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@atownerdirect8432

2 жыл бұрын

Love watching you work You are an absolute genius. God bless you

@themoddingmuffin148

2 жыл бұрын

I almost killed my self

@AhmedHassan-fh4ec

2 жыл бұрын

@@themoddingmuffin148 really?

I was an electrician my first 12 of 20 years in the military. We always made things nice, easy and neat for the next electrician. It’s always nice going into a non rat nest. Unfortunately most companies only care about getting to the next job and speed. Great video!

@lloyd899

3 жыл бұрын

I love that. I'm the same way!

@bon2198

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloyd899 it’s a good way to be!!

@lloyd899

3 жыл бұрын

I start classes next month. That's how I'm going to do. Thank's bro.

@bon2198

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloyd899 you’re welcome. Best wishes to you in your career.

@lloyd899

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate that! God bless!

That is hands down, the most organized service/sub panel that I have ever seen and I've inspected hundreds through the years. I find myself faced with upgrading my son's out of date electrical panel and decided to refresh by watching KZread vids. Your methods and explanations are top-notch. People find it odd that most inspectors are not electricians, we are just code enforcement and actually doing the work may seem straight forward, but you've done a great service here and I appreciate it.

@Ryan-hr9hw

4 жыл бұрын

All inspections should start with that. "Hi, I'm not an electrician, I am code enforcement. "

@hmpz36911

4 жыл бұрын

Hey do you have ark-fault breakers?

@Ray-ye1rj

4 жыл бұрын

I too have inspected may panels and have only seen two, other electricians, do work like this. However; this is the best! Wow!

@kylerstern2997

4 жыл бұрын

He would have failed inspection for bundling.

@sehnsucht9206

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Fred, although different subjects, I loved this video almost as much as I like your fantastically educational videos. Kudos and many thanks to both of you.

As a 30 year GC this is clearly the best looking panel I’ve seen .... You must have had an awesome teacher ....keep up the good work !!

@briang.7206

2 жыл бұрын

Yes beautiful electrical work. I worked under the old Bell telephone co. And we followed the BSP (bell system practices).

@rodeoclownobama5796

Жыл бұрын

really ever try to trace a wire that has zip ties on it, bundling is for clowns, plus it makes heat

You are very meticulous, an impressive job. One tiny suggestion for your consideration: when putting a pair of romex in the same connector, I like to have the rearward one protrude beyond the frontward one by 1/4" or so - this lets me easily see which romex a wire comes from if I'm tracing wire paths.

@d.t.3495

5 ай бұрын

@nofertrunions I love that suggestion! Super simple but I've only done a few panels over 2.5 years so I haven't thought about it yet. Thanks man!

Over 30 years since I did my first and I learned a lot! Now in my fifties I think I am turning OCD and I love the tips you gave. Love to see a young chap so clean and professional. Thank you!

@edkelaka7250

2 жыл бұрын

Having OCD makes the Best Electricians. You know we gonna run everything labeled and organized above and beyond

@rodeoclownobama5796

Жыл бұрын

really ever try to trace a wire that has zip ties on it, bundling is for clowns, plus it makes heat

This is the level of neatness I want to be at as an apprentice. Frickin beautiful panel.

As someone who inspects panels daily, your comment about the tag being perfect since nobody will see it gave me a good laugh. Its so true and I can say I absolutely love when I pull a deadfront and its done so cleanly. Nice work 👍

10 hour job with the cameras rolling. My experience is cameras double the time required to do a task. Nice work. New subscriber here.

A panel like this needs some nice lighting inside and a clear acrylic cover. It's a shame not to display this work of art.

@hopelessnerd6677

3 жыл бұрын

Brings a tear to the eye....

@markchidester6239

2 жыл бұрын

Art work, absolutely! Well done conduit is another form of art.

You must have spent dozens of hours filming and editing this. Thank you. I'll be watching this more than once as well as your other videos.

The level of pride in your work is amazing. All panels should look like that neat.

Your patience is astounding. That panel looks great. Great job.

I loved how you asked for that thumbs up, it felt genuine and humble. Before even watching the video I decided in that moment to just go ahead and do it. Thanks for not being like everyone else on youtube and just telling your audience to do it. Loved the video, gained a lot! Beautiful beautiful job.

The OCD in me so greatly appreciates the attention to detail in this panel. Thank you sir and well done :)

I had a friend who was an OCD electrician. His work looked like this but every wire was labeled, lamented page for a reference and every breaker labeled on inside of door. No guessing which breaker went where...It was pure artwork as this is...keep it up.

I just love the pride that certain craftsman put into their product. I don’t care if it took you 10 hours, I think it was worth it too.

@denislamarche4656

3 жыл бұрын

That was more than 10 hrs

@questioneverything1123

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@CC-jv3wm

3 жыл бұрын

Wait until there's an extra grand on your bill, then you will probably be bitching.

@buk6708

3 жыл бұрын

@@CC-jv3wm LOL so true

@vadimnesen8060

2 жыл бұрын

Neatness doesn't have to take long once you get the hang of it. I could tie in a panel fairly neat in 1 hour

I was an electrician for 10 years ago. I got injured not from electric but from a car accident since then I cant work anymore.so now all I do is just love watching the electrician brothers whose taking the time and pride in their work . I myself do the same thing its feels good knowing the next person will soon come through your work and said nothing but wow who ever did this panel should be proud of it . So keep up your good work and share your knowledge so everyone will learned the good work u do

Probably the greatest video on KZread in regards to wiring a panel. Thank you for the hard work and adding so much detail!! Seriously thank you bud!

Epic video, just awesome. I'm making a 5 part video series on how I installed a back up generator for my house but not with this level of detail. I put a lot of work into it too but not to this level as I do not want the liability of someone doing it wrong. Thanks for posting, I learned a lot, even after doing my sub-panel and generator with my electrician, I still learned a ton from this video, well done!

As a fellow electrician, I enjoyed watching your video and appreciate your attention to detail. The plug on neutral panels are making it a bit easier and less cluttered than the pigtails. Stay safe out there!

Yes I have a comment,killer work man,it’s nice to see others that have pride and do quality work! Be safe and keep being a perfectionist!

when you do commercial work, they tag their wires with numbers to identify the phase by circuit numbers. You can note the numbers to the side of the blanks on the dead fronts. On a single phase circuit, you have A and B phase. 1 and 2 are A and 3 and 4 are B and they continue to alternate 5 and 6 are A etc. You can actually go to Locke Supply or pretty much any electrical supply house and get a book of numbers that have adhesive on the back when you peal them off and wrap them around the wire. Very handy. I always put them toward the end of the wire, especially when it's a junction box, to make sure that it is visible in the box after make up. It's actually a good practice, especially if you want to use it for something else down the line; all you have to do is change the ledger on the panel! That's actually a good practice, Ben. Great job on the panel. You should have your Master's now 4 years after this. You should have plenty of hours in by now!

When doing main panels I like putting all of the high amp 2 poles on the top and going down in order of amperage, 50, 30, 20 and so on. Just seems neater to me seeing all the breakers cascade down like that. Great install and very clean, you really should be proud of this, seen units installed by "qualified" electricians that don't look nearly this good.

@joemartinez7619

4 жыл бұрын

What about keeping the bus bars balanced ?? Thanks for passing knowledge forward.

@lassaut6794

3 жыл бұрын

Siemens panels prohibit breakers higher than 25A next to the main breaker

@calmeilles

3 жыл бұрын

@@lassaut6794 Interesting, I wonder why. Perhaps to reduce potential heating issues? Here's we'd generally want to put the heaviest loads, the stove, the dryers and water heaters, closest to the utility incomers and the lightest, eg lighting circuits, furthest away to minimise the current travelling the length of the bus bars.

@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares what you do.

I love what you do, I worked with an electrician guy that took his time doing a great job like you . Now I’m installing my first self panel in my sister garage that it’s gonna become a two storage building that why I’m installing a 100 amp breaker from my main panel and I been learning a lot from you thanks for teaching the young and old generation 😊👌

Wow, One of the best ever!! No stone is left unturned. Thanks a Million.

I just want to say that was a nice job. I’ve been at it for 23 yrs. myself. I’ve struggled over the years on whether to loop down and come back up to the CB or just go straight to it. I’ve done both. I like the look of going straight to the CB and I’ve RARELY regretted it. In the extremely rare event that you wish you could move the wire to a CB further down, you can always nut are butt-splice a wire to lengthen it. But like you said ,a very personal choice and I never criticize personal choices. I actually like your reason for doing it which is why I still sometimes do it. I also really appreciated your point about not bending the wires too tight before you enter a CB. I had an idiot working for me once and I could not get him to stop doing it. He actually used a needle nose and put the tightest right angle on the wire. I couldn’t get any support from any other manager to get him to stop. You are absolutely correct and again, I appreciate you pointing that in your video; very important. Anyway, again, nice job.

Definitely helped. I’m a first year apprentice, I’m 27 went to college got my bachelors but wasn’t happy and made thus career change. Couldn’t be happier. I wired my first sub panel yesterday, it was for condensers and I mounted disconnects at each unit. Looked great, my foreman was super impressed. But just showed me how to make things a little bit neater. And this video really helped me.

Wow - good job Ben. It is obvious that you put a lot of effort and thought into wiring this panel. It is good to see a neat, organized panel.

Nice clean job. I have been a Electrical contractor since Nov 1984. 37 years. An electrician for 45 years. I'm currently 63 years old.Still licensed but semi retired. After seeing your work I would hire you in a heartbeat. Great job, your a well respected craftsman in this old timers opinion.

@DeeDee-el8bd

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sea Breeze!i really need an answer to this:i am a tenant having lots of issues in the property,i got a leak under my bathtub due to a damaged kitchen waste pipe.when all this started,i noticed that my fuse box started to trip,until i got no lighting in the property.an electecian came around told me that the issue might be a light bulb faulty...he came 3 times,still no lighting back,keep on replacing some part of the fuse box,keep on checking lights and switches in room close to the kitchen he even changed the smoke alarm(was perfectly working)..after day1 checks,diagnostic was a rewiring is needed because there were no more connection ,power to the fuse box..when asked about which lights was faulty,no idea...day 2 they rewired a part of the flat close to the box,the hallway,i thought i will be over,no!need more rewiring to do..they plan to come back,cos they suspect that the faulty light is the one in the bathroom.they want to rewire in the bathroom using trunking..the leak issue is not sorted yet and i asked them if it was wiser to wait until this issue was fixed first(apparently a 2 days job)they told after or before wasnot an issue...the bathroom is very small with a poor ventilation(only a small window),room subject to mould:is it safe to rewire in a bathroom??i am rather nervous about that so far..they keep on pressurizing me to get the green light from my landlord for the job....please ,please let me know your opinion,in easy term,as i am just a single mum who need lighting after 7 days now.Many many thanks for your advices!😉👍🏽😇

Finally !!! As someone who began a career right out of high school in the low voltage industry, and years later becoming an owner/operator of a Custom Mobile Electronics Installation company, and a Residential Systems Integration company (95% low voltage centric), *_rarely_* do I see electrical panel installations completed at this level. It's encouraging to see someone in the high voltage trade that plans, documents, and performs a quality installation as the norm. All finished electrical panels should look like yours. Providing well documented, high quality installations has been the core principle in my endeavors from day 1, and has become our *_"signature,"_* per se, while paying untold dividends. Please promote these high level installation practices and attention to detail to customers, your peers and any apprentices you may have. Hopefully, the quality in workmanship, installations and finished product will improve, industry wide. Much continued success...!

@electricaf365

3 жыл бұрын

Well documented? It’s a panel, calm down

good job guy. I'm a certified master electrician and can appreciate your attention to detail also really nice to see I'm not the only one that enjoys the gift of being able to work . we are supposed to work with our hands God bless

@GlitchedPepsi

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@RepublicOfCatyes

4 жыл бұрын

@@BearStar1 yeah ? !

@rawisbetter3136

4 жыл бұрын

@@BearStar1 you are wrong!!!! He says TECHNICALLY it is a sub panel since he has a shut off panel next to METER that is GROUNDED and that ground is ran to the new main box thus you remove green grounding screw and if not for the panel outside, wire your GROUND TO NEUTRAL BAR WITH GREEN SCREW IN PLACE!!!! So take grounding screw out of PANEL BOX!!! I guess you missed the first 5 minutes of explanation!!!! Then you forgot to read the heading "How To Wire a House Main Electrical Panel Load Center & Layout Tips Full Step By Step Process 200Amp"!!!! Suggest you watch this other video to help you understand more fully on ground screws!!! What Is a Neutral Bonding Screw in a Main or Sub Panel Load Center & Should It Be Used or Removed?

@imbrandon16

4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: You're a resi-electrician and u aint certified to do shit but wire up bedrooms all day XD

@jesusortiz6842

3 жыл бұрын

Joe Finley sorry bothering you guy. I have a question. If I connect the ground and neutral at the disconnect panel. That’s mean the main panel becomes a subpanel and I must connect separated the ground and the neutral ?

In all my years of residential, commercial and heavy industrial wiring, I have always taken the time to make my panels look like art work, simply due to I love my craft. Good job on taking the time to make you panel look great as well. No matter what anybody will ever tell you, example, "it takes too long" or "it doesn't matter", etc... screw them!!!! The amount of time it takes to make a panel look well organized and clean, vs, the amount of time when you come back many years later, heck, a few months later, for the next upgrades or expansion via the customers request, you will then save so much time.... And yes, you will be back to these locations, that is, if you do a fine job. Take pictures of everything you wire, at the start, during, and of course, when finished, spend a few hours snapping photos and videos. You insurance company will love you for it!!!... Upon a side note.. put some high voltage shrink tubing on your screw drivers, even though you have the main locked out, the magnetic nutdriver tip screw drivers, love to pull you to locations that you do not desire to go ((ZAP))... or, invest into high end quality electrical grade tools, as those often times will already be rubber laminated on the drive shank of each screw driver... Thank you for taking the time to appreciate your craft, and a job well done, it looks really good!!!

Hi, Benjamin. Thank you for putting the time and effort to put such an informative video together for our reference. I have been trying, little by little, to understand the workings and update the electrical system in my home since having an issue with the dryer about a month ago. Apparently, I had my dryer hooked up to an outdated 3-prong outlet ran on 10/3 wiring. It worked well for years until it died last month and that's when I realized it should be run on a 10-4. When replacing the wiring, I realized that the breaker tied into the dryer was a 2-pole 50A and that's when I realized that I needed to do learn about this a little more if I'm going to protect my family and our home. I currently have a 200A Eaton MB2040P200BTS and it appears to be maxed out, even though I only have a 1,300 sq. ft. single family home. According to my research, my panel is also a 40 space model - but only appears to have 26 breakers of all varying amperage and sizes , ranging from 20A half size to 20A full size all the way to 60A double pole (which I fear is also greatly oversized). Would you think that it would be possible to rewire the existing panel more efficiently? For example, is there any reason why all of the 20A full size breakers can't be swapped out for 2 half sized breakers, in order to free up some spaces? Also, what would be the best way to properly identify which breaker is going to which appliance? Needless to say, there is no schedule attached to my panel. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

Thanks Ben for these videos! I have a Sauna-Basement project, and today got my first time ever panel wired using your help!

Badass as hell, continue with more videos please. I’m a 2nd year getting through school, need the knowledge thank you 🙏🏻 clean work by the way, the right way to do it

Really good video, with great sound editing and visuals. The techniques are really good, and the tips on running the cables that extra length are appreciated. All of the tips were great, and how you've set your panel up so neatly has me excited. I'm in an electrician course, and we're going in to wire a house the college is building. If I end up on the team that does the panel wiring, I will be sure to do a lot of the things you did here, because you really did a great job of making it look clean. Great Video, keep up the good work.

Seriously a beautiful clean panel, never have I seen a panel so clean and tidy, excellent work. Glad to see someone who takes pride in there work.

Just a tip from a 25 year licensed Electrician. Use plastic romex connectors(such as RC-50's or Eqv) Die cast romex connectors are more expensive and take longer to install. They can also introduce another area of a possible future shorts. Also, land bare equipment grounds as close to where the romex enters the panel first if possible. Then land the rest on the farther away ground bar if necessary. This keeps the minimum amount of exposed bare wire inside of the panel. Great video. Thanks Russ from Oregon.

Such a good clean install. It looks great. I'm having to put on extenders on all the wires of my upgrade because all the wires are too short for my new long box. One comment to anyone watching don't wear your metal ring around electricity. This guy knows he's good because the power is off but it happens more often than not you think you are safe and you loose a finger. Low voltage might not pass through the skin but it will a ring and the high amperage will take the finger right off.

Holy smokes! I thought I did beautiful work. Hands down this is absolutely an electricians porn! Amazing my man! I am taking notes.

@cassumabdulai3210

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam Surge breaker ( 3 4 sum pump ( 5. 6. Farnace ( 7 8 upstairs. Bath ( 9. 10 main. Bath level ( 11. 12. Upstair laundry ( 13. 19 basementlaundry ( 15. 16. Attic kid B/R ( 17 18 master B/R & hall . ..

@cassumabdulai3210

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam. (19. 20. Liviing. Dining /room Dryer upstairs (

As an electrician I appreciate it when a panel is organized and zip tied instead of seeing the rats nets, great job and explanation you did.

Guess what, I've been doing this 50 years and I still don't know it all, there is always more to learn.

@asperbergers7136

3 ай бұрын

Without a doubt. You should always be available to learn something new. We’re all human.

I have nothing but good to say about what I saw in this video. Your attention to detail and apparent knowledge of Code relevant to this installation was very impressive, especially for a young Electrician. Your video was excellent, as were your detailed and clear explanations. I have 32 years in the trade and after my first couple of years, it has been almost exclusively commercial and industrial. I am admittedly not up to speed on residential Code or even some of the equipment in use currently, so I learned something with the "plug on neutral" panel and even with the arc-fault breakers - thank you. I have developed a reputation for doing extremely clean work and also for producing a clean job, even as supervision. Attention to detail is one of the most lacking traits I see in the trade and I have a real problem with that. Honestly, I think many in the electrical industry should probably go do something else less critical. You, on the other hand, have at least some of the rare traits to become truly top-notch in this industry. Super-clean panel; probably as clean as my own. If you knew me, you'd know what a compliment that is haha. I'd be very interested to know where you are receiving your training. VERY IMPRESSIVE...BRAVO!!!

I’ve done a few myself, advanced DIYer, and I thought I did clean work...and I pride myself in doing cleaner work than most licensed electricians, but then I saw your work and said to myself, now there is a clean install, you did an excellent job!

@BenjaminSahlstrom

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I probably went overboard on this one. I really enjoy the final product though!

This is an amazingly thorough video! I'm creating a new playlist to rewatch it when I start getting ready to do this.

Beautiful job... That panel will be very safe to service later. The next guy that has to work on that will be so grateful that you took the time to make it so neat and accessible.

Ben, you have my compliments on the workmanship, and it's uncommon to see a panel install that meets my expectations this thouroughly. Leaving slack in the wires to allow for future rearranging is the ticket. I think the only two differences between what the two of us would have done here are no cable ties and I prefer the cable be labeled inside the panel (e.g. well pump, boiler, living rm, kitchen, bedroom, etc) so that you can see what's there without depending on the directory.

Best video on KZread. Best sound! Best editing. Best description! Best explanation of breakers needed! Well done sir! Thumbs up!

Last spring we had a master electrician come in and totally replace the 1981 100 amp panel with an updated 200 amp. Then in the fall, an electrical contractor came in and installed the connections for portable 13kw generator, and fully upgraded the panel for power management and control. The panel looks amazing. I was glad to have highly skilled folks who got our electrical system in top shape.

@BenjaminSahlstrom

5 ай бұрын

Finding an excellent electrician isn't always easy. Glad they did good work for you!

@BW12149

5 ай бұрын

@@BenjaminSahlstrom thanks. I always check licenses, insurance and customer ratings plus I meet with them first and then decide. When it comes to electrical and plumbing, I know what my limitations and want to make sure it meets NEC and city codes. Being a retired firefighter and having seen a lot of fires from electrical faults, I want my home to be absolutely safe.

This is beautiful man great work for sure. I install security and burglary systems for Walmart and this is how mine come out. My instructor is a stickler for organization and if they ain't 90's he won't let it slide. I could be in a box for the whole day only to hear it's to messy clean it up. Even when I don't think it could be done he shows me something new. Maybe after this video i could beat him to it next time panel day comes around. Thanks for your hard work and dedication keep it up brother.

That panel is a work of art.

One of the best electrical videos I've seen lately. Very informative. Very neat job!

That was TREMENDOUSLY helpful! thanks so much! I will have to watch this again a couple times, just to make sure I understood everything

As product support for that panel and breakers, I must say you sir are very good pointing out what must and must not be done.

This was an outstanding demonstration, made better by the multitude of remarks by professionals who stopped by. Those that just complain without explanation come across as self serving. Those who actually understand the science of the trade and take time for explanation are heroes. When you learn any skill, dangerous overconfidence comes before real insight, which can take years.

Thank you for making this video! I am an apprentice electrician, but I do industrial maintenance. I found your video very interesting and insightful. I will be implementing some of your tips and processes in the work that I do. It is amazing how many different avenues one can go as an electrician, loving the trade more and more every day :)

@levi.walton13

Жыл бұрын

Do you live in Oklahoma by chance? Looking to hire someone for a side job to help me do my panel.

This is the neatest wire job I've ever seen. Wonderful!

@dheibeljr

3 жыл бұрын

Every box should be like that. its called pride in ones work. If the person doesn't care enough about what they do to do it well and show that they are proud of their work then why would I trust them? Before returbing to college I used to refurbish industrial equipment, mainly massive parts washers and industrial pressure washers and trailer rig setups used to clean the ends of drilling pipe and clean the oil platform rigs during drilling and generally used all throughout the drilling process and people were always shocked at how good it all looked and worked when I was done. Sure I could charge more when putting them up for sale thus larger commission on my end but mainly its my pride in my own work and trust me customers come back when they see you have pride in your work. You show them you are worthy of trust. That you dont cut corners and rush shit.

You have no idea how much I just learned! I was sweating i wired my neturals and grounds on the Same bar. Now I understand that since it's my service entrence it's the point where I tie into the grounding bars. Whew !

Great job Sparky! It’s refreshing to see a competent Electrician who takes pride in his work. Although no one will most likely ever see the inside of the panel box and the over current device installations, the Electrician knows that he did the job to the best of his abilities, taking the time to make it presentable! Did you forget about the 2-pole over current lock-outs?

@incognitotorpedo42

3 жыл бұрын

Not no one. Some of us will definitely see the panel, and will appreciate the hell out of it. Contractors have to get into the panel all the time.

You sir, are a legend! Your enthusiasm and professionalism are inspiring. Thanks a million for your amazing channel.

Great job, I appreciate things done this neatly. Even if no one else ever sees it. I like doing my own electrical but I’m not licensed so when upgrading my service a few months ago I hired it out. It works but it’s not pretty. I’ll be redoing it one of these days to my standard and you have given me some good reminders. Awesome work !!👍

I LOVE nice clean panels and boxes like this! This is what I try to make mine look like and yes, people give me static for it sometimes but its a nice feeling when the inspector takes a pic of it on his phone right before he passes it on first inspection.

Really great workmanship and also great planning. I've been doing this 40+ yrs but still like to see a good workman and a job that looks like a machine did it. Your new nickname is "the machine".

@niklausvenzendt

5 жыл бұрын

I'll second that

@externalaffairsporter

4 жыл бұрын

Great job good explaining everything. I like the way you detailed all your circuits and categorize them I don't think I could have done a better job myself. I don't like those arc fault Breakers cuz they tend to trip when motors are plugged up to them

Recommendation for MN homes like yours. I've built three homes in MN and one thing I always did was to add several circuits for backup baseboard or wall mount electrical heat, each with its own thermostat. Always one in the basement utility room where most of the plumbing is, and usually at least one in the area of the kitchen and bathrooms. Yes, I have returned from winter vacations or weekend trips more than once, to find the furnace off and the backup heat keeping the house plumbing from freezing. Usually it's a failed igniter or sensor in the furnace. I did this after seeing the results of two friends homes fill with water when their pipes burst. Looks like you have plenty of room in the panel.

@berryreading4809

4 жыл бұрын

Great tip, I'll have to remember that one

@chrisE815

3 жыл бұрын

Great point. Also, install a ball valve shutoff in if it doesn't exist. It's a good idea to turn off the water heater and shut off the supply to the rest of the house. In the unlikely situation where the supply to the house bursts or the water heater leaks, at least the damage is limited to the basement

That is truly beautiful work, Benjamin. Thank you for taking the time to do it right.

I'm not an electrician but I have studied it and I try to keep up with the local code in my city. I've always had an interest in electricity and the different wiring methods and procedures employed by different individuals. I do my own minor wiring but anything major and I call a licensed electrician. I really appreciate the very neat way that you run your conductors.

@BenjaminSahlstrom

4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion is is very valuable to understand at least the basics of residential electrical. You never know when the information might come in handy! Thanks for the comment! Subscribe if you want to see more in the future!

Man, this is the most beautiful install I've ever seen. You are a great instructor. I will surely aspire to do this as well as you do. Great video! Thank you! Now all I have to do is watch this 20 more times.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It is nice to see someone that takes pride in their work without being told to do so. I am always writing a correction that requires all circuits to be identified and labeled. Besides the #6 copper to the two ground rods over 6 ft apart, our county in L.A., CA. also requires a #4 copper from the panel continuously to the cold water within 5ft entrance to the front of the building for a 200 amp service and for a 100 amp service #8 copper. Another correction I am usually writing is when two circuits are sharing a neutral they shall be on a single pull double throw circuit breakers. Also #14 AWG shall only be on a 15 amp circuit breaker and #12 AWG may be on a 15 or 20 amp breaker, normally would be on a 20 amp breaker. Also another correction I write up is mis-match circuit breakers ( square D is only allowed in a square D panel ) or ( Siemens panel is allowed to have Murray or Siemens, but the NEC 2020 is only allowing Siemens breakers now ) or ( General Electric panel is only allowed General Electric breakers ) and ( Eaton panels you need to read the label inside the panel ) Each panel shall have a label from the manufacturer that states what is or is not allowed, if that label is removed then the panel will need to be replaced. Do not remove the manufacturer label.

I'm not an electrician and most of what you said was greek to me. However, since I am pretty OCD, I was simply amazed at how awesome that box looked. I found this video while trying to figure out how many conductors can go into one hole on the top of a panel box (an electrician ran 4 into a 2.5" hole on the top of a sub panel box in my shop) and I couldn't stop watching this. Fantastic job. Makes me wanna have an electrician come out and redo both of my panels. I would first show them this video and tell them to make mine look like this box. ha! great work.

@codyharney2997

9 ай бұрын

Haha that's exactly how I ended up here, trying to find is 3 per knockout was good or not haha

@oilcitywoodworks

9 ай бұрын

I was ultimately told by a very qualified and reputable electrician in my area that the number of 4 into the knockout was okay. it was the fact that the first electrician had not inserted a bushing into the knockout nor secured the cables to a stud within 12" of the box was not okay. So the second electrician fixed it and I was good to go. @@codyharney2997

Super clean!!!!! I'm inspired to clean mine up a bit. I just pulled a couple of 8-3's and some 12-2's adding bathroom w/ on demand tankless electric. Thanks for sharing 🙂

Ben, nice work. Great pride of work shows.

Your work is incredible and I’m so appreciative that you shared your knowledge. I’m a DIYer and have spent a lot of time researching codes and methods online but it’s much harder to find clear, practical how-to’s. And I sadly find that a lot of electricians jealously guard their expertise so they can prevent handy homeowners from feeling confident enough to tackle big projects like this. I learned SO much watching this video and can’t say enough how much I appreciate the way you teach.

The extra bit of work to do it nicely is hugely appreciated. Every panel should look like that. I have a bunch of rental houses. You'd be amazed how horribly people wire things when you pull covers off panels.

"gotta make sure all the tags are super organized and beautiful, cause nobody's gonna look at them"....I felt that 🥲

Man, MOST guys are probably much faster, but none of them have anywhere near the pride/workmanship in their end product! Some clients will gladly spend more money for this level of perfection. You have to find that line for yourself.. For the average home-gamer watching, you're an inspiration and a Godsend! You set the bar extremely high for electrical work .

That panel is a work of art! Very courteous for anyone who has to work on that panel in the future. I'm almost envious lol... the previous HO where I live got ripped off by whoever he hired. Looked more like the "rat's nest" you showed us early on except possibly even worse. A total rewire is financially out of the question for a while (even DIY'ing it would cost over $3k the way I want it done) but in the meantime it's made adding any circuits a nightmare.

As an electrician for 37 years I thought you did a jam up job👍🏻

@DamionBordelon

2 ай бұрын

It doesn't look bad at all. My only concern was the termination compound (I didn't see any used) as well as the torque specs. I wonder how long it took?

Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video. It was an enormous amount of help. Im studying to get my license for Home Inspection and have struggled with the electrical portion. You have helped me out a great deal. Thanks again.

while you were talking about marking grounds, neutrals and hots, I noted that I always mark the various wall plates used in the houses I wire. while It doesn't help electricians a lot it certainly helps helps homeowners who might likely have to discover what circuit a malfunctioning receptacle is on. You might believe, however, how many calls I've gotten thanking me for making that so easy to find.

I am a Russian electrician in the US, and I approve of this video. Awesome work, comrade -- great execution, super neat, nothing to add.

@BenjaminSahlstrom

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I would love to see how you guys do your electrical work in Russia some time. You should post a video about it! Blessings from the USA!

@hvacstudent967

5 жыл бұрын

but.. don't you feel there isn't enough kalashnikov action in this video..

@Gruntled2001

5 жыл бұрын

@@hvacstudent967 Understood, comrade. Let me know if this one works: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mpqkyLWFlNicodI.html

@hvacstudent967

5 жыл бұрын

@@Gruntled2001 You sir are a gentleman and a scholar, but as they say in russia... in old country car drive you...

@slumpnmyrump4986

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly I see why Russians are always angry it's fuking cold there, their vehicles are gawd awful ugly, I'd imagine they have no music and their accents are funny. I'd be pissed too. Honestly feel bad for them and I simpathize.

I'm faced with replacing a 35 year old service panel. I've been trying to decide if I want to DIY, hire it out or a combination thereof. Your video was extremely helpful.

One of the best I've seen. Even had the awesome sub-panel information!!!

This is the most informative video I have ever watched. I love the hands on demonstration. Thanks!

Looks good. I'm installing a sub panel on my shop and I did get some things out of the video. I'm not an Electrician, just a home owner. Thanks. It's nice to see an up to date video.

Bought an older home and gutted all the wiring, old old aluminum and a small panel. Upgraded to 200amp And is a fairly small home so just went 12-2 and 12-3 with lights and plugs. I’m not an electrician but wanted to take on the challenge. So doing homework on building out the panel I enjoyed the tips and the neatness, along with 5 star comments. I think I will watch your video and reference it as I do mine. Lol your 10hrs I’m guessing this will be a weekend project for me. I’ve already passed rough inspection (First visit from inspector) he preferred panel to have been built but would be inspecting it next visit. Great video and hopefully mine will be close as neat as your turned out.

@BenjaminSahlstrom

5 жыл бұрын

So great! Would love to see a picture of your finished product! You can email me at bensahlstrom@gmail.com if you feel like sending one. Keep up the good work!

@kelkel3201

5 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Sahlstrom Legend has it the guy burned the neighborhood down

@NoName-be5ir

5 жыл бұрын

No sir, passed all inspection on first go. Inspector mentioned looked better than some professionals. Granted it was a simple wiring job and I spent more time and added few more circuits not to over load anything. Did put in a generator inlet With the panel safety device. And appreciate if you respected someone one for researching and trying to do a correct and neat job. Some Electrical guys really put them selves up on a pedestal, legend has it a lot of them fall off. Have a good evening. ( asshole)

@kelkel3201

5 жыл бұрын

No Name Well, creds for doing it yourself! Yes I agree! Workmanship is only as good as the effort that is made to keep organized and do clean work! good night jerk

Thanks for this video. I dress all my panels the same way. Try to make them look like the wiring of a CH-46 chopper. All my signal wiring in a telecom central office had to be combed, dressed and laced perfect. Great job!!!

great work Ben im glad theres others out there like myself keeping panels well organized

Thanks for the video. I’m a certified electrician and just graduated a few months ago. And you just opened a whole new perspective of how to wire a sub panel board. I actually just purchase a dewalt nec code book 2017 and it helps me out a lot about how to wire panel boards. Thanks for your videos. It helps out tremendously for me.

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@BenjaminSahlstrom

5 жыл бұрын

@@bobbg9041 Thanks!

@robertpmoody2540

5 жыл бұрын

Learn more before ya kill someone.

@BenjaminSahlstrom

5 жыл бұрын

@@robertpmoody2540 What did I do in this video that you would consider to be dangerous?

@paulbryant68

5 жыл бұрын

not a dang thing wrong! moogy dik is definitely a wana be craftsman that cant get along with anyone so society rejects him and did i mention u intimidate him!!! did u not have ur rubber underwear on while u stood in a sandbox? oh...and listening to a safety instructional cd??? oh...lastly, people like u take his work but blames the economy!

@nycsonic3738

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenjaminSahlstrom Awesome job, very safe, thank you!

thanks for the video my friend! I am a Journeyman working to obtain my masters and its a great refresher

Gj. That’s an immaculate panel make up. Being a service electrician, I dont have the time to make anything up this nice. I gotta get it code compliant, neat enough and then get outta there. Keep up the good work.

Ben, sometimes you learn this one the hard way as I did many years ago: Be sure the areas behind the holes for the panel cover screws are clear of all wires, particularly the hots. The screws can dig into a wire causing a short and you won't know this until the circuit is energized. Otherwise, Great Job!! I really enjoyed your video!

@jerrydemas2020

4 жыл бұрын

Square D panels have blunt / flat screw ends

This is beautiful work and very well explained, especially for a methodical and analytical person like myself! :) Definitely obtained a "subscribe" from me!

Thank you, Ben. Great video. I have learned a lot from watching this - several times now.

Im an electrician and I just watched this whole video after work. Work looks great haha.

I really appreciate the cleanliness of this panel, I just have one statement/suggestion. As someone who does ALOT of residential remodels, the zip ties are sometimes a pain if you ever need to take anything apart or remove/change anything inside the panel. I used to use them as well when I mostly did new construction rough-ins, but now I do a lot more remodels and I’m in a lot of situations where I have to add wires and sometimes remove wires and the zip ties can be a nuisance. Not saying you should or shouldn’t use them though, just adding my two cents. I think even if you did it all the same and just didn’t zip tie everything, it would still look just as clean. And yes, you can always just cut them off, but obviously that adds a risk of someone knicking a wire. Anyway, looks very good though, I really appreciate the cleanliness! I’d much rather come across something like this than some of the nightmares I find when I pull the cover off a panel in a remodel lol.

@michaelobrien7319

3 жыл бұрын

Removable zip ties would be the best of both worlds 👍

@briang.7206

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a telephone tech secret to using zip ties is not to pull them tight this way your can easily remove them

I’m in school rn for my electrician certification. I’ll be done in 6 months so I’m doing everything to learn it all. And everything you said and done I’ve read in the text. It’s pretty cool ! Amazing job

@xchino0427

4 жыл бұрын

Is the school hard Like college?

Good stuff my man, most guys don't give a damn from my experiences so far but it's always super nice when you come across someone's work where they took the time on my service calls. Simple labeling and dressing makes such a huge difference.

@BenjaminSahlstrom

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

I don't do the wire tags on upgrades but when I was wiring houses it made it convenient. It's rare for me to say that this is how it should be done but this is how it should be done. Good job.