Always try and keep up with your videos even though I’m not a tradesman, just a DIY enthusiast. If I could make one request, if you do multiple videos at one house could you label them in the title like “part 1, part 2” or something? A bit easier to follow then. Cheers and keep up the good content!

7:50 literally had me in tears! 😂😂

@Baggiolyful

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

Delicious - is the word of the day (or week). Keep the content coming!!

Seeing as Adam's now got his shiny Bosch 10.8/12V kit, the rotary multitool (Dremel-esque thing) is very handy. I use it for dealing with stripped bolts and screws, cutting slots in enclosures, that sort of thing. If you need to cut a slot in an awkward bit of trunking it's a bit more manageable than a full size grinder.

Good vid, that's what I call a happy job. Just a tip that I do when I put on outside sockets, use a thin layer of silicon(fingered, one swipe) just round the top and the sides of the box where it joins. ;-)

If the plaster depth is marginal, fixing the all band at an angle allows just that bit more room for the plaster, so allband is not overlapping itself

I couldn't help but notice Adam folding down the top and bottom lugs on the single metal back box, something l always done. I don't fully understand why manufacturers still provide these lugs as l can't ever recall a time when l have had reason to use then, you always run the risk of damaging the cable insulation especially when installing light switches into them. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

Great job nick love them Schneider Spurs and sockects speacially the ones with the neons

You will love these sockets even more when you will be working on old house where the cables are extremely short in back box, L &N are close together in centre of socket,, I found it extremely helpful, otherwise I would have to extend wires

@TheChipmunk2008

2 жыл бұрын

yea we love the Lisse range. The loop terminal on the switches is handy too

I don’t use the Schneider outside sockets anymore as clients keep snapping the lid hinges (they only lift up half way) Smart install😊

You need to weatherproof the outside socket with silicone. Water can make it's way behind the box and into the cavity of the wall.

@Josh-bs3ey

Жыл бұрын

Yh but it also makes it look better than having gaps behind socket

@InfiniteTheMagicMan

8 ай бұрын

@@Josh-bs3eyhe needs to chill out with his sds on hammer mode otherswise hes gonna ruin all the brickwork

@Josh-bs3ey

8 ай бұрын

@@InfiniteTheMagicMan what part of video is that

@InfiniteTheMagicMan

8 ай бұрын

@@Josh-bs3ey back on where he places the box on whole chunk missing

@Mattlawton-ft6ew

7 ай бұрын

That brick 😱

The best job for sure … and for me the best bit … the vacuum sucking up the dust when you cut the box recess. So many sparks and plumbers make such a mess of routing cables and pipes. This job was cracking.

Nick if you get a dust pan and sit it at an angle underneath the socket it catches 95% of the debris👍even better if you put the hover in the narrow point of the handle

More impressed to see a sparky actually being tidy and cleaning up after themselves

Nice job mate!!

Hi nick I had a problem like you knocked out for back box and had no fixings I bought some. R-KEM from screw fix put a blob on the neck of rack box pushed it on level and left in 10 minutes it was solid no screws or plugs 👍 jobs a good one and used it a few times now great stuff

Old tech nic I use Schneider all the time for a long time anyways another one to look for is Hager sockets and switches they also look neat, lovely finish to them.

See you're in November edition of Professional Electrician (page 76) again 👌Another good job done! I'll be asking for your autograph soon buddy 😁

My favourite electricians on KZread.

11:23 "chipped" lol more like blew the brick out. Like you say it's under the box any way. lovely cutting out of the sockets though, not sure I could get them that neat.

Lovely neat job.

I keep Schneider on the van, a good range and I like the fan isolator that you can lock off with a key! Never had a faulty item yet, whether that’s just plain luck or Schneider are just reliable

@bennn2592

2 жыл бұрын

We recently moved to only using schneider products. Never heard of anything too terrible going wrong with them yet

Good work 👌🏽 lisse stuff is nice

Nice job Nick and glad to see you have a decent young fellow for an apprentice he seems to have a bit of character about him eh? which is always a plus. The job was really neat and tidy. By the by what is the antibacterial quality about the switches - am just curious as lay person? It was a pity they didn't make the shelves on top of the outlets white though as it would have looked really smick.

Scolmore Aquip 66 👌🏼 just can’t beat them.

Tidy work lads.

Wow there neat I don’t think I’ve ever ever ever done one that neat ever

Great video 😎

I know it's an older video mate, but advice for next time you come across that crap (and it IS literally straw used for 'reinforcement'. Use 4" 6mm screws (spax are ideal) to attach the box back to the other side of the hollow brick, and put something behind (some form of dot/dab adhesive, or if you hate the next guy, Gripfill)

Looks like there's spare buttons (screw caps) on the back of the spurs as well.

Good video again lads. Did you do your wall chases with a multi tool? Also how did you secure the wrap around band over the oval conduit? Cheers

rarely comment but credit where credits due this was a very very nice install, couldn't fault it

I dunno what the regs are like in England but your not allowed to chase sideways between sockets In ireland,only down in case anyone screws anything to the wall after

@markrainford1219

4 ай бұрын

You must use a lot of cable.

@user-sk4wf3ve6z

4 ай бұрын

@@markrainford1219 not really,just a few extra metres and it means you never have to deal with problems after

this is my favourite work sr

Lisse USB sockets are the same depth as the regular ones... which is nice

The plug in LEDs for the Schneider stuff looks very much like the stuff Nico have been doing for a while

Nice job bud like the way you stopped the chases before the boxes… I always use Lessie I like the way the switches have to loop terminal for the neutrals

@user-wk7wv8rn8h

2 жыл бұрын

I like wagos 🤣

You guys tried those new Wallaces Naggy was raving about instead of Gromits?

a inspiration to everyone

Enjoyed this. What are the black clips that are used in the chases? Thanks

Hi mate , great video. What vacuum are you using with the wall chaser

Love you didn’t chop all the way to the box’s with ya chase . Little things like that for me win everyday! Helps every trade make them neat after. I’m the enemy to be fair (plumber) but keep watching your channel and artisan . Think I’m board of plumbing vids not much new out there to be honest and it’s a bus man’s holiday if ya get my drift!

Brilliant

Are there any of these back boxes for outside use which are meant to be chased like we do in Italy? Then the socket itself will have a gasket that will make a weatherproof seal on the external wall surface.

To stop the brick blowing out can you use a small diameter to drill out and then drill back in using full size?

@guywren4801

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not a chapter and verse in the regs on that.

@MS-Patriot2

Жыл бұрын

@@guywren4801 or fifteen separate regs that all contradict one another.

2100 MA good amount of current for the usb phone shelf is dappa

It’s like Nick has never seen an outside socket before 😂

16:10 shouln't you have put some sealant in the hole for the outside socket to avoid water seeping into the cavity?

@asoxedri1022

2 жыл бұрын

Would have been ideal but not always necessary, if you pay attention earlier on u can see the hole is done at a slight downward slope to the outside.

@daron8982

2 жыл бұрын

@@asoxedri1022 however he broke good chunk of brick to put the socket

@tunnel7

2 жыл бұрын

@@daron8982 shit happens!! it was not a problem was it.

Very good

What a nightmare compared to Canadian wood framed buildings...

I’d like to know how you connected this to a ring? Spur off spur?? Or spider webbing a radial? 🤔

were the floors concrete? and where did you spur feed cable , off downstairs ring?

Could have asked Tom Nagy if you could borrow his new toy to chase out the walls and sockets :)

Must say I don’t mind the MK wago type sockets gotta be quicker to install.

Which video to watch on extending the cables to new sockets?

Kinda rough at 27.15 - why have you burst the brick from the inside? Surely you always drill slightly downwards from the exterior?

Can flexible and single core cable be used in this oval conduit?

Nice one

Shouldn't you do a separate run with its own rdc breaker for the outside socket. I got it done with mine due to pressure washers takes anywhere from 1700w to 3000w depending on what model. I've had it before where using same ring main socket as what washing machine, tumble dryer , kettle extra used on. Made the rdc trip. Due to other high watts appliances on?

@thereal1006

2 жыл бұрын

You normally have 2 rings to kitchen and separate ring for downstairs sockets

I'm so glad that in Germany we use round boxes for sockets. We just drill the holes without all the hassle you have to deal with.

How deep are you doing chase for cable?

Why do you need a drain hole if it’s IP rated?

Just in reference to the silicone of the back of the outside socket, I was always taught to drill at abut of an angle for the outside socket that way the water can’t make its way back up and in. Eliminating the need to silicone.

@cjkokay

2 жыл бұрын

True drill up from outside but still apply silicone sealant an n fashion so any water can drip down.

And now you have socket with USB-C, USB-A, with 5V, 15V, and 20V.... Next will be 30W 40W and 50W. Plenty of reasons to change sockets every 6 months atm.

Do u ever do commercial far tidier

Homes must be quite there given those walls. Here it's drywall on both sides of a hollow wall if you are lucky there's some insulation in there.

@Lee-xs4dj

2 жыл бұрын

What you can hear outdoor sound through the walls there? Here all sound only comes through open windows / vents

@Lee-xs4dj

2 жыл бұрын

We have a brick / cement block inner wall, then hollow cavity with insulation sheeting, then another wall of bricks on the outside, so very dense walls

"And one of these does help as well. That's quite useful". Is that a burn for the ex-apprentice or a compliment? Was Adam rehired....again? LOL Carry on Adam.

What sort of bit do you use for the multi tool when cutting out the box in plaster?

@killerbean9911

2 жыл бұрын

just a fine tooth wood one works for plaster(board)

@stuartrhoades4306

2 жыл бұрын

I just cut new 'teeth' into worn out ones with the grinder.

You talk about the seal maintaining the IP rating of the outdoor socket and then put a drain hole in the bottom, surely this means it no longer has the original IP rating.

@kierancase8585

2 жыл бұрын

Unless water travels upwards i dont see a problem

@anthonyridgley1819

2 жыл бұрын

It is always recommended to drill a drain hole out because of condensation

@martyndodds1999

2 жыл бұрын

@@kierancase8585 Didn't say it was a problem just pointing out that Nick was saying how the seal covering the fixing screw points maintained the IP rating then goes and destroys the IP rating by drilling a hole in it.

@martyndodds1999

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyridgley1819 If condensation is a problem they should have sealed the conduit going to the inside socket to prevent the condensation causing a problem indoors.

@MrCMC1997

2 жыл бұрын

@@martyndodds1999 are you bored or just bitter?

Hey buddy, What multi tool blade you using on masonry

@supersparks9466

2 жыл бұрын

The one designed for masonry

You didn't cover the massive hole you drilled for the external socket

Why Don't you chase all the way down to the sockets? What's the purpose or benefit of leaving that little bit uncut and then use a driller?

@toddbod94

2 жыл бұрын

Make the plasterer’s job easier.

What’s the benefit of not taking the chase to the box?

@dancrawford2690

Жыл бұрын

I think it was so he could secure the socket back and not hinder the plasterer,good idea I think,

7:43 noice 😎

Only Iphone users will use the USB from the sockets, Android have the super dupper fast chargers which don`t work with that lazy USB from sockets

Hi mate that hay stuff could be Asbestos just say could be

11x 22 clips mate

Nick you can get the tower oval clips for the conduit for the chases

@daviddurnan3849

2 жыл бұрын

Where he get those clips? Looks like all around band but its not

@brightside0970

2 жыл бұрын

@@daviddurnan3849 screwfix the conduit just clips in. Easier an no messing bending the band

So being from America we don’t have any fuse spurs or switches on our outlets. Why does every outlet come with switches on the face plates?

@evzenhedvabny6259

2 жыл бұрын

Not every socket. You can purchase unswitched sockets. I think it is nice thing to have though.

@nathanblyth6739

2 жыл бұрын

I would say it is because it saves having to pull out the plug if you want to turn off whatever is plugged in, also it prevents arching.

@hans.vbaalen

2 жыл бұрын

It's so you can spend a minute of so wondering if your appliance broke before you realise that you haven't switched the socket on. At least until you get used to it, which had been taking me the last 16 years and still not there...

Conduit passed through, ? Have you not seen the latest efixx educational about running circuits through cavity?,apprrently, not appropriate with building regs 🤔

Phone shelf would have looked good on the double socket with the chipped out plaster as it’d have hidden the damage.

15:00 Shouldn't you have put a bead of silicone on the top and sides (leaving the bottom open for drainage) of the box to direct rain away from the hole? Ideally silicone should be run around the conduit fitting before it was installed in the wall as brick will absorb water. Just asking for a friend! 😊👍

@callimero2409

2 жыл бұрын

If you use click outdoor socket with seal , you haven’t got this problem

@gerdberg4188

Жыл бұрын

Here in the us the conduit hole in the brick would need to be caulked to prevent air and water infiltration . Also the conduit must be sealed inside around the cables to keep air temp differences from causing condensation

25mm boxes, earthed to the socket, hours spent with careful chasing when it's being plastered anyway, come on bud, chop chop

A very long horizontal chase has decreased load bearing capacity of wall. The vertical chase is not as critical as this horizontal one is. It would have been best to go under the boards.

@mikettv0151

2 жыл бұрын

Shut it. Its in the zone

@jn35353

2 жыл бұрын

Based on the shots Adam provided the long chase is only in the plaster thickness rather than the wall itself. Can't see any loss in strength in this case.... Maybe if was part way through the brick, especially if likely to be loaded by earthquakes or similar with horizontal movement, but not relevant in the uk

Pattress = Metal knock out box

I was under the impression, when the drain hole is used, the IP rating is no longer the same. Does it change with different manufacturers?

@Simon350S

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely it will, it was a sealed box before, now water can enter from below, especially should someone be jet washing outside.

@lukesammons5417

2 жыл бұрын

Water won’t get in from below but condensation will drain out.

Oh. So they copied legrand with the modular leds/neon

Adam would have said he liked them on camera but he wasn’t getting paid.

Can you have this job for me

Why do you stop your chase a couple of inches before the back box. Am sure you have said before

@Jay369

2 жыл бұрын

They can fit switches and sockets without having to wait for the painters/plasterers

@roydowling2542

2 жыл бұрын

So he could 2nd fix and power it up. The plasterer can come along later fill in the chases without taking the sockets off.

@nw5835

2 жыл бұрын

I think Nick got this idea from' Luke My Trusted Electrician - Carshalton, Wallington and Coulsdon' who used to post on YT,

Adam would benefit from some fault finding unless you dont video these faults.

Why the fused spur? Nice chasing and box cutting!

@supersparks9466

2 жыл бұрын

So they can switch it off and stop everyone using your lecky

@nathanblyth6739

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was the reason, dodgy theiving neighbours 😠, hope they don't forget when they go on holiday for 2 weeks!

@Mattja1

2 жыл бұрын

Also good habit to put everything outside on a fused spur from inside, so if water somehow does get in something and start tripping the RCD/RCBO it can be isolated locally, to keep the rest of the circuit working while waiting to get it fixed.

I know you domestic boys despise this , but I fitter a commercial led, circular fitting with eml back up,, best thing I did,, being old, needing at least x1 piss every night, the minuscule green led lights up all the escape routes , with clarity, costing Fack-all,,

C’mon use 35mm boxes

24:34 How can the charging cable go in the phone when its upright? Without damaging the cable, surely it needs to be upside down then

@BlueLightGymBro

2 жыл бұрын

Lay the phone on its side?

@killerbean9911

2 жыл бұрын

upside-down. often screen rotates with it anyway

@thereal1006

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously put your phone on a table or something next to the socket lol you don't rest it on top of the socket

if thats your best job ever if I were you I would give up and leave it to proper electricians to show you how to do it

@lachojski2005

2 жыл бұрын

Always one isn’t there

Tidy

20:15 nah instructions are for wimps 😆😆😆