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@jeromegarcia5396

2 жыл бұрын

I don't do attics anymore because I'm past 35 years old... period... nope to insulation and nope to hot, fiberglass in the skin at night... nope .. in my 20s I insulated professionally, one of my hoodies my ex washed with her panties... 🤣🤣🤣 I'm at work getting cussed because someone gots itchy and scratchy going on in their pants... yeah... no Attics anymore, I paid my dues 🤣🤣🤣

@n0nyabznss

2 жыл бұрын

Nice that you decided to delete my comment. Do a video where you're replacing an EXISTING old can recessed light with a flush mount LED light (and I'm not talking about retrofitting an LED light bulb).

@a94cobra

Жыл бұрын

I thought wrapping with black tape was against code.

@edwardsawyer7403

Жыл бұрын

Y’all need to add videos to Rumble

I've always heard that if you're using a non-contact voltage tester, you should make sure and touch it to something that you know is hot (like an outlet in another room that is on) to make sure that the tester is working properly before you trust it to tell you if the wires you're going to touch are actually turned off. Always good to be doubly-safe when working with potentially live wiring.

@TwilightxKnight13

2 жыл бұрын

In the industry we call that a Live-Dead-Live test and its an excellent idea to make sure your tester is working properly

@MrMockingbird1313

2 жыл бұрын

Normally, throughout the day pros will test their tester several times.

@krsl5837

2 жыл бұрын

i worked with a old electrician that would touch the wire to find out if it was hot 🔥 or ground out the power wire to find the circuit breaker it was on 😂

@DavidSanty

2 жыл бұрын

Non-contact testers are also known as "death sticks" because they're notoriously unreliable. Any time you have to touch wire with your fingers, the circuit should be tested metal on metal first. Most DIYers aren't investing in $$$$ professional testers and shouldn't be led to believe that the $10 sticks they buy at the hardware store are going to tell them for certain when a circuit isn't energized.

@y00h0011

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Always test your tester... whether contact or non-contact on a known live circuit.

Hey Paul, just for your future jobs, whenever I rough in wiring for any switch box, 1,2,3,4,5 gang or more, I always bring the feed wires (hot) in the bottom of the box, and if there is going to be a tap out of that box to feed another switch box or receptacle downstream , I will also bring that outgoing hot in the bottom of the box. That way I always know the cables coming into the box on the bottom are both "hots", and they always get connected together. It makes wiring multiple devices a little simpler.

You’ve a new fan here! Encyclopedic level of information, yet distilled to a form that any layperson with the will to learn can tackle almost any home-related project! Appreciate the fast tempo of your speech, which combined with the depth of knowledge, makes for videos that you have to pause or rewind! Keep ‘em coming, and here’s to a million subs! 👍👍👍👍👍

I always get excited to see a new Stud Pack video waiting for me! I appreciate you fellers so much for your in-depth explanations. Also, thank you for explaining the clamping plate on the switch. I feel that so many people don’t even realize what that plate is for. Keep up the great work!

A lot of people don't realize how hot an attic can be. I'm in South Florida and I'm in attics at least 4-5 times a week. Highest I've ever measured was 137°. It was too hot to even crawl around with bare hands. Danger level heat.

@charlesgulotta8515

2 жыл бұрын

Used to do HVAC with my father in attics in Florida. We measured 145 one time. We would rotate out after 15 min to avoid heat stroke.

@kenmore01

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, it was probably a lot hotter than 120!

@kevinritchie9227

2 жыл бұрын

Our company does a lot of poultry house work. We have to go in the attics of the houses quite a bit. With just the tin roof between you and the sun, it gets scorching. One time on of the guys took out a heat gun. It was 162 degrees at the access hole. The wood trusses were so hot, you couldnt touch them. Even the wire we had to pull down the ceiling got so hot by the time we got where we had to put it, you could almost not hold on to it.

@gblim398

2 жыл бұрын

Dallas here. My first summer with a remodeling crew I was the "attic rat" running wiring and ducts. I am now able to laugh at the desperation I felt at the end (and hottest part) of the day when all I needed to do was insulate that one last duct and I'd be free! And the only thing holding me up was peeling the back off the stupid foil tape with trembling fingers while trying to see what I was doing through the waterfall of sweat running across my eyes. Like I said, I am NOW able to laugh about it. I lost twenty pounds that summer.

@skinlab4239

2 жыл бұрын

wouldn't last spraying foam.

Studpack Wednesday!! Simpli the best day of the week so far!! I installed a simplisafe system earlier this year for a client for the first time.. Very easy to do & following the directions was easy.. Thank you guys & Keep up the good work!

Great video stud pack, very informative and great tips, I love all your videos. I've definitely learned a ton of tips and tricks through out your videos. One quick tip as a electrician myself never break off the tabs on a dimmer always just bend them back, its the same width whether bent back or broke off. Keep the great videos coming!

I've watched about 4 of your videos while trying to finish my basement. You are now my favorite show. You are a true teacher and explain key concepts clearly and conscisely. Keep up the good work!

The wire through the ceiling trick to locate potential obstructions is flat out genius!!

I installed these recents in my man cave and could not be happier. Tied them to the existing box unused in the center. Thanks for first making me aware of such product… also thanks so much for your videos… really enjoy your stuff.

Thanks for recommending these halo lights, I followed your guide and couldn’t believe how easy it was to install this kit. Grabbing two more for the other bedrooms.

Even though you are using a plastic box, its a good idea to tape the hot terminals on the switch because the ground wires are long and exposed. When you fold them into the box and then "shove" the devices in, its hard to know if the ground wires get moved around. I have been using the Halo recessed lighting for a while now, but never saw that kit before. LOVE IT! Thanks for showing it off Another great video StudPack!

@thewonderfulwonder1614

Жыл бұрын

you can see the ground on the sides man don’t tape it

Again, you are the master of the tricks, every time you use one of the little tricks, I recall how my pop would use them. Like turning the hammer sideways to get to the tight space over the staple. You guys always do fantastic work and its like 20 minutes of reminiscing for me. Anyone who wants to learn...and learn it right....this is the right channel to watch.

Excellent presentation. I like that the photographer chimes in with his questions/observations and you then elaborate. I learned a lot. Well done.

Studpack, yall have saved me tons of money sharing your knowledge. Very detailed and helpful information. Thanks a million fellas. Keep those video's coming!!!

I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel and we wanted to do recessed lights. I did them in our kitchen and was not looking forward to mounting four in the bathroom and being up in the attic dripping with sweat. I'm planning on using one romex line for all four lights so it was going to be a junction box party up there. Oh man am I glad I came across your video. These are a game changer!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to help us all out. Liked and subbed!!

Man you guys are really giving me confidence to do some work on my new home. It's funny how it seems like Jordan is the one who had the idea for this channel, but Dad is such a natural in front of the camera and a great teacher. I like how you asked him to clarify the wiring stuff, just to give folks a chance to boost their confidence even further.

@daveallan3152

10 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Very consice and thorough with very clear explanations! Keep it up!

Something to consider, that I didn't see in the comments and they didn't mention in the video, is if you're putting recessed lighting in a lower ceiling, like a basement, you'll need to take into consideration the beam angle coming out of the lights themselves. If you have them too far apart you'll feel like you're walking in and out of light and get an awkward feeling because you'll be walking in and out of the light beam.

I love devices that have the clamping plates. I hate doing loops around screws. Love the content!!

Note: Always re-check with tester AFTER turning off breaker. For one, the breaker at times fails to open when you turn it off. I have always trained apprentices to re-check the box just in case there is a second circuit present in the same box. Simply move the tester around at the rear of the box.. not just what is easy to touch. A second circuit is more common than you realize.

@CitEnthusiast

2 жыл бұрын

Or you might be working on outlets that your electronics trained father has previously re-wired and crossed two circuits! DAMHIK! LOL I always check now.

@lacuzon39000

2 жыл бұрын

Especially if you got stablock / federal pacific breakers

@jmpattillo

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Always recheck. Also I was taught to touch the hots first with the back of your hand after you were absolutely sure they were off. If you somehow made a mistake, your reflexes will cause you to pull away from the live wires.

@lacuzon39000

Жыл бұрын

@@jmpattillo I touch or grab the " hot " wire with the power ON with my bare hand plenty of times in my electrician career without getting shock .

@jmpattillo

Жыл бұрын

​@@lacuzon39000 I guess if you are well insulated from a ground path then you can get away with it. I'm just glad I've never gotten anything across my heart.

Really love that you explain everything more than once. I’m an amateur electrician and I didn’t quite understand how you wired up the 2 gang box in the beginning, but when you explained it at the end, I understood. Still don’t understand the purpose of a switch leg. Also, I didn’t know you were from Louisiana. That’s awesome. As a fellow Louisianaian, I love watching your channel.

@jakesully5402

2 жыл бұрын

In a nut shell, the term “switch leg” is a commonly accepted nickname for the wire that runs from the control device (ie the switch, dimmer, timer, motion sensor, photocell, etc) up to the light fixture. A switch leg is always controlled by a device, and never has constant power. Hope that helps clarify !! Cheers.

Love the energy between you and your son!!! Great content and always informative!! Keep it coming!!

I did it! All thanks to this video. Just installed in my bedroom and it came out great. I’m in Miami and I waited until this cold snap to go into my attic. Any other day I’d melt in there.

These guys’ videos have been so helpful in my remodeling projects! From this video, I got myself that same hole saw and I also tried these lights. I ended up returning the lights because the lights failed to pair to the app (I should have known a Bluetooth only option for smart features was too good to be true). I had also bought the Halo 3-way switches meant to be used with these and those were the only things that paired 😂

7:00 Dust Bowl. When we had a whole-house HVAC installed in our house, the company brought along a little old man who was somebody’s grandpa. His entire job was to hold a box up to the ceiling where they were cutting the holes for the vents. We didn’t have any dust in the house because grandpa did his job.

Stoked to see yall getting some sponsorships! So epic. Congrats fellas, you earned it

You guys are awesome just stumbled across your videos while repairing my home. Subscribed

Nice job as always. Used that same hole saw a few weeks ago while upgrading a church auditorium (from the 70's hanging globes to the 5/8" wafer LEDs). Was so nice not to have to clean up all the flying dust because of the hole saw cover... and the new 5/8" lights fit underneath all the joists. LEDs were a cleaner look, much brighter output, a lot less heat, and use much less power. Had a few places we needed to widen existing holes... problem was there was no place for the center bit to index. So... I got a light fixture mounting bracket, drilled out the center hole to fit my hole saw pilot bit, and then put drywall screws thru it up into the ceiling drywall (inside the diameter of my cutting legs). Allowed me to index the pilot bit anywhere and widen existing (4") holes to larger (6") holes. (Have also used a piece of 1"x4" cut into a 4" circle, but that was a bit more work and this way I was able to go exactly where I wanted.)

I love that he emphasizes *selectable color temperature.* That's crucial when you can't just change a lightbulb to go from daylight white to warm white, or vice versa. Without that selectability, you'd have to rip out and replace _the entire fixture_ just to change the color of the light.

@kimfroman2023

Жыл бұрын

Yes I didn't realize about the lights and my porch looks like a prison yard or airport runway.

I'm usually into car videos. But I enjoy how you walk us through each step

This is a well informed video . Thank you for showing that 90 percent of the time we have to work in a attic and it does get incredibly hot up their … I prefer 120 volt compared to low voltage ,the higher voltage last longer .

Outstanding stuff Stud pack! Great idea for my living room. Thanks

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! You have a great voice, and I love the detail and editing with your videos! Nice work!

That house needs A LOT more insulation.

Another great video @studpack. One of my favorite channels for construction and home improvement. Always great music in your vids as well btw!!

You are a master at teaching, thanks for the tips and explanations!

Great job in explaining everything as always. Always learn a lot from you. Thank you

What a fantastic video. Answered all of my questions. Subscribed.

You and your son do an excellent job with your video's / sounds like you raised him right / have a excellent father son relationship...enjoy watching your video's keep up the excellent work and take care...

Great advice on using a wire to check for any blocking. Thanks for the video!

Used these lights on a home remodel last year. Loved using the product.

I was taught to always wrap the wire nuts on any connections in a way that it holds the wire nut on and keeps it tight. Wire nuts can loosen over time and heat up. I’m an industrial electrician but it holds true in residential too.

This was the video I was hoping you would make. I've been looking to install wafer lights in my bedroom to replace the center ceiling fan light and while there are many DIY vids on this subject I wanted to see how the Stud Pack crew tackled the install. Great job!

Love your videos - very informative. Keep up the great work !!!!

Great job guys. Here in the UK we always sleve the CPC (Circuit Protective Conducytor). You can actually buy cable with the ground already pre-sleaved. Thanks for sharing 😃

Awesome video! Good to see ya'll are doing well. Those southern attics are a beast unto their own lol. Hope ya don't have to spend too much time in them this summer! Thank you for the videos, they are so great 😁

I’ve been an electrician since 1966 and I’m still amazed at all the technology we have today. So many jobs are so much simpler than when I was an apprentice.

When I see a new Stud Pack video I always hit like and watch it to the end. It's the least I can do for this valuable info👍

A father. A son. Electrical circuits. Well, my day is complete. Thanks, boys. You two ROCK!

Been watching a few of your videos. You sir are a great teacher. I'm also in the trades and love learning, thanks

Normally I don't give the ads a second thought. But on a quality channel like Stud Pack, I'm happy to do what I can to support the quality content that Paul and Jordan are producing. Yes, I'm clicking and, yes, I'm buying 👍

my favourite channel by far, keep up the good work!

FYI- I just bought a similar saw from the orange store made by Klein. Worked pretty well and was around $30. Good enough for the 4 holes I had to do for my lights. Wish I had watched this video first, I made all of the right marks where the joists were but there were so many and I was in such a rush that, you guessed it, I drilled one hole right where my joist was. Made a big X with a circle on all the other holes after that. Went from a simple job to extra work patching drywall in just a few seconds. Some times I amaze myself with how smart and I am and other times I amaze myself with my stupidity.

You should try the Wago 221 connectors, they make everything clean and neat. I always wrap the screws so I can't touch the screws if pulling the switch out.

I’ve put in wafer lights in upstairs ceilings w/o attic access, but only when I didn’t need to run a new switch leg - e.g. I was connecting to and existing ceiling light/fan leg. I simply used fiberglass fishing rods that I can use to run the Romex from light to light and finally to the switch leg.

I love to see the three way application installed please make a video I couldn’t find one 😊

Love your videos man! I’ve switched from wire nuts to wago lever nuts. They’re a game changer. A bit more pricey but such a breeze to use and so much nicer when you have to go back into a box for work

@juliemandell

Жыл бұрын

Lever nuts are also really helpful for old ladies like me doing vanity light replacements alone - saying goodbye to the once uber popular hollywood makeup light strips for LEDs. So much easier to manage connections with one hand while standing on a vanity balancing a 48" long fixture with my other hand.

Your videos always come in clutch for my honey do list

It's good to see you guys back in action!

Great video guys I think I'm one of y'all's subscriber from the beginning I just wanted to say the quality of y'all's videos has gotten really good and congratulations on y'all's new sponsor hope more come to ya thanks

Great Video! I remember installing can lights in the summer and leaving large wet-spots on the ceiling joists everywhere I touched them! Drink more water!

dude that simplisafe add!!! so glad yall are getting sponsors! you deserve it!!!!

Really informative video. Really liked the wiring explanations and the bowl hole-saw. Thanks for the content as always

Ssssoooo, before Katrina, we had an attic crawlspace in a hip roof style home like you were in. We installed an oven temperature gauge to see how hot it was during the summer. It would start when opening the hatch it would be 125 degrees and then zoom to 150 degrees after turning on the florescence light. Now, after Katrina, we went to a gable roof with a standing space to house the water heater and HVAC unit. WE have a house length vent on both sides of the house with a roof ridge vent to escape as much air as it could. The hottest it gets now is about 5 to 7 degrees hotter than the outside. Best thing we could have ever done!!! Great video as I am going to try to get similar lights for out bathroom. Great video!!! BTW, we are located on Mississippi Gulf Coast about 1/2 mile from the beach.

LEDs are definitely a major step up. The halogens were uncomfortably hot. Great white light, but dangerously hot even as table lamps. Your videos are superb! As good as ol' Bob Vila!

Great job as always guys...I hope Jordan is recovering nicely!

Great explanations along the way. Also nice to be informed of the exact Halo and Lutron products so we can but the exact ones.

Thank you for shedding some light on the household lighting.

Very well thought out installation and great instructions. I really like the idea of those low voltage can lights especially because of the price of Romex wiring these days.

Looking to do exact same project in my master bedroom this video helps a lot.

You guys should and will have so many more subscribers! The extra work you do to record and edit all these videos in addition to the excellent work you do is certainly commendable. Keep it up and I'll keep watching. 👀

@HiddenCreekHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Story of my life lol. I bust my butt on my videos and have few subs.

@FernandoRodriguez-ds5ri

Жыл бұрын

I just don’t edit my videos. All my videos are uploaded rough Jijiji

These guys do great work and some of the tips you'll hear from them on here could be the first time you hear it. I'm over 50 and doing this work for over 35 years in NY, NJ, PA, and VA and never have i watched one of their videos and said that's a load of crap. I see terrible work in customers homes 95% of the time. Lessons and opinions from pros like these guys are worth the time to view their videos if your unsure or curious to find another way to do a thing check them out. All the best to you guys. Thanks for your hard work.

Good JOb...I plan to install those ""pancake lights" in my kitchen now after walk me trough you give me confidence i can do it by myself. thank you a God blessing you and your family.

You are a great tradesman and Dad. You have a lot of patience. Great work sir.

Love this channel! Subscribed & looking for more info! Thanks.

Great instructor, clear explanation, easy to follow

I just watched this video. I learned something new. I want to share a device wiring connection idea. Instead of putting the wires straight into the device clamp, try making a modified half loop (like you would use under the screw), but bend it 180 degrees on the long end after the loop like an "h", then clamp it. As always, an informative good video.

Boom! Love it! Thanks guys!

I do generally check my klein tester on a known li ve circuit and that was one of your suggestions a yr or two ago. I've learned a lot from you guys! many thanks,,

Another great video. As a homeowner I’m not liking the choose of the Fan Controller sticking out like that just asking to be broken by the kids. Very helpful to know when we upgrade our Bedroom fans

I think these are the “easiest” light I would attempt to install. Plus the step by step that you give through the video helps big time! I would like to see a video with the 3way switch.

@adfadgaqgv

2 жыл бұрын

3ways are easy. the live wire on one goes to the common, the wire going to the light goes to the common on the other . the other 2 wires are travelers.

Excellent Video breaking it down and building it up.

After having retired a full master bathroom remodel I have found the Wago connectors to be SO much better than wire nuts. Working with the past twisted wires in a remodel is a serious pain. Wago connectors are so much cleaner and really eases future changes. Nice video thanks for making them.

@MAGAMAN

2 жыл бұрын

Wire nuts have been fine for the past hundred years, so I see no reason to change to something relatively new and untested.

Might consider the m12 installation tool with all the variable angle heads. It’s become one of my favorite tools.

Master Electrician in Florida. Done tons of hi hats without getting in the attic but we are usually dealing with 1 floor structures. A fishtape and patience does the job.

Fantastic presentation. As always! Would also love a video on how you drew up that house circuit diagram for the inspector.

@StudPack

2 жыл бұрын

We did a video on it right here Ron👊 kzread.info/dash/bejne/foiApsqdgNTTk6Q.html

@mrcryptozoic817

2 жыл бұрын

@@StudPack Thanks for the x-ref!

I’m definitely going with the halo kit after watching your video thanks

I am not an electrician by trade, but my uncle was and would take me on the job with him when we visited him for the summer in Michigan. He taught me that all power cables come into the box on the upper left and wires going to your device goes out the upper right. I do not know if that is a standard, but all the homes that I have owned have been like that and when I rewired the garage that is how I did it. If it is a box I am not sure of, I always test the circuit and mark it for me later or the next guy that has to go into the box.

Very well explained Thank you gang

I am a longtime fan and I loved that adjustable hole saw you were using since the first time you brought it out. I spent a while searching for it. The adjustable hole saw is called a Nora NSC-6600 Round Hole Cutter. Thanks, Studpack!

@StudPack

2 жыл бұрын

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“I’m up here with you man”, I absolutely LOVE IT!!! 😂😂 Great video, thank you for posting.

Great tips and education video for the dyi’r.🤙🏼💪🏼

Have y'all ever tried Wago lever nuts vs the wire nuts? I watch 80% or so of the uploads (I miss them sometimes) and hadn't seen those yet. They work great, and I'd even be tempted to send you some. For DIYers, it makes wiring so much faster than wire nuts, and doesn't damage the wire.

@0Fidel0

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to ask Studpack about using Wagos. I'm from Germany so I don't know about American Building Code, but Wagos made a huge difference to me in electrical installation. Though I don't use the lever ones but the slim ones where you just stick your wire in. I know it makes hardly any difference regarding conductivity yet wire nuts have a sliiiight advantage over Wagos, but it's never a fire hazard or anything like that. I love that with Wagos you can easily remove single wires without dismanteling the whole setup.

@thezfunk

2 жыл бұрын

@@0Fidel0 I use both of the Wago types and they work fantastic. I will never go back to wire nuts. The extra cost is worth it.

@LaneBeScrolling

2 жыл бұрын

They’ve mentioned them before, and basically said “use what you like,” I believe.

You guys are the best. I watched a half dozen LED installation videos before this one. In every single case, there was no ceiling insulation. They avoided going in the attic my merely reaching up through the hole and finding the wires. I'd criticise them in the comments for a non-real-world video. They'd always write back and tell me they didnn't know what I was talking about. So, apparently, most places in the US use no attic insulation. Sure.

Nowadays I like to use 4 inch new construction or remolding can for incandescent where it is available because they got the extra safety heat switch built in , just in case something goes wrong with the led light , there is plenty of led recessed modules that will fit in the 4 inch can with the socket plug in for 120 V then you won’t have to depend on finding the proper replacement in a few years when Halo discontinued this model , plus every brand with this type of light on separate driver or driver built in the can have their own secondary DC voltage set up and you can only use the proper oem replacement part .

Great demostration. I am going to be doing this soon. I am wearing the same shorts as he is right now, so I am thinking I should wear them when I do this. May bring me good luck!

Good to see you both and hope that Jorden is doing okay from his mishap.

I definitely like tho Halo lights and the ease of installing and running the wire(s), compared to reg way. Just ran 12 low profile led lights inside an attic in FL, and wish was Halo brand w/ one wire and easy fixture connection b/c it was horrid up in that attic crawl space. Was up there for 25-35 mins before was about to die, omg, if had these…..woulda been done in 5-10 mins. Appreciate showing us what Is available for ppl, and to remember that there “other” options that are always out there and to help around; dont just keep using same old same old…..every time😉 Cheers✌🏻

Excellent! 300k sub just around the corner. Keep rocking guys.