Geeze, this guy's generation is missed. So well explained, no dumb 20 sec brand intro video, no music, no drama, and no ego. Just an old guy sharing his experience & expertise. Damn, I miss my own father. Thanks and keep up the fantastic videos!!

@tishhobbs6998

5 ай бұрын

I went straight to this video when I saw his hair. There is no equivalent for experience.

Share before you kick the bucket. At 71 yrs old I got a really good belly laugh from that comment. And thank you sir for the tremendous amount of knowledge that you share. You have shared a wealth of knowledge that is greatly appreciated.

Guys dropping knowledge and experience! Channels like this are little gold nuggets.

@None98882

3 жыл бұрын

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@None98882

3 жыл бұрын

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@savvyforcrypto4408

3 жыл бұрын

That’s for sure!!!! That is what I had going on. Found out it fed to 2 other outlets. Tested and it was the outlet for the microwave. Loose connection. Bought a new outlet cut back the wire stripped it and installed new plug! My mans is dropping knowledge for sure.

Great, John. I am 71. Living alone in an rv and (from your videos) learning things I need to know...before I kick my bucket. Thanks.

@jonbri4383

4 жыл бұрын

John 3:3 Make sure you know Jesus as your Savior!

@DrJames_YT

3 жыл бұрын

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I had one that baffled me because it would not reset, but lo and behold, the positive (black) wire had pulled out of the romex nut in the box and the thing wasn't getting power, which is needed to reset. Turned out the coil in the romex nut was defective and allowed the errant wire to slip out of the connection. Put a new red r/n on it and carefully tightened it and it worked fine after that. Good video.

Hey, it works! by troubleshooting as you suggested, found a white wire I had nicked touching the ground! I am a happy, and thankful again, camper...

We need more professionals like you who are willing to share your knowledge and expertise with people like me, who always wanted to be an electrician. When I applied, you needed a sponsor (in the old days) so I was unable to acquire an apprenticeship. I appreciate all your efforts and instructions. Thank you.

@supme7558

3 жыл бұрын

So what is your excuse now

You, Sir, are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

Thank you John, you helped me solve my puzzle with a GFCI witch was humidity. I value very much your experience. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Canada!

John, thank you for sharing some of your expertise with the world! Though I have had some fantastic mentors in my life, I have always been lacking when it comes to electrical work. Sure, I can run wire and do most of the basics, but there is no substitution for having the knowledge to back it. Troubleshooting and the knowledge to do so is where the value truly lies.

Mr. Shook...with respect, fifty years! that some experience between the ears!!! and thanks for your explanation, had set up a little circuit in my new shed and the light works but not the plugs who were connected to the GFIC and boy, could not figure it out, well, watched the video, will go and follow your suggestion an will keep you posted...soon 76, God willing, and still learning! Thanks again, best to you...

All the other channels explain safety and how to plug and play. Any village idiot can do that . But this man is sharing his wisdom and experience that takes years. Thank you Sparky from a Tinknocker Local 105 🇺🇸

Excellent presentation that I greatly appreciate. I, too, am not an electrician but your videos helps me ask the right questions of the electrician I use and basically put him on notice that he can't flim flam me with his explanations of poor or incomplete work.

You cover how to troubleshoot all the different problems that happen with a GFCI so completely. If someone just listened to your entire video, they would find the solution to their problem and learn so much more on the way. Thanks!

Thank you, Mr. John for a very insightful and thorough explanation on other issues with GFIs. This has helped immensely with my electrical problems.

I M just a chic trying to understand electrician work. My mom flipped homes and took classes and used to do electric but I really never thought I would end up doing her line of work yet here I am. That said I watch endless you tube videos on how to Electric - you are my favorite!! ❤️

Sometimes I like to read comments before the video. With all this great comments, I can be sure I’ll learn a lot from you Sr. God bless you and your family and business for sharing your knowledge and patience.

Two GFIs, one hidden behind a never moved large appliance!! Thank you John, you saved me a lot of trouble and an embarrassing visit from the electrician!

@tommygrisaffi7913

3 жыл бұрын

My GCFI stopped working in my hall bathroom. I tried resetting however it will not reset. I checked for power and there is no power going to the GCFI outlet. I’m not sure why not because it’s been working.

This video might be five years old, but this information is still helpful and good to know. Thank you sir.

John - the GFCI vid on Line V Load was a saver today. I was able to redo 5 in my shop and we were back in business in 30 minutes w a FULL upright freezer and fridge in peril. Good stuff. Big thanks from Arkansas!

@jazzybaby3144

3 жыл бұрын

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Thanks! Fixed my problem. Didn't think that I had to check the front and back porch receptacles. Receptacle on the back porch had a power strip that had gotten wet in the last storm. Thanks for saving me the money it would've cost to have an electrician to come out. Very much appreciated!

Thank you for the "moisture down the line" comment. Solved my problem.

@nationalstudyacademykim5030

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to ask but how did you solve the moisture problem?

I come years later and I appreciate you sharing your wisdom. I hope time has treating you well

Thank you John ... this is very helpful and I appreciate the time you are taking to make these tutorials.

I found this very helpful. I needed to replace the GFCI outlet, but the novice electrician that I am i didn't pay attention to the "Line" and "Hot" wires. So when I hooked it back up the wires were crossed. Took me several hours walking around to 9 different outlets on the circuit testing and probing. Watched this video on my commute home from work (passenger) and realized the line and hot wires was probably it. Sure as shit, fixed it. So fricking simple. Thanks for the lesson, much appreciated.

Yesterday I pressure washed outside the house. When you mentioned moisture, the dot was connected. Going to remove the bulbs to the outdoor lights to inspect, with power off. They are are the same breaker. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!

Mr Shock I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your explanation and say thank you for helping me solve my problem

Excellent video John!! I'm trouble shooting right now and I believe my problem could be a shared neutral. I appreciate you bud, thanks for taking the time and sharing!

Thanks to you I have my flag lights working again...was a moisture thing because we have been getting pounded by rain. Had changed the GFCI and it kept tripping so while watching your video you talked about moisture being a problem. That was it and I took a ziplock freezer bag and cut a hole in the bottom and now I have the moisture protection and the problem should be solved. Thank you so much for your video John. I'm a retired piping engineer and sparky stuff was never my cup of tea. Thanks again...I subscribed too!

Thank you for the video, it has helped me out. I never thought of bad loads from appliances with moisture issues.

Keep making more videos. There are 2 entire generations below you that need this information and expertise taught in your straightforward and clear fashion. You are doing a great service to people everywhere! Sure appreciate you sharing. You have helped me immensely and I will watch all of your videos. I am retired and husband no longer able to help me with house issues. I have to learn it all on my own- that is my retirement job now.

@patshook1088

8 ай бұрын

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Awesome you just helped me fix the gfi in my garage! I had a electric smoker plugged in and recently had some rain. Soon as I unplugged it I reset the gfi and it works. Thank you so much!!

You sir are very good explaining how these systems work. And Thankyou John for your professional talk for the subject for my situation. And please don’t kick the bucket yet!!!

Thank you John! Thanks to your post, I was able to diagnose why my tripped GFI receptacle won't reset: I had a short on a wall adapter.Thanks again!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge...I truly hope you stick around longer...I'm getting up there myself, have instructed HVAC, doing Handyman now...I was told there is a saying amongst electricians...It goes like this....There are old electricians and there are bold electricians, but there are no old, bold electricians....Be safe out there guys and girls.

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4 жыл бұрын

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Another great informational video John. Thank you. I will study and learn until the day God calls me home.

THANK YOU! you solved the issue by explaining that the wires have to be in the load and line position per the DEVICE...and sometimes it is reversed!

Thank you so much for your valuable and unselfish teachings. Even though I’m not an electrician it helps me to ask those questions or suggestions to the one that might come to do the work. Blessings

What a well presented bit of information by a talented craftsman!

Hey John...I'm an Emergency Room RN in NYC, retired from 2 jobs and currently working at Bellevue on my third retirement check. I have a house in the woods and the breezeway sockets (which was converted into a TV room) as well as the electrical sockets on the small porches on either side of the breezeway, all went dead. I couldnt find any tripped breakers, then discovered that a GFCI in the bathroom was tripped and would not reset...so I am guessing this might be the culprit. Im going to buy the meters necessary to check on the power as well as a new GFCI to replace the old. I just wanted you to know how glad I am that you are taking the time to make these videos and sharing your extensive knowledge base. I appreciate what you are doing and cannot begin to tell you how grateful that I am. I have shared you on my Facebook page and I hope that others will also benefit from your acquired wisdom. Most respectfully yours...Chris

2022 and John still helping people. Thank you John I leaned alot today.

Sir , you have all my respect , I am a building engineer and i deal with many contractors and they way they work and so things at times makes you wonder , you are one of the very last persons with the quality on things and life that its not easy to find anywere, I can honestly say you are the very first person I encounter with that qualities that I taught were only in books or dreams , thank you again and hope you are always blessed with health👍

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6 жыл бұрын

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I stopped the video at 6:11 after following the advice. Thank you sooooooo very much. Your insight that there could be moisture trapped in one of the outlets was spot-on.. thank you so much for your advice.

Thank you very much for posting and sharing your expertise! This has been extremely helpful

Thank you John..I hope you're a long ways from Kicking the bucket....We all appreciate you taking the time to pass on your acquired knowledge..HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Your knowledge will live forever in your viewers…thank you.

You are awesome thank you for sharing your knowledge! Most channels nowadays are just trying to get you to buy some products. You saying that you wanted to share your knowledge before you as you put it kicked the bucket really hit home. You look to be in great shape and good health I hope you have many years to come to make these great videos. Thank you!

Thanks John. This video is extremely helpful. Thanks for making and posting it!

GREAT informational video, Mr Shook! Thank you, sir!

John, your a gem and your knowledge and experience are appreciated. Thank You and God bless.

Hi Mr. Shook. I thoroughly enjoyed your video on this. I *had* an issue with my downstairs GFCI/GFI popping out and not allowing the reset to stick. It turned out that there was some moisture in the GFI box...somewhere that kept it from keeping a reset. I used a hair dryer on the outlet for about 3 minutes, and at first it still wouldn't keep the reset. Then I watched your video on the basis of thinking that it was just a bad GFI that's 38 years old! However, about 45 minutes after I finished watching your video and subscribing to your channel, I went downstairs, pushed the reset and it stuck! Anyway, I am very impressed with your channel. I admire your experience and especially the story about the housekeeper & the GFI not holding the reset. FYI, I'm a 73 yr old retired IBM electrical engineer with only a HS diploma. I know quite a bit about computers, but barely have any full level of house wiring, breaker/fuse boxes experience. I DO appreciate your channel and plan on watching all your available videos. Thank you! Rick White☺👊

Dear sir thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I had an outlet which got wet and kept tripping the GFI. You made quick work of this issue for me. Thank you again.

I watched both your videos on gfci and I was able to correctly fix my problem. Thank you so much for your videos!!

Thank you for this video! It gave me the troubleshooting steps I needed to fix a GFCI trip that the electrician I hired did not.

Had a problem with an inverter in the semi truck. It has one of these plugs on the inverter. It would not reset. This video helped me understand why.

Excellent. I've been trying to troubleshoot a new gfi that I added to an outdoor box on my front porch. This all began when I decided to add a receptacle to the box on the front porch. Originally, that box only had the line and load wires directly attached to light the parlor lights and the outdoor lights. I decided to detach the wiring and hook them to a gfi because I wanted a receptacle on the porch. First, I only hooked up the line wires and it worked fine. When I added the load wires, the gfi automatically trips. This took me a while to figure this all out, but your video confirmed my own conclusions. I suspect that there is a problem somewhere with the outdoor lighting. They have not been used for several years and during one winter, while shoveling snow, I broke the glass case to one of the lamps and its been exposed to the elements. There's leaves and debris inside the socket, but I don't see any sign of burn marks. I'll probably change out the fixture and try again to see if that resolves the tripping. Any additional comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. PS, I don't know much about electric circuits other than from reading home improvement books on the subject and you tube videos like yours. Thanks.

For a second I thought your name was John Shock!! Thx for the videos

Hey, Mr. Shook don't Kick the bucket! I just found you! WE need you! Thanks so very much & I know God will understand.

@supme7558

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that was his whole plan was to kick the bucket but since you told him not to he'll wait

Hi John, I Really enjoyed and appreciate your video. Looking forward to many more future videos. Thanks!

dont be kickin no bucketes .opening scene in its a mad mad mad world jimmie duranti my favorite part you made me laugh and taught me something thanks stay cool. plumber for 50 years your the first electrician ive liked

Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head! Thank you!

Great video until the end, when you said you’re going to kick the bucket??? That was a sad ending. I don’t know what happens after this life, hopefully it is better than this place and nicer than all of us just kicking buckets. PS: I never thought about the expression “kicking the bucket” until now. Now that I think about it, I hope you don’t kick any buckets, but go out peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, with a smile on your face. My dad passed away last year, he was 84 years old. While it was very sad, he literally died in bed, surrounded by loved ones, with an actual smile on his face. It was the most shockingly peaceful thing I’ve ever seen. It was like his light here just slowly dimmed out and turned off as he saw another light he left this world for. I hope I am blessed with as peaceful a transition in 50-60 years and I see him again. 🙏

Thanks so much John for sharing your 50+ years of electrical installation experience! ^^

Thanks for your information. Solved a problem for me as I shared a neutral and wondered about it at the time of installation. Sure enough it would not let the GFCI flow, kept tripping and wouldn't reset. It was on a three and four way light circuit with other switches in the box I wasn't sure and connected the neutrals from two different circuits reasoning they would all meet at the panel anyway. Lesson learned. Take care. Doug

@chrisminblkdiamond

3 жыл бұрын

Have an electrician fix that for you. You bypassed your gfi protection and could possibly kill you, your spouse, or kid. Never tie all neutrals together in boxes with different circuits in them.

Thank you for your help and don't kick the bucket anytime soon.

Yeah the voltage was present at the line terminals I disconnected all the load terminal wires and with a jumper wire I jumped the metal from the gfci to the 1800 box and it went green the two load wires went to a old flourescent light I hadnt used in years I just taped them good and am no longer going to use this relic success thank you you enlightened me Thank You

G,F I only new this stuff earlier, John. This took a Load of my mind. Thank you!

Thanks so much for passing on this knowledge

Great video, just fixed my GFI in the garage, spot on based on his advice.

Thank you so much, it was my waterfall pump causing the GFCI to trip.

Thank you. Unplugged everything and I got the GFI to reset.

Thanks John --- I hate GFCI's always a pain to work with but very necessary! Good video!!

Thank you for your help! It's much appreciated

I hope you LIVE a LONG HAPPY HEALTHY LIFE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFO.

Thanks John, I've gotten some great information on gfi , had some problems with pool pump , i didn't realize this gfi is hooked up also to the pool lights along with a chlorine generator and pool time clock.

@JohnShook

4 жыл бұрын

As long as the connected load (current) is 16 amp or less on a 20 amp 120V circuit.JS.

Thanks Very Much, I hope you are kicking for many years; moisture inside an outdoor outlet was my problem. I blew compressed air into it for about 30 seconds and presto the gfci would take the reset.

Thanks for explaining so properly you are the best.

Your video helped me find a tough one. My daughter had used a steam floor cleaner in front of me and it shut off. The outlet lost power and the GFI had tripped. They said the cleaner's power cord would be very warm after using it so I thought it damaged the GFI or the outlet. I disconnected the load side of the GFI and it still tripped! They had a backsplash installed ~ a week ago and the other 3 outlets were in the circuit. I looked inside and saw that 2 had the bare ground wires close but not touching bared whites ~1/16" from each other. I pushed the grounds away and voila the GFI reset! I think the extra cleaner power from the last outlet somehow made the "aura" connect even after it was unplugged. Crazy!

Very thorough and knowledgeable video. Thank you much, sir 👍🏼💪🏼

Thank you for sharing this knowledge..

Thank you great video 👍🏼

Thank you john for the information.

Very good information, simple and to the point. Great for a DIYer like me and you may have solved my problem. I’ll let you know in am

John you have always put out great content. God bless you or whatever you call it.

Great video. Subscribed today can't wait to view some of your others.

@7:35 "Electricians are unpredictable sometimes." [Chuckle]

You are a big help John. Moisture on the load side downstream of my GFCI was tripping it.

Thank You John, valuable information.

Thanks for the share John!

Thankful for the advice. I need a license elec to service soon.

Excellent vid. Thank You!

I replaced a GFCI outlet but could not get the reset button to lock when pressed. Scratched my head for some time, watched a couple videos, but this one clicked for me. Sloppy work on my part - assumed line and load were in same locations on old and new outlets. Appreciate the reminder! I guess I needed to hear it/read it several times before it clicked.

Enjoyed your video, very informative. I just had an issue with the GFCI outlet on my house. The one in my garage is inside. Anyway it got really cold, down in the teens and it tripped. I figured it got moisture inside and would work once the temperature warmed up. Luckily this was the case though it would not reset a couple days earlier. It is working fine now though. I might buy some of those child proof covers for the outside to try and prevent moisture in the future.

Awesome content John, thanks for taking the time to provide this content.

Thanks for the video; very helpful.

That was a lot information, it’s excellent info for certain. Thank you.

very good info thanks i have to keep repeating the video. so i can remember how it work

Great information!! Thank you...

Thank you for the great video, I just got my apprentice license so your knowledge I will definitely put to use.

Thanks for the low Z info. My meter does not have this ... I have to plug in an incandescent light bulb