Very simple learned early in my life, but thanks to internet people like you doing simple videos may actually save life's, good job. Even knowing I still enjoy clips like this, keep it up.
Why not pull the breaker out first then work on the wires it puts distance between you and the bus bar allowing a safer disconnection of the wire leads
Agreed 100% and to me you don't mess with live circuits... Id shut down the whole breaker panel then remove the breaker itself and remove it completely so no mistakes happen and the wires get capped with tape
depending on the wire length and how the wires are routed some times you can't so i showed both ways only turn off the main if its ok that it never turns back on !
Not sure about sticking my hand in a live panel with a wedding band on. Unless it's nonconductive. I went to wearing a silicone band, will break if it gets caught and won't get you shocked. Using insulated needle nose is also a great way to control the wire without your hand in a panel.
I always return breakers to on position and use the the switch to pull out .Thus avoiding putting my fingers in places where I can’t see them next to a hot buss . Always a bad idea . I concur with the post suggesting removing breaker before dewiring . Much safer
Why do electricians always feel the need to stick a screwdriver where it's not supposed to be? If you're not tightening or loosening something, put it down. No reason for anything but the breaker to get within 6 inches of the bus bars.
If someone requested from me a video of how to change out a breaker, I wouldn't do it. I would advise him to personally contact an electrician to explain it.
Always exercise your breaker before putting it in (turn the handle on then off...I do it atleast twice) just in case the breaker is broken and in the closed position)
@TOOL_TECHNICAL Most residential panels never get maintained like in commercial, Breakers should be “exercised” or turned on or off about once a year to make sure they have not gotten stuck and to keep them in good working order If you don't ever exercise the breakers, they may not ever turn on when they trip Especially the big ones
Pull the breaker first, get in your fist, then remove the connections. Reverse method on install. Rocket science made difficult by bad directions. After your thousandth, you’ll get better! Stay safe❤️
I hate working on panels , i am an industrial HVACR tech and sometimes i call the electrician for something and he tells me to do it myself its easy and he is too busy, i was an electrician apprentice for about 6 months so i have done some panel work but i know it doesn't always go as planned and i should just leave it to the electrician.
@jasondavis7913 thanks, the thing is I don't want to take responsibility for anything that could go wrong. I have worked on panels but I prefer not to.
Really you can and should just turn the main breaker off so all the diy people don’t make the mistake of killing themselves but you know the risk to telling people what is dangerous or not must be more than the risk of these people touching that bar behind the breaker
And no inspection for WHY the breaker is broken??Maybe to much current?There are clients who will switch and switch back a lot off times and then the broker has gone bad!If that is the case then there must be a inspection for the rest off the wires or a machine etc.
Probably not smart to just Willy Nilly jab your screwdriver in the bus bar like that while giving your “instructional” video to people who aren’t electrically smart. I get that you have an insulated screw driver. You made sure to tell them to maintain control of their wire the whole time but yet they see you do that and odds are they aren’t gonna have an insulated screwdriver
Very simple learned early in my life, but thanks to internet people like you doing simple videos may actually save life's, good job. Even knowing I still enjoy clips like this, keep it up.
Why not pull the breaker out first then work on the wires it puts distance between you and the bus bar allowing a safer disconnection of the wire leads
Agreed 100% and to me you don't mess with live circuits... Id shut down the whole breaker panel then remove the breaker itself and remove it completely so no mistakes happen and the wires get capped with tape
depending on the wire length and how the wires are routed some times you can't so i showed both ways only turn off the main if its ok that it never turns back on !
@@toolsandtactics I know my breaker in my house is not done very often in residential home design... But I have a 200 v commercial breaker square d
Not sure about sticking my hand in a live panel with a wedding band on. Unless it's nonconductive. I went to wearing a silicone band, will break if it gets caught and won't get you shocked. Using insulated needle nose is also a great way to control the wire without your hand in a panel.
Very clear, concise, and easy to follow directions.
Nicely demonstrated 👍
Appreciate it!
That box geez
I would go the extra step to wire nut the loose wires just to play it safe.
😂😂😂😂😂 You act like the wires are hot
@JuarezDerrick never take anything for granted when it comes to electrical, that's exactly how people get shocked/killed.
@fabiantaveras8458 I do electrical so I know that, but that wire can touch whatever it wants in the panel and it's not going to do anything.
Facts
🫡 got it coach✊🏽 this was precise🙏🏽
Im a electrician great video but neatly straighten wires n make neat n label.
Master Electrician here, not bad but it’s really not that complicated. I personally turn the main breaker off sometimes…
@@jstone1211 where’s the main breaker?
@plomo9 sometimes it's the one on the very top
@@AbleToDrop leave it to a professional. panels are all different and u may confuse a ON breaker for a off. lol.
Most of my emergency service calls were because the homeowner turned the main off and had to spend twelve hundred dollars to replace it
And use same breaker as the one removed I’ve made this mistake 😅
I always return breakers to on position and use the the switch to pull out .Thus avoiding putting my fingers in places where I can’t see them next to a hot buss . Always a bad idea . I concur with the post suggesting removing breaker before dewiring . Much safer
gotta also add the metal behind it (the bussing) is hot, it won’t be fun if you touch it so don’t do that.
Why do electricians always feel the need to stick a screwdriver where it's not supposed to be? If you're not tightening or loosening something, put it down. No reason for anything but the breaker to get within 6 inches of the bus bars.
Why change it, its working
If someone requested from me a video of how to change out a breaker, I wouldn't do it. I would advise him to personally contact an electrician to explain it.
Always exercise your breaker before putting it in (turn the handle on then off...I do it atleast twice) just in case the breaker is broken and in the closed position)
On a different note surge protectors are supposed to be installed at the top of the panel
Turn your main off please
The main is the most susceptible to not turning back on
It is safer, but it's a easy way to get a twelve hundred dollar service call.
@@toolsandtactics Why does turning off the main cause it to not turn back on / need to be replaced?
@TOOL_TECHNICAL
Most residential panels never get maintained like in commercial,
Breakers should be “exercised” or turned on or off about once a year to make sure they have not gotten stuck and to keep them in good working order
If you don't ever exercise the breakers, they may not ever turn on when they trip
Especially the big ones
Horse pucky
Pull the breaker first, get in your fist, then remove the connections. Reverse method on install. Rocket science made difficult by bad directions. After your thousandth, you’ll get better! Stay safe❤️
Touch the busbar and you going to do the hammer dance lol.
Doesn’t the surge protector work best wired at the top of the panel?! Also aren’t you supposed to install it on the outside of the panel as well?!
Hire a qualified electrician who wears the proper PPE and uses a torque driver to tighten wires on two pole breaker.
You forgot to mention, don't stick your screw driver into the panel and DO NOT touch the bussing
Please people who aren’t licensed don’t listen to this person
Hire a professional
Ah!vThere we go 🚶♂️ 👏
I hate working on panels , i am an industrial HVACR tech and sometimes i call the electrician for something and he tells me to do it myself its easy and he is too busy, i was an electrician apprentice for about 6 months so i have done some panel work but i know it doesn't always go as planned and i should just leave it to the electrician.
Voltages in industrial are far more dangerous than in resi, but it’s still a simple process. I believe in you pal
@jasondavis7913 thanks, the thing is I don't want to take responsibility for anything that could go wrong. I have worked on panels but I prefer not to.
Wtf Is that wago doing there
That box, Geeez .is that a wago?
Really you can and should just turn the main breaker off so all the diy people don’t make the mistake of killing themselves but you know the risk to telling people what is dangerous or not must be more than the risk of these people touching that bar behind the breaker
And no inspection for WHY the breaker is broken??Maybe to much current?There are clients who will switch and switch back a lot off times and then the broker has gone bad!If that is the case then there must be a inspection for the rest off the wires or a machine etc.
Absolute mess it looks like I've seen spaghetti more organized than that
that panel is a mess
Or.. hear me out, just flip the main.
I'M GUESSING THIS IS MADE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAS ZERO COMMIENCE YOU KNOW ATE GLUE AND CRYONS the save the after birth
in most panels the wires would still be hot even if you turned the breaker off. how is the busbar not getting juice? or the wires??
How so?
No, basically it’s a switch when off, the wires are isolated from the line .
@@MrAncientAstronaut so what would be the point of a breaker if it doesn’t cut power
@@ArtS-u7z that's right my bad. How is he touching the bus bar with that screwdriver tho
@@MrAncientAstronautthe screwdriver is insulated which basically stops the electricity from traveling through the screwdriver to you.
Probably not smart to just Willy Nilly jab your screwdriver in the bus bar like that while giving your “instructional” video to people who aren’t electrically smart. I get that you have an insulated screw driver. You made sure to tell them to maintain control of their wire the whole time but yet they see you do that and odds are they aren’t gonna have an insulated screwdriver
That panel is a
Turn off the main!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no
98% of the time you can not turn off the main breaker so I use 1000v Insulated screwdriver