Excellent!! You held my attention all the way through. Thank you for being here on TH-cam and also thank you for sharing your knowledge. Kind regards, Steve.
Nice video, very informative. I thought 6" was the minimum for wires in boxes, so wouldn't you of had to install pigtails to the wires old wires to extend them?
I caught that too 😂 I seen another video yesterday where someone was saying not to touch ground wire with load/lead screws then ended up doing that anyways 😂
Good video. But looking for something a little different. I have to coach style lights on either side of bathroom mirror.Both have built in push button switches. Would like to REPLACE one with just a switch for an over the mirror light bar, and REPLACE the other side with JUST an outlet . Possible video for either ?? Thank you.
Great video but how many people with have a single gang box ? Most will have a plastic box nailed to the stud they will have to cut out then put a old work box in .
Nicely done! I have a similar situation, but the wire has no ground, just two wires (black and white). Should I just run a new circuit, or is there a way to add a ground?
Did you ever make the video going from a receptacle box to switch? There's a room i'm working on that has 2 heavy duty receptacles GFCI, & a ceiling fan, before i rip their wall apart to confirm that one was actually a light switch previously, I was thinking if it wasn't i could just piggy tail the light in & just replace the GFCI with a light switch or do it side by side like you are, which didn't occur to me at first. Idk what do you think about my theory? 11:02 & yup the one i'm doing atm is a tabbed blue box that came out of the wall it is extremely old though. Might as well update the light & make a switch while i'm at it.
Very nicely done. I'm in a apartment, it was a garage conversion and the electric is a mess. They pushed all the wires in the backs of terminals. One day I came home. I hit the switch for the ceiling fan and heard a big pop. And both the outlet and switch blew out. Now I have no ceiling fan. I open up the box and now not sure what wire is off. It's a metal box and not sure what's wrong or right
I bought a roll of thhn 12 awg wire that I use for ground pigtails. The less bare wire, the better imo. The other thing I like is to use stranded pigtail wire on commercial receptacles with wagos.
Did you ever do a video on changing a switch into an outlet? I want to change the garbage disposal switch into an outlet, because the garbage disposal has been removed. Thanks!
There was a change in code where now the ‘norm’ is to have the hot and the neutral in the switch or receptacle. Then it’s easy to pigtail those to a new receptacle. If this is what you have, then you’re good to go. Wago nuts are really convenient for a DIYer.
Great question! Each device is different! It is usually printed in the paperwork or on the device! Here is the screw driver I was using amzn.to/3ar7UNT and here is a much less expensive one amzn.to/3dxGxnr here is a video on it! th-cam.com/video/lBCGAnGSf4Q/w-d-xo.html Also you can check out tons of other cool tools @ electricaldiystore.com/
I have a old box. Old wires, the outlet is hot, but the switch next to it is not! I have a ceiling light that blew out. How do I make the switch work again ? Trying to install a ceiling fan, Can I make a pig tail and jump it over to the switch ?
Thank you. Two questions: do you have to ground the box as well in this case or it’s made of a non conductor material? The other question is: it looks as you cut the wires less than 6 inches from the box …. How long is the minimum? Thanks
cool video with a good explanation. Different Design of US sockets and switches than in Europe where I live. But I would say that is interesting design. You can check out at some of my videos look of electrical sockets and switches and tel me what you think about the internal design
@@ElectricalCodeChanges or maybe Damian was referring to making the switch gfci protected. waste of time IMHO. pain ass callbacks when gfi trips, takes bath light with it and home owner freaks
@@harveylong5878 We had a house we were selling that did that and the home inspector wrote it up. So the new buyers wanted it fixed not to kill the lights also.
Excellent!! You held my attention all the way through. Thank you for being here on TH-cam and also thank you for sharing your knowledge. Kind regards, Steve.
Thank you for the feedback. Aways glad to help. Let's get to it!
Great video but it Would have been great if the camera is facing the work being done
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Nice video, very informative. I thought 6" was the minimum for wires in boxes, so wouldn't you of had to install pigtails to the wires old wires to extend them?
very helpful video thanks. and i agree with the drop ceiling makes running wires a breeze.
great video , that's exactly what i needed.
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Thank you that was well done. I will be checking back and start getting better at diy. Thanks again.
Did you ever teach us about extending the wires?
Why didn’t you show how you ran the wire
Great video. I do everything you do, lessons learned the hard way, plus I pull breaker just in case
11:36 "You never, under any circumstances, want to take a knife or a razor in the back of this box."
12:12
;-) I know what you were saying though.
I caught that too 😂 I seen another video yesterday where someone was saying not to touch ground wire with load/lead screws then ended up doing that anyways 😂
First time watching your video. Great job!
Also, what kind of coffee are you drinking? I need some of that.....
lol freshcoffeeplease.com
Great video, can you make one on how to run a new romex wire in an installation just shown?
Thank you.
Very good video. Where and how often do you put a USB port? Are they okay in the bathroom and kitchen?
Can you do a video on how to run a dimmer switch off of a gfci outlet?
Is there already a switch there?
Did you ever make the other video of converting instead of adding a wire?
I have not net but more content is coming!!
I have a stupid question. Couldn't you have just added 2 pigtails to the existing Hot, Nuetral, and ground and avoided running the new line.
Did he ever reply to you. ? Doesn't look like he answered any bodies questions.
Great foundation techniques
Have you done a video on short wires? If not … can you?
Thanks for this tutorial
This video … liked and saved for future reference
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What is I have that old school loop wiring can I add an outlet?
Good video. But looking for something a little different. I have to coach style lights on either side of bathroom mirror.Both have built in push button switches. Would like to REPLACE one with just a switch for an over the mirror light bar, and REPLACE the other side with JUST an outlet . Possible video for either ?? Thank you.
How do I know what the tork for the screws on the switch is?
Great video but how many people with have a single gang box ? Most will have a plastic box nailed to the stud they will have to cut out then put a old work box in .
Great explanation
I’m hand on need a bit more closeup. But thanks for helping us
thanks for another great video.
You are very welcome!
Nails are screwing into the stud. Got it.
Can a ground fault receptacle be installed rather than just the plain receptacle?
Nicely done! I have a similar situation, but the wire has no ground, just two wires (black and white). Should I just run a new circuit, or is there a way to add a ground?
Delete switch leg, run 12/3 from light
Good video, where you can get the torque screwdriver
They sell them on amazon!
Did you ever make the video going from a receptacle box to switch? There's a room i'm working on that has 2 heavy duty receptacles GFCI, & a ceiling fan, before i rip their wall apart to confirm that one was actually a light switch previously, I was thinking if it wasn't i could just piggy tail the light in & just replace the GFCI with a light switch or do it side by side like you are, which didn't occur to me at first. Idk what do you think about my theory? 11:02 & yup the one i'm doing atm is a tabbed blue box that came out of the wall it is extremely old though. Might as well update the light & make a switch while i'm at it.
Very nicely done. I'm in a apartment, it was a garage conversion and the electric is a mess. They pushed all the wires in the backs of terminals. One day I came home. I hit the switch for the ceiling fan and heard a big pop. And both the outlet and switch blew out. Now I have no ceiling fan. I open up the box and now not sure what wire is off. It's a metal box and not sure what's wrong or right
I bought a roll of thhn 12 awg wire that I use for ground pigtails. The less bare wire, the better imo. The other thing I like is to use stranded pigtail wire on commercial receptacles with wagos.
Did you ever do a video on changing a switch into an outlet? I want to change the garbage disposal switch into an outlet, because the garbage disposal has been removed. Thanks!
I haven't yet but that would be a good one
Is there a way to add an outlet without running a new line. My breaker box is way too far
Depends if you have power in the box. He only has the switch connections.
There was a change in code where now the ‘norm’ is to have the hot and the neutral in the switch or receptacle. Then it’s easy to pigtail those to a new receptacle. If this is what you have, then you’re good to go. Wago nuts are really convenient for a DIYer.
What was the tork spects on this project and what type of tork screw driver you used for it Coach?
Thanks.
Great question! Each device is different! It is usually printed in the paperwork or on the device! Here is the screw driver I was using amzn.to/3ar7UNT and here is a much less expensive one amzn.to/3dxGxnr here is a video on it! th-cam.com/video/lBCGAnGSf4Q/w-d-xo.html
Also you can check out tons of other cool tools @
electricaldiystore.com/
I have a old box. Old wires, the outlet is hot, but the switch next to it is not! I have a ceiling light that blew out. How do I make the switch work again ? Trying to install a ceiling fan,
Can I make a pig tail and jump it over to the switch ?
Can I add 2 switches instead ? One for light and one for garbage disposal.
It can be set up many ways!
Thank you. Two questions: do you have to ground the box as well in this case or it’s made of a non conductor material? The other question is: it looks as you cut the wires less than 6 inches from the box …. How long is the minimum? Thanks
Cut the jacket off the romex before inserting in box.,,, much easier,
cool video with a good explanation. Different Design of US sockets and switches than in Europe where I live. But I would say that is interesting design. You can check out at some of my videos look of electrical sockets and switches and tel me what you think about the internal design
I'm just kidding. I already knew that. lol
U don't show how u wire the switch to the gfi
Great question, it's not a switch controlled receptacle so we don't wire the switch to the GFCI directly
@@ElectricalCodeChanges or maybe Damian was referring to making the switch gfci protected. waste of time IMHO. pain ass callbacks when gfi trips, takes bath light with it and home owner freaks
@@harveylong5878 We had a house we were selling that did that and the home inspector wrote it up. So the new buyers wanted it fixed not to kill the lights also.
You could of use a boroscope to see what’s inside
never repeat anything in this video?