I'm 73. Electrician all my life. I've worked with guys. That couldn't keep up with you. Wish we had more workers like you

Please put the dead front on before you turn new breakers on for the first time. Arc flash is a nasty burn and can leave permanent spots in your vision. I'm way more worried about getting my skin and eyes burned than I am getting shocked. But amazing job. Cutting the conduits with the feeders still inside is a great skill to have!

That was amazing work, Lexi! What a dramatic improvement!

Love the detail and the work you put into this video. New panel looks awesome!

You are a warrior, and are too good for this type of cheap customer. Hopefully you got a good amount for your extra great work!🌿🌸

@mycatsballs8195

2 ай бұрын

People like you is why “snobs” exist

Cutting those pipes with a hackzall is like playing with fire. I’ve nicked the wires too many times. I’ve found sometimes you can slip a 1/2 piece of emt inside bigger pipes or use a copper tube cutter. Both of these have been golden for cutting pipe with wires in it.

@jonnybergin7711

5 ай бұрын

Klein Tools has a hand conduit cutter looks the same like plumbers have their copper tube cutters. it is up to 1" diam. Nice tool and it even cuts RMC

@SuperBlobsterMan

5 ай бұрын

Cut a piece of PVC in half length wise, than slide it down the conduit. Adjust it around as you GENTLY cut.

@Oldhogleg

4 ай бұрын

​@@jonnybergin7711 Got one of those my self years ago, well worth the money!

@garbo8962

4 ай бұрын

Problem with tubing cutters they always leave a turned in rough circular edge that is very hard to remove from empty steel EMT. Would have pulled conduit back to coupling then cut the empty conduit & debur the edges. Have used the old panel in place and used it as a splice box to feed new panel.

@mikef6879

4 ай бұрын

Just get a deburring tool. Small curved blade on a handle that rotates as you work it around. Still a chore but better than the alternatives

Nice job. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

What an improvement! Awesome work, Lexi!

Wow. Gorgeous panel installation Lexi. Bravo.

Outstanding work! Just look at that finished panel. 😍

Your work is outstanding!!! Keep it going love tour videos. 👍👍👍

Would of loved to get an "IR" scan of that panel while it was hot, & with all the loads fired up! Just to see all the hot spots from those loose wires. 🔥🔥

I was going to say no more than 4hrs so good job I would tell my guys that’s all the time they would have, and I’m glad that you explained the main breaker change to main lugs and how your bonding was not right

Love your work and doing with your nails, amazing!!

Amazing job here Lexi thanks for fliming the video of this

Perfect job and and it looks absolutly professional

Y’all f’ing ridiculous saying it took 8 hours. lol, it would take me a week then I would give up and call Lexi to finish.

@keirgaming

5 ай бұрын

100% true I do the same thing

@AllenRussell-qb3qo

4 ай бұрын

Cuz you're not a man. 🤡

@AllenRussell-qb3qo

4 ай бұрын

​@@keirgamingmorons.

@xsbiggy6349

4 ай бұрын

Honestly shouldn't take more than a few hours.

@cameroncrider6970

3 ай бұрын

@@xsbiggy6349Companies make some big money on panel swaps. Takes a few hours and charge $500-1,000 for labor. Panel swaps is where the moneys at.

Old panels are such a trip. One of the last ones I worked in was so full all the knockouts had been used and the previous person had drilled 1/4in holes in the side and ran singles wires through. That same box also had cloth wrapped wire also for one circuit..

Great work 👍

I love hearing your though process.

Great job. You go girl. Also, you have great patience. I have ran into a few of what you just went through and I didn’t have the patience like you did. I did a lot of yelling and cursing. Be strong

Look how much nicer and cleaner that looks. Wow, great job.🥃🥃

Great Video. Thank you for sharing

Hi from Australia. Very nice job so tidy. Talking to yourself is thinking out loud 😂. Great video. I'll keep watching 👍

Great job. Thanks for sharing...

I’ve been using a 7/8” Milwaukee shock wave bits for my punch set. They’re cheap and fit in my impact 👍and hold up decently.

Excellent work and tutorial

Good video awesome work Lexi keep up the good content 😎

I've only ever needed to use 3/4" uni-bit, found it at the Home Depot. I could have sworn it was Milwaukee, however it doesn't have the brand label on it. That one was the most ease of use for me. It has a straight edge with five edges. Should be all you need to then use that knockout component to create the gap needed as long as it's a smooth surface. Knockout tend to bend with use on uneven surfaces and break. That might concern any client. So far you have everything and then some. Thanks for sharing.

Few tips On the unibit, greenlee is good, been using the same bit for 16 years, it's a matter of how you use it. Oil, low speed, high pressure and a pilot bit. Adding a gutter can be the best thing to do in that situation. Try to avoid panels with those kind of knockouts if all possible, you may be left with a hole not needed and critters can get inside and cause havoc. If all possible pull those wires back before you take the panel off. Have seen it too many times where people have cut the wire and caused issues. Take the time to make a panel schedule, it saves lives and equipment, plus it's code. Take your time

Thank you Lexi! Great Job

Greenlee step drill bits works really well.

Excellent Job.

I like how you said my dumbass forgot to do this lol. And here I thought I was hard on myself.. Great Job! You are awesome 😎

Anytime I get to a job and I see a 8/12+ roof I immediately start talking to myself! Haha! I’m glad I’m not the only one

Nice job Lexi, I work in electrical service as well for a solar company. We change panels and meters.

100% agree that older wires had thicker insulation....found this out recently when redoing some wiring in my attic. I also confirmed this when I realized my old wire strippers (I've probably had for 30 years) weren't stripping new wire correctly as the cutter hole was expecting the older/thicker insulation.

love the work

That was great Thank you.🤠

excellent job 💯

Where in australia we call them a step bit but what ya do is u spray a bit of WD40 on the surface ur goin to drill if its metal or get some oil and it will save ur unibit alot but also make goin through the metal faster

@45-70hurtz

4 ай бұрын

clever! wise man always told me never go in dry. lmao!

@garbo8962

2 ай бұрын

Found carbide hole cutters while double or triple the price of a unibit is way faster because you are only cutting g less then 8% of the KO and very little hot chips to burn you. I have a Klien 7/8" diameter that I have drilled over a thousand holes and still fairly sharp!..

For my personal StepBit I drill a pilot hole first and use some cutting oil. I use Milwaukee StepBits

I use the Klein carbide hole cutter bits instead of the step bits. They work great

Is there like some kinda panel jack stand that can hold it in place while you adjust and screw the oanel into the wall? Im looking for such a tool to add to my collection.

Excelente trabalho! Parabéns 😊

Ive had my greenlee uni for 15 ish yrs ....granted i do hvac and dont use it as much as you are ...but i saw a spyder brand today that looked pretty sweet im going to pick and try out

Love it!!❤❤❤

So funny I sound exactly like that talking to myself while I’m working 😂😂

Looks so much better

I would recommend Klein QRST15 unabit on an impact. Milwaukee 49-56-9810 is the perfect size for the draw stud on the slugbuster. I always use a self tapper for a pilot to make the tip last longer, cutting oil also helps keep it cool!

Moving into the aptitude test! If I pass that then into an interview. Hoping to join the team! Great work btw!

Nice clean job. A lot prettier than the other panel. Quality work.

Can you take a stone to the cutting edge of the stepped bit? Honestly never sharpened one (only twist drills), but that is what I would try, first.

Lexi, the best step bits in my opinion are the Milwaukee cobalt coated step bits. You have to order them on line but the last the longest. They are pricy up front but they do last a while. Panel steel is brutal on bits. But you should give them a shot. Also a drop over oil or pre drilling a small starter hole with a twist bit will preserve the longevity.

hardworking, smart, charismatic, disciplined and gorgeus. you are not from this planet. greetings from thousands of km away.

As far as the unibits go I’ve had the best luck with the Dewalt ones. Last a very long time and about half the price of the Greenlee and Milwaukee brands and we use them Dailey. Hope this helps. Nice job BTW. 👍🏻

Te a quedado muy bien. Saludos

Pretty damn good job honestly.

Greenlee step bits/unibits work great and they're half the price on ebay. Carbide hole cutters are good for stubborn knock outs, no pre-drilling needed. taping all the wires together before you shove them back in the panel makes them go in much easier.

I have used the same Greenlee step bit for over 10 years.

Sutton tools is a good brand for drill bits we use in Australia we call them Christmas tree bits

Hey lexi👋, awesome work. Just so cool to watch you have that fun.

I enjoy your clips, you really know what you're doing. I have one concern, I used to be on the safety team where I worked. Don't you think anytime you are using power tools you should have a hairnet on? I almost thought you were going to catch your hair when you were using your drill.

Have u tried the Greenlee unibit? We used to get them all the time at work.. was a little expensive but lasted a lot longer than other bits

Question... I noticed some of the hot wires that went into the breakers on the lower, right side of the panel had some copper showing. Is that OK? I thought the insulation was supposed to go right up to where the wire goes into the breaker. LOVE the channel!!

Bosch titanium uni-bits have served me well

You are good, every video you do your panels are so clean. from a shit hole to safe clean panel.

Panels can get long! LOL! sometimes for no reason. When I review the panels that are being procured I have to make sure they are not super long! one time the vendor tried to give us a 6ft 400A panelboard! LOL1 there were so many spaces "provisions" on the bottom. They will line the breakers on one side sometimes instead of lining them up side to side to get the shortest height! Good job!

Love and respect from India 🇮🇳… ❤️✌️

Literally a rock star! Any thought on selling T-shirts or other swag. I would definitely purchase one or two!

Nice job.

Incredible job on that panel ⚡️⚡️ have you tried the milwaukee unibits ?? Lex there pretty awesome

GreenLee step bit are awesome combined with cutting wax. It will last👍🏻

PLEASE tell me where you got that hex key set 🤯

Good Job.

Amazingl

What a mess? You have more patience than me, I would ripe the whole panel off the wall. you go Lexi.

You are the hero))

😅 That is a clean panel. 👌🏿

Great work, wrestling all those wires into place 😅

Use cutting oil with your unibits and other bits. When i did panels used it and it helped some.

Well, at least they gave you service loops. Isn't there a tool for raising the box into place to make it easier than struggling with it? Like an old style car bumper jack of some kind. Nice job.

I see that you are wearing safety glasses. Excellent.

Yep… she’s kareen! I love seeing tidy wire management. 😊👍🏼

Good video. I was wondering, why electricians don't use a hand held wire straightening tool?

do you have a requirement for main breaker height from floor?

Wow there are a lot of poke hazards with that work. Noticed you didn’t have full coverage side shields… but pretty big glasses. Have you ever had any close calls with eye pokes? Great Job!!!

You are amazing

Look, I don’t know anything about electrical work. And I don’t know how I got here. But that’s like the greatest face I’ve ever seen.

You are a pro 🙌 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

Maybe Klein would send you a case of step drill bits?! I have successfully used them but I clearly don't use them as often as you would...

you probably already know this but, when drillings metals slow is key to making bits last.

I'm in love

I know you’re quite busy but I’m currently in Cny ny and was wondering what requirements are their to become a licensed electrician in ny , I know Yonkers and ny are a bit different but for the rest of the state do I just take a test ? I’ve been non union for 5 years and am worried that I would have e need to have been in a union shop to be qualified to take the test

Outstanding electrical workmanship. I didn’t see you put any fasteners in.

Nice panel swap, but I noticed your feeder phasing was black, blue, red. Was this because of rotation ?

are you doing this with acrylics?

🥰Okay, I'm in love.

I use stepbits as well but prefer to use it in a pinch or on pvc boxes or plastic exit signs . Use carbide whole saw instead , goes through metal like nothing. (Klein Tools Hole Saw Kit, Carbide Hole Cutter, 4-Piece). I just have a small green Lee knockout set and it can be a pain, it’d rather use carbide whole saw or larger whole saws for bigger holes. I also use rack a tier metal shavings collector , pop that on the inside of the panel and you can safely drill into live panels . (Rack-A-Tiers Dirt Bag - Magnetic Drilling Bag for Metal Shavings (84000)

I'm not sure if I understood correctly but why would you not need to put a main breaker for the panel