Leah, your entire series does a great job of explaining topics for the novice! You provide a great service to those that want basic DIY info, in an easy to understand format! Thank you and keep it up.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're welcome, and thanks very much!

You’re the bomb! My kitty chewed my tv antenna cord. Thanks to you, I got it repaired! You’re videos are so helpful! You explain and demonstrate so well. Thank you!😇❤️

Hope you guys had a great week away. The UK is staying hot and dry so we're loving this rare event

God Bless you Leah. Who knew this product even existed? Thank you soooooooo much!

Welcome back, Leah. I hope you had a nice vacation. That tubing is great. I have that assortment kit, too. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Linda...glad to hear that you like using it too. Hope you are having a nice summer.

Great video. I've been using shrink tubing for years and it works great, but as a rule I solder the wires after twisting for a really solid repair.

Thank you for this informative, easy to understand demonstration. Gives me much more confidence to get the job done myself!

Leah, with stranded wire, start your strip then twist the strands with the waste insulation as you pull it off. Makes for a tighter twist. I do feel that your videos are top notch.

@cityofoaks

6 жыл бұрын

I'm probably just being dense but I'm not following what you're saying. Would you clarify? I'd like to know how to make a tighter twist. Thanks in advance.

@rickferris6987

6 жыл бұрын

I believe he's saying that as you begin to remove the insulation from the cut wire, stop before it comes off the wire, then hold the wire by both the undisturbed part and the insulation that's about to come off. Now twist the trash insulation and the stranded wire between where you are holding it will twist. Continue until you get the exposed wire fully twisted and the trash insulation comes off, Repeat on the other cut end of the wire. Then you can do the splice connection Leah showed. Is that any clearer or did I just confuse you more?

@cityofoaks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That does makes sense. For some reason I was envisioning the insulation staying on the wire.

@davidmoran4471

6 жыл бұрын

You nailed it Rick, thanks for helping

@keatonnixon4541

2 жыл бұрын

You all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my account password. I appreciate any help you can offer me.

Great, it's a blessing to learn how to do something the right and safe way, thank you.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome!

I didn't know about the heat shrink tubing and have to look for it at one of our local stores and online as well. There is plenty of wiring I have which was chewed into by different cats I had and they was curious and damaged my wiring and made some appliances unusable until I decided to repair or replace the item damaged. I have so much damaged wiring until I forgot what half of it goes to by now since much of the damage was done a long time ago. I thank you for sharing this information and sharing the tip with us all. I hope you all are having a Blessed day and have a nice weekend.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Sidney, thank you, and I hope you have a nice weekend as well.

Thanks Leah. That was interesting. I never would have thought to do this. It's so neat and fast.

thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge and ENCOURAGEMENT that we can do it!! I can't wait to fix my chewed cord!

Leah! Brilliant!!! Exactly what i needed! House of Cats, or as I call them The Wrecking Crew has destroyed SO MANY CORDS!!!! This week it was their water fountain, and I just did not want to throw it out! You ROCK!!!

Great explanation. I use heat shrink tubing as well and it really leaves a professional looking (and functioning) final result... I CAN DO THIS!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

yes, you can!

Again thanks; what I learn from Leah is always supplemented in the Comments. Great site, channel, whatever.

So cool to see you use and mention the "Western Union splice". Brings me back to my early fundamental days as an electrical apprentice in tech school 😁

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks for your comment!

Just came across this channel, I love it! Thank you!

Leah, I just wanted to say hello and thank you for these videos! Subscribed!

You are so fun to listen to! Thank you for this video!

I followed directions from this video and fixed my electrical connections for our surround sound system.

Great Video!! Easy to follow. My dogs chewed some wires, will definitely follow this method to fix it.

Leah, you're awesome "You can do this". Thank you for the confidence boost!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂👍

Love you soooo much .... thank you for all your info on every subject.... keep it going

Leah, you are a true gem.

I love your channel! I've been following you for years. I love this. Thank you!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 👍

Brilliant stuff. I use it a lot myself and it halves the time of any electrical repair

I love your channel. I learn sooo much from you! Thanks.

Leah, another great video! I didn’t know about this...much better than the electrical tape I’ve always used. Thanks!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're welcome, Kathy! 🙂

Oh yes, we used to use them at my job many years ago! I forgot all about them they are pretty cool to have!

Wow, that is so cool! Perfect timing for me cause we just got a new puppy who chews on everything, including cords. Ugh! It is expensive.

Thank so much. It the simple things that increases our knowledge.

Thanks Leah .Heat shrink tubing and three DIY stores within walking distance

Hi nice video. I use this stuff all the time when I'm repairing car electrical equipment. When your joining the wires up another method is with the bare wires shove them in to each other so basically you got one long straight wire and twist it together then get the soldering iron underneath the wire warm it up and get the solder and melt the solderbin to it from the top all the way along then once cooled down slide the heat shrink over it. I use a cigarette lighter some times or sometimes i use the heat of the gas soldering iron.

This is so cool. Now I just need to look up how to twist those wires but I think I can fix my old record player myself. Woo hoo!

oh!! wow i am soooo buying that! thanks again Leah. bought both items!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂👍

Nice job.. makes it easy for folks to understand.

Will definitely be getting some of that tubing!

You're awesome! Love your videos!

My dad was an electronic engineer and I've seen shrink tubing before..just didn't know where you could get it.. Thanks for the link.

@rickferris6987

6 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight also carries assortments very similar to what Leah showed.

Wow your awesome, I wished you lived next door.... What a great personality... Thanks for the info very helpful

Excellent. Thank you.

Shrink tubing is great! It is a common repair in aircraft wiring.

Hope y’alls vacation was fun filled! I forgot about the Western Union Splice, thank you so much for the reminder! When our old lab was a pup, she loved all things electrical and tape measures. Shake a tape measure and she’d come running lol. We tried apple bitter spray but she loved that, we tried Tabasco sauce, nope didn’t work either. So we waited for her to out grow it, with serious quiet scoldings, couple more times and she realized she wouldn’t get a playmate to throw her beloved ball. Cats, well, they’re cats is all I can say...roflol

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, Elaine, you are right about that!

Always great tutorials that we can all learn to do. LOL now it need some wire strippers and shrink tubing.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂

Just discovered your videos and so glad I did. I just subscribed. You are a great teacher, very clear and concise explanations. As a layperson it's really appreciated. Any how-to videos on installing crown molding?

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Yolanda! Glad you found us, and welcome to our channel. We have done 2 videos on crown molding to date: Crown Molding DIY Tips and Tricks: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4OMl7NwisS6iKw.html and How to Cut Crown Molding Outside Corners for Beginners: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKOTj7iEZdDdYps.html

I like all your information that you given and more

Firstly, it is imperative that heat shrink that has the correct voltage rating is used for the applicable task (if the component being repaired is powered by a 12v supply, automotive heatshrink can be used. If the component is fed from a 240v supply (ie an extension lead), 240/415v heatshrink needs to be used.) Secondly, always crimp, solder or use appropriate mechanically sound connections. Otherwise, it is possible to pull the connection apart (ie if someone trips over the cable and pulls it). This can result in the connection being pulled apart which could result in live conductors being exposed. This is extremely dangerous as this can result in electric shot and/or electrocution. It is possible for your hart to go into fibrillation hours after receiving an electric shock, which is deadly. Furthermore, using mechanical connections will significantly reduce the risk of this termination being compromised. Thirdly, the termination you’ve done in this video is very poor. It will have high resistance which WILL result in the joint heating up as more current is drawn to maintain the same wattage of the appliance (simple Ohms Law). This increase in current can result in the conductor heating up, possibly melting all the insulation off resulting in a high fire hazard and an imminent electrical shock hazard. Using inline crimps, solder or other correct connection methods will eliminate this.

Very useful vedio ,Thank you

Leah - they make a butt slice with solder on the inside that you can fuse with a hair dryer or heat gun. (Leah - you know I'm just busting your chops. Your fix is perfectly good.) Thx

Thank you for saving me some money! 😊

Purchasing a replacement power cord is the best solution. Very inexpensive and much more sturdy. Heat shrink tubing is not thick like wire jacketing and even the heat shrink tubing with adhesive tears VERY easily.

This video was so helpful, how would you make a repair on a cord with 3 wires?

You're awesome. Thank you for this!

Thank you :) I soooo look forward to all your videos xx

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome, and thanks for watching!

Brand new fan. You are fantastic!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

paulo 😊

Love it! Question, how many times can you repair an extension cord? I am forever cutting through them with my garden accessories, thank you

Right on, Leah

Thank you!❤

Great job again Leah Peace and Love

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂

thanks Lea. Great video!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome!

I've used a couple of pieces of heat shrink tubing on the arms of my reading glasses. Good grip.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

good idea!

Thank you Leah!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome, Janine!

Thanks for sharing that.

Hi there, Jane. I'd like to do this process with a 110V 60hz motororized fan that is on our school campus. The air hockey table that it powers could use a little TLC! However, the plug that originally belonged to the fan is gone. How can I know what sort of wire to use, or if I need a wire with 2 or 3 prongs?

Use shrink wrap on my boat all the time. Makes for a nice water tight connection.

@skutsenkow

6 жыл бұрын

Tom P what part of the boat? I was looking for a wrap that I could use to go around the wires/boot in car door jambs.

@Lutzboater

6 жыл бұрын

I use shrink wrap on ALL electrical connections to my bait well pumps, my Jack Plate (a device that raises my outboard vertically), and all my electronics. It seals it and keeps it waterproof and should be a great choice for you car.

@skutsenkow

6 жыл бұрын

Tom P I wonder if shrink wrap tape would be best for what I'm trying to do.

Hi Jane, do we have to be concerned that the heat shrink tubing may not be good enough if the current flowing through the wire is very high. I.e. would it melt the tubing? Also could you explain what should we do for single core strand wire if they are broken; how could we solder them or join them and then use the heat shrink tubing? Thank you.

Wow thanks so much Lea..:)

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome, Karlanne!

Great video Leah.... 🙂

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

thanks, Steve!

I love your show 👍❤️🇺🇸

I can’t tell but did you twist together both the inner wire and the woven shielding? The shielding is usually the negative current (DC current) or the neutral (AC). I always use marine heat shrink which has glue inside it and is waterproof. HF sells an inexpensive kit of it like those shown in the video.

Can you use a blow dryer? Can you use the on a washer repair? Thanks from KC.

3:48 - Naive question - wouldn't just using black electrical tape work instead of the expense of heat shrink tubing + heat gun?

Can you use shrink turning instead of electrical tape when you’re hard wiring a fixture and you’ll be adding wire nuts?

Great video.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂 thanks!

Help. I bought the tubes and heat gun...spliced my wires...but I have two separate sets of wires; running parallel to Each other. What to do?

I needed this! Thank you! :)

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome!

@love2laughwa

6 жыл бұрын

The tubes and gun arrived yesterday and I fixed my laptop cord! Can't wait to use it on other projects!!

Too funny the "purfect" size!!! great stuff to know about. we have 4 kittens in our house now - can really get into trouble.

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂

Thank you!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

🙂

Hi Leah. That's pretty cool. I didn't know such a product existed. I have used a wire stripper in the past but never really got the hang of using the stripper part. I always thought you had to cut through the casing a little bit before you pulled it off. Most of the time I ended up removing the wire with the casing. Also, do you think a hair dryer be hot enough to shrink that tubing? Thanks for all the great videos! Hope you had a fun and relaxing vacation.

Thank you.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ! MS. Dale Walkinshaw

Did you cut through the shielding? That should be joined along with the conductor and and it really needs to be soldered. Keep up the good work.

Can one use a blow dryer to heat the tube?

Leah, Someone sure looks happy and rested, good to get the notification that you’re back and making peoples lives more pleasant. I believe the tubing shrinks to half its original diameter and wondering do you ever put two pieces on and make the splice protection even thicker? I have on wires that get heavy use.

@cityofoaks

6 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know that too. I have some of the tubing already but I'd like to know if there's a way to use it on a wire that's not broken in two but that the plastic sheath is cracked open. I bought some of the liquid electrical tape and it works OK but I'd like to have something a little more durable.

@davidgatherer2073

6 жыл бұрын

You can get heat shrink at different ratios. Standard is 2:1 ie it shrinks by half but you can get 3:1 etc but cost increases. You can most definitely layer up heat shrink to ensure a better fit. One issue tends to be that you have to cut the cable you want to work on. As most have some adapter that you’ll not get the heat shrink over. Or if you can it’ll be too big. So layers can be a good work around. Please note that you can create a weak point in your cable if you use too much. Making the cable inflexible and therefore likely to break where the cable meets the heat shrink. One way around this is to stager the heat shrink but it might not look pretty. One thing to note is you’re not going to get many cables with a single core. Definitely not a power lead. So you’ll want to either heat shrink in parallel each core then apply a final layer of heat shrink over all. Or Stager them if you have multi cores. Final, final note, I would always solder/mechanical fix any power cable. As twisted cables over time especially on a laptop cable or any cable that tends to move. You may find the twist would slip over time.

@davidgatherer2073

6 жыл бұрын

@Cityof Oaks, forgot to mention that you can also buy heat shrink tape... I personally don't like it as the type of work I do, things need to look good and professional. Not promoting this but its a short video showing you what it is and how to use it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpeuqa6eZdG5eNI.html

@cityofoaks

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you David Gatherer. I didn't know about the heat shrink tape and have a couple of situations where it would work well. My repairs are generally for my own use so looks don't matter as much. I appreciate you sharing the info.

What would i need for a vaccum cord?? My puppy somehow got ahold of it and tore it into two halves

WELCOME BACK. HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME, WE MISSED YA.....................

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

Hey there, Joe!

Hello Jane, love your videos, have a question. What, if any, is the determining factor when it is necessary to solder the wires? Thank you.

@neilcrompton3488

2 жыл бұрын

Its a good idea to solder any wire splices to ensure good conductivity & strength in the join,always cover any joins with heatshrink tubing to prevent wires shorting out & to prevent your hands from touching live wires 🙂

I don't have a heat gun is there something else I can use

Heat shrink tubing has several uses besides electrical repair. I had a pair of pillars that the coating came off one handle, I replaced it with heat shrink tubing. No more funny feeling handles!

@bodoorgeest

6 жыл бұрын

loveminis, i use it for jewellery making to connect looser ends..

will you please do a video on the two braided wire repair. love your videos

@Godshole

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, it is important to do the 2 wire repair so that people understand polarity and short circuits. I worry that someone who is a real first timer at this with no electrical background ( I am a professional worrier ) might not understand that the outer sheath wire must connect to the other on the other side, and the same with the inner, but they must not touch, so three bits of shrink tube are needed and it has to be done in a particular order. Inner first, then outer, then shrink over the whole thing. Love the work :)

@TommyTheBiker

6 жыл бұрын

It's pretty simple: -insert a large heat shrink tube (from now on HST) on the cable -insert a tiny HST on one of the inner wires -splice the cable and shrink the tiny HST -repeat the two above for the second inner wire -shrink the large HST so it will cover up the tiny ones -done! Just remember that the shrinking ratio is (usually) 2:1, so choose a proper diameter for both inner and outer HSTs. Oh, and if you don't have an heat gun, you can use a lighter, or even a matchstick.

Can u use a hot blow dryer...i don't have a heat gun.

Hello i have a question anyone can answer. But why do some cables have one copper wire and then you twist that together and then some cables have 3 wires copper, red and idk but i remember it was blue and then you twist them together with another same cable so why why is that? That some cables have 3 wires and some have 1? And is there cable that has 2 wires?

I already use these alot but great video

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

👍

Great timing for this video I just cut through my outdoor extension cord with my hedge trimmer. Question for you. Is there a difference in the colors of the sleeves or is that just cosmetic?

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

LaTX Piper. Both cosmetics or wire identification.

Mind = Blown

Use adhesive lined heat Shrink for a better and tighter and safer seal . It is available almost everywhere . Even Harbor Freight .

I've got a powertool with a cracked bend relief sleeve (the thicker bit of rubber where the power cord goes into the tool body) and can't get heat shrink tubing around it - is there a way to repair this?

@ScullyWant2B

5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Sugru?

You can also use those heat shrinking tubes to replace broken plastic tips on the end of shoelaces, or to make custom shoelaces like those satin ribbon ones for Doc Marten boots 😃 If you don't have a heat gun, you might be able to use a hair dryer.

This is COOL you say... This is WAY COOL!

@seejanedrill

6 жыл бұрын

😄👍

Can I do this to a tv antenna cable on the roof that comes under the eave? Asking for a friend on my roof!

@seejanedrill

3 жыл бұрын

I can't see why not