These videos are helping me so much as I've recently considered becoming an electrician. Even though I can't understand most of what you're doing, it gives me a better idea of what actually happens on the day-to-day.
With all honesty, you’re the coolest female electrical out there. There’s so much knowledge in your videos it’s impossible to grasp with just viewing one or without rewinding these videos.
I tip from an old sparkie, when pulling wires from reels I alternate the reels so they unreel in opposite directions. Not much of an issue for short runs but on long ones and larger reels it help with control 😁
What makes a job go so well is to visualize every step start to finish. It's the pits when you forget to bring screws. I was on a job where the receptacles had an extra deep hole and the cover screws were too short.
I've been around construction sites for about 40 years (mechanical PE) and I don't think I've ever seen an electronic fish tape.. Sounds like a great idea..:)
I seen you using white tape for securing the wires for your pull, just brought back a memory of when my journeyman saw me do the same. I pushed, he pulled, only about 15 feet into an attic and he ripped off the white tape and told me to pull the wires back and use black tape. He says every other color except black is for re-identifying. Some people just have their own way😅
Ugh I see the premise, but saying use black wire next time works too. For the record I always try to save my white and colours too rather than waste it.
Your content is a little bittersweet. As I approach retirement from my primary position (IT / User Support), I have been seriously considering a trade (HVAC or electrical; I was playing with batteries and light bulbs when I was two), but videos like this show that my absolutely poopy balance makes me unsuited for it. I will just have to vicariously enjoy the trade by watching videos like yours.
I gave up digging awhile back and got a nice trencher ...its a pain to haul around but cuts all the trenching down to a few minutes even on large jobs ...
Hey a lot of work on a day, but all jobs are perfect finished , and you make a really exactly and super work at all this time, so it make a lot of fun to see how you make this, :-)) i thnik its a lot of fun to work with you👍👍but iam sorry that i live so far a way in germany :-)) have a nice time
Concerning the burnt receptacle think that I never came across a residential circuits portable heater that drew more then 1500 watts ( 12 amps ) so a 15 amp duplex receptacle would handle it. Have came across the problem from either strands broken on flimsy china male plugs or plug not pushed all the way into the receptacle. Would use a wuality soec grade duplex receptacle for any know heavier loads. In my own home had to replace the make plug on a tosster where the make plug hot hot .
have seen that MANY times. It's the poor quality cord caps that burn up because they are a crimped / stamped connection inside the rubber end. you can get discoloring at 600 watts or less draw, over time.
The reason that outlet burned up is because the space heater on high pulse 1500 W. You have to apply the three hour rule which states you must multiply the load by 125% which comes to 1875 W on that outlet that’s rated for 1800 W now you see what happens and why it was burned up that’s why it happens
Has anybody ever performed ground resistance iff such ground wire buried so shallow? Would like somebody to attempt to use this shallow buried copper to illuminate a 100 watt incadescent lamp. I think it would be a lot safer to bury 8' ground rods to have a year round mire dependable ground especially during a drought.
Growing up, we didn't even have GFCI for the pump, let alone a ground wire buried around the pool. In an in-ground concrete pool, the bonding is attached to the rebar. The point of this bonding isn't to find a true ground, but to get the water at the same electric potential as all of the electrical components attached to the pool, or in-reach of the pool and the earth itself. A downspout near the pool even has to be bonded, I guess in case the gutter was energized. Whether this is for short circuit protection, or to reduce lightning induced voltage differences, or both, I'm not sure.
@@johnhaller5851 I was a sparky for 50 enjoyable years but only ran power to one swimming pool. Yep a freebie for my sister. Had plenty of insurance but did not want the life time liability. Did electrical work in schools, medical centers, hospitals, churches, machine & tool & die shops, offices, slaughterhouse, garages etc. Even did work in a 309 year old house & Quaker Meetinghouse. Always told customers to hire guys who wire in at least a dozen pools a year. They get the work done quick and always pass inspection.
Surprised that the pool timer is allowed to use a cord. Was always told cords should never be used instead of permanent wiring. If it was my pool would hard wire panel.
lots of people leaving the cord on stuff these days.... even sprinkler controls. It allows the other trades to swap out gear and not have to call an electrician. Just make sure all are on GFCI and weatherproof in use covers.
Why bother with GFCI receptacles when you can put GFCI breakers in the panel instead? Especially since pool equipment is supposed to be GFCI protected at the panel as per NEC 2020
I've been impressed with your videos and have seen all the various tools at your disposal, yet I'm surprised you didn't have some type of wire caddy or something similar. Even a piece of 1/2" emt on a ladder would have made it easier.
Hey you got a YT channel!! Ngl always thought you were Canadian 🤣🤣 great stuff. So I’m curious. I’m a Milwaukee buff, but I’ve heard so much bad about the fish tape,(mainly reel failures), any issues!?!?
Why do they equip space heaters with small 110v 15amp plugs if they are too much for the outlets? Every outlet I plug a space heater has to be replaced every other year.
(UA-cam melody) Help UA-cam answer the following question…Which of the following brands have you seen at a Home Depot? 1. Milwaukee 2. Diablo…I forgot the rest…Diablo! I saw fffreaking Diablo circular blades for less than $20 bucks! I don’t know if they were for wood or steel or what not. I don’t even have the accessory or need for one but I’m stacked up with a set of four circular Diablo blades, just in case I want to build a house and do all the electrical work and the gas piping for the stove and water heater, if I go with that option. I got these UA-cam videos to help me out. 😎12 hour day in how many minutes? And you did what? 😵💫
outlet =/= box. outlet is simply anywhere current is drawn from a circuit. a light fixture or receptacle is an outlet, a j-box or a light switch in a box is not.
You ground once at the service and your other ground wires bond to that . The bond wires also are attached to all non current carry metal parts like the frame of panels and boxes. It’s the fail safe of the cct, if something energizes that shouldn’t the breaker will trip.
Connecting together conductive stuff in the area that isn't part of the electrical equipment intended to carry current. Code often requires such stuff to be bonded but not necessarily grounded. You are essentially creating a place for lightening and similar electricity to go.
All portable heaters are plugged into outlets, where else would they? That one was arcing, mostlikely due to mechanical damage, insulation or something. The breaker will trip if the heater is drawing too much. Dont yank on your cords pull cords out by grapbbing the plug
You are electrical trade? PVC pipes must orange for safety standards under ground. They know orange pipe is electrical. It is dangerous live wire and must call electrical licence. White PVC is normal for water and telephone and air conditioning drains etc...
INCORRECT. Orange conduit is not UV resistant so it would have to be transitioned to gray conduit before emerging from the ground. There is no advantage to this versus using gray conduit for the entire project. Even in electric utilities, our crews used gray conduit for 7,200V URD with tracer or red concrete above. Orange conduit is also associated with data cables.
lol, and also she said that the homeowner should find another place to plug in the space heater…. Like what? Where other than an outlet should it go. And don’t get me started with the blue glue. Wtf. Lol
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These videos are helping me so much as I've recently considered becoming an electrician. Even though I can't understand most of what you're doing, it gives me a better idea of what actually happens on the day-to-day.
Exactly bro
With all honesty, you’re the coolest female electrical out there. There’s so much knowledge in your videos it’s impossible to grasp with just viewing one or without rewinding these videos.
I tip from an old sparkie, when pulling wires from reels I alternate the reels so they unreel in opposite directions. Not much of an issue for short runs but on long ones and larger reels it help with control 😁
yes, it keeps them from spooling out on the floor!
Never did this, sounds great. I always kinda went with least resistance. That said I have had one or two wire shit shit storms from unspooling
I think that's why she unspools on axles rather than from the ends, so they don't twist.
She's, definitely, not afraid of hard work!!!
Old retired spark, love your show, you do well and are progressing well. The things that you learn along the way will ease your pathway
it's so cool that you and your brother get along so well. i'm happy for you
legible writing on a panel, be still my heart!
Good info on the code requirements. Can you do more videos on technical things like installs. Like a how to for your code area.
This is cool, thank you for sharing. Also nice to see you and your brother working together. Awesome. Take care!
What makes a job go so well is to visualize every step start to finish. It's the pits when you forget to bring screws. I was on a job where the receptacles had an extra deep hole and the cover screws were too short.
Or straps or staples or glue
Great information. Excellent teamwork.
I love electrical works, and I really admire you baby❤ keep up the good and keep safe
Great job!! Lots of money to be made in just the electrical side of the pool industry!!
I did comercial and industrial electrical construction for 10 yrs and wish I started with residential keep up the hard work
I can see you’ve been doing this for a long time cause you know where your tools are. You don’t need to glance
I've been around construction sites for about 40 years (mechanical PE) and I don't think I've ever seen an electronic fish tape.. Sounds like a great idea..:)
I watch a lot of videos in the Hvac/r amd building trades. Yours is extremely liked !!!!
Thanks for doing the good work!
I seen you using white tape for securing the wires for your pull, just brought back a memory of when my journeyman saw me do the same. I pushed, he pulled, only about 15 feet into an attic and he ripped off the white tape and told me to pull the wires back and use black tape. He says every other color except black is for re-identifying. Some people just have their own way😅
😂😂😂😂
Ugh I see the premise, but saying use black wire next time works too. For the record I always try to save my white and colours too rather than waste it.
Definitely cringed when I saw her using the white tape for making heads. My boss man was kinder when he taught me that.
Both to you. Really?
Black is electrical tape with 600v insulation rating , other colours are phase tape , Black is heavier duty tape.
Bad as hell. I love your site. Retired electrical engineer myself, I miss it sometimes. And plus your a fox❤❤❤
You guys are amazing!
Thank you for sharing
I love the rain or shine blue glue
Previous electrician with the overkill on the staples
Lol. I saw that too. They must've been on sale that day
It must be good woking with your brother 🎉
Good Stuff! I would’ve just added an extra conductor in that run on the 1st pool! I saw your Generac video too, also nice work!
that electronic fish tape is sick im jealous of that i need to grab one
Your content is a little bittersweet. As I approach retirement from my primary position (IT / User Support), I have been seriously considering a trade (HVAC or electrical; I was playing with batteries and light bulbs when I was two), but videos like this show that my absolutely poopy balance makes me unsuited for it. I will just have to vicariously enjoy the trade by watching videos like yours.
I gave up digging awhile back and got a nice trencher ...its a pain to haul around but cuts all the trenching down to a few minutes even on large jobs ...
Mis Abreu eres lo Maximo God Bless you
The metal fence around the pool must also be bonded to ground. I assume this was done. Love your channel.
Приятно видеть Королеву-электрик!
Hey a lot of work on a day, but all jobs are perfect finished , and you make a really exactly and super work at all this time, so it make a lot of fun to see how you make this, :-)) i thnik its a lot of fun to work with you👍👍but iam sorry that i live so far a way in germany :-)) have a nice time
Love your shirt
Hahaha safety squints engaged! I just left his channel to watch this. Hecwas reveieing a bauer water pump.
Concerning the burnt receptacle think that I never came across a residential circuits portable heater that drew more then 1500 watts ( 12 amps ) so a 15 amp duplex receptacle would handle it. Have came across the problem from either strands broken on flimsy china male plugs or plug not pushed all the way into the receptacle. Would use a wuality soec grade duplex receptacle for any know heavier loads. In my own home had to replace the make plug on a tosster where the make plug hot hot .
have seen that MANY times. It's the poor quality cord caps that burn up because they are a crimped / stamped connection inside the rubber end. you can get discoloring at 600 watts or less draw, over time.
I'm in love! LOL
In the uk, ours is 600mm depth of the drench. Ours is 230volts
The reason that outlet burned up is because the space heater on high pulse 1500 W. You have to apply the three hour rule which states you must multiply the load by 125% which comes to 1875 W on that outlet that’s rated for 1800 W now you see what happens and why it was burned up that’s why it happens
Has anybody ever performed ground resistance iff such ground wire buried so shallow? Would like somebody to attempt to use this shallow buried copper to illuminate a 100 watt incadescent lamp. I think it would be a lot safer to bury 8' ground rods to have a year round mire dependable ground especially during a drought.
Growing up, we didn't even have GFCI for the pump, let alone a ground wire buried around the pool. In an in-ground concrete pool, the bonding is attached to the rebar. The point of this bonding isn't to find a true ground, but to get the water at the same electric potential as all of the electrical components attached to the pool, or in-reach of the pool and the earth itself. A downspout near the pool even has to be bonded, I guess in case the gutter was energized. Whether this is for short circuit protection, or to reduce lightning induced voltage differences, or both, I'm not sure.
@@johnhaller5851 I was a sparky for 50 enjoyable years but only ran power to one swimming pool. Yep a freebie for my sister. Had plenty of insurance but did not want the life time liability. Did electrical work in schools, medical centers, hospitals, churches, machine & tool & die shops, offices, slaughterhouse, garages etc. Even did work in a 309 year old house & Quaker Meetinghouse. Always told customers to hire guys who wire in at least a dozen pools a year. They get the work done quick and always pass inspection.
its not a ground, its an equipotential bond.
Heavy duty gray glue is the best for any condition just fyi.
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I didn’t know you had Spanish in your blood, that’s awesome
Lexi hi, you sure know how to model the Carhartt clothing. Wow 👍
Surprised that the pool timer is allowed to use a cord. Was always told cords should never be used instead of permanent wiring. If it was my pool would hard wire panel.
lots of people leaving the cord on stuff these days.... even sprinkler controls. It allows the other trades to swap out gear and not have to call an electrician. Just make sure all are on GFCI and weatherproof in use covers.
you are amazing
Why bother with GFCI receptacles when you can put GFCI breakers in the panel instead? Especially since pool equipment is supposed to be GFCI protected at the panel as per NEC 2020
I would have candy cane the ground on the first pool to avoid tripping or coming up
And I thought when you run new line for a pool pannel you can't junction it.
Need to be in the pipe all the way to main pannel
nice video! can you adjust the volume levels so we can hear you and your brother trash talking each other better next time?
I wish I had you on my jobs you are really amazing and knowledgeable.
These vids are fucking cool keep it up
I've been impressed with your videos and have seen all the various tools at your disposal, yet I'm surprised you didn't have some type of wire caddy or something similar. Even a piece of 1/2" emt on a ladder would have made it easier.
She specifically said that she forgot to bring along a piece of pipe to string the spools onto, something she normally does.
Is that post hole digger made for kids 😂 us lineman use the big ones. But go on great work
Hey you got a YT channel!! Ngl always thought you were Canadian 🤣🤣 great stuff.
So I’m curious. I’m a Milwaukee buff, but I’ve heard so much bad about the fish tape,(mainly reel failures), any issues!?!?
Time for a mini excavator?😅
No sweat😂
Lexi, you dig your own drench 😢
When mounting boxes to a home's exterior, do you have to caulk or seal where the screws enter the siding?
code will tell you to caulk the top 3 sides of any surface mounted box.
Why do they equip space heaters with small 110v 15amp plugs if they are too much for the outlets? Every outlet I plug a space heater has to be replaced every other year.
Awesome work
9:18 Why not put the box on the wall? Just a bit lower. Would have fitted better.
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Give us chance as Assistant. We will work day and night
By code only in residential if you use a gfci breaker you only have to go down 12 “.
Do you have a residential out door hot tub electrical install video?
Thanks
Lexy ❤
Lexi ❤
Where did you get your electrical training from??
(UA-cam melody) Help UA-cam answer the following question…Which of the following brands have you seen at a Home Depot? 1. Milwaukee 2. Diablo…I forgot the rest…Diablo! I saw fffreaking Diablo circular blades for less than $20 bucks! I don’t know if they were for wood or steel or what not. I don’t even have the accessory or need for one but I’m stacked up with a set of four circular Diablo blades, just in case I want to build a house and do all the electrical work and the gas piping for the stove and water heater, if I go with that option. I got these UA-cam videos to help me out. 😎12 hour day in how many minutes? And you did what? 😵💫
An outlet is the box. A receptacle is the device. And a plug, plugs into a receptacle. Smarter every day with john doe.
outlet =/= box. outlet is simply anywhere current is drawn from a circuit. a light fixture or receptacle is an outlet, a j-box or a light switch in a box is not.
Hi. Is your shoe's that you are wearing is a leather?
Do work for the union or non union?
Loads of money 💰
I have no idea why I watch these. I’m not even an electrician or tradesman.
a safety squints shirt? is that AvE related?
Brother?! I had no idea! Do you just refer to him as that or is he really your brother? Great work you two!!
I think she just refers to him like that, because it’s just uncommon to have siblings.
@@AndreaAnderco no thats actually her brother, its a family owned company
@@Lewdacris916 whooosh
Where are you located
Why should a pool be bonded? (Grounded?)
Is this due to the large mass of water above ground and the potential energy it could create?
Weather and water exposure.
holy buns, buuuuds.
Why dont you wear a tool belt ?
What is the difference between bonded and grounded?
You ground once at the service and your other ground wires bond to that . The bond wires also are attached to all non current carry metal parts like the frame of panels and boxes. It’s the fail safe of the cct, if something energizes that shouldn’t the breaker will trip.
What does bonded mean?
Connecting together conductive stuff in the area that isn't part of the electrical equipment intended to carry current. Code often requires such stuff to be bonded but not necessarily grounded. You are essentially creating a place for lightening and similar electricity to go.
Did you guys bond the pool water?
On my pool here in TX its in the metal pool light niche.
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Just wanted to let you know that code says that you only need staples every 3 to 4 feet, you used way to much
All portable heaters are plugged into outlets, where else would they? That one was arcing, mostlikely due to mechanical damage, insulation or something. The breaker will trip if the heater is drawing too much. Dont yank on your cords pull cords out by grapbbing the plug
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you are not supposed to screw anything to the pool box..not soo good, at 10:46
You are electrical trade?
PVC pipes must orange for safety standards under ground. They know orange pipe is electrical. It is dangerous live wire and must call electrical licence. White PVC is normal for water and telephone and air conditioning drains etc...
INCORRECT. Orange conduit is not UV resistant so it would have to be transitioned to gray conduit before emerging from the ground. There is no advantage to this versus using gray conduit for the entire project. Even in electric utilities, our crews used gray conduit for 7,200V URD with tracer or red concrete above. Orange conduit is also associated with data cables.
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انا کهربایی مثلک محترف احب شغلک و احبک انت لغتی عربیه منا ضعیف فی الغه النجلیزیه انت عبقریه جدا ولک کثیر من آلات الشحن انا کذالک لکن مو مثلک ❤❤❤
Broooooo
I like your content, I love electricity, but what is clear is that this is the first time you use a shovel or a pickaxe. ❤
lol, and also she said that the homeowner should find another place to plug in the space heater…. Like what? Where other than an outlet should it go. And don’t get me started with the blue glue. Wtf. Lol
@5:55. Can you send me a link to your waterproof gfci's that you use. I would like one in me pool.
They are available at home depot.
e wey graba en horizontal, estaria mas chingon asi alv
Mujhay electric tacnian ka work on job mil jayga thanks from Pakistan country city to Multan thank you very much very pouer man please job help me Mam places bandel of thanks
Don’t wear black shirts on those hot sunny days.
what's the name of your company?
Kia Mujhy Ap ka pass job mil jaygi electrion work ki
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