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Electrical Hacks Every Homeowner Should Know (DIY Friendly)

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@brockwerner3155
@@brockwerner31553 weeks ago
As an electrician for nearly two decades, I recommend never using wago connectors, especially for power loads as opposed to lighting loads. <br><br>I’ve witnessed countless melted wagos over the years due to poor installation or poor quality controls at the factory. <br>Also, never used stab in switches or receptacles. They may be UL listed for that use, but again, I’ve seen too many melted or burned wires and devices due to poor installation or manufacturing defects
@groundedinfirstprinciples383
@@groundedinfirstprinciples3833 weeks ago
Wago sponsorship incoming. Good luck. That was a nice pitch. Those are lifesavers on the bathroom vanity installs.
@groundedinfirstprinciples383
@@groundedinfirstprinciples3833 weeks ago
I appreciate you teaching the multi-bend collapsable wire. It&#39;s made my home upgrades so much easier and way more satisfying to have it clean and organized.
@groundedinfirstprinciples383
@@groundedinfirstprinciples3833 weeks ago
&quot;Cut them off since it&#39;s a weak point&quot;. This is why code requires 6&quot; in the box.
@groundedinfirstprinciples383
@@groundedinfirstprinciples3833 weeks ago
Light Switches: Holy wire labeling requirements batman!
@moodyake1171
@@moodyake11713 weeks ago
needed this today.
@jjhill182
@@jjhill1823 weeks ago
No wonder all the plugs are missing. They are all in the trash!
@amsimkiss
@@amsimkiss3 weeks ago
Great channel! Love your videos. Just one thing. It&#39;s CO detector, not CO2. CO2 is harmless or we&#39;d kill people with our breath. 🌬️💨. 😀 Great work! Love seeing your videos in my feed!
@mikemaverick7024
@@mikemaverick70243 weeks ago
At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=1505">25:05</a> for that wafer light install, the box that you connected wires in, in can just sit loose in the ceiling? It doesn’t have to be attached to a joist anymore for code?
@bobthediverdudemerrick6811
@@bobthediverdudemerrick68111 months ago
I love this stuff. Doing all of this.
@marcfox622
@@marcfox6221 months ago
The WAGO 221 Lever-Nuts don&#39;t come in a 4 conductor. WAGO does offer a 4 conductor only in the push connector.
@stephensanborn2024
@@stephensanborn20241 months ago
I see some bare wire.check your nuts again. your kicked out of the house as well.
@Rasberry-h5p7n
@@Rasberry-h5p7n1 months ago
Sorry dude! You can only touch the wire if you&#39;re certified electrician or the home insurance is VOIDED if there&#39;s a fire.
@savoirfaire8979
@@savoirfaire89791 months ago
I have literally installed almost every product in this video after watching. <br>One of the most useful videos I have ever watched!
@MikeyViator
@@MikeyViator1 months ago
what brand of tester are you using? both the wire and the breaker. my power box has been scribbled on like third graders wired the house over a period of 70 yrs
@adamschool7522
@@adamschool75221 months ago
Absolutely no Wago&#39;s.
@l.e.6263
@@l.e.62631 months ago
I’ve seen those LED lights in gutted custom homes- look cheap compared to better older ones they sold.
@l.e.6263
@@l.e.62631 months ago
How long will new plastic &amp; chips last with global planned obsolescence?
@darkchild1983
@@darkchild19831 months ago
How do I know if my home is 15A or 20A?
@JonnieWalkerBaits
@@JonnieWalkerBaits1 months ago
Why not use the Wago on the smoke detector? Is it because the wires were smaller in diameter?
@lanarober8952
@@lanarober89521 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=119">1:59</a> into the video and I&#39;m lost.<br>Maybe explain the wires or loud for those of us that are colorblind?
@SkyWolfWanders
@@SkyWolfWanders1 months ago
The wago connector also has a spot that enables you to insert a probe from a multimeter. Makes testing things far easier. <br><br>Also, if you use wire nuts or wago connector, treat them as hats instead of buckets. <br>Have them point upstairs. <br><br>If they point down, dust or debris and even moisture can accumulate and sit in it, causing connection problems over time.<br><br>Lastly, to make things even safer, I use electrical tape to wrap around the screws of the switch or outlet, and all the way around the switch/outlet to ensure the sides don&#39;t contact metal, or me, from accidental touches.<br><br>Many technicians swear against the wago because of heat tolerance or such. However, there is a video out there where someone did a test with wire nuts and wago connectors by running different current levels through and measured the heat. <br>Wagon nuts actually handled things very well. <br><br>For moisture control, I use smart switches and run a program where the fan will continue and not shut off until after 30 minutes passed.<br>So I never turn off fan switch when I leave bathroom, because it will just auto shut off after the time I specified ensuring better moisture evacuation and power won&#39;t be used more than I need if in the past I forget to come back to turn off fan during the time before I had a smart switch and just had a regular dumb switch. <br><br>Hope this info serves others well.<br><br>Now it&#39;s time for me to go back to my long project of fixing my 3 Way switch and trace every wire across 3 locations because whoever installed the wiring didn&#39;t do it where things made sense and shortcuts were taken that I need to now normalize to current standards and ways things should be wired.<br><br> Normally it wouldn&#39;t be an issue, however I have a smart 3 Way switch that suddenly had issues flickering on and off constantly, and I now need to go through the long process of correcting things.<br>😅🤷<br><br>Be well always.
@aea_son1012
@@aea_son10122 months ago
Amen 🙏🏼 Thanks be to Elohim for making all paths straight.
@charlesmoore6113
@@charlesmoore61132 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=160">2:40</a> it literally doesn&#39;t matter if it&#39;s line or load UNLESS it clearly states line, or load... If it says line/load for both wires IT DOESN&#39;T MATTER
@ThatWeirdKid-r7d
@@ThatWeirdKid-r7d2 months ago
I am a teenager trying to learn as many tips and tricks for home repairs/renovations as I can before I move. Thanks for teaching me!!
@evilspoons
@@evilspoons2 months ago
While you&#39;re at it, you should have lowered the TV down to non-giraffe height 😄
@JohnDoe1999-lg7mh
@@JohnDoe1999-lg7mh2 months ago
I wish they would standardize on the mounting hole location. Just unscrew the old and put out the new plate. We know they would never standardize on the mounting plate.
@Justice-cx1cd
@@Justice-cx1cd2 months ago
Thank you for sharing your wisdom
@Professor_Tro
@@Professor_Tro2 months ago
If smoke detector is yellow, it means its time to change it. Thats why they are white and you can see the change of color which is the chemical.
@Professor_Tro
@@Professor_Tro2 months ago
Great video
@rakitoon
@@rakitoon2 months ago
Extreme beginner question (obviously): How TH does the Romex &quot;come to your light fixture&quot; (as you say) when there wasn&#39;t even a fixture there to begin with? You made the hole in the ceiling, right? I&#39;m picturing crawling around my attic space to try to drag wiring across. Doesn&#39;t sound like DIY for this 70 yo woman...
@tempacct-n5f1y
@@tempacct-n5f1y2 months ago
This is just some awesome content! No wonder you have 4.22M subscribers. I&#39;m surprised it&#39;s not 4.23M subs! ;-P
@LGLLC26
@@LGLLC262 months ago
Do not buy combination smoke and CO alarms!! Smoke rises to ceiling. CO falls to the ground.. by the time CO gets to the alarm you’re dead!
@damimcute1
@@damimcute13 months ago
Honestly, working with electricity has always intimidated the crap out of me. I don&#39;t understand it. I can do basic installations like switches, outlets, and fixtures but I still don&#39;t understand the witchcraft that is electric. lol I live in a 125 ish year old house, and every time I&#39;ve changed out anything electrical it&#39;s been an entire new adventure and I NEVER know what I&#39;m gonna find. I am absolutely going to look into those Wago connectors. They look far superior to wire nuts for multiple lines!
@YouBetterCallSaul
@@YouBetterCallSaul3 months ago
I plug a vacuum into the outlet I&#39;m working on so I can easily know when I&#39;ve hit the right breaker when I don&#39;t have a helper ready.
@JamesWHurst
@@JamesWHurst3 months ago
Thank you. You put a lot of work into these presentations and you help me a lot. I also love the way you get right to it, no fluff no puff, perfect clarity, -- best videos I have ever found.
@SheRideUS
@@SheRideUS3 months ago
I found out that the connector without the gate you just twist the wire back and forth and you will get it out and when re used it&#39;s still a good connection where you can not get them out unless you twist again.
@milo23-v4s-z7y
@@milo23-v4s-z7y3 months ago
thank you❤!
@samuelharo7123
@@samuelharo71233 months ago
At min <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=1060">17:40</a> you just fixed the fan fixture for a bathroom and a light for the other side. I have two separate sets of lights and a fan would there be an option to combine the two types of would i have to get three separate light fixtures and a fan fixture? I&#39;ve been watching a bunch of these for a while now. You&#39;ve helped with drywall patched more than you know!
@keithcalderwood6268
@@keithcalderwood62683 months ago
They actually don&#39;t make 4 pole Wagos. It bugs the crap out of me when I have to shove unnecessary 5 pole Wagos into a cramped box.
@BillConrad
@@BillConrad3 months ago
You are good!
@i-hate-handle-names
@@i-hate-handle-names3 months ago
When it comes to automatic lighting know that there is a difference between an occupancy sensor and vacancy sensor (though some switches let you change modes). For many rooms it is actually annoying to have an occupancy sensor (automatic on/off) and you actually want a vacancy sensor (manual on, automatic off).
@EdrisArimoto
@@EdrisArimoto3 months ago
When checking to turn the power off always check all the wires in the box because there could be more than one power source including even on a single duplex receptacle.
@FranciscoTChavez
@@FranciscoTChavez3 months ago
I was recently in the electrical aisle and came across those WAGO connectors. My first thought was, if this does what I think it does, than shit, I really need this. My second thought was, how the fuck do I make sure what it actually does when they they don&#39;t bother explaining what the fuck it&#39;s for? I wasn&#39;t going to spend money on that just because I think I know what it does; I was only willing to spend money on it after I confirmed what it does. And, the packaging didn&#39;t actually tell me that that&#39;s what it does.
@eleynb
@@eleynb4 months ago
I’ve got those motion sensor switches all over the house 😂hate hunting a wall switch in the dark
@raymonddippolito742
@@raymonddippolito7424 months ago
Anyone have experience with motion sensor switches and dogs? Lol
@tylerhawkinson6855
@@tylerhawkinson68554 months ago
it costs 3 times as much after the homeowner screws it up.
@chrisiorio8061
@@chrisiorio80614 months ago
What about groundtail to the metal boxes
@2DNoodles
@@2DNoodles4 months ago
I could be wrong but I don&#39;t think you need to strip the wires for wagu clips. I watched an electrician do it without stripping. When you close the clip latch it cuts through the wire insulation to make contact.
@Redhead617.
@@Redhead617.4 months ago
I thought per code no more using back of switches the silver and brass screws should be used instead as inserting in back is fire hazard
@PilotController1960
@@PilotController19604 months ago
Love your videos, so many wonderful DYI tips. If you could highlight Canadian products that would be great. I&#39;m a US CItizen and am boycotting USA products due to our Fascist Miscreant Criminal occupying the White House. So sorry about him, it&#39;s so embarrassing.
@ozarkcyn1
@@ozarkcyn14 months ago
I don&#39;t want LED lights in my home. I only use incandescent. I want my vision to not get worse and LED lights are not good for health.
@Coccinelf
@@Coccinelf4 months ago
I just installed my first ever electric device. It was a dimmer switch and I could&#39;nt figure out how to switch it off. After 10 minutes, I figured I need to slide it down really hard and then it clicks off. I wish we could try those before buying because now I bought 4 piece of crap dimmer switches! But I&#39;m still proud of myself for doing it. The only other problem I encountered is that I needed to wire the ground from the box to the switch because the metal of the switch plate was painted.
@Coccinelf
@@Coccinelf4 months ago
He didn&#39;t say but you can also have a &quot;Wago&quot; outlet. Same brand as the switch: Leviton Edge.
@xavierz420
@@xavierz4204 months ago
Ok, where did you get the power for TV from? We know you put that power into the wall together with HDMI and ethernet 😅
@Mr_Battlefield
@@Mr_Battlefield4 months ago
Great instructor. 👏
@JoeTheSn1per
@@JoeTheSn1per4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=1476">24:36</a> Only thing I would change is to either try extracting that copper piece left over from cutting the wire or taping it if you can&#39;t remove it. That bare copper wire nub would still be live when the circuit is energized.
@Jeffm312
@@Jeffm3124 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=1476">24:36</a> but you left the previous piece of broken off copper sticking out of the connector!? You can twist the wire to get it to release from those push connectors but as you did it that black hot can easily short inside the box, a no no as you stated
@_yllw6155
@@_yllw61554 months ago
you can take a push in connector off by twisting it
@mikebonello7494
@@mikebonello74944 months ago
you can replace a 20A receptacle with a 15A one - no problem - you just can&#39;t do it the other way around.
@BeRae12
@@BeRae125 months ago
Wago commercial
@BeRae12
@@BeRae125 months ago
So why are you saying the plug in back is NEW. Plug in back has been around for decades. Most people(smart) uses them, because they are not secure. What&#39;s different about the new ones?
@reanukeeves2564
@@reanukeeves25645 months ago
Sparky approved 🫡
@SalenaPettinella
@@SalenaPettinella5 months ago
The reason that all smoke detectors have an effective life of 10 years is not because of the battery. Smoke detectors with replaceable batteries still have to be replaced every 10 years. It is because they contain a tiny amount of a radioactive isotope that is used to detect smoke that has a half life that makes them unreliable to detect smoke after around 10 years.
@someutubchannel69
@@someutubchannel695 months ago
Great video, but a little too rush. Add more titles and explanation to each section and they will be even better.<br>Add time line too!
@captcutlass0442
@@captcutlass04425 months ago
20A outlets don&#39;t all have a &quot;T&quot; shape either. Commercial ones do, Residential generally do not, even the GFCI&#39;s. Look at the plug markings itself to make sure.
@Synica
@@Synica5 months ago
Starting my journey as a handy man at 27 and this channel has actively helped me with clients on a daily basis. This guy is truly awesome and teaches well.
@mbfhh
@@mbfhh5 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=439">7:19</a> Wrap the screws in electrical tape just in case
@mbfhh
@@mbfhh5 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=333">5:33</a> &quot;chances are it&#39;ll break off&quot; is misleading. It&#39;s good advice but makes the fringe case sound like the norm. Take a piece of new copper wire, bend it back and forth until it breaks and you&#39;ll get an idea of what you can get away with. Or maybe wire in Canada is more sensitive
@cosmo0080
@@cosmo00805 months ago
thank you
@pgyver
@@pgyver5 months ago
Hey Jeff, love your content, a lot of my diy knowledge came from you, want to call out a shock hazard I saw though - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=1477">24:37</a>, you snipped the wire and reconnected it, but that snipped wire will be live and defeats the purpose of reconnecting it in the first place, I imagine you&#39;d want to use a new connector or at the very least tape around it a few times, otherwise helpful stuff!
@sidneywallace406
@@sidneywallace4065 months ago
I really appreciate all of your videos! Keep &#39;em coming.
@mofoq
@@mofoq5 months ago
yea, my smoke/co detectors aren&#39;t hardwired<br><br>also, I sharpie the date on the face so I can read it without getting a ladder 😉<br><br>and yes, I LOVE WAGO connectors, such an awesome idea
@johnraber2486
@@johnraber24865 months ago
Show everyone how to install a 15,750 Lumen Max - 110 Watt Max - Wattage and Color Selectable LED Corn Bulb on the bottom of any ceiling fan
@curtstrenk9257
@@curtstrenk92575 months ago
All devices in a metal box should be wrapped in super 33!
@curtstrenk9257
@@curtstrenk92575 months ago
Great, except there is liability involved. Do you want to accept liability when your house burns down. I bet your insurance company won&#39;t pay knowing that you did the work
@Pockymuncher888
@@Pockymuncher8885 months ago
How long will it take to recuperate the cost of the motion switch
@rg3825
@@rg38255 months ago
Aren’t you a painter? Please teach people how to hire a professional. Hire an electrician to make these videos. You are not one and your practices show it. Please advise people on what you have a license for. Electrical is dangerous. I really like your painting videos. Stick to that.
@InitialDIYmods
@@InitialDIYmods5 months ago
One of the favorite things I did in my previous house was add a motion switch to the laundry room/ mud room. Coming in with groceries or coming in carrying laundry and trying to flip a switch drove me nuts. I also added a magnet door stop as well which was awesome when coming in and out with groceries from the garage to the kitchen a little passed the mud room.
@sarahsummers9586
@@sarahsummers95866 months ago
Does CO2 sike to lower spots? I always thought smoke rises and CO2 sinks. So wouldn&#39;t it be better to have different detectors?
@viverra
@@viverra6 months ago
The local fire chief advised me to put in a smoke detector with a gas detector, since I have a propane stove. I think they are pretty new on the market; I had to look around a bit to find one. Anyone with a propane (or natural gas, I think) stove or fireplace take note!
@tekoa1998
@@tekoa19986 months ago
What are the models of the two drills you using?
@bluehannah8696
@@bluehannah86966 months ago
I put a motion detector in the bathroom and it’s great usually but it times out during long showers. Eek! Trying to get it back on from the shower requires frantic waving of arms.
@monteglover4133
@@monteglover41336 months ago
When stripping wires DoNot rotate the stripper as it will often nick the wire causing a weak spot on the wire. I’m a retired industrial electrician.
@Calebdally
@@Calebdally6 months ago
Haha sucked that wall right through the return won’t hurt anything as long as that return doesn’t go straight to the filter and the filter isn’t above the coil
@Zev-g4r
@@Zev-g4r6 months ago
I am a big huge fan of your Channel
@paulwolf8444
@@paulwolf84446 months ago
I believe you are allowed to install a fifteen amp outlet in a twenty amp circuit as long as it&#39;s not the only outlet on the circuit.
@lisat9707
@@lisat97076 months ago
Hate those motion sensors. Need MM wave Presence sensors! Will keep it on if a heartbeat is detected
@justincranford1
@@justincranford16 months ago
Lots of good things in here, but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=1740">29:00</a> might be a no-no in both USA National Electrical Code (NEC) and Canadian Electrical Code (CEC).<br><br>Avoid doing parallel runs of communication cables (Ethernet) and power cables. I think the separation requirements are:<br>- Minimum Separation: 2 inches (5cm)
<br>- Recommended Separation: 12 inches (30 cm)
<br><br>If stud spacing is 16 (40 cm) or 24 inches (60cm):<br>- Renovation: separate wall cavities
<br>- New construction: separate wall cavities is preferred, but you could staple to opposite sides of a single wall cavity<br><br>In the video, there are two wall cavities above the heating return register. The Ethernet and power cables should have been routed in different wall cavities.
@rudybrown2051
@@rudybrown20516 months ago
Great video with a lot of good information. However, you ran an HDMI cable behind the TV and cleaned up the mess. However, you hung the TV back on the wall without supplying any power to it.
@XDSDDLord
@@XDSDDLord6 months ago
Those outlets are actually all upside down. T goes to the right side. Per the patent, the ground should be at the top. The US has no code for residential zones, but there is a code to follow for public safety, healthcare, laboratories, and certain manufacturing facilities. Next time you go to the police station or a clinic, look, and you&#39;ll see that all the outlets are right-side up. I&#39;m not suggesting people go and flip all the outlets in their homes, but if you&#39;re already replacing one, you may as well put it in right. Just because an electrician did it the first time doesn&#39;t mean they didn&#39;t put it in brass-ass backwards (I&#39;ve literally seen outlets wired in reverse polarity too).
@meb3153
@@meb31536 months ago
Good &amp; Succinct &amp; thanks!
@SteveM0732
@@SteveM07326 months ago
How are those Kidde smoke detectors treating you? I installed 5 of them and within a few months two started going off randomly at 3AM. To make matter worse, the false detection was sometimes of &quot;heavy smoke&quot; which means you can&#39;t silence them. The only option being while half asleep to unmount the smoke detector from the ceiling and permanently disable. The other 3 have been good for about a year now.
@cfvh
@@cfvh6 months ago
The motion sensor switch: Pause at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsfHrtjLWs&amp;t=165">2:45</a>, the instructions say that the wires are interchangeable, otherwise they would not both be labeled ‘line/load’.<br><br>LED wafers/retrofit kits… I much prefer to be able to use whichever bulb I want and not have to deal with poor performance with dimmers, poor colour rendition, limited baffle choice and configuration, etc.<br><br>Also, that TV is WAY too high. The average person should be looking at the middle of the TV screen from a seated position without having to tilt their head up.
@gauthren
@@gauthren6 months ago
I appreciate the motion sensing light switch, but I&#39;m not sure about using it in the bathroom. I&#39;m at the age where I make a run or two in the wee hours and full light would be a bit of a sensory shock when I&#39;m half asleep.
@alanmihalko502
@@alanmihalko5026 months ago
One thing that is really great about those Leviton switches is the alignment notches in the plates. Simple but effective feature for ensuring multiple switches are perfectly spaced and aligned for cover plate installation.
@jnusmc4922
@@jnusmc49227 months ago
How does this guy allowed to put out this trash on the Internet? Which is 100 percent wrong. Hope nobody actually follows his stuff.. dangerous stuff
@SihAza
@@SihAza7 months ago
At least in U.S. (NEC), you can use a 15 A duplex receptacle in a 20 A circuit, indeed that is most common. The receptacle is rated to pass-thru 20 A to downstream outlets (or do that via pigtail). An appliance with a 20 A plug is very rare, something like a sump pump or special kitchen appliance. Of course, it doesn&#39;t hurt to have the 15/20 &quot;tee&quot; receptacles, but will likely never plug in a 20 A device (one sideways terminal on the plug). Never install one on a 15 A circuit.<br><br>I&#39;ve used the Wago lever connectors for 20 years in instrumentation and controls wiring. I&#39;ve also used them in under-dash wiring of my classic cars, to distribute ACC and GND wires. I&#39;ve seen youtubes where a Wago was used for the ground wires, but not sure that is NEC approved. I&#39;ve always twisted ground wires and crimped a copper ferrule. In that 5-pos Wago, best to feed in on the center terminal so current flows both left and right. Not required, but seems prudent.<br><br>If worried about degrading your house, if you are removing switches and outlets wired with the spring-loaded rear backstab holes, you are improving things. Those were used in my 1972 house, and are still used today since faster wiring in new homes. The best outlets are a &quot;commercial&quot; ones, a shown, w/ straight feed from the rear, but to a screw clamp. No need to loop the wires around the screws.
@mikeinpenna
@@mikeinpenna7 months ago
Where I live in Pennsylvania, outlets in Island are not allowed. Reason is, when something is plugged in and sitting on the Island, a child could easily pull the wire and pull what ever is on top could fall down on them and get burnt.
@thephoenixwars
@@thephoenixwars7 months ago
dumb question: are the kidde detectors supposed to be wired? i thought they were battery just like every other detector you find in rental houses. I just bought my first house and am about to install a CO detector. Thanks for the info!