Awesome as always dude. I am not surprised you have hit 1k subscribers as your videos are clear cut on the job, detailed, informative and a pleasure to watch. :) I shouldn't think it will be long before you are hitting the 2k milestone. Keep them coming dude.
Nice, tidy job mate and love the equal spacing on the cleats; can’t stand to see uneven spacing or cable rising and falling along a run. I remember doing some pyro (micc) cable at a school and the other sparks going nuts at me because I was using my hammer (length of it) as a guide to space the clips whereas they just wanted to clip it up by eye! Needless to say once I qualified I got made redundant! 😂 One of the things that concern me if I decide to get back into sparking is the inspection/testing. Been watching vids to refresh my memory but it’s so long since I done any I no longer remember what are good/bad values, order of tests, settings on the test equipment which is why vids like yours are very helpful to old guys like myself who’ve been away from the game for many years. Keep them coming mate and here’s to the next 1000 subscribers 👍🏽
Thanks for the comment mate, really appreciate it. Yes, it always looks 100x better when the cable is cleated/clipped properly. You also can't go wrong with the good old hammer spacing haha. With regards to testing, its the same as most things really, when you start doing something a lot, it becomes second nature. I'm sure once you get back into it, it will be a breeze!
You could utilise 5% of 400v there, nice to see people working out cable sizes correctly and not just saying 2.5 will do for 20a. Good content love your vids
Thanks buddy! I did actually mean to do 400v in the video, I get carried away when filming sometimes and don't actually think about what I'm actually saying haha.
Great work. However. Personally I would not have cleated the cable at low level. Worker jonnies being what they are, they are bound crash something into it. Usually just out of badness. I would have lifted it just above head height and dropped into the top of the isolator. Keep the vids coming, learning lots from guys like you. :)
Thanks for the comment buddy! I did consider putting it at high level I must admit and in hindsight I maybe should have. However, this isn't a very busy warehouse at all, no one inside all day while I was there. The only operative who uses the forklift and trolly inside the warehouse actually works in the office and is quite high up in the company, so would like to think he's smart enough to avoid crashing stuff into cables aha.
Thanks for a great video. Your work ethic is good. Any chance you could do a video on testing final circuits and explaining how to interpret the readings as good or bad?
Next time you want to terminate a long tail of SY braid, rather than comb it out ... push the braid back towards the clear jacket so it forms a balloon and open a big hole near the end of the outer, then pull the inner sheath out through the hole using a screwdriver to ease it out. The braid stays plaited and when you pull it straight it sits flatter inside the earth sleeve.
Only additional thing I'd have liked to see above what you already did would be using rubber grommet in the metal cladding penetrations to prevent the metal edge chafing the cable and giving it a nice clean look on the cladding. I really appreciate the attention given to level (sight line) and clipping the cable at a nice repeating interval. Very nice work!!
As always a very neat and tidy job installed with pride. Be interesting to see the test result sheet, I use an app for Ipad by Castline Systems ( pricey but excellent) for cable calcs as it can generate a pretty smart circuit report . What size breaker did you fit and what earthing system was it ? Keep posting, nice to see quality work on show .
Thanks for the comment! Hopefully going to film the test result input this week, so keep an eye out for the video. I'll have a look into the Castline System!
Alvin Ashman exactly the same haha! Usually gets a few strange looks of the customer. If it’s a massive run then I use one of those measuring wheels which are pretty handy
Alvin Ashman yeah me either tbh. Think the wheel gives a bit more of a professional look if you need to give that impression on some commercial/industrial jobs
Another great video nice and tidy as always ! Just a question regarding your cable calculation is it thermoplastic SWA that you used because to my knowledge a lot of the new SWA is thermosetting 90 degree ? Might be wrong just interesting to know how other do it ! Again great video love you stuff !
Thanks again mate! In this case It was thermoplastic I used, most common mistake a lot of people make when calculating the VD I imagine (surprising amount of difference in them). One of the reasons for me doing the videos was to get opinions of how over people do bits compared to me, so its always great to hear it and very interesting! Glad youre enjoying the content
Nice job, i love vids that are completely real life, some guys are getting a bit famous and don’t show what they really do. Were the terminals hard to reach? Just wondering about the length of exposed tip on your testing probes, not GS38. Also, I know your side was all dead but is it not good practice to connect the earth fly lead first in the board?
Thanks mate, really appreciate it! The terminals on the isolator are a bit awkward to reach. I do have the little covers to go on the probs to meet GS38 regs, however sometimes I can't use them cause I can't get a good enough contact on a terminal. If the terminals are really close together then I'll 100% make sure they're on. With regards to connecting the flying lead first, I'll be honest I hadn't heard of that before, but it make sense, so something I'll for sure be doing in the future!
GS38 when it comes to exposed tips on test probes is complete nonsense as far as i'm concerned, we are professionals and for the most part are comfortable working around live equipment and understand all the dangers with doing so. We don't need some HSE document giving yet more micro managing restrictions on how we should do a job, usually written by someone in an office that has lost touch with the reality of working in production instead of some test rig on a wall somewhere. I keep my probe covers in a little bag so they are nice and safe to pop on for inspection day. :)
Thank again Alvin! I arrived on site around 8:30-9:00 and left at 15:00. I also installed a TV bracket in the office in this time too haha. (The things you do to keep the customer happy).
Thanks mate! I would have preferred to use Hi-Tuff too, however none of my local wholesalers stock the stuff anymore, especially with the number of cores I needed. They do stock large amount of SY though, so made sense to use that considering the small amount I needed.
Naveed Mushtaq thanks mate! Only the ones you see me doing in the video, the rest were done with an impact haha! I left the impact inside and couldn’t be bothered to grab it for the video ones lol
Thanks mate! I didn't use the correct SY gland as in this situation the likely hood of strain being put on the cable was slim, also, it turns out that although my wholesaler stock SY cable, they don't stock all the glands. Although I used a stuffing gland, I made sure the braid was correctly earthed still.
I noticed that so I would have no issue with the way you did the job with a stuffing gland. I tend to keep some heat shrink in my kit for times I do not have SY glands just to make the braid a little cleaner. But good work 😬. I work more in automation and data centre work these days so I tend to have SY glands in my kit but I know that they are hard to get off the shelf. I work mostly in Leeds and only CEF stock them.
Another good vid mate. How come you used calcs for single phase VD and not 3 phase? Does anyone not use normal flex or tough flex rather than SY. Always thought SY and YY cable were control cables.
Thanks mate, appreciate it! I got a bit carried away and done the percentage drop on the 230V by accident, I meant to say 5% of 400V, which would have obviously given me an evening higher acceptable VD. I would have preferred to use Hi-tuff cable for sure, however, I only have 2.5 3core on my van and all the wholesalers in my area don't actually seem to stock any Hi-Tuff anymore. It made sense in this situation (For the small amount needed), to just use some SY (Large stock at wholesalers). Thanks again for watching!
Hi mate, I do indeed have an impact driver. In the video where I'm screwing the cleats with a screwdriver, I didn't have the impact to hand as I had left it inside in the warehouse where I done the inside cleats, I just couldn't be bothered to go and get it to do those last few cleats (Lazy me haha).
Onur A it definitely takes longer screwing them by hand haha! Like I said though, only done it for those few That you see me doing in the video so wasn’t too bad haha
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Awesome as always dude. I am not surprised you have hit 1k subscribers as your videos are clear cut on the job, detailed, informative and a pleasure to watch. :) I shouldn't think it will be long before you are hitting the 2k milestone. Keep them coming dude.
Thanks Peter, really appreciate it!
Absolutely brilliant, what more can I say!
Great video, a video of the data input to the NICEIC website would be good
Thanks Pal, Hopefully something I'm going to get filmed and uploaded this week.
Love the detail into the testing side...love to see more...good watch
nice to see you earth the metal sheath as earth , very neat
Nice, tidy job mate and love the equal spacing on the cleats; can’t stand to see uneven spacing or cable rising and falling along a run. I remember doing some pyro (micc) cable at a school and the other sparks going nuts at me because I was using my hammer (length of it) as a guide to space the clips whereas they just wanted to clip it up by eye!
Needless to say once I qualified I got made redundant! 😂
One of the things that concern me if I decide to get back into sparking is the inspection/testing. Been watching vids to refresh my memory but it’s so long since I done any I no longer remember what are good/bad values, order of tests, settings on the test equipment which is why vids like yours are very helpful to old guys like myself who’ve been away from the game for many years.
Keep them coming mate and here’s to the next 1000 subscribers 👍🏽
Thanks for the comment mate, really appreciate it.
Yes, it always looks 100x better when the cable is cleated/clipped properly. You also can't go wrong with the good old hammer spacing haha.
With regards to testing, its the same as most things really, when you start doing something a lot, it becomes second nature. I'm sure once you get back into it, it will be a breeze!
You could utilise 5% of 400v there, nice to see people working out cable sizes correctly and not just saying 2.5 will do for 20a.
Good content love your vids
Thanks buddy! I did actually mean to do 400v in the video, I get carried away when filming sometimes and don't actually think about what I'm actually saying haha.
SurelecTV I can totally imagine, its one thing knowing what you’r doing and a completely different thing e planning it
Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the volt drop calcs you could have got away with 1.5mm.
Good work, I prefer caulk for internal finish. Paints well and still flexible.
Great work. However. Personally I would not have cleated the cable at low level. Worker jonnies being what they are, they are bound crash something into it. Usually just out of badness. I would have lifted it just above head height and dropped into the top of the isolator. Keep the vids coming, learning lots from guys like you. :)
Thanks for the comment buddy! I did consider putting it at high level I must admit and in hindsight I maybe should have. However, this isn't a very busy warehouse at all, no one inside all day while I was there. The only operative who uses the forklift and trolly inside the warehouse actually works in the office and is quite high up in the company, so would like to think he's smart enough to avoid crashing stuff into cables aha.
Well detailed video. Thanks for spending the time to make it. Keep them coming. 👍
such a nice channel. Dont stop with your videos mate. All the best
A superb job sir.well done..
Thanks for a great video. Your work ethic is good. Any chance you could do a video on testing final circuits and explaining how to interpret the readings as good or bad?
Enjoying your videos mate keep them coming
Next time you want to terminate a long tail of SY braid, rather than comb it out ... push the braid back towards the clear jacket so it forms a balloon and open a big hole near the end of the outer, then pull the inner sheath out through the hole using a screwdriver to ease it out. The braid stays plaited and when you pull it straight it sits flatter inside the earth sleeve.
Another great video pal, keep them coming!!
I think the cable should be higher in the warehouse so wouldn’t get damage. Great job.
Once again a great video, just the job... thanks
Top Job Mate. Keep them coming bud.
Nice video tom. Bring more on.
Awsome video m8.
Proper quality job too.
Top video very informative, keep it up.
Only additional thing I'd have liked to see above what you already did would be using rubber grommet in the metal cladding penetrations to prevent the metal edge chafing the cable and giving it a nice clean look on the cladding. I really appreciate the attention given to level (sight line) and clipping the cable at a nice repeating interval. Very nice work!!
Job well done Sir,
Great video. Love your content. Maybe invest in a proper mic when you have the chance it will make a difference. All the best mate
Thanks for the comment! I think some better filming equipment will definitely be on the cards in the future for sure.
Good job i leane a lot from you thank u
nice and neat job!
Nice job 👍👍
Hi, spot on. Was it 9Amps per phase or 9Amps shared between phases
As always a very neat and tidy job installed with pride. Be interesting to see the test result sheet, I use an app for Ipad by Castline Systems ( pricey but excellent) for cable calcs as it can generate a pretty smart circuit report . What size breaker did you fit and what earthing system was it ? Keep posting, nice to see quality work on show .
Thanks for the comment! Hopefully going to film the test result input this week, so keep an eye out for the video. I'll have a look into the Castline System!
Neat install!
How long did that install take mate ? nice video by the way
How do you measure your cable runs? I usually go round walking like one of the Queens guards.
Alvin Ashman exactly the same haha! Usually gets a few strange looks of the customer. If it’s a massive run then I use one of those measuring wheels which are pretty handy
SurelecTV- To be fair, I'm never usually that far off. I'm contemplating weather it's worth getting a measuring wheel or not.
Alvin Ashman yeah me either tbh. Think the wheel gives a bit more of a professional look if you need to give that impression on some commercial/industrial jobs
Another great video nice and tidy as always ! Just a question regarding your cable calculation is it thermoplastic SWA that you used because to my knowledge a lot of the new SWA is thermosetting 90 degree ? Might be wrong just interesting to know how other do it ! Again great video love you stuff !
Thanks again mate! In this case It was thermoplastic I used, most common mistake a lot of people make when calculating the VD I imagine (surprising amount of difference in them). One of the reasons for me doing the videos was to get opinions of how over people do bits compared to me, so its always great to hear it and very interesting! Glad youre enjoying the content
SurelecTV I do indeed mate very good content, and yes i like see how others approach jobs helps me a lot with my jobs !
Are you going to do a van tour.
i will never understand, why GB-fusebords are mounted in such uncomfortable height and narrow space near wall corners.
Nice job, i love vids that are completely real life, some guys are getting a bit famous and don’t show what they really do.
Were the terminals hard to reach? Just wondering about the length of exposed tip on your testing probes, not GS38.
Also, I know your side was all dead but is it not good practice to connect the earth fly lead first in the board?
Thanks mate, really appreciate it! The terminals on the isolator are a bit awkward to reach. I do have the little covers to go on the probs to meet GS38 regs, however sometimes I can't use them cause I can't get a good enough contact on a terminal. If the terminals are really close together then I'll 100% make sure they're on. With regards to connecting the flying lead first, I'll be honest I hadn't heard of that before, but it make sense, so something I'll for sure be doing in the future!
GS38 when it comes to exposed tips on test probes is complete nonsense as far as i'm concerned, we are professionals and for the most part are comfortable working around live equipment and understand all the dangers with doing so. We don't need some HSE document giving yet more micro managing restrictions on how we should do a job, usually written by someone in an office that has lost touch with the reality of working in production instead of some test rig on a wall somewhere. I keep my probe covers in a little bag so they are nice and safe to pop on for inspection day. :)
@@PyroDanUK i dont blame you some intallations you need the longer tips anyway as them silly 4mm tips dont connect
Great job, I must say your work is very neat and tidy 👍 How long did the job take you?
Thank again Alvin! I arrived on site around 8:30-9:00 and left at 15:00. I also installed a TV bracket in the office in this time too haha. (The things you do to keep the customer happy).
Would you not calculate it to the uks declared voltage of 230? Interesting Video mate
Absolutely pukka job. Would have used a bit of Hi-tuff instead of the SY, as you can’t gland it at the charger end, but job jobbed!
Thanks mate! I would have preferred to use Hi-Tuff too, however none of my local wholesalers stock the stuff anymore, especially with the number of cores I needed. They do stock large amount of SY though, so made sense to use that considering the small amount I needed.
Good job...tidy and neat quick question did u screw all them cleats in with a screwdriver....lol
Lol. I wouldn't have.
a f nor would I lol 😂
Naveed Mushtaq thanks mate! Only the ones you see me doing in the video, the rest were done with an impact haha! I left the impact inside and couldn’t be bothered to grab it for the video ones lol
Good video I know it takes extra time on job filming, how come there no more videos ,
Why did you not use the correct gland for the SY but you did for the SWA? Apart from that a very neat professional
job 😬
Thanks mate! I didn't use the correct SY gland as in this situation the likely hood of strain being put on the cable was slim, also, it turns out that although my wholesaler stock SY cable, they don't stock all the glands. Although I used a stuffing gland, I made sure the braid was correctly earthed still.
I noticed that so I would have no issue with the way you did the job with a stuffing gland. I tend to keep some heat shrink in my kit for times I do not have SY glands just to make the braid a little cleaner. But good work 😬.
I work more in automation and data centre work these days so I tend to have SY glands in my kit but I know that they are hard to get off the shelf. I work mostly in Leeds and only CEF stock them.
Another good vid mate.
How come you used calcs for single phase VD and not 3 phase?
Does anyone not use normal flex or tough flex rather than SY. Always thought SY and YY cable were control cables.
Thanks mate, appreciate it!
I got a bit carried away and done the percentage drop on the 230V by accident, I meant to say 5% of 400V, which would have obviously given me an evening higher acceptable VD.
I would have preferred to use Hi-tuff cable for sure, however, I only have 2.5 3core on my van and all the wholesalers in my area don't actually seem to stock any Hi-Tuff anymore. It made sense in this situation (For the small amount needed), to just use some SY (Large stock at wholesalers).
Thanks again for watching!
SY cable is not suitable for outdoor use! Although it is very common to see. :)
Any reason why you dont have an impact driver...
Hi mate, I do indeed have an impact driver. In the video where I'm screwing the cleats with a screwdriver, I didn't have the impact to hand as I had left it inside in the warehouse where I done the inside cleats, I just couldn't be bothered to go and get it to do those last few cleats (Lazy me haha).
SurelecTV it must have taken much longer mate. You put in more work to get it done 😂 anyways keep doing what ur doing
Onur A it definitely takes longer screwing them by hand haha! Like I said though, only done it for those few That you see me doing in the video so wasn’t too bad haha
Is this your company or do you work for the firm? And do you design you circuits or have someone else do it for you ? Cheers
Hi mate, its my own firm. I do the lot, including all the bookwork unfortunately haha.
SurelecTV cheers mate, if you get a chance to do some videos on contactors and maybe some s plan wiring stuff wouldn't mind seeing how they're done👍
y do you have to double PFC on a a 3 phase circuit??
Allen goldsmith GN3 PAGE 52 2.2.16 Rule of thumb in 3 phase system. Its going to be double of a single phase system. Hope this helps buddy
SY gland ????
They'd rather have a dead spark than their computers turned of. Nice.
the emergency exit door should open outwards
Naturally Hench