Just want to say a huge thank you to you for this extremely clear video ! My mum is a pensioner and for something so simple to do would have costed her over $100 if I call an electrician. I can now do it for her following your video without costing a ridiculous amount of money as with rising cost of living, every dollar counts !
Onya mate thanks for the great video in Aus. Nice for every homeowner to know how to do it and not call a sparky for every little thing when it can be done safely and isolated
This is from the Fiji Islands. Thank You very much😊😊 for your clear instructions👍. We have managed to replace an old one with a new one today Sunday 16/7/2023.
Yeah I was going to say!, I’m no expert and technically I shouldn’t be touching the wires at all but I have swapped plenty of outlets and light fixtures renovating houses with my dad in Melbourne and I like to turn all the meter box switches off just to be safe. Getting electrocuted once is enough for me
Earth cable should have a little extra slack in it - it needs to be the last thing that comes out if the socket were to be ripped out of the wall for whatever reason, earthquake etc.
It got a bit hairy at the end when you withdraw the probe from neutral ànd left the other probe in active while the gpo was on and active. But nice, clear instructions. Good job!
Thanks for the video it’s very clear and helpful. I have a question: Would the same method be used for replacing a telephone outlet with a power outlet?
Great video ! Quick question, have bought Clipsal Classic Series Double GPO's, and have noticed that some of my current GPOs has 15A mechs in them. the new clipsals come with 10A mechs. will a replacement from 15A to 10A be OK ?
Thanks for the awesome vid mate, so clear and easy 👍🏻Just wondering, I bought a new switch/faceplate and it says 10A rating, there’s another one identical that says 15A rating. What’s the difference ? Cheers
I've just moved into a new apartment (built around 10 years ago) and a lot of the powerpoint switches are frozen in either the on or off location - is this likely to just be old age (so i could replace them like in the video) or could there be an underlying issue?
Yep i would say just grab a qualified sparky to whip around and replace them. Shouldn't take long and wouldnt be that expensive to do it properly. Sometimes its not as easy as whats seen in this video.
Thanks for the video! I'm in NZ. Question. I want to remove a heated towel rail that is hardwired to the power socket... I bought a face place for the socket as I don't want power there, can I just clip the cable? I would get a sparky but it seems like something I should be able to do :-D Thanks
I have the same kind of power point but one of the switches keeps shorting/zapping whenever i switch it on or off (doesn't affect anything else). I'm worried i'll electrocute myself so should i just change over the whole outlet like you've shown or could there be something else wrong? Thanks!
Sorry if i sound dumb but i just wanted to clarify if there were 2 sets of red and black wires would i just twist the red on red and black on black then secure them to the allocated terminal on the outlet? TIA
@@allelectricalau Thanks for the quick reply, your video saved me I'm in kind of a bind at the moment I recently moved place with only 1 outlet in the kitchen and the whole face plate crumbled into dust from how old it was but luckily the wires were still in tact
@Clan Cambo I've just been ysijg microwave/airfryer/ food dehydrator/ rice cooker, but I leave the microwave abd airfryer always turned on, the rice cooled and dehydrator on get switched on when required
That's really annoying. Should only be a maximum of 3 cables at one point. Might need to use a junction box and run a single cable out to the power point.
What if you dont have that testing machine at the beginning of your vidieo, can i just turn off every swith in the meterbox, will that isolate the power or will there still be power there
You will have to join it in the wall with a propper solder connection and jbox. Or connectors and blank plate so you can access join if a fault occurs.
Just moved into a rental that has singles all over the place, glad I'm able to do a simple fix for about $6 a point rather than have an electrician come spend half an hour for a couple hundred dollars
No, dont do this! Usually a 15A socket will have its own dedicated circuit back to the switchboard. Please contact a licenced electrician and they can help you in installing a new circuit so everything is safe.
Answer to my own question. Caravans where you want to turn off both the active and neutral wire when you turn the power point off for extra safety as there isn't an earth.
Sometime a dodgy extension lead could be hooked up to a portable vehicle such as a caravan. Having double pole switches and corcuit breakers insure safety and earth parts from becoming live.
Hey mate, I'm currently running wires to my container about 30m from house. I was just going to do it off a plug to go into an existing outdoor power point, though I'm tempted to drill into the side to try piggy back off the outdoor outlet so I can just put in a light switch in the container or a seperate switch next to the other, would this work? Lol cheers in advance mate
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If the cause of the fire was the result of the work that you did and it can be proven that you did not use a qualified electrician. If your house burns down because you left your electric blanket on all day, the power point you replaced in another room won't be a concern to your insurance company.
Do I need that voltage reader? Is it essential? I don't have much money is why i'm asking. I know the sockets that are faulty in my house I just need to change them.
Just want to say a huge thank you to you for this extremely clear video ! My mum is a pensioner and for something so simple to do would have costed her over $100 if I call an electrician. I can now do it for her following your video without costing a ridiculous amount of money as with rising cost of living, every dollar counts !
reporting ya mum to energysafe
Thank you heaps for the video that a ridiculous charge price to ask it to get it fixed. 😢
Onya mate thanks for the great video in Aus. Nice for every homeowner to know how to do it and not call a sparky for every little thing when it can be done safely and isolated
THANK YOU!!! For saving me $400 to have an electrician come in and change my power outlet! Absolute Legendary Tier!!!
This is from the Fiji Islands. Thank You very much😊😊 for your clear instructions👍. We have managed to replace an old one with a new one today Sunday 16/7/2023.
Thanks so much for the clear instructions, great job!
Love this video. So clear to understand. Thanks for your efforts.
Greetings from South Africa. I am grateful for your education.
Awesome Video. Really like that you included the tests as well.
Bloody awesome vid. Thanks mate!
You are very welcome mate! Subscribing to my channel is the best way you can support me ❤️
Yeah I was going to say!, I’m no expert and technically I shouldn’t be touching the wires at all but I have swapped plenty of outlets and light fixtures renovating houses with my dad in Melbourne and I like to turn all the meter box switches off just to be safe. Getting electrocuted once is enough for me
Earth cable should have a little extra slack in it - it needs to be the last thing that comes out if the socket were to be ripped out of the wall for whatever reason, earthquake etc.
You are correct last to disconnect and first to reconnect 👍
It got a bit hairy at the end when you withdraw the probe from neutral ànd left the other probe in active while the gpo was on and active. But nice, clear instructions. Good job!
Red to red, black to black.
Plug it in and stand well back. 🙂👍⚡
Thanks for the video it’s very clear and helpful. I have a question: Would the same method be used for replacing a telephone outlet with a power outlet?
Yes you would need to run another cable from an exisiting power point and disconnect the old telephone point.
Great video ! Quick question, have bought Clipsal Classic Series Double GPO's, and have noticed that some of my current GPOs has 15A mechs in them. the new clipsals come with 10A mechs. will a replacement from 15A to 10A be OK ?
Could you please make a video on how to replace single switch with single switch with extra power socket? Thanks
Thank you! ❤
Thanks for the awesome vid mate, so clear and easy 👍🏻Just wondering, I bought a new switch/faceplate and it says 10A rating, there’s another one identical that says 15A rating. What’s the difference ? Cheers
Only difference is that the 15A one can handle more current flowing through it. If you only need one for a light switch 10A is the normal one to use.
@@allelectricalau it’s for an extension cord to run off it to a 4 or 6 plug powerboard, so should I get the 15A ?
@doubleniimrodd no the 10A power point is fine. The extension lead is also probably 10A rated anyway and same with the powerboard.
@@allelectricalauawesome, cheers again mate, love ya work 👍🏻
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I've just moved into a new apartment (built around 10 years ago) and a lot of the powerpoint switches are frozen in either the on or off location - is this likely to just be old age (so i could replace them like in the video) or could there be an underlying issue?
Yep i would say just grab a qualified sparky to whip around and replace them. Shouldn't take long and wouldnt be that expensive to do it properly. Sometimes its not as easy as whats seen in this video.
thankyou!
Oh yeah mate 🇦🇺😎
Bro thanks heaps
Thanks for the video! I'm in NZ. Question. I want to remove a heated towel rail that is hardwired to the power socket... I bought a face place for the socket as I don't want power there, can I just clip the cable? I would get a sparky but it seems like something I should be able to do :-D Thanks
Thanks for the vid, what about going from a 2 to 4 plug outlet?
Should be exactly the same except you buy a four point outlet not a two.
@@allelectricalau Awesome! The wiring can take a 4 X outlet from a current perspective?
@@toddgattfry5405 yes it should be a straight swap the mounting screws should all line up aswell.
@@allelectricalau Legend!
cheers
Do we need to read amps as well. Some power sockets are 10A or 15A, how to decide which one to use?
10 Amps are standard in a house
Yep 10A for inside and outside your house. Any appliance exceeding 10A should be using a 15A powerpoint such as a big oven or welder.
I have the same kind of power point but one of the switches keeps shorting/zapping whenever i switch it on or off (doesn't affect anything else). I'm worried i'll electrocute myself so should i just change over the whole outlet like you've shown or could there be something else wrong? Thanks!
Sorry if i sound dumb but i just wanted to clarify if there were 2 sets of red and black wires would i just twist the red on red and black on black then secure them to the allocated terminal on the outlet? TIA
Yes that is correct
@@allelectricalau Thanks for the quick reply, your video saved me I'm in kind of a bind at the moment I recently moved place with only 1 outlet in the kitchen and the whole face plate crumbled into dust from how old it was but luckily the wires were still in tact
Not a sparky here, if I'm upgrading from a double gpo to a quad outlet gpo the principal is the same yeah?
Yes sir and it should be the same to screw it on aswell
Double to quad? Do you know what the total load on the whole circuit will be?? No insurance for you...
@Clan Cambo I've just been ysijg microwave/airfryer/ food dehydrator/ rice cooker, but I leave the microwave abd airfryer always turned on, the rice cooled and dehydrator on get switched on when required
@@jolly.red.giant. Don't do it. No insurance if something goes wrong.
These videos shouldn't be posted.
@@clancambo5297is that any different to plugging in two power boards with 3 or 4 outlets each?
Thanks for the video. Will I need to replace the power point if I have broken plug pins in the slots?
Hi thanks for the comment!
I would replace it with a new one.
@@allelectricalau thank you sir! On my way to Bunnings in the morning xx
Mate - only my left works when I do this? But Both works when I turn on both, is there any reason why? It’s a new new Deta power point.
Sounds like it's a faulty powerpoint or wiring is incorrect. Contact a licenced electrician mate that is the best solution.
Thank you 👍 Do you have a recommendation for a multimeter?
I've got the fluke325 which is really good
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Hi, my power outlet has 6 cables at it, when replacing it I can’t get all the cables back in.
What do I do?
That's really annoying. Should only be a maximum of 3 cables at one point. Might need to use a junction box and run a single cable out to the power point.
What if you dont have that testing machine at the beginning of your vidieo, can i just turn off every swith in the meterbox, will that isolate the power or will there still be power there
What about if you want to remove power wall plug all together I don’t need it anymore
You will have to join it in the wall with a propper solder connection and jbox. Or connectors and blank plate so you can access join if a fault occurs.
Just moved into a rental that has singles all over the place, glad I'm able to do a simple fix for about $6 a point rather than have an electrician come spend half an hour for a couple hundred dollars
I removed an outdoor twin outlet recently which had two sets of wires installed together, is that normal and what would the reason be behind that?
Thats normal its just looped in then looped out to the next power point in the house.
@@allelectricalau ahh I see copy that, very handy to know cheers bloke!
Does it matter if you can see a little bit of the copper wire?
You’re meant to
Tiny bit is fine but more covered the better
Hi, the breaker is 15 amp . Can put replace the 10amp socket to a 15amp?
No, dont do this! Usually a 15A socket will have its own dedicated circuit back to the switchboard. Please contact a licenced electrician and they can help you in installing a new circuit so everything is safe.
Thank you 😊
can i do this but change the 2 plug to a 4 plug
Yes the screw mounts are exactly the same 👍
When would someone need to spend the extra $50 to get a double pole socket?
Answer to my own question.
Caravans where you want to turn off both the active and neutral wire when you turn the power point off for extra safety as there isn't an earth.
Sometime a dodgy extension lead could be hooked up to a portable vehicle such as a caravan. Having double pole switches and corcuit breakers insure safety and earth parts from becoming live.
I shut everything off 😂
Does the power have to be off for the entire house before doing this?
1:22 is your answer 😀
If you’re unsure, test appliances plugged into the PowerPoint after you turn the fuses off in the fuse box.
Hey mate, I'm currently running wires to my container about 30m from house. I was just going to do it off a plug to go into an existing outdoor power point, though I'm tempted to drill into the side to try piggy back off the outdoor outlet so I can just put in a light switch in the container or a seperate switch next to the other, would this work? Lol cheers in advance mate
call a sparky to run wiring correctly. Get it done properly
@@penguin4597 already done now mate 👍
@@callanmurphy9807 praying you got a sparky 😬
It is illegal to do this in Australia if you are not an electrician
Yep but people do it anyway so hopefully they come across this and atleast do it safely.
Why is it illegal, sparky gonna do the same job and charge $100 anyway
@@mets23q because you need to be a licensed electrician
@@jimmynixon8170maybe if you electricians were cheaper people would stop doing it themselves
@@mets23q it's illegal because most people have no idea what they are doing and may kill themselves or others
woah woah woah woah dont do this in victoria
AGREED PLEASE USE A LICENCED ELECTRICIAN AND DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF YOUR OWN ELECTRICAL WORK. ALL SITUATIONS CAN BE DIFFERENT AND NOT ALL JOBS ARE THE SAME.
PLEASE READ MY DISCLAIMER!!
APPRENTICES AND ELECTRICIANS CARRY ON LEGENDS 👍
Woah Woah Woah...Why not?
This was easier than buttering bread
Why only Victoria?
Illegal unless you are licenced! Keep it up people. Your insurance will be voided!!
If the cause of the fire was the result of the work that you did and it can be proven that you did not use a qualified electrician. If your house burns down because you left your electric blanket on all day, the power point you replaced in another room won't be a concern to your insurance company.
Do I need that voltage reader? Is it essential? I don't have much money is why i'm asking. I know the sockets that are faulty in my house I just need to change them.
For your own safety yes a tester is mandatory. Alternatively don't use those oulets save up some money and pay a electrical contractor.