Hello, this has to be one of the best videos I have seen describing an issue we amateurs face when installing receptacles or lights in a new garage or shed. Thank You so much, well done. Best Regards. 👍

I love how simply you explained this! And in plain english. Thanks SO much!

@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Perfect! Clear and to the point.

Exactly the info I was looking for! Pairing this with the other video you put up about outlets on a circuit, this is just what I needed. Thank you for the info!

Thank you for conciseness and clarity. So easy to understand and no fluff.

Thank you!! Total electrical dummy but want to understand RV electricity and this video just “made the light bulbs come on” for me 😂 Really appreciate this!

THANKS FOR SHARING. I’M STARTING MY ELECTRICAL JOURNEY AS A RETIREE AND THIS WAS HELPFUL.

Yes it did, thank you. At 67, Me, forgetting things that I had once learned makes me dangerous or a procrastinator. Now, using your info, I can finish up the wiring that I have allowed to mushroom by unsureness and to finish my music/woodworking barn with confidence. Once and for all. If you have ever said that you hope that you've helped one person, I am that guy. 🤠

Clean, clear, direct, concise and to the point. You also have a good voice for explanation. Now I know something I didn't before I viewed this video. Cheers 🍻

This was very helpful, Thank you so much. Now I can plan my Christmas yard lights and know what I can run.

agree with other posts--very well explained video--very well spoken and easy to listen and follow along. Thanks!!!

Good explanation. Also, for the hobbyists out there, keep in mind that these calculations are for a circuit with only light fixtures. If you put anything else on that circuit, you’ll need to subtract that load to see how many fixtures you can add.

@That90sShow

Жыл бұрын

You can only have 12 total devices if you're mixing lighting with receptacles. How do you subtract a load from a lighting circuit when you have no clue what will be plugged in there in the future. These calculations are for KNOWN lighting loads ONLY.

@gilwaa

Жыл бұрын

@@That90sShow I never specified that receptacles would be on that circuit-it could be anything that draws power. My point was making sure folks not familiar with electrical work understand that if you add other elements to the circuit, the calculations change. Your number of 12 is also arbitrary-that would depend on the circuit amperage, draw of the fixtures, whether you have open receptacles or fixed loads, etc.

Thank you for this video I've looked all over KZread and never could find out what I needed to know until I stumbled upon your video much appreciated.

@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad to hear it helped.

Thank you! Awesome explanation, clear and full of great formulas!

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Great explanation!!! Very clear, definitely helpful as I’m adding lights to my house, is good information to have, thank you!!

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Nice presentation . Simple and complete compared to what I learned back years ago . At that time when the instructor would illistrate the formula he would over complicate the calculations , doing too much math in the formula . Cheers 03/05/2022

Thank you for a clear and precise explanation !!

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I have watched this video at least 15 times thanks again and again.

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This is a great info. Thank you.

I once lived in an older apartment that put EVERY light on one 20A breaker. Might have been needed when that wiring was done - but with my mix of LED and compact fluorescents, it was SEVERE overkill. I talked the owner/manager into adding a 15 amp duplex outlet to the circuit, as that place was WAY short on outlets.

Thank you for the knowledge

Thanks great breakdown!

FYI Building Codes are public domain and can be accessed online from numerous legal libraries. Call your local building department and ask them what Code governs your jurisdiction, and look up the residential electrical code requirements for branch circuits, etc. FYI, adding new lights and receptacles is easy renovation work, but if it isn't done right and to your local Code requirements, you can burn down your home or even electrocute yourself. If you have zero experience, hire an Electrician.

@cptcosmo

Жыл бұрын

BTW, I'm a former Journeyman Carpenter turned Architect in CA.

Great video. Quick and to the point

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Great! This is exactly what I need to know. Gonna be lighting up a basement and I don’t know how many lights I need or how many light to put on a circuit.

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Excellent presentation with even better explanation. Great job 👏

@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

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GOOD REVIEW.. THANKS!!!

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@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

Thank you, Sir.. Bevins, your video helped me a lot, Super interesting and informative, I appreciate it. Good day. From the Alamo SA, TX.

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@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

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What about the number of outlets where you don’t know what will be plugged in and/or how many outlets will be in use at any given time

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UK, we allow 100w per outlet. Lighting is on 6amp 230v circuit. Standard house split on 2 circuits. Older houses 1 circuit on 5amp rewire fuse.

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This is way above my skill level as a do it yourselfer, but its very interesting how electricians figure it out.

Great video, especially as it helps me understand how my 75 year old house was wired. One observation however - the word is "continuous," not as you have it, "continuos" (@3:45).

Well presented.

@BevinsBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

This is a great example but these days many people are getting away from the old screw base fixtures because you can still find bulbs of 150 watts and more. (yes, still out there) If you install NON screw base fixtures they will likely be a specialty base that can't accept larger bulbs and will be under 20 watts draw each. IOW, you have the added benefit of no fire hazard due to wrong bulbs overheating. Still, the math works out and it really is that simple.

@marktan3668

2 жыл бұрын

Solar lighting has major potential market out there. Imagine basement lighting. No more scary basements. We dont live with basement anymore, but our north facing kitchen/living room got me into solar LED lighting. Plus, I love our bathrooms well lit for long long hours. Bright bathroom looks very clean.

@rupe53

2 жыл бұрын

@@marktan3668 ... solar has it's place, but completely off topic for the question.

Are junction boxes still used to wire bedroom outlets with access from the basement?

We currently have a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok breaker panel that we're planning on having replaced. After it's replaced, I do want to separate some circuits. I also want to put all the overhead lights in our house on one 15 amp circuit. All our lights are LED and even if our lights were all 100 watts, they would still not exceed 15 amps.

@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

If you're wiring a house from scratch that is one way you can do it but typically every light in a house is off of a outlet. The reasoning for this is to reduce the amount of wire that is needed to wire the entire house. At today's costs I would not want to wire out that way as 12/2 is about $150 for a 250ft roll now.

Thank you so much! Wow with LED lights I can multiple that by X5! Lol

@belatoth1446

2 жыл бұрын

Almos 10x

@That90sShow

Жыл бұрын

LED lights have drivers and use more power than the light rating btw

All of my lights are connected in series (ohm my goodness). Cheers!

What happens in a series parallel circuit. (Some led light bars daisy chain in series.). I think I want to daisy chain 4 light pairs (in series), but set each pair in parallel.

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Hi, A ex-tenant angry by an home eviction, cut the power lines in the attic some of them tore to pieces is there any way to identify them or new wiring? If you made a video about it that would be great, thanks.

good teacher

In the UK we use 230 volts. To answer your question in the UK we assumed total load and divide by 230 to get Amps , ie assume you want to install 12 lights on a 5Amp circuit with a 6amp MCB and the lamps are 100w each that would be 1200w divide by 230 = 5.2Amps , that’s the design current the circuit protection device should be equal to or greater than the design current. As you can’t get a 5.2Amp MCB You will need a 6amp MCB. This is international no matter what the nominal voltage is.

Will this process still work for DC? I have ac/dc inverter that’s 12v 5amps 60w and I’m trying to see how many 5w 2 amp led lamps I can use.

What if there are outlets on the same circuit?

Niceee explanation dude

@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Does it matter how many light switches you put in one circuit?

What about one with both lights and receptacles? Thank you for putting these together they are very helpful

@That90sShow

Жыл бұрын

12 devices only if your mixing

You figure Watt load from lights used. Then 80% rule of watts on circuit for continuous use. Don't have to follow rule for lights not in continuous use. Continuous use defined .... 2 hrs ? and more... commercial use mostly. Warehouse, mfg areas, hallways, offices. A house...no.

quick question thanks for explaining this method and now i have a better idea but what i am searching for is how can i check to see what receptacle outlets are in the same circuit breaker the reason is I don't want to blow a circuit breaker so i want to find 2 separate electrical circuits with ease which circuit breaker finder would you recommend for the purpose i need it for. Hopefully i made sense. One more example so if i am already plugged into a 15 or a 20amp receptacle outlet and i now need to plug another device that i know it takes a lot of juice like a fog machine and i decide to use another receptacle outlet thinking its on a different circuit breaker thats where i would use the Circuit breaker finder plugging a tester to the same receptacle outlet please help

@That90sShow

Жыл бұрын

Call an electrician and quit being a cheap bum

@arinbk6841

Жыл бұрын

Just use the other receptacle

If installing fluorescent fixtures , You have to add the wattage of the fluorescent tubes plus the wattage of the ballast , For example , A 4 foot two bulb fluorescent fixture would draw around 180 watts , The average wattage of two 4 foot fluorescent tubes is 80 watts plus the wattage of the ballast , Another thing is that if you go with LED light fixtures , You can add alot more fixtures because of how much less watts they use than fluorescents and incandescent fixtures Just use the same calculations shown in the video , Definitely best to go with LED fixtures and avoid fluorescent , Mercury vapor or other fixtures that have a ballast because they use more power than even incandescent fixtures Plus with LED fixtures , You won't have the troubles with LED fixtures compared to fluorescents and other fixtures that have a ballast , Plus LED fixtures and bulbs are coming down in price , Now if you have fluorescent fixtures and want to convert them to LED tubes , It's best to get the direct wire LED tubes for saving energy costs The plug and play LED tubes use the existing ballast which is not practical because you're using power to operate the ballast which draws much more power than the direct wire LED tubes The direct wire LED tubes don't use a ballast , So they use alot less power than the plug and play LED tubes For example , Two 4 foot direct wire LED tubes will draw only 32 watts of power compared to the plug and play which use the existing ballast which draws 100 plus watts

You forgot about power factor. Watt is use for true power but there also reactive power which is kVAr.

Can you substitute wattage fixture to 15 or 20 amp receptacles? Does this formula work the same to figure out how many receptacles you can use on a 15 or 20 amp circuit?

@That90sShow

Жыл бұрын

Well How TF do you plan on calculation receptacle loads? Use your head

Nice clear answer, it’s not that easy to find , thanks

@BevinsBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks