I want to thank you for taking the time to do these videos, I was +20 years a broadcast video tech and lately have been doing electrical work. My basic understanding of electricity is more than solid but there are many things I've had to learn for power distribution and often watch multiple (truth comes from a compilation of sources as opposed to one, sometimes not even then) and that's why how I came across your video of ground rod testing. Immediately I felt respect for your lifes work and the generosity your offering here. Thank you.

Im an apprentice electrician with a fire alarm background. You sir are a good wise man. Ive watched your toolbox security video and this one. I pride myself in doing things right the first time like yourself. I am sure i will learn alot from seasoned electricians like yourself. Have a good day

👍😍Thank you!! Bless you. I had no one to call and I needed to know this info. I’m hanging a light fixture myself. BLESS YOU !!🤗💞🤗

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Your presentation is straight up.

Thank you John for kindly sharing your knowledge. It is highly appreciated...

You're doing good for sharing your lifelong experiences! God bless sir

Awesome John. Thank you.

SIR YOUR A GREAT HELP AND INSPIRATION HAT,S OFF TO YOU SIR AND THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS.

Appreciate it John!

Very well explained sir, cheers 🎉

valuable video. thank you for sharing!!

Thank you John!

thank you for posting

Excelente que quiere compartir su conocimiento 👏

Great job, 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

"kick the bucket" lol I love this guy

Hi John. I have a question. I'm trying to splice together a plug (called Rosenberger Plug) to a charger (Bosch) the charger is 36 volts and 4 amps and 110v to 230v. But, when I cut the wires on each, the plug to connect to my bicycle to charge the batteries has six wires (black, green, blue, orange, brown and red). While the charger has only white, black and green. I'm wondering how I can splice the plug and charger together if the plug has 3 less wires and different colors ? P.S. Both the plugs and charger are from Germany. The charger does work with our American 110v as well as the European 230v. I appreciate your help in advance. Frank.

Well, you taught me something again John. Blk, Red, Blue and what the rule should be.

Thanks Mr. Shook.

Can a black, red and white (with ground) be connected to a gfci outlet? If so in what way? I'm seeing too use the red as a load black, but its not working. Please help.

I’m trying to connect my water heater which it has a red and a black and the house has ground white and red my question is do i connect black with black and red with white??ty

I have a 4 wires in my kitchen countertop outlet....how do I wire it properly to a GFCI?

What if your connecting different wires one sheath has black ,red white and a ground wire and the yellow sheath has a black and white wire with a ground no red in second sheath how do I connect

Hello, I'm working on a mini moter from a beard trimmer and trying to reconnect it to another power source and wanted to know what I could use (the wires connected are red and black

@ShelliLoop

4 жыл бұрын

grand e - it is DC. Ignore this video!!!

Sir, thank you for pointing out the problems we need to avoid! Would you please clarify for me the phases? Circuit Breaker is phase one, wall switches phase two, and light fixtures phase three? We are reinstalling the existing ceiling light (after painting a room) and there isn't a black/hot wire showing in the Ceiling Junction Box, but there is a red wire. The wall switch for that light has both a black and a red wire. Should the Red Wire in the Ceiling Junction (which I now believe is the neutral wire) be considered as black/hot? I will be installing a fan on that light circuit in the near future. Again, I so appreciate you help and 30 years of experience!

@JohnShook

5 жыл бұрын

black should be phase 1, red should be phase 2, red and black are hot, white should be neutral, test for sure, red and black can be phase 1 or 2, red is a switched hot led for ceiling lights, in many houses. Good Luck JS.

@momzilla9491

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnShook Thanks John. OK so it is not the Circuit Breaker box is not Phase one. It is the wires in the order that you mentioned that are the Phases! AND... Black and Red should always be considered hot! Whew! Thanks again!

I want to change a ceiling light fixture that is currently working off of a drawstring. However, when I pulled the fixture down, I noticed 3 sets of black and white wires, not the usual 1 set. In each case, two blacks are connected to post, and one black to the other....as well as two whites to one post and one white to the other post. My new fixture simply has a black and white wire. How do I connect? Thanks!!

@Yourengineeringstandpt

Жыл бұрын

Find the hot wire 1st usually black wire is hot if not sure take pictures and go home Depo to electrical area all those guys are retired electrical professionals

John I have a problem I have two black wires two white wires and two red wires coming out of my ceiling we took out a fluorescent light fixture know we want to hook up the regular light it runs off of two light switches how do I hook this up without causing electrical damage or fire the fluorescent light fixture we took out was The kind with the ballast in it

Thankyou for sharing this but,I have to charge a phone battery and the wire that I have contains two white wires ,my question is that can I put the white wires on the positive and negative ports how I like or what? Can anyone answer me please.

Question both of my wires black and white both have power continuity. Now my question is how do I wire a A dimmer switch that has two red wired and one black wire as you

John can you please take the time to help me with a quick question I have a three wire turn signal socket it’s a red wire white wire and a black wire and I’m connected to a 79 Lincoln and the wires are brown green and black will you please tell me what wires go where one is the turn signal one is the flasher blinker and the hazard I’m sure the black ones ground but I need help sir thank you

Thank you john

Thank you sir 👌

Your awesome

Just recently when I go to turn on my garbage disposal, it trips the breaker and garbage disposal will not work. I have a 2 switch wall receptacle with one for the light over the sink and one for the garbage disposal. Where should I begin my trouble shooting? Thanks; James

@JohnShook

5 жыл бұрын

The disposal is maybe stuck, use a Allen Wrench in the base to insure that the disposal is free then press the reset button.

thank you sir 🙏

No idea what the rambling is about. I think this is more towards established electricians. For beginners or apprentices it seem like a big cluster. Never the less, nice guy.

@JohnShook

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, Need Help ?

@SmallSpoonBrigade

5 жыл бұрын

The point of this is if you are dealing with circuits that share neutral wires, you have to ensure that you're not sending too much voltage over it. You can get away with sharing it, if you've either got them on different phases or you've used a wire that's capable of handling both voltages at the same time. As an amateur that's been driven nuts lately trying to figure out how to patch in GFCI outlets into an existing MWBC set up without having them immediately trip, being able to look at the cable and know what it's doing and which phase it's on would have been really helpful. I did eventually figure out, that I could just run line inputs to line inputs and that should be fine as it's equivalent to how it was previously wired, but that took a bit of effort just to figure out what I had going on. IMHO, the one issue that comes from color coding based upon the phase, is that if you've got more than one circuit in the same box, for example and outlet and the switch for the garbage disposal, as is common in kitchens, it can be hard to identify which circuit is which when they're deenergized.

With 208 can 3 circuits share the neutral black red blue

Hello John, glad I stummbled on you channel. I am a retired Air Force electronics guy. Unfortunately, all my training was in DC circuitry. I am currently trying to wire up a large air compressor in my shop. I have one line in my shop with 220v AC. I want to tap into it for this compressor. The plug on the wall has white, red, and black. My cord I have on the compressor is black, white green. How would I proceed? Thanks in advance sir for your advice.

@Yourengineeringstandpt

Жыл бұрын

Hay have the same question can you enlighten me with the ansewer have the same set up went to you tube but knowbody wants to ansewer can you let me know thxs

My house was built in 2017, I went to install a light, the Romex in the outlet had 4 wires, the copper wire, the white the red and the black wire. The light had 3 wires, the copper the white and the black. I connected the white to the white the black to the black and the copper to the copper and put a cap on the red because the light did not have any red wire. When i put the breaker back on the light came on but the switch cannot turn it off. I opened the switch and saw the red and black wires connected to the switch, the white wire is capped with a screw cap. Can I change the wiring at the light from the white on the fixture to the red in the Romex?

@illestofdemall13

5 жыл бұрын

How many sets of wire are in the switch box?

@SmallSpoonBrigade

5 жыл бұрын

@tooklongenough I'm not an electrician, but take a look at what wires are going and coming from the switch. I'd check the wires with and without the switch thrown to see which wire changes from deenergized to energized and that should be the hot that you use to activate the light. The one which is hot constantly wouldn't be used here. I have no idea what it's supposed to be used for, but it's definitely not the light unless it's activated by the switch. Also, make sure that there's only one switch that's controlling the light. It might also be the case that there's a different circuit running through the box for some reason. I had that happen in my kitchen where the electrician used the outlet box as a junction box on top of the outlet and switch. This is also why it's a good idea to record what's attached to what before you make any changes. For the most part, if it's been working, it should still work if you put it back the way it was. The way it was, should be how it was designed to be. And swapping compatible components should lead to something that still works.

@jenniferwhite6166

5 жыл бұрын

maybe it was setup for a two way switch?

How was that electrician able to put the black and red on the same phase? Did he put them on separate breakers? Didn’t you say it was a 220 circuit?

What happens when you don't have a white or black. I have red, blue and a beige?

I removed a ceiling fan with light kit but was only on one switch for power. I used the 2 chains for turn fan on/off and the other chain for turn light on/off. My problem is when I removed the fan there is 3. wires red, white, black and ground. My new light fixture has 2 wires white & black with a ground. What do I do with the extra Red wire from ceiling?

@JohnShook

4 жыл бұрын

Red wires are for fan lights Some fans need Black,. White & Red. Some need just black & white. If you don't need red, just cap it off with a wire nut.

@Yourengineeringstandpt

Жыл бұрын

Cap it?!

@Yourengineeringstandpt

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, John didn't see your comment bro lol your rite😊

How to wire a blower fan that has white , black,red wires to capacitor that has blue wire,and red wire

Hey, how you doing. Today I installed two lights fixtures on a signal structure, I’m talking about those big road signal with the street names. The existing wire color were black, red and green my question is why it wasn’t a white (neutral) cable?

@JohnShook

3 жыл бұрын

When the colors are black and red it is 220 volts across the pair. and a green ground.

@carlosayala6754

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnShook thank you. I appreciated your help.

I have a question i bought a new fan switch it has numbers 1 2 3 and L on the new switch my ceiling fan is a Hunter brand the fan didn't work it did not have a fan switch bought it at a yard sale the wiring color's for the switch is red yellow pink and gray but i have no idea how to wire it to the new switch could you please help me and thank you so much

@JohnShook

5 жыл бұрын

Lowes and HD both sell one fan switch. ... switch removed from fan: L black 1 yellow 2 pink 3 gray position one = no continuity position two ...go to Lowes find your switch and pull the wiring guide out and copy it, then put it back. good luck.

Liked your video, seems you really know what you're talking about. I have an interesting situation... perhaps you could help me, perhaps not. I'd like to move and replace an old 2 prong light in my garage about 2 ft over from where it currently is to provide me room to put a garage door opener. This will require me to extend about 4 or 5 12/2 wires. The current fixture has EIGHT 12/2 wires running into it (I think this might be too many 12/2s going into one junction box?). All 8 white wires are twisted together and covered with electrical tape. Then from the eight black wires , 7 of them are all twisted together, with one of those 7 being longer and reaching further down to attach to one of the light bulbs. Then it has 1 black wire not combined with the other black wires that attaches to the fixture as well. I'll also add the light is a very old 2 prong light... which I suppose is why it requires two black wires running to it? My questions are... how do I go about extending the 4 12/2 wires that need extending.... can I splice 4blacks -->1 (and 4 whites to 1 white) and then take that 12/2 and combine it with the other 4 12/2s or does it need to be 4 12/2s-->4 12/2s and take all 4 to the other 4. Then... how do I determine which wires to splice to the black and white coming off the new light?

How do I replace an old ceiling fan that has two old black wires?

@JohnShook

5 жыл бұрын

test wires with a lamp or a tester it should be 120 v, one hot and one neutral. turn off to replace.

Hi!! I have a 4 wire timer to connect to 3 wire wall How can I do this please?

@Yourengineeringstandpt

Жыл бұрын

Ask the guy at direct supply in Chicago or grainger store what you should get there pretty knowledgeable

Hi sir Quick question pls reply me asap is white wire neutral in 4 prong dryer cord?

@JohnShook

5 жыл бұрын

yes if, red to white is 120 v and black to white is 120 v, and black to red is 220 v. JS.

@gakupaku5840

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnShook Thank you sir, Job done

Hi John, I want to learn the trade. I have minimal experience. I'm willing to work for free. Will you hire me?

@mactheslovac8673

4 жыл бұрын

No

So hanging a fan.had red back white wire attach to the old fan .new fan has only black and white.cap off the red and used the black and whitr

@JohnShook

3 жыл бұрын

Red is for a light. JS

@iainbest9775

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnShook yes I think your right .1960s home .the 52 inch has a light to a switch.black ran the fan . Red went to the light . So to use the switch I connect to the red cap the black

@JohnShook

3 жыл бұрын

@@iainbest9775 That will work. JS

I’m confuse. Is red connected to black to connect lights ?

@JohnShook

3 жыл бұрын

Red in a fan circuit is for lights black is for the motor, In a panel black is phase 1and red is phase 2, (blue is phase 3,)

Just pulled out my old stove and I have a black, white, and a bare copper wire. No red wire.

@patshook1088

2 жыл бұрын

Black hot, white may be neutral or hot (110 or 220), bare is ground. JS

I wish I could pay you to do a video call to help me with mine.

Red Black wire

Anyone who dislike this video literally could’ve went to a different video

This guy's probably forgot more about wiring than the average guy will ever know.

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You are not qualified to teach! Romex 12-2 red-white-ground is NOT sold. How do you paint a black wire to red? You don’t. Stop putting out insane info. You are a sophist! (Look it up)

@JohnShook

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks JS.

@howtodoitdude1662

3 жыл бұрын

Paint can refer to color coding the wire with red tape. It’s to help identify the wire for the next electrician who works on that circuit.

too much talk. please get to the facts.

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