Electrical Wiring Basics Clarification
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2022
- Pigtail clarification for Electrical Wiring Basics video. Learn the basics of electrical circuits in the home using depictions and visual aids as I take you through what happens in basic circuits. Knowing this information is invaluable to homeowners who want to install new circuits and troubleshoot wiring issues.
DISCLAIMER: Perform electrical work at your own risk.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to instruct us DIYers. As a teacher, I can say that you do a wonderful and thorough job!
Thank you for teaching appreciate. I got several electricians to price one 41-2 with new 15 amp breaker 3 recepticals $800 to start. They are crazy n greedy. This 66 yr old grandmom ain't getting cheated I will learn because of people like you. Greatly appreciate
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That was very helpful thanks I have a couple of electric jobs at home to do watching your videos have been very helpful keep up the good work thanks👍
Enjoy learning from you. God Bless
thanks again its been a pleasure watching and learning...
Great videos. Ty
Thanks sir for sharing this video
Cool videos man. I feel like i barely know anything but at least i know which wire is which and the basics of how those terminals work. If only one could click their fingers and transfer all your knowledge to another lol. You def have some valuable trade skills judging by all your diff kinds of vids. Thanks for teaching me something.
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With the change in how the previous video hooked up the outlets to the way described in this video, does it change the circuit to be in parallel rather than in series? If it is different, does that matter at all?
AC power is always in parallel.
Code requirements for receptacles for industrial applications require the ground prong to be on top, ( no smiley face look ) . I have been told, but not confirmed, that this is during plugging and unplugging an appliance, your thumb is the most likely to accidentally touch a prong, because your thumb extends the farthest out when gripping the plug. If you accidentally touch a prong, you want to touch the ground. Again, no confirmed, but it makes sense.
Could you do a video on adding a junction box in the middle of an existing Romex run for new receptacles or lights?
I was thinking about this. Unfortunately there won't be enough wire to add the junction in the middle of a circuit. There is a way to run the wire along baseboards which maybe I will do a video on in the near future.
Thank you for the clarification. On another note, what if you have a switch that controls an outlet (for a lamp), and you then want to install the new LED recessed lighting, and leverage the power from the switch. Then make the outlet always on because you will now have LED lights on the ceiling. I have ideas, but given your methodology and illustrations with actual wires and schematics, I am interested in watching a video with your approach(es). There are several videos out, but cannot find one with this specific scenario. Again, thank you.
Yes, I will make a video on this in a week or so.
@@brettleybuilt Thank you so much. Again, several videos are available on installing the recess lighting and they are clear, but spend little time on dealing with the scenarios of existing wiring conditions. So the premise of the video would be how to leverage the existing wiring to upgrade to LED recess lighting. That would be awesome and again thank you so much and I really hope others can benefit from your video.
If I wire this way and I have a light switch first, followed by all of my electrical outlets after the light switch, will the light switch turn all the outlets off when I flip the switch?
Yes, as the power to the outlets will be turned off when the switch is off.
So you need to have one wire for each outlet even if you put them together or not right? So if you have 4 outlets you will need 4 cables right?
You start with a wire from the breaker in the panel box and run it to your first outlet. Then run a wire from that outlet to the next outlet, and so on. It is kind of like having "one wire" spliced wherever there is an outlet. You will need technically need four sections of wire.
I have another question for you. I hope you do not mind me picking on you for my learning about electricity. As I understand it the white wire (neutral wire) is used to get the electricity back to the source. The panel box only has covers for the two hot wires. If the neutral wire is carrying electricity why does it not have a plastic cover over it to so that you will not get shocked? I thank you in advance for your answer. dt
When working in a panel box, if the power is shut off to the box, only the two hot lugs will be hot. At that point the neutral bus bar shouldn't be energized and will be safe to work with. It doesn't need a cover because when using safe working procedures there is no danger of electrocution.
@@brettleybuilt That makes a lot of sense, I should have reasoned that out and not had to bug you with a stupid question. Thank you for answering my question !!!!!!!
the question you have to ask is if making a pig tail and connecting to one screw then why did they make it with 2 screws?
So you can break apart the tab between them and use a switch to run one of outlets to power a lamp or light.
Can you do a similar basics video explaining 220v? I need to wire a hot tub...
My mini split video should help. The first part of the video is all electrical.
@@brettleybuilt I just watched it... Is there no neutral in 220, or did you just not show it because it's basically the same thing as a ground?
Do those connectors have a special name? Or where do you get them?
I don't know if they have a specific name, but you can get them at Lowe's or Home Depot.
Typically called lever connectors or Wago.
Great video. I don't think the argument that all current shouldn't be going through one outlet is valid because they can handle at least 20 amps and the breaker should trip before it becomes an issue. The real issue is if you need to work on an outlet you'll lose power downstream. Not a huge issue.
I completely agree, but some people don't. I have never heard of that situation happening.
unfortuntately your hands were in the way when you made the connections at the box (6:07). for me that's the most important part and I couldn't see it. you also did not explain those connectors you are using.
The connectors can be found at Lowe's or Home Depot. They are used in place of wire nuts. The wire is stripped back about 3/8s of an inch and pushed into the connector.