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The NEC says you "shall" have 6" of free conductor from the dead front of the box, so from right there you are wrong go to plumbing...

Hi. Is there a special tool to tighten the nut under the sink? When i try to turn the base under the handle, the whole catridge is spinning around.

Very useful info

Just what I was looking for!

I think your advice about the need to clean the old sink drain because a gasket will be installed there deserves mention also in the context of the plastic ring below each valve handle. The plastic rings are gaskets, so the countertop surface under the plastic rings needs to be clean (and flat). For example, mineral deposits might need to be removed. The bottom of each of the metal valve collars that will sit on the plastic rings also needs to be clean (and flat). Although the collars probably already are since they're new, they should be inspected to confirm. (In general, everything should be inspected prior to installation.) The gaskets should be inspected for defects too. I didn't watch the previous installation video, so I don't know whether you mentioned this there.

I infer some of the instructions are overly terse. Also, the aerator should probably not be pre-installed by the factory, because a disassembly step is counter-intuitive. Wouldn't it be great if instructions include a warning list of the most common mistakes?

Great to see your mistakes. That is the best way to learn. I recently changed the ice maker of the freezer.. the first ices were black (due to the carbon of the new filter). I should have running the water first (to clean the pipes) before installing the new filter and in the middle of the process ( to clean the new filter first), something not mentioned in the instructions 😢. Thanks for sharing. Saludos from Mexico 🇲🇽.

Thanks for letting us learn from your experience. 👍

Have a link for the box?

Thank you

do it, not talk a lot like that....working on that.....not talk like that.....

Great video. Saved the day yesterday.

Excellent 👍

Get in the habit of pointing the hat of wire nuts up so water would never accumulate.

Again. Simple and nice.

Simple and nice

Me encanta la practicidad y gran utilidad de tus ideas. Muchas gracias!

Thank you for sharing. Very good job.

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen concerning drills. Very informative and easy to understand. Thanks

I actually installed these amco led recessed lights their junction boxes are not that big i feel i over crowded with 6 wires 2 black, 2 white and 2 ground wires...lights work fine though

You can buy EPDM O-Rings to replace warn out ones. I get some silicone based lubricant and soak the O-ring in that for a bit, then use an oring removal tool and remove the old o-ring and replace it with a freshly lubricated new one. It works great for me.

Unfortunately even if you do everything correctly these things are going to fail/leak at some point because the O-ring rubber is going to break down. I certainly would not close any connections in a wall where you have to tear stuff out to fix the leak 😒 For this reason I would steer people away from using them.

I think the best solution is to use a code-compliant in-wall splicing product like a $20 NSI connector. These are used to connect all the romex when a double wide mobile home is connected.

Thank you so much! Exact same situation and I was racking my brain as why there wasn't two cables coming into the switch.

Thank you !! I put a shark bite coupling in a Quest line that was already installed in our home that had pin hole leak, starting dripping, believe I did few of these mistakes, gonna go back and reinstall with new fitting, Thanks for info !!!

Thank you !! I put a shark bite coupling in a Quest line that was already installed in our home that had pin hole leak, starting dripping, believe I did few of these mistakes, gonna go back and reinstall with new fitting, Thanks for info !!!

Thanks for the Info!

How would you string multiple lights together?

This is excellent video going to get my recess light as i have hissing sound likely due to bad ballast currently i have can and cfl tube. The can has some transformer or inductor not sure what is it but has 3 wires black white and green as explained this video clearly. Looks like they will require me to bypass current ballast and remove it all together and just connect to new led unit

Very helpful! Thank you. I just want to make sure I understand fully. When installing a smart switch (which I plan on doing this weekend), red wires should be connected with black wires, white wires should be connected together, and the grounds should be connected together. My switch is a single pole, so I can skip the yellow wire. Is this correct?

one major problem of sharkbite connection is the pipe can turn after pushed into the connector, if the other end is a quarter turn stop valve, then you may be turning the pipe instead of the stop valve.

As soon as I saw that Robertson screw I knew mistake #5 was going to be not filling your metal electrical box with maple syrup.

A well-done video, but boy does this look complicated!

I’ve watched a few of your videos now and I would like to say I’m enjoying them! I have heard you say multiple times in different videos about needing GFCI outlets which is borderline true. I’m in the US and GFCI protection is required on certain circuits but that protection can be a GFCI breaker at your panel or a GFCI outlet as you show. If it’s at the panel then the whole circuit is protected and purchasing a GFCI outlet is redundant and if anything may cause problems on a circuit that has a GFCI breaker as well. Just my two cents when stating people NEED to purchase GFCI outlets.

Unless I missed it you never explained why you removed 2 inches of the copper pipe instead of 3 inches or whatever length. Why 2 inches?

Proper plumber's cloth is a wildly unhelpful bit of info, WHAT GRIT???? For Buna N O'Rings you should go as fine as you have patience for. A polished mirror surface is not too fine. no one will do it but it's a great surface against which to seal. I use a woodworking hand plane (small block plane) to put the chamfer on the end. If I were doing a whole house or as a vocation, I'd buy the specialty tool. Depth of fit ? I just measure the inside of the fitting.

I used a total of 6 shark bite fittings for my water heater and they do just fine. Part pex piping and the other copper. Just make sure you cut the pipe the right way and that it's clean. Haven't had a leak since I installed them.

unfortunately making these mistakes means you didn't even bother reading and abiding by the direction that are very clear from Sharkbite.... maybe best to let someone else do the work...... just saying.... I'm not a contractor, but am building my own home as an owner - builder... it is important to follow directions.....

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a metal junction box instead of a plastic one and vice versa

This is very well explained, i finally understood it now after decades of being confused.

Thx for the video, exactly what I was looking for - the only video I found showing me how to replace an existing box on an existing wall where a stud is available. I knew what to do but it is nice to have confirmation

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I have this tool also love it very handy plan on getting the two speed model as soon as I can

I’m so frustrated. I have a slump block house that was built in 1967. At some point, the owners added drywall and insulation over top of the slump block. The original outlets and switches were sunk into the drywall when the home was built, so they are set back about 2.5”. I’ve been slowly replacing outlets and switches, and adding extension rings to the boxes. All of the switches and outlets had flat head screws, that use a flat head screw driver. These are a pain in the butt to screw and unscrew as the slot where you put the screw driver is very shallow. So I wanted to replace all the screws while I was at it with phillips flat head machine screws. But I’ve run into a problem. 6-32 screws are way too big, and it seems that also 4-33 screws are also too big to go into the outlet boxes. The outlet boxes are of course older 2x3 boxes, and apparently they use an entirely different screw size. I cannot find a screw that fits that is at least 2 1/4” long and I’m losing my mind. Any thoughts?

I'm a big fan of Shrkbite. Never had one leak, and I have them everywhere. Use only VERY FINE GRADE sandpaper

Well explained.

keep in mind that most 15a breakers will not actually trip until 17a or so. they are variable and not exact.

#16 extension cord should not be manufactured for 15A circuits.

Thanks! I had a slow drip after a shut off Valve, I had to saw the pipe and didn’t make a 90° cut, got a pipe cutter and the Debur tool and viola! No more leak

Nice! This might convince me to get the Worx table.