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Would be safer with gloves right?

Cool

😂 “ just be careful when you touch you’ll be fine” love it ! Guy is a real G

It's easy to just turn off the circuit breaker 😂

Came here after just electrocuting myself changing one of these

I got popped buy a 120 plug just last week locked my arm up for a second or two but I was fine just a little sweaty

I was waiting for the pliers to snap back in to his hand with the hot wire...like when removing a hook while fishing. This gave me more anxiety than the tower climbing videos lol!

First step, turn off the power.

For the love of god don’t do this…

8:05 - "That's what she said" Seriously though this is quite risky and I would not recommend this to your average DIYer

Make sure your standing in a bucket of water.😂

Curious why 2 screws on each side if you only utilize 1 screw per side?

I wonder what Erik Stueckrad ordered for his *LAST MEAL* this particular day?

If you absolutely have to change a live outlet, I would strongly recommend spending the $20 on an insulated screwdriver. Also as someone else suggested, cap the live wire first and reattach last.

Absolutely ridiculous. This encourages people to take on tasks that could kill them. Always isolate the supply. Being in the UK which is really anal about electrical safety and had probably the best safety arrangements for Electricity not to mention a higher voltage, all circuits have an MCB to make that job entirely safe. So stay safe my American cousins and ignore this.

Thanks for the video! I have always wondered how to do this.

Clearly took too long to change an outlet. This guy must get paid by the hour😢

I do it to or do work on a bunch of hot things. But I do do it with insulated tools an alota times some 9-10mil nitrile gloves on to just for added protection. Because all it takes is to bump into or brush up on the wrong one. Sometimes going to the breaker just isn’t worth the extra steps. But I would say for the regular homeowner. Not messing with electrical daily. A used to messing with it in general a not completely sure of what there doing. Test it with a meter or at the least a non contact. Turn ya breaker off an check again an verify it. No sense to chance it. An if ya really unfamiliar hire someone that can. Otherwise it can be done. But ild never advise someone to do it. Edit: also if your home is old or someone added their own addition a what not. Electricity dont know color. So what you think something may be in certain situations it may not be. An that’s when knowing an understanding of what your looking at is needed.

There are some cases where a pro has to work hot but will always kill power if possible. A homeowner should never work hot. There is no reason to not turn breaker off. Also, as stated below, it is safer to remove the hot first and reattach last.

As an industrial guy I've been in situations where I worked hot to avoid shutting down production, but anymore it's a big no no if you get caught doing it. But for a residential receptacle, why work hot?

Erik Stueckrad When i do a outlet or light switch hot i Usually take the ground wire off then the neutral. wire then the hot wire and i also use a orange 1000v Klein insulated screw driver so i don't cause a short.

Many, many, many, thanks! I'm going to change 2 problematic outlets! 😑 Safely, of course! ☺️

I hope that at least half of the people in this comment section is still alive

I love the fat bastard breathing going on while you work. Makes me feel like I’m with my people.❤

The man in this video could be dead, just sickening to watch. And the comment below says it will just wake you up. I've seen a man fly across the room backwards in electronics class. They were awake before they made this type 0f boo boo. Luckily they even woke up again after having their head slammed into the wall. Don't trust these videos. Dead lasts a very long time. Learn how to correctly turn your home's power supply off. And you probably shouldn't just watch another video here about how to safely turn off the power supply so it doesn't come back on while you are working! I'm not telling you how. My stomach can't watch another video here on how to shut your home's power supply off.

Please just turn off the breaker 😮😅 be safe everyone 🎉🎉🎉

Great video if you're trying to get someone killed. It would have been much better if you had explained what not to do or touched.

That is so unsafe

I did something like this in my apartment before, I broke my light switch and couldn’t locate a breaker to cut power. I basically did what you did and also wore some thick ass rubber gloves 🤣

How do you know for SURE whether to buy a 10, 15, or 20amp outlet??

As an electrician I would definitely be safe and just cut the power..not worth the risk..never worth it

Believe in what you want but there is a spark when connecting any hot to someth5thats grounded. So this video isn't real. The power is off where he is

This is clearly fake. Code requires that real electricians curse a minimum of two (2) times when performing an outlet replacement. It is Code to curse twice when removing the outlet, twice when replacing the outlet, or once when removing and once when replacing. If there are more than five curse words during the procedure, Code requires that the work be performed by a master electrician with 20+ years experience or service in the U.S. Navy.

man all you gotta do is cut the lines close to the receptacle starting with the hot an re strip

To prevent electrical shock, I will turn off the power

Total game-changer! I can do myself now! I wish I could have been shown this years ago. Oh well... It's never too late to learn something new. Thank you!

Patently DANGEROUS! Why would anyone change a receptacle with a live wire??? ... It takes less than 1A to kill! How many Amps is that outlet? SHUT OFF the breaker, buy a cheap tester at least, be safe.

It’s easier to take the hot off first and cap it off. Then you can touch the plug anywhere no risk. Take the other 2 wires off and then reverse order for the new plug. Put on hot last

When he goes to put back on the black wire, his needle nose gripping hand is getting dangerously close to the metal of the pliers, and since hes holding the grounded yoke with his left hand, he risked sending a little shock through his heart.

If I ever find myself in a situation where I have to change a live outlet, I’m calling an electrician. To me this is like do-it-yourself surgery.

6:26 No way the power is on my guy. You would've been a fried MF. Bare hands, your entire knuckle is on the metal of your tool and you're holding the hot wire? And u say the power on?

He nose is swelling from adrenalin

Simple enough with 3 wires... A lil trickier and scarier when You got 5 wires meaning a middle plug which will have 1 ground, 2 neutrals and 2 hots!

I love these comments on here lol thanks for the simple tutorial. There are a bunch of reasons why you gotta do it this way sometimes

Take the hot off first.

Why would you take the neutral off first?

i have a question. Why our outlets always keeps shutting down with TV is try to turn on?

I’m changing one now, couldn’t get the right breaker switch for it. (Literally hit all switches and it turned off all plugs around it Old home I guess idk- maybe I missed it). Anyway, I need to change the box too. Should we use a steel one or plastic? Also, can I cap off the end of the wires while removing the box? Thanks!

In this video.. THE HOT WIRE ISNT LIVE. YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY MISTAKES HE MADE

Just an observation. If the plug is hot, why are you touching the non-insulated part of the long nose pliers?