man this corona quarantine has got me up at 2am watching electrician videos. i'm a biologist

@crackerbarrelkid5517

4 жыл бұрын

B Dill me too I’ve became a master plumber, electrician, carpenter and I have learned how to play the piano.

@brigettelogsdon2808

4 жыл бұрын

Groundhog Day

@elijahlee7396

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@feddy11100

3 жыл бұрын

Biological Anthropology here lol.. love this stuff.

@mrniusi11

3 жыл бұрын

sucks to live in a communist state

This is good stuff my man. College professor candidate for sure. You are a great educator. Your delivery style and video editing is top notch. Thank you for your time and effort.

@wkzeier

Жыл бұрын

💯🇺🇸

20 year sparky here and I just referred my son who is entering into trade school to your channel. Man I wish something like this was around back when I started up. Thanks for the videos. They are great!🔥

4:20 “fan-cake” 5:01 “fan-brace”; ratings from “csa or ul” 6:30 “duplex receptacle”; 6:50 “not a plug” 6:57 single receptacle for dedicated circuits like frige or washer/dryer/dis washer/disposal 7:23 Gfci recep; “Gfi’s are the same” 8:48 Three-way switch

@johnnybussart4721

2 жыл бұрын

10:22 called it plug.😂😂

@helmerortega112

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being my teacher I learn a lot from you thank you very much

@itisI1205

4 ай бұрын

@@helmerortega112?

Hey man! The quality of your newer videos are awesome -- I like the camera angles and close-ups, as well as the electrical graphics and sounds...stuff that seems basic is enjoyable to watch. Thank you

Im going from commercial work up in Maine to Residential work down in Florida and let me tell you how grateful I am for your plethora of knowledge and ability to share it! From all the greenies like me, THANK YOU! ⚡️

Here in Ireland (and also in the UK AFAIK) "three way" light switches are actually known as "TWO WAY" light switches.

This video should be part of the "head-of-the-household indoc training"!

New homeowner and avid DIYer. Love your videos!! While I'm not in the trade, and I'm not doing anything super complicated, watching your videos has been a great guide for the little things around the house. Mainly adding smart switches and USB receptacles so far. It helps that the previous home owner was a Master Electrician and did a major remodel 5 years ago. I have never seen so many receptacles in a house or such an organzied sub-panel!! 🤣

These videos are great man I've been watching your shit for years and finally got offered a full apprenticeship. One of the hardest things to find is just basic materials, theirs almost no books or videos like these that name and explain basic materials. Awesome work dude, hope you make some more like these explaining more basic materials.

You're videos are an amazing help, I'm just starting in the trade and you explain things so easily. Thanks man

All of your videos are very informative. You’re very specific with even the basics.

I really like your videos. I'm almost done with Sparky school. Before I enrolled I worked with an old master for 2 years and he use to give me whole supplier magazines to read and memorize. You're one of the only electricians I trust to watch on youtube. I am in Chicago so we have grounded systems via conduit or BX or MX with only metal boxes. Thanks for being correct and through. Besides SparkyChannel you are THE youtube source for correct sparky knowledge.

thank you so much for the info Dustin! your channel rocks, I am learning a ton of good stuff!

1st year apprentice here. glad i came here love the videos. I know about most of this stuff already but it's just nice to keep ramming the info into my brain.

My favorite was a homeowner called about hallway lights out. I came and the first switch I pulled out was a duplex, with a traveler attached to the ground screw. He swore up and down that no one had been working on it.

@marmiaday

3 жыл бұрын

youd be surprised. if its a 3way it couldve been improperly wired for years. sometimes one switch gets preferentially and in old houses the crazy never stops coming🤣

@pdm909

5 ай бұрын

​@@marmiadayThat's what we call a Todd switch, named after the guy that couldn't get the 3-ways right 😂

Your videos are so fabulous! You entertain, you educate and inform, you caution and advise with wit, clarity and very nicely articulated. Thank you for not overusing ‘thought-stall vocal interrupters’ such as um, uh, and the host of other nasties. Much appreciated (and it adds a very professional feeling to your videos).

@ElectricianU

4 жыл бұрын

Carol Nagata Thank you my friend

Great to see the video structure improve a lot over the last few years. I was super excited to hear that you were going to put out new content again this year. As a younger guy in the trade, I love watching your videos with the morning coffee. Helps get me thinking about electric before anyone else is up HAHA. I also love building up my tool collection so those videos are great too. Keep them coming! We are watching!!

I love your channel. It’s great for people like me who are knowledgeable enough to get in trouble with electrical situations. Keep up the great work.

Thanks for this video! I really appreciate the way that you explain things so clearly. Really helps us noobs

thanks for the video! I noticed most of the listed materials are based on wood studs construction. Can you do another video based on metal stud framing? Also a couple of materials that are super important on that list: nail plates and bushings :)

If you only knew how much this video has helped me! I am trying to make sure our mobile home is safe for us to put sheetrock up and for us to finish remodeling it. Last year on this same day we had a total Destruction when a mobile home house fire! We had no insurance on the home and lost everything, we are having to start over and like I said it's been one year today and we still do not have a home that we can move into. I've got to make sure I'm going to be okay with 14-2 wire that runs through the majority of the switches and receptacles throughout the mobile home!? I could sit here and go on and on and on but there is actually a video on my channel to where you can see what I'm working with. But thank you so much for this video I wish I had a way to talk to you one-on-one because I have a whole lot of questions as you can imagine lol I am a truck driver and I'm only getting to work on this mobile home on Saturdays and half of Sundays so that's why it is taking so long! We are in upstate South Carolina!

Thank you for breaking down all the different items needed for electricity. You speak very clearly and easy to understand.

Great video! I just started my apprenticeship 4 months ago! This video is very informative

I’m an Apprentice and I’m really enjoying your content! You are helping so much more than people admit to you! Keep up the awesome work!

I watched your videos for a good while like two years ago and today I just submitted my application for a apprentice license watching electricians at my current job is so fascinating and I decided finally take that step i want to be a electrician

Thank you so much for taking your time and teach us these very important electrical things. God bless you.

Thanks Electrician U for breaking down this for those of us that are not up to speed with the current materials. Please keep doing what your doing with these videos. For myself, It really helps that your breaking down everything to stupid level. Sorry an old term from my ARMY days. But seriously this really helps. Thanks Again!!!!

@balmaceda01

4 жыл бұрын

I like that he implements the k.i.s.s (keep it simple & stupid)method in explaining as well..this coming from a Army sparky..

Nice job on the text treatment. That animated lightning is sick! ⚡

Thanks for the box break down. I'm adding some shop lights and this was definitely helpful.

I appreciate you making this video my guy 💪🏿 really helps a lot !

You're helping me with my apprenticeship and trade schooling so much lol thanks fam

@alexisperales1778

4 жыл бұрын

Any tips for someone barely going into both?

@KenKaneki-xh7by

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexisperales1778 Watch as many videos as you can, study your notes 2 hours a day at least 4 days a week, ask your master Electrician or Journeyman that you know any questions to help you learn more, get close with your classmates to build bonds (as cheesy as that sounds haha) and connections and to hear different experiences and perspectives in the trade, get in shape, and just enjoy the learning experience overall. These are all of my anecdotal suggestions, hope that they helped you somehow lol

@antoniorodriguez162

3 жыл бұрын

Hey @ken kaneki, idk if you’ll see this comment but how is that journey going? Is being an electrician hard. I’m 19 and thinking of ditching school and going to be an electrician, but I’m worried. Is residential electrician work hard and super physically demanding. I’m not the biggest or toughest guy but I’m not a wuss either, but I do wanna know how taxing it is on the body.

@KenKaneki-xh7by

3 жыл бұрын

@@antoniorodriguez162 It's definitely taxing on the body but it gives you a feeling of accomplishment by the end of the day. Definitely aim to get your GED, if you haven't already. Depending on your skill level you could be making anywhere between $8-20 an hour.

Thanks for the video, with COVID-19 causing class cancellations I'm posting your videos in my now "online" classes.

Thanks, im starting a new job at an electrical distributor and wanted to get to know some products before my first day and this has helped with the names of things

thank you so much, this is my second week at an electrician training.

If you ask your supplier for car flex and they don’t know what your talking about, its trade term is liquid tight flexible non-metallic conduit. If they still don’t know, get better suppliers.

@ziggiesaquaticexotics8270

4 жыл бұрын

Doc Honest lol

@exhilaratingbass

4 жыл бұрын

Seal tight is what we call it up here in Iowa

@JoseJimenez-vw2cw

4 жыл бұрын

Call it (whatever)tight . If the guy you are talking to doesnt know what it is , go find it your self . You'll be finished installing it before glazed-over guy blinks back into reality .

@farmerdave7965

4 жыл бұрын

My coworkers just called it "raintight".

Duuuuude thanks for these videos So essential in my electrical apprentice life. Hopefully one day everything clicks with me

Us old sparkies call the pop in boxes old work. Have to watch luminare weight when using ceiling pop in boxes. Seen them pull out if sheetrock ceilings. Thanks for another great vid.

I start with my first electrical company tomorrow, all new construction residential! Thanks for this great resource!

As an electrician I've never used a fan brace or bar hanger. Always put up a block of wood between the studs or trusses and mounted the box directly to wood. And actually never heard the word "cake" to describe a box. Generally referred to as "pan box" or "fan pan" in my neck of the woods. Good information in this vid! Wish I'd watched something like this before I started my apprenticeship. The thing that got me regarding breakers is my journeyman told me to grab a 120 breaker. So here I am in the van looking for a breaker that says 120 on it. I didn't realize by 120 he meant a single pole 20 amp breaker. Felt kinda dumb when he got tired of waiting for me and just came out and grabbed one himself. But I learned fast!

@nyetloki

5 ай бұрын

Using the metal braces would allow you to make a smaller or no extra hole when mounting then saving you or the owner drywall work. But a wood brace between joists is just as secure too.

The company that I work for does all commercial work, but I have used a couple of these things. I have put in in-use enclosures and have used car flex (we call it seal tight.) I wouldn't mind learning more about the residential side of things because even though I'm only a first year apprentice, whenever I tell someone what I do, their eyes light up and I always have them asking me questions. I have even had a few people ask me to do things like put in a fan for them and honestly, it doesn't seem like it would be that difficult, but I'm just not confident enough to take on side work like that.

Dustin one bar hanger box you failed to mention was the one you buy for fans which spin between joist I’m sure you used them in jobs between 1st and 2nd floors and for old work (they hold a lot of weight ) one sparky to another love your videos !

This was great! New home owner here and I've learned a lot from your video. Thank you!

Electric + Airtightness - Seems to me the direction we are moving is tighter homes, wondering if you've used many electrical products that maintain airtightness. Greedily asking for myself as I am trying to find solutions in my next build for framers/electricians/plumbers. Seems like everyone will play a role. Thanks! Honestly, killer videos.

Thanks for the video. Your detailed videos are awesome 👏

appreciate the hard work man keep it up

You are friggin awesome. Hopefully you can make a video tailored for bathrooms or pool heater electrical 101. As those are my next projects

Dude keep em coming! I'm loving it!

@joseamador5817

4 жыл бұрын

I liked the way you explain things, about the different types of material, very easy to learn thank

I know.. later video.. buuutt.. Staples. Conflict I have is when you do a remodel situation.. you don't nail the wires. I feel the staples are there just for keeping the drywall screws and the cables tamed while mounting drywall

@benosborne5842

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you said that... THE STAPLES AREN'T FOR SQUISHING THE WIRE DOWN! They are to keep the cable out of the way of a wayward screw. That's all.

@RobertLeBlancPhoto

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It’s a pet peeve of mine when I see people hammer down staples into sheathing. Unnecessary. If you’re gonna do that, use insulated staples.

@quintenclark5280

4 жыл бұрын

a fished wire in a reno is not required to be stapled as far as I know

Thanks for taking the time to share this information. Cheers Mate

Another awesome video my brother, every time better.

Thank you for this video!

@jordanatkins1998

2 жыл бұрын

Ayeee!! We love Yak Motley!!

Great video! I'm not in the trade, but it's good to know a little about this anyway. You're great at this YT teaching stuff!

Switches carry two ratings; one for resistive loads and another for inductive loads. The lesser rating should be observed for supplying florescent lights or motor loads.

Dude. I did electrical for a little over 2 years, and granted I didn't do residential, the way you just explained a 3 way switch just made it make sense to me in a way I understand it 100% now

Forty years as a commercial electrician and yes a receptacle is normally called a plug. What plugs into it is a cord cap. If you go to an electrical supply house and ask for a box of 20 amp plugs they are going to give you receptacles. If you want cord caps that's what you ask for but never plugs if you want cord caps. Over the years I've had dozens of apprentices and I prefer they know nothing so they can be trained properly rather than thinking they know how to do things. One night a week of school to do the code work and five days a week to learn what each piece of material is called, how to bend pipe, how to make joints and so on. Training is now up to five years and many apprentices need every bit of it.

Great stuff bud. Thank you!

lots of great info, keep the vids coming!

Thanks so much for videos. They are teaching me a lot!

Where I live in Asia a single pole switch is called a 1 way switch, a three way switch is called a 2 way switch and intermediate switches are called just that. You always count the number of connections on the switch to figure out which type it is.

Great video. Straight to the point on all components you presented.

I'm from Canada and we rarely ever use plastic boxes. The only time I've ever seen them is people who do subdivisions. I have used them when a home is being spray foamed to avoid spray foam filling the box. It's crazy how many things are different between the states and Canada.

@kevinsadowy5602

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think the building codes are going towards wanting plastic on outside boxes instead of vapour boots.

Another excellent video - thanks!

That was awesome,thank you!

What’s up man. 4th year apprentice out of Texas here! I enjoy your vids. You keep everything very clear but simple. P.S I have never heard the term “Carflex” lol. I primarily work in industrial settings and we use tons of sealtite/liquatite! Is Carflex a term used up north?

you do a great job with these ... SUPERB

Thank you Sir. i have a better idea what to buy now. I’m going to be extending a couple wall outlets and wiring my outside shed with power. Liked and Subbed 👍

Nice video man! You should do this for commercial materials too

Great video sir!!! Very educational for electrical works Muchas gracias 🙏🏽

Great video for new DIY people. Thank you Sir!

Great video! Thank you!

Super helpful even for commercial work!

Thanks for the info, and your time

I’m a licensed Electrician. But, I love watching these videos. Good as a reminder. But, something I’ve learned in this trade is that YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING! 💪 Thinking about being a Sparky? I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend it. I love what I do. Take care y’all!

@ElectricianU

3 жыл бұрын

Me too buddy...me too :)

@gerdberg4188

3 жыл бұрын

I would no for anything trade off the knowledge that has come to me through this trade . I repair things all the time that others have deemed. “ dead “.

@corvettefever360

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. No matter the trade, we are always learning!

@fredmbayiajomo7039

2 жыл бұрын

True indeed

Since I became a apprentice this my go to vids. my foreman think I be showing off lol . Just getting ahead and staying in the know. thanks bro. Keep up the vids

Another great vid I’m getting close to starting with the union so I’m trying to pre study

Awesome video for our first owner built home!

Great info. Thank you!

Good overview of the basics!

I’m an apprentice in Canada, super interesting in the difference between materials

@lassaut6794

3 жыл бұрын

I also work in Canada. I dont know about you but ive never seen those nail on plastic boxes. Every box ive ever installed were metal and screwed in from the side except for exterior walls where we use plastic boxes similar to the nail on ones with an urethane seal where the cable enters the box. Or else we just wrap vapor barrier around the metal box and poke the cavles through that.

9:00 fun fact u most likely don't care about: in Italy they're called diverters because they divert power from one wire to the other

Started my first day today, thank you so much man for these videos! Been a massive help

@slump6982

4 жыл бұрын

How was it man ?

@voltsnbolts8879

4 жыл бұрын

@@slump6982 Its been amazing, I was a carpenter and dealt with screaming assholes all day. Electrical work is so much better in every way.

@slump6982

4 жыл бұрын

@@voltsnbolts8879 That's awesome I'm still in trade school for Electrical but I'm excited based on what alot of people say about the trade

@voltsnbolts8879

4 жыл бұрын

@@slump6982 its definitely worth being excited about! This job is amazing, you use your head a lot which is awesome after doing carpentry and othe laborious jobs.

@carminerainone1959

4 жыл бұрын

@@voltsnbolts8879 did you go to school first? im having a tough time getting hired by someone rn everyone wants people with at least a couple of years experience and i have hardly any.

I always silicone between the building and the box and between the box and the cover and over the knockouts plugs I'm screwing into any unused holes on those bell box/"in-use" cover combos. I've just opened enough of them half filled with water, so I do it every time now. Something to think about for the apprentices...

@dallas5374

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Osborne you must work for someone because if you owned your own business you would be broke from wasting time.

Great video content and production value! Please make more videos.

Great video, very informative. Thanks!

At 16:05 ... with the style of some extension cords (especially the 90° angle where the cable drops off at the male plug end) it’s difficult to install two at once at the duplex receptacle. Just a pet peeve.

Very informative....covered quite a bit without overwhelming or rushing through. Knowing is one thing, but willingness to share is very commendable. One question, is there a way to secure romex coming through the wall at the rear of the bellbox without using standard romex connector, as it requires a bigger hole to be bored for the ears or saddle to penetrate. Looking at both new/old work. Thanks,

Great video! Unfortunately learned most of this the hard way while rewiring my house.

Put a decora switch anywhere you might frequently need to turn the light on or off with your hands full, e.g. basement stairs, laundry room.

I never heard of “pop in”, or “cut in”. We just call them old work in Philly. Everybody really calls everything something different. Lol

@walterdowney9999

3 жыл бұрын

Old work here in Columbus Ohio... also never heard it called “sheet rock”... wtf lol

@Aaron_Davis

3 жыл бұрын

@@walterdowney9999 REALLY?! Lol. We say Sheetrock WAY more than we say drywall. Even when I typed Sheetrock just now it autocorrected to capitalize the S

@Former_Texan

3 жыл бұрын

I've always heard "pop in", but when I want to buy one, old work is the key.

@Aaron_Davis

3 жыл бұрын

@@Former_Texan yea that’s universal

@awalllen212

3 жыл бұрын

Relatively green commercial apprentice here so I could just be wrong. But I've never heard it called carflex before. It's allways sealtight. Also we never call sealitight flex we only call greenfield flex. BUT I've also never seen nonmetallic conduit on one of our jobsites so maybe that's the difference. (Not saying nonmetallic isn't used just that I have yet to encounter or hear of it in my limited experience)

Where I work we don’t use fan braces. We cut a 2x4 block and nail it up in between the studs then slap a fancake on there.

Thank you. You are an excellent teacher.

thanks for the info SR IT HELPED ME TO DO MY LIST OF WHAT I NEEDED TO DO THE JOB IN MY HOME

Great vid. Super helpful!

Really good stuff man.

Very helpful video. I'm preparing for the CKBD Exam (Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer) through NKBA. Just so home owners know, the knowledge we need to be familiar with, so we can help remodel Kitchens and Bathrooms also includes basics of MEP and HVAC. But some of us go above and beyond just basics. I recommend this video as a great learning tool for Designers.

@manjuvashishta2011

Жыл бұрын

BTW I'm also a Botany Major, an Interior Designer and Kitchen and Bath Designer........so YA!!

You should do more Commercial electric related videos! thats the big game stuff!

Thank you! Very helpful

In Britain we call it a 2 way switch instead of a 3 way switch. Not because of the fact that you can switch the light in from two different locations - but due to the fact that the switch itself allows for continuity of only 2 different ways.

Romex (aka NM) Staples NAIL ON BOX (3 is my fav) Cut-in box (same as nail-in but gets put into sheetrock) Round nail-on (light fixtures) ...