Exceptional! Thank you! You are an Electrical God among men! I am sure I would blow myself up! It's good to know one's limitations... when it comes to electrical problems, I will certainly call apon an expert like you!
I’ve been troubleshooting a ground fault in my house literally all day long. I was laying in bed, defeated about not being able to figure it out. I watched your video and realized I had a line running out to my barn. I walked out there (in the dark lol) and found it right away. You’re the man!
Thank you! You were respectful of the paint and wallpaper while looking for the problem! That was appreciated! The detailed explanations were very encourgering.
Just wanted to help out a fellow electrician with a few tips. At the beginning instead of moving the circuits around to check the breaker, just remove the connected load, then flip the breaker on and verify it has the appropriate voltage coming out of it 120, 240, etc. You don't have to swap it to another breaker. Honestly you didn't have to do anything at all with the breaker. Anytime you hear a loud hum just before a breaker trips, you're gonna be dealing with a dead short. When im dealing with shorts, the first thing i do is determine everything that is on that circuit. Then i turn off every switch and unplug everything from the outlets. Then i see if the breaker will hold. If it does, then flip switches on and plug the items you unplugged back up until the breaker kicks out. In this case, it was a hardwired appliance, device. With those kinds of shorts, your meter is your best friend. Try to find where you can split the circuit in half. Lets say you had 8 receptacles on that circuit with the gate motor at the end. Go to outlet #4 and disconnect one hot. Take your meter, set the dial to ohms and measure between each hot and ground. For a breaker to remain on, you need either 0 ohms (0L) or very high resistance (several thousand or millions of ohms). The hot that has the short on it will show very low resistance
I’m an licensed apprentice electrician currently in an electrical school program! This video helped me out a lot on understanding how to trouble shoot and the thought process behind it thank you for a clear cut video
This video helped me find the problem of the breaker tripping. It was the pump/lift station to out septic tank. So thankful it wasn’t in the house and that we could identify the problem and get the right thing fixed.
Electricity has always been my greatest fear. I've learned that the fear was caused by "Not knowing" how electricity works. Your video was very clear and informative. I'm not a certified electrician, but I've learned through videos like yours how to get the job done, Thank You.
After watching your video I was able to make the repair so the breaker stopped tripping. From watching your video I was able to see how to logically approach finding the problem. Thank you so much.
Good work brother!!!! I’m a union journeyman inside wireman commercial/industrial. Like u said at the end of it the video about being an installer and also knowing how to troubleshoot most of my career we demo and then install. never have to troubleshoot unless something doesn’t work. Most of the troubleshooting I’ve done has been when I was in my apprenticeship doing side work for family and friends. I actually have a side job today after work someone has a tripping breaker so I figure out watch the video to learn something that I didn’t know, I seen at the beginning you and I use the same methodology. But I’m glad I watched your video because I like how you methodically broke down how you were approaching the problem in our field We never stop learning. Keep up the good work.
@11:09: Why would a bonded neutral trip a non-GFCI, non-AFCI breaker? You should have continuity between ground and neutral on a receptacle unless it's neutral-switched.
Also, notice it looks like the conduit out the bottom of the w/p junction box is not even connected to box. Didnt notice ground wire going out conduit either. Rough conduit end could have cut the insulation through both conductors and if you had a dead short to ground and the installer was using conduit to ground it most likely wouldn't have tripped leaving gate, conduit or both energized an looking for a ground (human). Luckily the motor locking up overloaded the circuit causing trip situation.
Great video! Glad you didn't cut out anything. I'm 18 and want to become an electrician so this video helped me learn. I'll be watching more of your videos, I'm from Texas so your videos help a lot.
Very good video and explaining and demonstrating what you did and I have to say my father always tell me you know a good tradesmen when he troubleshoot a problem,90% of the people out there who have a trade cannot troubleshoot the problem. The first thing out of their mouth is you need a new wiring you wire in your car is no good they just don’t know how to troubleshoot. Thank you.
I deal with this crap every day too. It's complicated sometimes but you definitely did the right thing by isolating the troubled circuit. In my experience, I leave the circuit breaker off until I find the find the issue by probing the the hot to ground and where that continuity exists. I have a pair of the Fluke Field Sense T6 voltage testers and they work real good. Nice work Sparky! Ron from NJ!
LOVE how the painted on layers keep the plate cover attached while you work! 🤣I know it takes time, but having links or even the names of your tools would be helpful. If you linked to the product, you'd monetize that effort. But not everyone wants to take the time to mess with that, so completely understand.
I have to say and give you kudos for not saying anything about how they painted over the outlet covers and even the outlet itself. I would never been able not to criticize their paint job. How utterly awful.
I bet the homeowner LOVED you messing with that pretty wallpaper! I've got a mess on my hands and about to get up into the attic to track down wires to figure out wth is going on!
Bro keep doing these kind of videos, cause is like you say, if you dominate troubleshooting, you go it all in my opinion, everything else is practically self explained, thank you brother. Oh and for the name, e-team sounds 👍🏾
Man I don't know how you were raised, or what you eat, but how do you keep your fantastic work ethic, when you are constantly getting jobs that would frustrate even the best of pros I have known for years! What's the secret!? You end up facing some amazingly kooky stuff, but you are always cool!! Always cool. Amazing man! Great job on your videos too! Please keep them coming!! And stay cool!
Great video & presentation. I loved it,and subscribed. I do troubleshooting at work and agree with you completely. Always feels great to get another win. No wonder Tom Brady stayed in so long!
Great work !I really like your thought process! Very methodical and tidy ! My goodness ,the wiring in that house ! That is a lot of conductors stuffed in those single gang boxes !
A person who is good at his job has to be able and willing. The "willing" will need one to be responsible and commitment. I am in real estate and I came across quite a bit of capable electricians but unfortunately some of them take short cut to solve the problem and get paid for the day and will not dig into it to solve it once for all, just like what you did. I wish you are in LA....
Great Video! We lost power to outside outlets when using a blower, but the breaker shows to be On for that circuit. All other breakers are on and the voltage at the breaker box shows to be good. This breaker has two bathroom outlets, plus two outside outlets on the circuit. If voltage is good coming out of the breaker box, but it shows zero volts at the first wired outlet, wouldn't the issue be between that first outlet back to the box? Or could another outlet cause all of them to not work?
I suggest double checking your GFI plug. Likely in the bathroom ? Bathroom and outdoor plugs combined was a common wiring strategy about 30-40 years ago when it was decided that outdoor/water exposure required GFI protection. If your GFI won’t reset, that’s likely the problem.
@@jakesully5402 turned out the hot wire at the screw had cracked in half. I saw it was smashed so cut it stripped it back and problem solved. Thanks for responding.
I was moving stuff around in the attic and must have bumped something. I heard a quick buzz and then some lights went out. When i try to flip the breaker it makes that same buzz noise for about 2 or 3 seconds then tripe off. Guess ill start taking junction boxes apart in the attic until i find whats going on. But ill definitely make sure its not the circuit first. Thx man
@5:09 do you need to turn off the main master breaker switch prior to changing a breaker is it possible to not to turn off the main master breaker? I live in a condo and i need to ask the super to turn off the master breaker switch if i want all the power to be off coming into the unit but i do have a breaker panel in my condo that controls all the single breakers. if i can do it without the super it will be better thanks.
Do you have any videos demonstrating a proper load calculation when considering adding an additional outlet on an edixisting circuit? You need a line spitter and clamp meter, correct?
I’m having the same issue in my house 15amp braker keeps tripping a certain section of the house and the detached garage are the once that loose the power . I replaced the microwave outlet and the 15amp beaker and it brought power back in the section of the house that didn’t have any power but my detached garage didn’t get any power. So then I thought the issue was the microwave outlet so I went and put old breaker back on and it tripped so I put back the new breaker and now the new braker tripped agin so I replaced the microwave outlet for the second time and now the braker keeps tripping agin. Any ideas would help thanks. Love the content.
If you have time to respond I could use some help advise ? Working on a mobile home the breaker trips 2 bedrooms no power no lights either. I’ve checked receptacles they look good . There is no attic crawl space in single wides to check the wires . Im little confused on another problem . The living room back wall closest to the first bedroom with no power . It has power and looks like it should be feeding the next outlet because it has power coming out headed to the that room . If you have time to respond would be grateful if not I totally understand it’s a buisy world thanks
I trouble shoot daily on appliances trying to figure out what issue it's having but I went to school for electric I love this man really thinking about getting back in the game . Got a call from a contractor today actually wanting me as a service technician then got another call for sign installation service tech same day I get calls all the time. How much would u charge to do something like this with troubleshooting is it hourly wage or flat rate ?
I'm not getting enough power out of any of the receptacles in my house. My lights and fans are working, but they are drawing power from each other; turn one on and the other slows a bit. My refrigerator will not run. I've used a multimeter to test the breaker boxes and most of the receptacles; the readings are coming back fine. Any help would be appreciated. Ty.
@@unitedtradesmanacademy1894 Another thing I would like to mention is the fact that my (heat pump) water heater seems to be working okay and my water (well pump) seem to be ok. But my frig won't run. I'm so confused!
Hello brother, I have a problem similar to that, a breaker of 20 is tripping and they breaker feeds 4 outlets in a bedroom, I already checked the outlets and everything looks good, there is no continuity or anything, but I noticed that the cable that comes out of the panel is red and the cable that reaches the first outlet from the bedroom is not red is black .That tells me that the cable does not come directly from the panel to the first outlet.What recommendation could you give me to solve this problem? Thank you
Very interesting but in reality, would you not go to end of the circuit (gate), and wouldn't you figure because of it's age and exposure that that might be your culprit, before testing each jbox?
In a perfect world, yes, you are correct. The big hint was the issue started after an ice storm. As a troubleshooter, you learn to ask “what changed?” Ice storm = likely an outside problem. Keep in mind, the electrician doesn’t know the circuitry of everyone’s house. I bet he only realized there was something else on that circuit deep into his methodical hunt. Often, we see those end-of-line surprises late and immediately realize it’s likely our culprit. Frankly, we just don’t expect a motor to be on a common circuit. He was very methodical in his troubleshooting.
If I could find an electrician like you to trouble shoot my similar situation in an hour, I'd be a happy camper. But I know it's gonna take whoever comes here more like 3-4 hours. It gets expensive.
Hi there, I have the same problem as your video, except my circuit is connected to 10 light poles. Is that mean I have to go through each individual light as you did on the plugs?
Great job BUT, to save time and money why not use Ideal’s in-line and port “wire connectors”. Rather than connecting & reconnecting wires Ideal has push-in / pull-out wire connection. Granted there a little more money but if you have to trace wire from several boxes I find it easier and faster to use Ideals or Wago wire connectors. The Idea is cheaper and faster not to mention Made in USA.
any tips please !! had guys working on a fix and flip and one breaker keeps tripping all of the sudden , one of the tradesman yesterday he was there when it tripped yesterday and his guess was one of the kitchen installers drilled into a wire , the actual kitchen electric never shut off fyi -i arrived and tried resetting but it kept tripping , upon showing up today i reset the breaker and it stayed on all day and didnt trip (does this mean the cause may not have been a screw into a wire?)--my electrician will arrive tomorrow to check it out .. if it was a screw how am i supposed to know which screw may have caused this?
hey i have 4 outlets out and lights in bathroom..i repplaced two recepticals and checked wiring nuttn then i replaced switch in boc nuttn ,,what do i check now..help??????
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Exceptional! Thank you! You are an Electrical God among men! I am sure I would blow myself up! It's good to know one's limitations... when it comes to electrical problems, I will certainly call apon an expert like you!
Pleasure to help.
Um
I’ve been troubleshooting a ground fault in my house literally all day long. I was laying in bed, defeated about not being able to figure it out. I watched your video and realized I had a line running out to my barn. I walked out there (in the dark lol) and found it right away. You’re the man!
Ever notice it is always the last thing you check? (Maybe because their is no need to continue after the problem is solved). 👍
❤ awesome brother 😊
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So how did a line running out to ur barn fix anything. What specifically was wrong? Sorry, I'm clueless
Thank you! You were respectful of the paint and wallpaper while looking for the problem! That was appreciated! The detailed explanations were very encourgering.
You give knowledge without hesitation, and expect nothing in return. the afterlife will be good to you!
You did these people a great service just by messing up the wallpaper, troubleshooting the interior decoration.
Just wanted to help out a fellow electrician with a few tips. At the beginning instead of moving the circuits around to check the breaker, just remove the connected load, then flip the breaker on and verify it has the appropriate voltage coming out of it 120, 240, etc. You don't have to swap it to another breaker. Honestly you didn't have to do anything at all with the breaker. Anytime you hear a loud hum just before a breaker trips, you're gonna be dealing with a dead short.
When im dealing with shorts, the first thing i do is determine everything that is on that circuit. Then i turn off every switch and unplug everything from the outlets. Then i see if the breaker will hold. If it does, then flip switches on and plug the items you unplugged back up until the breaker kicks out. In this case, it was a hardwired appliance, device. With those kinds of shorts, your meter is your best friend. Try to find where you can split the circuit in half. Lets say you had 8 receptacles on that circuit with the gate motor at the end. Go to outlet #4 and disconnect one hot. Take your meter, set the dial to ohms and measure between each hot and ground. For a breaker to remain on, you need either 0 ohms (0L) or very high resistance (several thousand or millions of ohms). The hot that has the short on it will show very low resistance
I’m an licensed apprentice electrician currently in an electrical school program! This video helped me out a lot on understanding how to trouble shoot and the thought process behind it thank you for a clear cut video
Licensed ? Lol
@@ezequielvelasco7372 Thats what I was thinking LOL
Licensed apprentice lol
This is definitely troubleshooting in detail form. Process of elimination. Thanks a bunch!
This video helped me find the problem of the breaker tripping. It was the pump/lift station to out septic tank. So thankful it wasn’t in the house and that we could identify the problem and get the right thing fixed.
Electricity has always been my greatest fear. I've learned that the fear was caused by "Not knowing" how electricity works. Your video was very clear and informative. I'm not a certified electrician, but I've learned through videos like yours how to get the job done, Thank You.
After watching your video I was able to make the repair so the breaker stopped tripping. From watching your video I was able to see how to logically approach finding the problem. Thank you so much.
With the clue from the home owner, I would isolate all 3 boxes outside first. But you did a great work showing how to troubleshoot the problem.
Good work brother!!!! I’m a union journeyman inside wireman commercial/industrial. Like u said at the end of it the video about being an installer and also knowing how to troubleshoot most of my career we demo and then install. never have to troubleshoot unless something doesn’t work. Most of the troubleshooting I’ve done has been when I was in my apprenticeship doing side work for family and friends. I actually have a side job today after work someone has a tripping breaker so I figure out watch the video to learn something that I didn’t know, I seen at the beginning you and I use the same methodology. But I’m glad I watched your video because I like how you methodically broke down how you were approaching the problem in our field We never stop learning. Keep up the good work.
@11:09: Why would a bonded neutral trip a non-GFCI, non-AFCI breaker? You should have continuity between ground and neutral on a receptacle unless it's neutral-switched.
Also, notice it looks like the conduit out the bottom of the w/p junction box is not even connected to box. Didnt notice ground wire going out conduit either. Rough conduit end could have cut the insulation through both conductors and if you had a dead short to ground and the installer was using conduit to ground it most likely wouldn't have tripped leaving gate, conduit or both energized an looking for a ground (human). Luckily the motor locking up overloaded the circuit causing trip situation.
Thank you We are retired and on a budget. Your video helped me more than you can realize.
My pleasure thank you for watching
Great video! Glad you didn't cut out anything. I'm 18 and want to become an electrician so this video helped me learn. I'll be watching more of your videos, I'm from Texas so your videos help a lot.
Welcome
Very good video and explaining and demonstrating what you did and I have to say my father always tell me you know a good tradesmen when he troubleshoot a problem,90% of the people out there who have a trade cannot troubleshoot the problem. The first thing out of their mouth is you need a new wiring you wire in your car is no good they just don’t know how to troubleshoot. Thank you.
You are awesome. I hope your clients appreciate you. I couldn’t believe the houses you have to work on.
I deal with this crap every day too. It's complicated sometimes but you definitely did the right thing by isolating the troubled circuit. In my experience, I leave the circuit breaker off until I find the find the issue by probing the the hot to ground and where that continuity exists. I have a pair of the Fluke Field Sense T6 voltage testers and they work real good. Nice work Sparky! Ron from NJ!
Awesome thank you!
LOVE how the painted on layers keep the plate cover attached while you work! 🤣I know it takes time, but having links or even the names of your tools would be helpful. If you linked to the product, you'd monetize that effort. But not everyone wants to take the time to mess with that, so completely understand.
Buddy, you did a great job explaining your method. Appreciate your posting it.
I have to say and give you kudos for not saying anything about how they painted over the outlet covers and even the outlet itself. I would never been able not to criticize their paint job. How utterly awful.
I bet the homeowner LOVED you messing with that pretty wallpaper! I've got a mess on my hands and about to get up into the attic to track down wires to figure out wth is going on!
Bro keep doing these kind of videos, cause is like you say, if you dominate troubleshooting, you go it all in my opinion, everything else is practically self explained, thank you brother. Oh and for the name, e-team sounds 👍🏾
thank u
Isolating the power lines with the b caps inside that outlet was genius
Great video and walk through on the troubleshooting process.
So this means that the gate won't function as far as open and close. But you certainly found the problem and that was great.
Grate videos, something very simple. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Great work bro. I love troubleshooting issues like this it's always satisfying when you find the issues and fix the issue.
Separates the men from the boy's! Thank you for commenting
Man I don't know how you were raised, or what you eat, but how do you keep your fantastic work ethic, when you are constantly getting jobs that would frustrate even the best of pros I have known for years! What's the secret!? You end up facing some amazingly kooky stuff, but you are always cool!! Always cool. Amazing man! Great job on your videos too! Please keep them coming!! And stay cool!
Great Question i have to ponder over that question before i can answer.
Remove your EGO that's how I do it.
You make it look easy! @@unitedtradesmanacademy1894
I'm not an electrician but I love troubleshooting. Found your channel last night and just subbed. Love watching your videos, keep up the good work.
Brian thanks bro
Great troubleshooting my guy… explained perfectly
Keep up the good content. Definitely need video tutorials on how to troubleshooting for different scenarios.
Thanks brother for posting. Great help in troubleshooting. I was able to trace the issue with my outside flood light which I suspected in first place.
Welcome
You're a freaking lifesaver!!! I was about to throw in the towel.
Great video & presentation. I loved it,and subscribed. I do troubleshooting at work and agree with you completely. Always feels great to get another win. No wonder Tom Brady stayed in so long!
Isn't that a lot of lights/ motor on one circuit? Great vid...Love the troubleshooting!!!!!
Great work !I really like your thought process! Very methodical and tidy ! My goodness ,the wiring in that house ! That is a lot of conductors stuffed in those single gang boxes !
Glad you liked it!
man, THANK YOU for existing. and doing this video. 🙏🏼
Great troubleshooting video. Love to watch them. Please keep them coming.
This was the one! Good work, stay blessed.
Most useful to the point video I’ve found on here! Appreciate this fr!
You going through every step in your head out loud, is what I wish my journeyman would do when he’s working his magic
Fantastic video! I appreciate you taking the time to show how you trouble shoot properly. You have a new subscriber!
Thank you bro!!! We need you to inspire more black youth to get into the electrical trade! Being en electrician changed my life! Much love
Impressive troubleshooting tutorial! Very professional! I learned a lot. Thanks! 💡 ⚡
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the video man. You’ve given me some tools to move foreword!
Found a burned up outlet hiding behind a shelf. I figure your video saved me a grand!
A person who is good at his job has to be able and willing. The "willing" will need one to be responsible and commitment. I am in real estate and I came across quite a bit of capable electricians but unfortunately some of them take short cut to solve the problem and get paid for the day and will not dig into it to solve it once for all, just like what you did. I wish you are in LA....
This is a fun channel especially the troubleshooting ... Thx E-Team leader ...
Thanks A lot My Friend! You saved me a lot of time and money.
Great content brodie.1.5k subs going on 10k, holler at yer gosh darn boy!!
Thanks for the exclusive content. E-Team sounds pretty good imo 👍
Thank you
Great vid nice to see how its done over the pond
Thank you
Good video! Loved your enthusiasm! I'll be subscribing now.
Great Video! We lost power to outside outlets when using a blower, but the breaker shows to be On for that circuit. All other breakers are on and the voltage at the breaker box shows to be good. This breaker has two bathroom outlets, plus two outside outlets on the circuit. If voltage is good coming out of the breaker box, but it shows zero volts at the first wired outlet, wouldn't the issue be between that first outlet back to the box? Or could another outlet cause all of them to not work?
I suggest double checking your GFI plug. Likely in the bathroom ? Bathroom and outdoor plugs combined was a common wiring strategy about 30-40 years ago when it was decided that outdoor/water exposure required GFI protection.
If your GFI won’t reset, that’s likely the problem.
@@jakesully5402 turned out the hot wire at the screw had cracked in half. I saw it was smashed so cut it stripped it back and problem solved. Thanks for responding.
Definitely in my top Electricians channels. Dustin Stelzer ( Electrician U ) about Drama and Crying about his business and his personal life.
I was moving stuff around in the attic and must have bumped something. I heard a quick buzz and then some lights went out. When i try to flip the breaker it makes that same buzz noise for about 2 or 3 seconds then tripe off. Guess ill start taking junction boxes apart in the attic until i find whats going on. But ill definitely make sure its not the circuit first. Thx man
Good place to start
Good job, thank you young man. I have my weekend project
@5:09 do you need to turn off the main master breaker switch prior to changing a breaker is it possible to not to turn off the main master breaker? I live in a condo and i need to ask the super to turn off the master breaker switch if i want all the power to be off coming into the unit but i do have a breaker panel in my condo that controls all the single breakers. if i can do it without the super it will be better thanks.
Great job. I learned a lot about troubleshooting.
Awesome vid! What kind of tool bag is that? What is the name?
Do more of these trouble shooting videos. I dont see many of them on line. Helps a lot . 👍🏼
Nicely done yea troubleshooting is a pain but someone has to do it. I'm trying to trouble shoot a flood light issue now driving me nuts
Great video trouble shooting wish I had electricians like you in my area
Dang! Very professional My Boy.
Some fine knife work there sparky!
I wonder what percent of homeowners would or could repair this themselves?
Thanks for sharing
Edit. Without watching UA-cam?
E - TEAM my dude,thank you for your knowledge and time.
Team over gang all day, let’s go 💪🏿
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good stuff right there. i like how methodical you are! thanks for sharing
Great video Dude!!! I learned a lot! Thanks
Do you have any videos demonstrating a proper load calculation when considering adding an additional outlet on an edixisting circuit? You need a line spitter and clamp meter, correct?
Nicely done, you're the best bruh,I just subscribe to your channel
Perfecto ando empesando en la electicidad, gracias
I’m having the same issue in my house 15amp braker keeps tripping a certain section of the house and the detached garage are the once that loose the power . I replaced the microwave outlet and the 15amp beaker and it brought power back in the section of the house that didn’t have any power but my detached garage didn’t get any power. So then I thought the issue was the microwave outlet so I went and put old breaker back on and it tripped so I put back the new breaker and now the new braker tripped agin so I replaced the microwave outlet for the second time and now the braker keeps tripping agin. Any ideas would help thanks. Love the content.
If you have time to respond I could use some help advise ? Working on a mobile home the breaker trips 2 bedrooms no power no lights either. I’ve checked receptacles they look good . There is no attic crawl space in single wides to check the wires . Im little confused on another problem . The living room back wall closest to the first bedroom with no power . It has power and looks like it should be feeding the next outlet because it has power coming out headed to the that room . If you have time to respond would be grateful if not I totally understand it’s a buisy world thanks
did you recommend the installation and running of a dedicated circuit if and to replace that gate opener?
Thank you this helped immensely.
Welcome!
Great job by a great electrician
I trouble shoot daily on appliances trying to figure out what issue it's having but I went to school for electric I love this man really thinking about getting back in the game . Got a call from a contractor today actually wanting me as a service technician then got another call for sign installation service tech same day I get calls all the time. How much would u charge to do something like this with troubleshooting is it hourly wage or flat rate ?
What type of camera are you using?
Go Pro Hero10
Great job bro I’m an Electrcal contractor in Alabama and ran into the same problem Friday great video
good info thanks from toronto
I'm not getting enough power out of any of the receptacles in my house. My lights and fans are working, but they are drawing power from each other; turn one on and the other slows a bit. My refrigerator will not run. I've used a multimeter to test the breaker boxes and most of the receptacles; the readings are coming back fine. Any help would be appreciated. Ty.
I would say lose connection some where or corrosion at the panel or meterbase
@@unitedtradesmanacademy1894 Thank you for the reply.
@@unitedtradesmanacademy1894 Another thing I would like to mention is the fact that my (heat pump) water heater seems to be working okay and my water (well pump) seem to be ok. But my frig won't run. I'm so confused!
Really enjoyed this man. Subriscibed and keep at it!!
Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Hello brother, I have a problem similar to that, a breaker of 20 is tripping and they breaker feeds 4 outlets in a bedroom, I already checked the outlets and everything looks good, there is no continuity or anything, but I noticed that the cable that comes out of the panel is red and the cable that reaches the first outlet from the bedroom is not red is black .That tells me that the cable does not come directly from the panel to the first outlet.What recommendation could you give me to solve this problem? Thank you
Do you know where you are?.... You're in the jungle baby.😅. Love that wallpaper.
Very interesting but in reality, would you not go to end of the circuit (gate), and wouldn't you figure because of it's age and exposure that that might be your culprit, before testing each jbox?
In a perfect world, yes, you are correct. The big hint was the issue started after an ice storm. As a troubleshooter, you learn to ask “what changed?” Ice storm = likely an outside problem.
Keep in mind, the electrician doesn’t know the circuitry of everyone’s house. I bet he only realized there was something else on that circuit deep into his methodical hunt.
Often, we see those end-of-line surprises late and immediately realize it’s likely our culprit. Frankly, we just don’t expect a motor to be on a common circuit.
He was very methodical in his troubleshooting.
So did you fix the motor part? Did they have to replace the motor?
Great video I’ve got a similar problem I’m working on now . Maybe this will help me
If I could find an electrician like you to trouble shoot my similar situation in an hour, I'd be a happy camper. But I know it's gonna take whoever comes here more like 3-4 hours. It gets expensive.
Hi there, I have the same problem as your video, except my circuit is connected to 10 light poles. Is that mean I have to go through each individual light as you did on the plugs?
Yes, that's how it works. But there is a shortcut. Look on UA-cam for videos on how to find bad Christmas lights.
Great job BUT, to save time and money why not use Ideal’s in-line and port “wire connectors”. Rather than connecting & reconnecting wires Ideal has push-in / pull-out wire connection. Granted there a little more money but if you have to trace wire from several boxes I find it easier and faster to use Ideals or Wago wire connectors. The Idea is cheaper and faster not to mention Made in USA.
Loved it. What would you charge for that service call???? I'm terrible at that part
You can book a 1on1 consultation on pricing. I dont disclose that on here.
any tips please !! had guys working on a fix and flip and one breaker keeps tripping all of the sudden , one of the tradesman yesterday he was there when it tripped yesterday and his guess was one of the kitchen installers drilled into a wire , the actual kitchen electric never shut off fyi
-i arrived and tried resetting but it kept tripping , upon showing up today i reset the breaker and it stayed on all day and didnt trip (does this mean the cause may not have been a screw into a wire?)--my electrician will arrive tomorrow to check it out .. if it was a screw how am i supposed to know which screw may have caused this?
Having the same problems and I can’t find the problem I wish you was in Milwaukee
So we know the problem is the wires going out to the gate, but what is it? Is the wire shorting out or a ground fault?
hey i have 4 outlets out and lights in bathroom..i repplaced two recepticals and checked wiring nuttn then i replaced switch in boc nuttn ,,what do i check now..help??????
Nicely Done 👍🏽⚡️
Thank you!
Super very nice video ,thanks!!!!