Your videos are always educational and interesting. I was particularly pleased to see how you involved the two young boys as helpers on your project. I'm quite sure they enjoyed it and learned some things in the process. That's what a summer job is supposed to be all about.
I like your summer time helpers! Just like my dad would do with his plumbing company when he had an emergency service call and all of his guys were on other calls.
reminds me of trying to fix the mess of wiring at brothers' business the previous owners had a woodshop there to make sunrooms and they had a converter that turned 240 to 3 phase to run big machines they just tore everything out when they left what a mess tracing everything finding live wires just dangling in ceiling
A lot of first rate critical thinking and decision making here. I like the methodical step by step process, also major points for showing your kids how it's done. Thanks.
Boom nice video Joel the realities of electrical work sometimes a temporary solution has to suffice. Glad to see you are doing better in using a two pole check for electrical power. I will do a quick video of the safe isolation and proving dead technique for you on Instagram and will send it over soon.
If you go from 240v single phase to 208v 3 phase will all of the existing equipment run on two legs of the 208v? Some motors might burn out if they are not designed for the lower voltage.
Not sure why if the wire nuts were rated and listed for use. You could have argued that with the AHJ. Stakon while good would not necessarily be any better - maybe the idea that a more permanent crimp is likely to hold better than a wire nut for stranded conductors but if installed correctly wire nuts would have sufficed. That being said if I had to install a junction box from scratch I would have installed one with a terminal connector box to neatly land all the conductors with crimps on the stranded conductors to fit within the block that way more secure and easier to label and identify.
I hope this wasn't a violation of child labor laws! Because I love the way you're teaching the boys, although I would be terrified to be on a ladder that tall....
Technically you could but it wouldn't be user friendly at all. Having to turn the AC off all night to charge would suck. Dryer wouldn't be as bad but people are forgetful and would attempt to do them at the same time. This is why panel interlocks are so important when people are connecting external generators since people forget. And things need to be safe and functional no matter who's plugging things in.
@@MM-fe9mz .... yes, people are brain dead for the most part. At my shop, we had a similar issue with the panel being full and no way to get more juice to a sub panel. We had a welder added and put in a manual transfer switch between the welder and the 5 ton AC unit. Using the welder probably means the door would be open anyway so it was a good match for the situation.
@@MM-fe9mz ... it was actually my idea and the boss thought it was genius, seeing as we had a used transfer switch on the shelf. (we are a generator business)
some "chargers" will take input from CT clamps on the supply used to feed the whole circuit and can be configured to draw only what current is available after the other loads so if the device is on a 40A breaker you can set that and it won't trip the breaker.
AC and HP nameplates have a minimum circuit ampacity and a a Max circuit breaker size. The ampacity dictates wire gauge and the max circuit breaker dictates the max breaker size. Minimum circuit ampacity by definition is the maximum current in amps that a wire can continuously carry under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating. AC/ HP manufactures do all the work/calculations for us. I am just a dumb HVAC guy studying for his masters electricians license in eastern PA. This is done manually by electricians sizing wire gauge, motor starter heaters and breaker sizes for three phase motors.
Like how you involved you kids in helping you. Reminds me of myself helping my grandfather at a young age.
Your videos are always educational and interesting. I was particularly pleased to see how you involved the two young boys as helpers on your project. I'm quite sure they enjoyed it and learned some things in the process. That's what a summer job is supposed to be all about.
Love tyhat you involve the kids. Love the content, Joel. Thanks for sharing.
I like your summer time helpers! Just like my dad would do with his plumbing company when he had an emergency service call and all of his guys were on other calls.
reminds me of trying to fix the mess of wiring at brothers' business the previous owners had a woodshop there to make sunrooms and they had a converter that turned 240 to 3 phase to run big machines they just tore everything out when they left what a mess tracing everything finding live wires just dangling in ceiling
18:52 “no documentation”… except for this video showing the entire work effort! ;-)
This video reminds me so much of working with my Dad in the 70's .
Your boys remind of my boys lol. I always take them with me to do little side jobs also. Only difference is I’m a plumber.
A lot of first rate critical thinking and decision making here. I like the methodical step by step process, also major points for showing your kids how it's done. Thanks.
Were the young helpers your kids?!?! It was nice see you getting the young ones into the trade or see what it be like
Boom nice video Joel the realities of electrical work sometimes a temporary solution has to suffice. Glad to see you are doing better in using a two pole check for electrical power. I will do a quick video of the safe isolation and proving dead technique for you on Instagram and will send it over soon.
If you go from 240v single phase to 208v 3 phase will all of the existing equipment run on two legs of the 208v? Some motors might burn out if they are not designed for the lower voltage.
You probably already know but a counter-clockwise twist in a mid-strip with stranded wire can help with a screw connection.
Use a stakon wire crimp when using stranded wire on those screw terminals. Got called out by ahj the other day for it.
Not sure why if the wire nuts were rated and listed for use. You could have argued that with the AHJ. Stakon while good would not necessarily be any better - maybe the idea that a more permanent crimp is likely to hold better than a wire nut for stranded conductors but if installed correctly wire nuts would have sufficed. That being said if I had to install a junction box from scratch I would have installed one with a terminal connector box to neatly land all the conductors with crimps on the stranded conductors to fit within the block that way more secure and easier to label and identify.
@@mathman0101 I don't think they were referring to the wire nuts but the ground screw, it can be difficult to get a good bite on stranded with those.
Half the time I do something like this, it becomes a semi permanent set up lasting many months as opposed to a couple of weeks
I hope this wasn't a violation of child labor laws! Because I love the way you're teaching the boys, although I would be terrified to be on a ladder that tall....
No planer.
I would rather… no AC.
people are going to see this and ask why they can't share a circuit to charge their EV from the AC or drier feed.
Technically you could but it wouldn't be user friendly at all. Having to turn the AC off all night to charge would suck. Dryer wouldn't be as bad but people are forgetful and would attempt to do them at the same time. This is why panel interlocks are so important when people are connecting external generators since people forget. And things need to be safe and functional no matter who's plugging things in.
@@MM-fe9mz .... yes, people are brain dead for the most part. At my shop, we had a similar issue with the panel being full and no way to get more juice to a sub panel. We had a welder added and put in a manual transfer switch between the welder and the 5 ton AC unit. Using the welder probably means the door would be open anyway so it was a good match for the situation.
@@rupe53 using a transfer switch is a good smart way to handle that, physically preventing both from attempting to draw power at the same time
@@MM-fe9mz ... it was actually my idea and the boss thought it was genius, seeing as we had a used transfer switch on the shelf. (we are a generator business)
some "chargers" will take input from CT clamps on the supply used to feed the whole circuit and can be configured to draw only what current is available after the other loads so if the device is on a 40A breaker you can set that and it won't trip the breaker.
you are a master electrician why are you working on a Aluminum Ladder with Energize circuit that’s a no no.
Right lol
AC and HP nameplates have a minimum circuit ampacity and a a Max circuit breaker size. The ampacity dictates wire gauge and the max circuit breaker dictates the max breaker size. Minimum circuit ampacity by definition is the maximum current in amps that a wire can continuously carry under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating. AC/ HP manufactures do all the work/calculations for us. I am just a dumb HVAC guy studying for his masters electricians license in eastern PA. This is done manually by electricians sizing wire gauge, motor starter heaters and breaker sizes for three phase motors.