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How to Replace / Change a Circuit Breaker in your Electrical Panel
In this video I show you how to replace or change a circuit breaker in your electrical panel box. If you have a breaker that is not letting voltage pass through to the circuit, the breaker is bad and needs replaced. Sometimes a breaker trips at a lower amperage than what it's supposed to. They get weak over time and need swapped out with a new one.
Here is how you test the amperage on a breaker
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This gives you reasons why a breaker trips
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Be safe and use common sense when working with electric circuits.
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How to Measure AC Amps - Circuit Breakers and Wall Outlets
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In this video I show you a couple easy ways to measure AC amps in a circuit or wall outlet. This will tell you how much current is being used by a single device or everything in a particular electrical circuit. Testing AC electric can be dangerous, so use caution when working with it. These are basics tests you can use in your home if you want to know how much power certain things are using. Ho...
Circuit Breaker Keeps Tripping - 3 Common Reasons
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Here are 3 common reasons the breaker in your electrical panel will trip. This is basic information to give you and idea of what could be wrong and how to troubleshoot the loss of power in an outlet or circuit. To reset a tripped breaker, you simply need to turn it off then back on. If the breaker immediately trips when you reset it, you have a short somewhere. Start by unplugging anything in t...
How to Test a Wall Outlet - Receptacle Troubleshooting
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In this video I show you how to test a wall outlet for voltage. If you have a receptacle that doesn't have any power, this will help you through the troubleshooting process of finding what's wrong. You should have 120 volts AC at your wall outlet in your home. If you have something plugged into the receptacle and it's not working, You'll need to troubleshoot and repair the problem. This tutoria...
What does the Neutral Wire Do?
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Here I talk about the Neutral wire in residential electric. I am giving you my version of what the neutral wire does in your main electrical panel in your house going back to the transformer. Be sure to Subscribe to my TH-cam Channel to get the latest videos.

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  • @Matt-o8j8w
    @Matt-o8j8w 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Are all these replies generated? The whole thanks and such a informative video, bla bla bla. TH-cam is gonna get replaced by something better soon.

  • @draganzakic2378
    @draganzakic2378 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    How is it that electricity flows through zero but cannot kill?

  • @austin8313
    @austin8313 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video! I would like to add something from an engineering perspective. You could think of the nurtral wire as the mechanisim that allows current to alternate for AC curcuits. Without the nuetral wire it would be direct current, as there would be no option for the current to travel back to the source.

  • @brettvaughn1058
    @brettvaughn1058 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for the concise no frills, non- complicated answer. We all start with simple and build from there. From 2010 A Space Odyssey “ I don’t know, but I think the answers are bigger than the questions.” Can apply to any topic.

  • @tlfreek
    @tlfreek หลายเดือนก่อน

    so if you only had one hot wire coming in through a single winding into a box of a (single pole) that ran to your house, you would never need a neutral, right? As there would never be an imbalance

  • @vernes6256
    @vernes6256 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks

  • @baxtermullins1842
    @baxtermullins1842 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a device at a major company that would shock you occasiinally! I measured the neutral and the live and fiubd the correct value. I then measured the neutral to ground and it read 250 v. We traced the ground back to tge assembly line and fiubd tgat the ground was not attached to a very large grounding bar. Got it repaired and reduced the neutral to less than a volt with alk other measurements correct. Interesting reason to check everything!

  • @KennethBarlow-gh3wx
    @KennethBarlow-gh3wx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can a disconnected grounding rod to the outside panel be the cause of mine tripping? The circuit to my washer is always tripped after the cycle is complete. The next time I go to wash, I have to reset the washing machine breaker in the panel.

  • @chriskelly929
    @chriskelly929 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are still helping people with these informative and straight-ahead videos.. Thank you!

  • @christopherjdavis9900
    @christopherjdavis9900 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sad to hear of Bill's passing God needed an amazing electrician Bill's teaching continues to help others RIP Sparky Bill

  • @mmatrainee
    @mmatrainee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey man thank you so much, I built systems from scratch by figuring it out, but troubleshooting something I did not put together has been very difficult thank you

  • @bobsilver3983
    @bobsilver3983 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My was rain water coming in through meter, then dripped into circuit breaker. I put silicone the outside glass meter dome to the panel.

  • @dg1234ify
    @dg1234ify 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Therefore it does balance the laod.

    • @nhitc6832
      @nhitc6832 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no, it doesn't balance the load. I carries the difference in currents back to the transformer.

  • @yanzuckerbergchlorophyll4659
    @yanzuckerbergchlorophyll4659 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    careful changing breakers, look at the circuit that makes the breaker to trip, maybe making higher amps will cause that gadget to blow and make fire....

  • @fredmtucker
    @fredmtucker 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great, balanced, no-gimics teacher - straight talk, and clear. Immediately 'liked' and joined his channel.

  • @Control_Z.
    @Control_Z. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rest Ez electric man ❤

  • @Johnny_Bea_Good
    @Johnny_Bea_Good 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OK, this looks like something I should delegate to an electrician.

  • @andrewkai277
    @andrewkai277 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about in a single phase?

    • @nhitc6832
      @nhitc6832 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this is single phase but split.

  • @lukele3l3
    @lukele3l3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!

  • @jimmyvee8024
    @jimmyvee8024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been looking for a fault for 2 years. We have a dual light switch one works the other nope, also 4 wall sockets also don't work, breaker looks fine, not tripped. I checked wiring in wall sockets likes fine, dual switch looks ok, Could the issue be in a light outside, whereas switch is the first item on the breaker but the light which is outside has an issue like lose wire or maybe ground touching?

  • @childlikefaith7257
    @childlikefaith7257 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does the transformer create the neutral or does it come from the electric company. ?

    • @nhitc6832
      @nhitc6832 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      neutral is tapped at the center of the transformer on the secondary side.

  • @josephbanks888
    @josephbanks888 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What’s confused me is if the neutral is suppose to return the power back to the transformer, and that the neutral is also connected the the ground bar in the panel, and if the ground is the easiest path of resistance than why doesn’t the neutral goes through the ground. Like why would it go to the transformer when it takes the easier route through the ground?

    • @surferdude642
      @surferdude642 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In a circuit, the current returns to its source and the source in this case is the transformer. If the current went to the ground via the grounding rod it would reach a very high resistance of the earth to find its way to the transformer ground rod and back to the transformer. So, the ground is essentially an open line. In the event of a ground fault, the high current, unimpeded would travel on the ground wire to the neutral/ground bus, back up the neutral wire to the transformer and trip the breaker. Once again, the earth ground is not involved.

  • @AliptPatel-o8l
    @AliptPatel-o8l 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My late condolences to his passing at young age 😢. At 3:48, the outlet measures 122 V and when he took cover off at 8:38, wires measures same. Then why would he say the outlet is bad? I am confused.

  • @jhonsepulvedo6750
    @jhonsepulvedo6750 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks man

  • @nikywest5988
    @nikywest5988 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Supposed to be black first then red

  • @ptechlead
    @ptechlead 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey I'm just a smooth-brained ape here, but wouldn't a stronger more fundamental reason for the neutral is they help close a circuit, to allow electrons to flow back to the source, imparting some (but not all) energy to the load in the process, irrespective of the imbalance ?

    • @surferdude642
      @surferdude642 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think what you're saying is correct regarding the circuits downstream of the neutral or neutral/ground bus bar. In each circuit the current will be the same amount in the hot and the return neutral. At the neutral bus, the current supplied from each hot bus, L1 and L2 will be compared and the difference will be either returned to the neutral center tap or supplied by the neutral to either L1 or L2. This scenario depends on the direction of current flow at the time, and so is constantly alternating.

  • @smichels5117
    @smichels5117 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good and straightforward answer! Thanks… I subscribed and look forward to more of your videos.

    • @sunshine3914
      @sunshine3914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unfortunately, these are all. Bill passed away October 2016.

  • @MapleKlister
    @MapleKlister 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm confused. Why is the current on the neutral only the difference, rather than the sum of the two load currents? Great explanation, by the way; I'm just a dunce! 😆

    • @nhitc6832
      @nhitc6832 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      because the currents on both legs are in phase within primary side of the transformer. If they are 180 degrees out of phase, the neutral would add the currents of the 2 legs.

    • @surferdude642
      @surferdude642 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The 2 opposite ends of the transformer represent the 2 opposite buses L1 and L2 on the electrical panel. When one leg is positive the other is negative and vice versa, so when one side is supplying current the other one is returning, so the neutral wire will provide the difference. When 2 circuits come from the same bus, either L1 or L2, they will be both negative and positive at the same time and the neutral will be the sum of the two load currents as you mentioned.

  • @digitalmixer
    @digitalmixer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I didn't have anything plugged in the bottom receptical in the kitchen and noticed at 3 a.m. the living room was off. checked breaker, nothing was flipped went back to receptical plugged the top to the bottom of receptical and everything turned on in the living room without anything plugged into that receptical the power shut off in kitchen and living room any idea

  • @kjellg6532
    @kjellg6532 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pre 1995 houses in Norway receives 3 live wires, 230V between them, no neutral. This is the IT-system. All appliances are 230V. In new houses from after 1995, build in fresh areas, they receive 3 live wires and 1 neutral with 400V between live wires and 230V between any live and neural. The 230/400V TN-C-S system used in a larger part of the World outside the US.

  • @kjellg6532
    @kjellg6532 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the 2*120V US system. A larger part of the World are using 230/400V 3-phase TN-C-S using 3 ive and one neutral.

  • @Murk3n3m
    @Murk3n3m 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RIP u have helped me tremendously in your choices to post these videos!!!

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    @kaiyo4370 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    K

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  • @SubToRandomVideos101
    @SubToRandomVideos101 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just got a new 200 amp panel and its tripping off a toaster should i call the guy or move the toaster cuz it never did that on my old one

  • @johnhejl6719
    @johnhejl6719 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do you check the amperage on a 240 volt system? Do you add both of the hots together after you check the amp draw with your amp clamp?

  • @michaelsullivan9342
    @michaelsullivan9342 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh man, you stopped the video right when you were getting ready to explain about the wiring being bad! That's exactly what I was waiting to hear you talk about! You really do a good job explaining this stuff to some of us novice's out here! What's up man? My name is Mike and I live in St. Charles, Missouri, I live with my room mate in a doublewide mobile home that was manufactured back in 1993 when all they used were those stab in the back receptacle's, every one of them are the stab in type! About 2 month's ago we had a bit of a cool spell and my room mate plugged in her space heater and all the socket's in her room all the way to the living room stopped working, along with the ceiling fan, the porchlight outside of the main entrance and 5 more receptacle's in the living room! I figured the space heater probably couldn't handle the load, so I went to the breaker box to reset the circuit breaker, when I opened the door on the panel box all of the circuit breaker's were in the on position! I found the one that controls her bedroom and I manually turned it off then on again to try & reset it but nothing happened! I just decided to pull the breaker in question and ran up to my home depot to buy a new one, it is a double 15 amp and each switch can be turned off & on independant of each other. I installed the new one and, "wah lah", everything worked again and I was the hero !!! 3 night's later she went to bed and decided to read a book so she went to turn on a little led lamp beside her bed and all of the light's and receptacle's went out again, a little led lamp overloaded the brand new breaker I just replaced 3 day's earlier !!! I watched all the diy video's on "You Tube" and I heard nothing good about these back stab receptacle's and I intend to replace all of them soon just to save myself more headache's in the future! I seem to think that one of these receptacle's has probably got a short where the wire was stabbed in at and replacing the receptacle should solve the problem, the only thing is I don't know which one it is so I'm just gonna start replacing them all ! I watched your video and you seem very wise when it comes to this stuff and I would respect your advice with this issue! Would it be too much trouble to get your opinion on this please, I would greatly appreciate it my friend! What would you do in this situation ??? Thanks a million bro! ✌

    • @sunshine3914
      @sunshine3914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unfortunately, Bill passed away shortly after he started the channel.

    • @michaelsullivan9342
      @michaelsullivan9342 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sunshine3914 I know, I learned of his passing shortly after I left my post, that deeply saddened me! Out of all the video's I found on You Tube regarding my electrical issue his was the most informative and easy to understand and I was really looking forward to possibly starting a new friendship with him because somebody with his knowledge & know how is always an asset when you run into these type of problem's, plus he seemed to be very genuine and the type of guy who really would go out of his way to help other's. I never had the opportunity to chat with him un'fortunately and that's a shame, because good guy's like him are hard to find! You have my deepest sympathie's, may he rest in peace in the caring hand's of our lord Jesus Christ and may God bless his family!

  • @mtclemenschick
    @mtclemenschick 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So sorry about Bill’s passing at such a young age. Just watched this video and read in comments his passing. Bill’s video was easy to understand.

  • @crazysquirrel9425
    @crazysquirrel9425 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Neutral is the return path for single phase power. It only carries current on two phase if there is an imbalance in the load on each leg. Neutral is hot there to protect against lightning.

  • @thekinginthenorth989
    @thekinginthenorth989 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Has an HVAC apprentice i found this video helpful! Very concise and informative 👌

  • @hoseyogradey3487
    @hoseyogradey3487 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe show where you have the dial set on the meter next time. Good info here but some will need to know where to set the meter to get the reading.

  • @perryhertler5198
    @perryhertler5198 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Explaining complex topics in simple terms is a rare skill. Thanks!

    • @nhitc6832
      @nhitc6832 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't know how much circuit analysis is taught in the trade. The fact that so many electricians (at least new ones) assume right off the bat that neutral does not carry current or has voltage makes me wonder if they even teach circuit analysis at all.

  • @gaylefriedman3773
    @gaylefriedman3773 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Wall Outlet doesn't have an outlet connected to the Breaker. It's only a Breaker for each room in house. I have a telephone, which is connected to a wall outlet, and it doesn't give a dial tone. Phone battery has life. I want to ask you, I exchanged a different modem for a One Line modem. I had to replace Cable boxes because of this modem. Now, my Kitchen telephone has no dial tone at all because I replaced the router modem. Did I lose my telephone Jack in Wall due to this exchange? Thank You!

  • @surferdude642
    @surferdude642 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What happens to the 2 amps when it gets back to the transformer center tap?

    • @nhitc6832
      @nhitc6832 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is alternating current, so at one moment, the 2A joins with current of L1 at the center tap, and then go out to L2 with a combined current of 7A. And when the current reverses, the current on L2 split at the center tap. 2A goes into the neutral, and 5A goes to L1. And of course, this oscillates 60 times a sec.

  • @coolhluke8089
    @coolhluke8089 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have to watch all his videos because I bought a house in South Carolina and I don't know a whole lot about electrical but I do know that the framing addition was done wrong. Whoever ran all the ducting for the HVAC under the house did it wrong. The plumbing I'm going to have to tear out and redo. And whoever put the metal roof made a mess and now I've got dry rot. I don't have the money to hire an electrician I'm a disabled vet on a small income but I got to make sure this place is safe....

  • @vusimavimbela8764
    @vusimavimbela8764 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for clear explanation sir

  • @kallachnadra
    @kallachnadra 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your version is confusing and wrong. Aps ia across a voltage and load. If load and viltage is the same, the aps will be the same too. And it doest balance a shit.