You are the most straight forward of all the other instructors. The best I’ve seen

@justinmcg7338

6 ай бұрын

Yes sir, I thank you for your knowledge and expertise of electrical code.

My man, you were instrumental in my passing my journeyman's test. Now it's been two years and on to the masters. Thanks for all your help, cheers from Texas.

30 yr. JW, I want to get my residential license teach the kids..... I will be watching all your videos.... shout out from naptown

You’ve shined so much light of stuff that have been made to appear so much hard to understand

Craig is one of the best electrical KZread channels no doubt

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!! CM

@TJ-lh9sl

3 жыл бұрын

Rayray very good

Thanks for taking the timeout to creating a video where people in the electrical field can learn this stuff. I do appreciate you thanks alot

I love your way of teaching simple and straightforward. Thank you god bless u.

I am in trade school for electrical and this information is golden thank you

I’m going to vvc and your videos are more precise than any class I ever had . I thank you . This will help me get through my calculations at schools . Thank you

Thanks for explaining and breaking it down. I really appreciate all of your videos they’re very informative.

Just came on board, love the video very calm and direct great job!!

5th year and I barely started watching your videos. Im taking my test next month!

Thanks Craig. I'm a first year student who loves the code. I am studying 2nd year already to gain an advantage and your video had added understanding to a pertinent area in electrical curriculum. Keep it up.

@landonmitchell346

Жыл бұрын

Scott, how’s the field going for you?

These videos you've made are super helpful. Thank you!

Freshing up for my masters test love the video!!!

Thank you for taking your time to explaining this very important topic!🙌

You explain better than my instructor. I actually understand now

Thank you so much for this video currently in trade school and you explain this perfectly!

Subscribed on the spot, thank you for kicking down some knowledge brother much love from California. Local 332.

Thanks for this explaining video. Very helpful ...... we appreciated from here Florida !

thanks so much for explaining! youre really good at it

thanks a lot to be so simple and clear GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOU DEDICATION FOR OTHERS.

Thank you for doing the load calculations.

Man you are a miracle!!! Thank you for your help !!!

Thank you for making these videos. Ive been doing electrical work for 2 years and i am now working on my license, You've been a real help.

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support! CM

@TheKidtla

4 жыл бұрын

Quick question how u working on your license don’t you need few more years?

Amazing video Sir! Very helpful.

Keep up the good work ....... Really enjoyed the video.

Best way I've seen it broken down so far!

Thank you so much! This was very helpful.

the best instructor

Nice, I have the same book, Very helpful, thank you here from Chicago

@mominkadir9372

4 жыл бұрын

Plz add the name of the book

Thanks for this video Craig. I'm brushing up on my math and calculations to take my state electrical test.

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!! What state my friend?? Good luck and please let me know when you Pass OFFICIALLY!!! CM

@ChemoWarrior

5 жыл бұрын

@@craigmichaud-electricalins4602 Louisiana. Thanks

Great explanations

You have done a great video Thank you from Saudi Arabia

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I really appreciate to positive feed back. Thank you for watching my videos!!! CM

WELL DONE YOU ARE MY MORNING TEACHER AND WISH YOU THE BEST

POWERFUL CRAIG thank you!

loved that line method, simple en effective i reckon

This video was awesome

Very helpful, thank you!

Good teacher !

Amazing ! I wish you teach at victor valley college ! You will be an amazing teacher!

I appreciate it thank you very much 😎🤩👍

This bops🔥

U been a lot of great help thank u

I’m an instructor in San Diego if you just drop in as I did you won’t know what to do but if you guid them to the first section where this all starts there understanding will increase, good job

Im getting ready to take my master exam. Your videos are greatly appreciated! Thx!

thanks really helpful.

thank you dude!

Great thank you

You are awesome

Thank you.

Perfect

You are badass, thank you

Thanks

Hi Craig, this video is simple and straight the point. I like the use of the line method example, where can I find further readings on the line method?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I am working on putting a course together with worksheets and deeper explanations on how to calculate services!! Keep an eye out as things will be rolling out in the next few months!! Thank you for your support!! CM

Thank you for the videos Craig - very helpful. I took my admin test recently and half of the questions were about duplex calcs. It seems there isn’t any info out there on how to calculate it and the code book is pretty vague. Would you mind going over this? Thank you,

thanks dude

Hi i like your video

Hey, you should make a video on how to read the book or like how use the index.

Thanks!

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your support!! You have no idea how much this will help my channel. Please check out my next video that I will be releasing and I will give you a Shout out!!! Let me know what you want to see more of and I will see what I can do to help!!! Thanks again!!! CM

@jessebellino9780

Жыл бұрын

@@craigmichaud-electricalins4602 Very cool, you are most welcome! Your channel has been a huge blessing. I am halfway through year 3 of my apprenticeship so I can definitely come up with some requests along the way!

Where do you Teach? Your delivery is Incredible.

Wow, I would love to take online classes from your school, if you have one.

Nice work...been dodging the math part of electrical formulas..lol..but hey💥⚡

I didn't understand why we missed L6 AND L7, And why we add 3000 at the end for L9? Thanks, sir... your channel is useful

thank you for this video. do you say VA is the same as watts for simplicity? as they are not the same.

acording what point in nec 2014 you add again the 3000 in the end ? you are excellent teacher

very informative. I am currently a student. I was under the impression the bathroom was supposed to have its own circuit, is that not included when when calculating general load.

Do you have a video on filling out a non residential load sheet? ie; workshop or detached outbuilding on separate meter and enclosure.

ill be testing for my license at the end of this month (second try) i really need help with PF (power factor) calculations i have the formula., but still struggle any vids on that? thank you for this vid it helped a lot the line method was new for me but seems to have stuck in my brain a bit better

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry no videos on power factor. Maybe in the future!! I know that won’t help you at this moment but good luck don’t focus to much on the questions but you got this!! CM

Great video! May I recommend a better mic and lighting setup?

Make it lot easier than mike holtz lol

@busterhikney6936

11 ай бұрын

Mike Holtz has been a little hard on the beaver lately.

@anthonymartinez8347

11 ай бұрын

For sure,,!!!

What about a garage you plan to use as a workshop (table saw, dust collection, etc)?

Small correction. A basement that is finished vs unfinished is irrelevant. If it is adaptable for future use, you have to count it per NEC 220.12. An example would be unfinished basement with 8 foot ceilings would count since you could turn it into a living space later. A crawl space would not count. The building department has the final say on what is deemed livable space. (At what height does it count).

I'm sure someone pointed out to you that VA is not the same as watts in many situations. For a resistive load it should be, for an inductive or capacitive load it can be different based on the power factor. I won't get into power factor correction.

hey Craig great video, are you suppose to count a bathroom? I see u did 2 circuits for small appliance, and one for laundry. so do I need to add one for a bathroom? thank you

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Great question but the answer is no!! The only things you count are spelled out in Article 220. In 210 it specifies certain dedicated circuits but for a load calculations its already figured in the general lighting. Thank you for watching!! CM

Great video question where did the 3000 come from in line 9? Also is there anyway I can sign up for your class I’m in the Philadelphia area

@sharifsaladinbey7604

5 жыл бұрын

Craig Michaud- Electrical Instructor

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. So the 3000 is the VA that we take at 100%. So after you find your total VA by adding Lines 1-3. You minus the first 3000 then you multiply the remainder by 35% To find line 9 You take the first 3000 and add it back to the answer from line 8. As far as taking a class I am in Connecticut and at the moment I an only doing a license prep class. I am in the process of creating an online line course(s) for people who are not in the area. Once I get this completed I will certainly let you know so you can check it out. Thank you for subscribing and I will be posting more videos in the next few weeks. CM

@andrewjrbritt8547

Жыл бұрын

Okay I see why you put the 3000va back you purposely skipped a step and then came back to it

hi Graig.can you do a video aboutcalculation a subpanel inn residencial because people put large subpanel in the house whith any calculation.thankyou for you videos.casanova EC

please what's the name of the book you use in the video, can i get more book enlighten about house wiring calculation

THAT WAS REALLY GOOD ,BUT WHERE DO I FIND WHERE YOU ADD THE 3000 AT THE END

@benchmarkservicecompanycal4601

3 жыл бұрын

It was “eliminated” in line 5 just to get the remainder used to derate. It was “subtracted” so it needed to be added back in afterwards.

Hey Craig, thanks for the great video. So for all the other general use circuits, say in a bedroom or living room, are they included in the general lighting or do you add 1500VA for each additional circuit. Thanks

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Those are already figured in the general lighting for dwelling square footage and multiplied by 3VA. Only small appliance and laundry is 1500VA. Thank you for your question.CM

@kevinkeating7920

4 жыл бұрын

Love the videos! I'm studying for my exam! These really help! Thank you! When is your course coming out?

@bizzfo

4 жыл бұрын

Craig Michaud- Electrical Instructor what is considered a small appliance?

Hello Mr. Michaud

I live in a 1625 sq ft villa in Florida. The lighting load is a fraction of what it once was after a renovation. The existing 1992 service is 125 amps with 20 breaker spaces. All high hats and table lamps were re-lamped LED. 65 watt equiv R40 lamps use about 11 VA. LED's have a fraction of the incandescent lamp consumption. One can't even buy incandescent any more. Can the lighting load be amended in new construction or a renovation to take advantage of the lower consumption? I wonder if NEC will ever recognize this? Even my outdoor 300 watt floods are LED (23 watt).

These are great videos. Do you have a printout?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

Жыл бұрын

No but have been working on a workbook!! It’s a work in progress!! CM

@Electrimusprime

Жыл бұрын

@@craigmichaud-electricalins4602 I got a test coming up in August. You should put something together. The simplicity is well worth the cost!

Are there any different things to do on 2020 code book ?

It did help but I want to know what you did on the other two lines?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

4 жыл бұрын

they are not relevant as the calculation did not exceed 117,000va. so I did not have a remainder to multiply by 25%. CM

Hi Craig, Does washing machine can be connected to the laundry circuit or should has its dedicated circuit ?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

3 жыл бұрын

Yes It can be connected to the laundry circuit. That is what it is designed for!! CM

@geterrdun3098

3 жыл бұрын

Washing machine dedicated and gfci protected…… any other outlet in the laundry area on its own 120 circuit and gfci protect it.

@geterrdun3098

3 жыл бұрын

You wouldn’t happen to have any videos on pointers on helping pass the contractors exam would ya Craig?

Hey craig, I’m trying to figure out why you added 3k VA in line 9. What am I not understanding? Thank you!

@tanado8

3 жыл бұрын

Actually I just figured it out. Thank you so much for your videos craig!

@keiranTheservant

Жыл бұрын

Why did it get added? I’ve been trying to figure out

@andrewjrbritt8547

Жыл бұрын

Please explain why you add 3000va back into it....???????

Why do you have to add the 3000VA on line 9? What is the 3000VA your adding?

@erikstaciogarcia2421

3 жыл бұрын

He is putting back the 3000va that he took out at 100% in L5

Can someone guide me in the right direction...I am not an electrician, and I don't know those codes your talking about. My dads friend is an electrician and he added recessed lighting in my house, but I forgot to put that in the building permit along with the other work that was completed (There was a lot of work done on the house, plumbing, electric, ac, floors, cabinets, almost everything was updated). So now I am doing some more renovations to finish my house renovations, and I wanted to add the lighting in the building permit along with the other work I will be doing (I know I was supposed to get a building permit before I got the work done but I forgot to add it the first time and here we are). I was asked for an electrical calculation load when I applied for the building permit... Is that something I can do myself figuring out on KZread or do I need an electrician?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

3 жыл бұрын

I recommended you talk to an electrician. What I have here is to teach students to complete a load calculation in a bunch of video's. This is just a small part of it. This would be the most accurate as they will see what is in your home to add to the calculation. CM

@sarkisarmenian5268

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply and advise Craig, I appreciate it.

220.11(c)(2) what code book is that meaning year of NEC? Laundry circuits?

After I get the feeder demand. How do I know what size amprage for the service?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

Жыл бұрын

If you look in my playlists I have one for service calculations all broken down! CM

@michaelhinchey

Жыл бұрын

@@craigmichaud-electricalins4602 Thx. Will def get to it eventually.

What if you a wiring a spec home and it has a basement that could be finished in future by whoever buys the house

are these videos still pertinent with 2020 NEC code book ?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are! The real change was made in the non dwelling part of 220.12. CM

Why do we need to add 3000 back ?

On line 9 why did you add the 3,000 back into the general?

I'm confused why you added 3000 back into it at the end

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your question! In 220 it states that the First 3000va from the total of Line 1-3 and then multiple the remainder by 35%. Once you get the demand the you add that 3000va which is your 100% demand to the 35%. That then is your total general lighting load. I hope that answers your question. Thank you for watching!! CM

@lanewesner763

5 жыл бұрын

@@craigmichaud-electricalins4602 ok thanks. Also if you have time one more question. When is the reference 220.82 (b) used? It talks about the first 10kva at 100% and the remainder at 40. Is it talking about the total connected load like all appliances plus general lighting?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

5 жыл бұрын

@@lanewesner763 That is used when calculating an Other Than Dwelling calculation. It is used for commercial buildings. I will be doing multi-family dwellings and also commercial calculations in the future. I am also working on creating workbooks for the different types of calculations with an explanation and step by step process. I hope to have them completed for the summer. Keep an eye out for the links to them in the coming months. Thanks for your questions. CM

Where does the 3000 from line 9 come from?

what about table 220.12 when solving lighting loads for hospitals

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

4 жыл бұрын

That falls under the "nondwelling" and I have yet to do videos for nondwellings. It is on the list of video's for this year. CM

Does general lighting means illuminating, if so why is small appliances included?

@craigmichaud-electricalins4602

Жыл бұрын

Nope has to do with demand for sizing an electrical service!CM

@Richard-si2in

Жыл бұрын

@@craigmichaud-electricalins4602 the term threw me off, thanks much

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