of the panel in install.
425 ft. Good job!
Thank you
Great Job.
I have that height thing too. When I was young I jumped out of airplanes & repelled from helicopters! It must be that we get smarter as we get older?
The 14 gauge and 15a breakers for the lighting is fine.
I think the only thing I might have done differently is run all 12 gauge wire and 20a breakers for the receptacles. That would give you more options later.
I don't like heights any more either, I'm 76 but at 26 there was no problem . Must be age, I like all your videos, I learn a lot from them. Thanks !!
283 feet. Great video btw!
Thanks 👍
Great video im going to go with 375'
2:44 are you using that without a guard again?
Thanks for sharing
What size is your barn?
I'm the same as I get older I definitely have more issues with heights
Good to know it’s not just me
I'd guess 425 feet. Just did a sub panel in my garage, and the amount of research I did before hand was confusing! Fortunately I have an electrician friend that gave me sound advice and helped me do the shopping for exactly what I needed. Wire is crazy expensive!!!
Well, your work is cleaner than some sparkies that i know..😂
How can you use romex still I was told I had to use Mc cable cause romex doesn’t meet code any more.
As LED's do not convert any measurable energy to UV or IR radiation we get lumens for electricty used/consumed, therefore each watt consumed by a LED will be equivalent to about 6 watts for incandescent and 4-5 watts for other type of lighting. (A 50W LED is equal to a 300W incandescent blub and a 250W Halogen bulb etc..) So other than warming food or a tanning machine the use of LED's for lighting is a no-brainer. Ray
You are a brave man to post an electrical install on RUclips. 😆 Nice install. I didn't see any real glaring concerns, though I am just a DIYer myself. Shouldn't there be two ground rods? My understanding is two are required if you can not prove you have a certain resistance with just one.
The heights thing is pretty common. As you get older you realize just how mortal you are. My dad started getting hesitant to work at height in his early 50s. I have always had a fear of heights, so hasn't gotten better.
Since this is a sub-panel you should have used a 4 conductor direct burial cable (not 3), all recp.'s should be GFCI protected, an open barn is considered a "damp" location, therefore should have either ran conduit and THHN wire or used UF cable, plastic boxes not rated for damp location either
from a trade input and farming experience. i would have like to have seen metal boxes and more protection for the wires. hate for something cut into them wires.
It's probably about 80+ ft from the shop to the barn and about 220 to 280 ft in the barn so about 360ft total
I'm guessing that you used 228' of romex. Looks very nice bud!
I’m getting same way on ladders. lol. Almost 40 yrs.
My guess is 370’ romex
I guess it’s just an age thing!
The best reason that us older guys don't like heights, like we did when we were younger it's called self-preservation.
Haha yes very true
430 Feet. Good episode!
On a sub panel you need 4 wires. You forgot the ground. Make sure that the netural and ground are seperated.
323 of romex and I'd call the shandaler a bird pirch 🤪
279 feet 😊
182 foot
I can't believe there is no ground pulled from the shop (feed panel) to thr barn.
you need to run EMT conduits and metal boxes, the feeder needs to be solid conduit above ground, GFCI everywhere. sorry bud but it's all wrong.
302 FT
350’
225 ft of total wire
442’ is my guess lol
238' Romex
325 ft!
380'
275'
340’ of romex
277❤
325' of wire
345 ft
Winner winner it was 345! Send me an email to info@projectdadlife.com with your shipping info. Thanks for the support
430 ft
385 feet
300'
Getting warm 👍🏻
498 feet of wire
250'
260 feet.
450
I'd say 418'
I'm rewatching the video I may have to change my answer I'll let you know
276 ft
327 ft of wire!
312 feet
50 ft
250
266 ft of romex
385 ft
Im gonna go up on a ladder and say 685' of wire.
305
328 lf.
213 feet
500ft
200 feet of romex
243'
265 feet of romex
515 ft of romex
318 feet of romex
313
This is why you don’t do your own electrical. This is horrible work lol
750’
380’ of romex
292 ft
290 ft