I am a sole proprieter in Atlantic Canada and work alone almost exclusively like you do , going on 56 now and still getting it done but sore at the end of day ! Done plenty of full upgrades such as this solo like you so I appreciate the time , effort and pride you take in your work ! Here in my part of Canada we would of had to use PVC exclusively from weatherhead down , I find the SER cable interesting to watch installed, have never used it in 38 years in trade. You have my respect sir , keep on keeping on .
You have my respect in return. 38 years! Wow! 33 years here and I’m 53 yrs old. I have a service coming up where I’ll be installing all PVC at the customers request. Thanks for watching!
here in Chicago, we use ridgid EMT for service entrance conductors. we actually use EMT for all of our electrical installations. what I saw inside the house with all of that bx cable made me crinch. I do understand that electrical codes are a bit different all over the nation. RON! thank you for the video.
@@fjl05 I am not sure what you mean by your question. I said, "service entrance cables are run through ridgid conduit and all electical conductors are ran through EMT". EMT=electrical metallic tubing. EMT and ridgid is almost the same, except that rigid is solid. but it is still conduit.l Here in Chicago we run wire through EMT. we do not use romex. romex is not allowed.
@@MB-ir8xf I live in NY, have PSEGLI and have only seen new installs having a weather head going into rigid PVC into the meter. I had to replace mine when I bought my house because water got down into the panel and rotted the bus bar. I would not be happy with the flexible supply cable into a gland on the meter.
As a DIY homeowner I learn so much from watching the professionals. You also show a great pride in workmanship (using level, extra water-tight precautions) that teaches me. Thank you
I had an upgrade to my panel recently. To all the customers out there, you can save your electrician time and headaches by doing some prep work before he gets there. I moved all the clutter away from the work area and vacuumed all the dust and cobwebs away from the area along with a few other items. The electrician thanked me and appreciated it.
That definitely doesn't go unnoticed. Some people have no consideration with that sort of stuff. I also appreciate it when the customers lets me know there's water available "just ask" and also where the bathroom is!
Ron, love watching your work. No matter how many times I've done something, I always learn something new by watching you do it. Thank you for setting the bar high for the quality of work in the trade, and a separate thank-you for sharing your knowledge with us. Making and editing these videos is almost as much work and the actual service upgrade itself. I think I can speak for everyone here - we all appreciate it.
With aluminium wire it's always a good idea to use an antioxidant on the conductors. If the bus tabs are also aluminium, I would also recommend using antioxidant on the breaker tabs as well. Square D does that on all its breakers as well.
Excellent comment on adding the antioxidant to the aluminum breaker tabs. My in-laws called me a couple of weeks ago because they were having problems with a 20 amp kitchen circuit. Volage tested and was only getting about 80 volts. Long story short, there was oxidation build-up on the aluminum bus tab. It was obvious the breaker had been hot.
I never forget when I was 18 in Woodbine, NJ, We had an electrician Replace the service and meter panel like this guy did. I'm the curious guy so I was asking him all kinds of questions, so he decided to teach me in installing the Circuit Breaker panel and explained about the wire colour codes and while he did the outdoor stuff. I ran the main cable to main circuit breaker and yes, I used the paste. I proceeded to run the rest of the black wires to each circuit, copper to ground and white to neutral. When he came in, he was impressed how clean and neat the cabled were place. After inspecting what I've done, found no mistakes. We became good friends and end up being his apprentice in Electrical work for the next 15 years. I'm the kind of person that want perfection such as neat and clean lines coming into the service box and every line had a label to what they went to. Inspectors comes in and was impressed with the work and wished that some contractors would do a neat job when running the lines like I have done. I wanted to get my license but the sad part, my friend the electrician passed away at the age of 62 and I lost interest in doing electrical work. Keep up the good work Ron. Your videos are very impressive.
I too am not an electrician. However, in the 60's I did work as an electrician when I lived in Maryland. We did a lot of new home wiring. I liked that as it mostly clean work. It was the crawl space install of new circuits in an old homes I didn't care for. Thanks for sharing your work. Good job my friend.
Just had my panel upgraded from 60amp (haha) to 200amp. Watching your vids helped me verify or at least know the electrician was doing the right things. A permit was pulled.
Subscribed, this was great content. I really liked how you explained beginner stuff like how to use the hole saw and clean it out. I've never used one before but that's great knowledge for someone like me. Lots of other channels imply a lot of knowledge and skip over the simple stuff, but you do a great job catering to ordinary people AND other experienced electricians. Finding your channel might be bad for my productivity... I might binge watch your vids, haha.
You are one of few that care about customer;ladder pads, clean work site, quality tools, efficient tool box! Didn't know an upgrade could be so fast. How did you keep wires organized during panel change?
@@electricianron_New_Jersey yes sir. It’s the best option here in Texas as well. I’ve worked in Alabama and currently in Texas. Got licensed back in 2010 but started in the trade while I was still in high school in 98. I’ve worked all over the country doing various electrical projects. Settled in now doing mostly residential service work, small projects , and a bit of remodel work. I do quite a bit of commercial service and maintenance as well. I also do work on food trucks and some automotive electrical projects as well. I had gotten into doing some handyman work there for a while but I stopped that and now just exclusively do electrical. It’s a great trade. I’m 42 now and plan on doing this until either I die or I can’t get up out of bed anymore lol. Great content though. I especially like how you use mostly Milwaukee tools. That’s my go to except for a couple of dewalt impacts and drills. I plan on watching all your videos so keep it up sir 👍
Pretty interesting, I’ve never used any cable or PVC, in Chicago we have to use all metal, no Romex, nothing plastic, all types of grounding, it’s a pain!!! I need to move up East! Good work brother!
Great video! Interesting to see an electrician do the splice to the weather head and put in the meter. In California PGE won’t let you do it, only their linemen can touch those items.
Well, that’s because it’s California and not enough merit shop owners got together to get the laws changed that favor them. It would save you time and money if you could do it yourself (with a license of course), right?
Hey Ron, from an apprentice to a master thanks so much. One constructive suggestion however. Maybe instead of fast forwarding through all of the small detail procedures like attaching cable clamps to the mc, do 1 or 2 at normal speed and then fast forward through the rest of them. There's a lot of skill in these mundane procedures that us apprentices would like to see so as to pick up any pointers. Its interesting to see the differences and similarities of electrical procedures from other parts of the country. Colorado here. Thanks so much, Ron.
I'm in the process of getting my home main panel upgraded and have learned quite a bit about the process, thanks to your video, Ron. Keep up the good work!
One tip to return the favor since you gave me many already...when you start the drill on the siding or any plastic vynil, go in reverse, counterclockwise and score the siding...then switch to regular clockwise spinning.
I am doing a 200 amp upgrade at this moment. My original panel has round glass fuses! Ugh! Just need to do my mast/weatherhead install and finish the ground bars and ground-to-water pipes. Inspector said I could use the old panel box as a junction box. The mast/weatherhead install is my next task. Great video, even though I came for a rigid 2" pipe mast install through the eave. lol! Always learn something!!!! Thanks again!
I work with a master electrician. We do a lot of farms, I have had that same wrestling match with that SEC cable a few times! Great work as always Ron!
man do I wish I can have you come up to western MA and do my service upgrade lol. I bought my first house about 2.5 years ago, square looking box, mix of romex and bx, 100amp. Solar had been installed so the outside meter boxes and meter are all the new digital style (eversource), but the panel is filled to the brim, several micro 15a breakers. Ever run into a situation where you had to do a service upgrade when there was solar in place? I've watched like 5 of these service upgrade videos on your page today hahaha. You are an artist with your wire dressing! I'm in IT and work in server rooms and deal with network wiring and this makes me smile in my OCD ways lol
great video. For the new guys like me starting out (for now I do the outside while my lead does the inside stuff) theres a cheap pair of Knoweasy brand ratchet cutters that are good for starting with. they cut well and they dont hurt the wallet when you're first getting started. Obviously buy the good ones when you can!
I love watching you making it happen on a regular basis! I am a Master HV AC contractor in Virginia and Florida I also do a lot of electrical work but I have never seen somebody just grab service conductors coming from the street with their bare hands like that :-) you have some serious confidence! My other question was when you first turn the main breaker on you had all of the breakers in on position then you started turning them off one-by-one and turn them back on. Shouldn't the main breaker never be turned on with all the secondary Breakers in on position? Thanks in advance
Very useful video that covered all the important elements. Doesn't the Circuit Breaker Panel require at least 3 feet clearance on all sides? Thanks for posting this video and explaining all the steps in detail.
Interesting seeing how different it is over there, here in the UK most service comes in buried in the ground, service head and meter inside the building next to the panel (consumer unit in our money) , newer builds tend to have the meter and service head outside (still buried rather than overhead) in a dedicated panel in the wall.
I wasn't aware an electrician was allowed to pull the meter. In my area, its the power company that will pull the meter and then reinstall it when you're done.
Thanks for the video. I guess some things are done differently in Jersey. At my location, only the electric company is allowed to connect the main electrical feed and they can't use butt splices. Also I was hoping to see you install a grounding rod.
Good video. I would like to see a follow up video where you trace and label the individual circuits at 110v and demonstrate an arc fault circuit install. Thanks
I stuck around. From minor house circuits to adding an interlock and generator receptical. (Went with 8 gauge over the 10). Love learning, from cutting back armored cable with deteriorating cable to making sure you put in bushings. And the codes and the wonderful NJ DCA ;) Great work. Whats average cost, and I understand all the implications and asking a question like that but I mean is a 200 amp upgrade somewhere that's around 2k, 4k etc these days?
When I did the siding on my house I called the electric company and they sent a guy out who removed the meter. I put the siding behind the meter and he came back a few hours later to secure the box and put the meter back.
Home reno videos in the southern US often show houses with the entire breaker panel mounted outside on the wall, where it is vulnerable to weather, vandalism, power and copper theft. It always looks strange to us northerners.
did you ground the service at the meter or the main panel? please show us and talk more about grounding and bonding please, I'm extremely interested in that.
The system neutral is bonded to the grounding electrodes at the main disconnect. A main bonding jumper which is a screw in this case connects and bonds to the enclosure.
Nice install, quality work. Just curious Ron did PSE&G have to run a bigger overhead wire from the pole since the service was going from 100A to 200A ?
Good question. The electrical load hasn't changed since upgrading to 200 amps. Once the upgrade has been approved by the electrical inspector he'll send in a cut-in card to PSEG alerting them that an upgrade has been approved. From there it's up to PSEG wether or not they decide to up the wire size but generally they dont because the conductors are run through free-air and have different ampacity ratings then conductors in cable assemblies or conduits. #2 aluminum is the service drop size conductors.
Question: Why is the meter being done? I got a letter stating that PSEG would do a smart meter upgrade on my house. Thought that was electric Co property?
I’m sure you answered the question already, but what does the upgrade cost? Obviously location plays a factor, but trying to get an idea. My house needs the same thing. I’m in Wisconsin, house is a early 1900s built stone foundation.
46:07 so you’re telling me the power line from the pole still hot? I thought if you’re touching one line close to the other it would cause an electrical arc.
Thank you for the video Mr Ron, can you answer a question please? I thought nowdays by NEC we need to provide a disconnect sw outside next to the meter pan (main service sw)Can you share your thoughts on that ? Thank you! I live in NJ but all my experience is in NY
@@electricianron_New_Jersey Understood! As I said appreciate for your work and video. Can’t tell you how much you helping me to be better electrician. All of my experience in NY state but I live in NJ and my goal to be an electrician in NJ. Thank again! Much respect! 🫡
Hey Ron, Great work here. When you were reworking the existing house circuits (mostly bx/mc cables) into the new panel, I didn't notice any bare ground wires in the bx/mc cables, is that correct? So does the metal cladding of the cables act as the ground in these circuits? What does NJ code say about this situation?
Yes, it’s called Armored Cable and yes the outer metal sheathing acts as the equipment grounding conductor. Most people call it “BX cable” but the real name is armored cable.
I am a sole proprieter in Atlantic Canada and work alone almost exclusively like you do , going on 56 now and still getting it done but sore at the end of day ! Done plenty of full upgrades such as this solo like you so I appreciate the time , effort and pride you take in your work ! Here in my part of Canada we would of had to use PVC exclusively from weatherhead down , I find the SER cable interesting to watch installed, have never used it in 38 years in trade. You have my respect sir , keep on keeping on .
You have my respect in return. 38 years! Wow! 33 years here and I’m 53 yrs old. I have a service coming up where I’ll be installing all PVC at the customers request. Thanks for watching!
here in Chicago, we use ridgid EMT for service entrance conductors. we actually use EMT for all of our electrical installations. what I saw inside the house with all of that bx cable made me crinch. I do understand that electrical codes are a bit different all over the nation. RON! thank you for the video.
@@MB-ir8xf I believe rigid and emt are two different types of conduit. Which type exactly do you intend to use?
@@fjl05 I am not sure what you mean by your question. I said, "service entrance cables are run through ridgid conduit and all electical conductors are ran through EMT". EMT=electrical metallic tubing. EMT and ridgid is almost the same, except that rigid is solid. but it is still conduit.l Here in Chicago we run wire through EMT. we do not use romex. romex is not allowed.
@@MB-ir8xf I live in NY, have PSEGLI and have only seen new installs having a weather head going into rigid PVC into the meter. I had to replace mine when I bought my house because water got down into the panel and rotted the bus bar. I would not be happy with the flexible supply cable into a gland on the meter.
The most amazing part of this video was watching an electrician that knew how to use a garbage can :)
The job was garbage.
I am a DYIer, and I do learn from you ALL the time. You are THEE one of the small few that I do trust. Keep it up. Thank you.
As a DIY homeowner I learn so much from watching the professionals. You also show a great pride in workmanship (using level, extra water-tight precautions) that teaches me. Thank you
That's what this channel is all about. I'm also always learning via TH-cam. Glad you enjoyed the video!
I had an upgrade to my panel recently. To all the customers out there, you can save your electrician time and headaches by doing some prep work before he gets there. I moved all the clutter away from the work area and vacuumed all the dust and cobwebs away from the area along with a few other items. The electrician thanked me and appreciated it.
That definitely doesn't go unnoticed. Some people have no consideration with that sort of stuff. I also appreciate it when the customers lets me know there's water available "just ask" and also where the bathroom is!
Ron, love watching your work. No matter how many times I've done something, I always learn something new by watching you do it. Thank you for setting the bar high for the quality of work in the trade, and a separate thank-you for sharing your knowledge with us. Making and editing these videos is almost as much work and the actual service upgrade itself. I think I can speak for everyone here - we all appreciate it.
I take great pride in trying to make the best videos possible. Editing takes time and I use iMovie and Keynote to make it happen.
Thanks, Ron.
I love the work you do Ron. I'm too old to start a new career, but if I ever did, I'd want to be an electrician. Very cool work you do!
I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
With aluminium wire it's always a good idea to use an antioxidant on the conductors. If the bus tabs are also aluminium, I would also recommend using antioxidant on the breaker tabs as well. Square D does that on all its breakers as well.
"Buttering up" the bus bar is a great idea!
Excellent comment on adding the antioxidant to the aluminum breaker tabs. My in-laws called me a couple of weeks ago because they were having problems with a 20 amp kitchen circuit. Volage tested and was only getting about 80 volts. Long story short, there was oxidation build-up on the aluminum bus tab. It was obvious the breaker had been hot.
I never forget when I was 18 in Woodbine, NJ, We had an electrician Replace the service and meter panel like this guy did. I'm the curious guy so I was asking him all kinds of questions, so he decided to teach me in installing the Circuit Breaker panel and explained about the wire colour codes and while he did the outdoor stuff. I ran the main cable to main circuit breaker and yes, I used the paste. I proceeded to run the rest of the black wires to each circuit, copper to ground and white to neutral. When he came in, he was impressed how clean and neat the cabled were place. After inspecting what I've done, found no mistakes. We became good friends and end up being his apprentice in Electrical work for the next 15 years. I'm the kind of person that want perfection such as neat and clean lines coming into the service box and every line had a label to what they went to. Inspectors comes in and was impressed with the work and wished that some contractors would do a neat job when running the lines like I have done. I wanted to get my license but the sad part, my friend the electrician passed away at the age of 62 and I lost interest in doing electrical work. Keep up the good work Ron. Your videos are very impressive.
I too am not an electrician. However, in the 60's I did work as an electrician when I lived in Maryland. We did a lot of new home wiring. I liked that as it mostly clean work. It was the crawl space install of new circuits in an old homes I didn't care for.
Thanks for sharing your work. Good job my friend.
Thank you for encouraging unlicensed individuals to perform electrical jobs and increase fire and shock hazards
Your ignorance comes through loud and clear. What a dumb comment.
Just had my panel upgraded from 60amp (haha) to 200amp. Watching your vids helped me verify or at least know the electrician was doing the right things. A permit was pulled.
That's the way it should be, right?
Subscribed, this was great content. I really liked how you explained beginner stuff like how to use the hole saw and clean it out. I've never used one before but that's great knowledge for someone like me. Lots of other channels imply a lot of knowledge and skip over the simple stuff, but you do a great job catering to ordinary people AND other experienced electricians. Finding your channel might be bad for my productivity... I might binge watch your vids, haha.
@@FrederickWenz Thsnk you! I’m glad it was helpful.
Great job Ron. Been watching you from across the bridge in Philly about a year now and I think you do excellent work. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for watching Tracey. Glad you have been enjoying them.
I'm an IT guy and I code and like my code clean. Shows the same for your electrical work, nice stuff, take my sub and likes!
You are one of few that care about customer;ladder pads, clean work site, quality tools, efficient tool box! Didn't know an upgrade could be so fast.
How did you keep wires organized during panel change?
I’ve worked in the electrical trade for over 25 years now. The last 5 I’ve worked for myself. I enjoyed the video. Liked and subscribed 👍
I got my license in 2009. Working for yourself is the best option in ny opinion.
@@electricianron_New_Jersey yes sir. It’s the best option here in Texas as well. I’ve worked in Alabama and currently in Texas. Got licensed back in 2010 but started in the trade while I was still in high school in 98. I’ve worked all over the country doing various electrical projects. Settled in now doing mostly residential service work, small projects , and a bit of remodel work. I do quite a bit of commercial service and maintenance as well. I also do work on food trucks and some automotive electrical projects as well. I had gotten into doing some handyman work there for a while but I stopped that and now just exclusively do electrical. It’s a great trade. I’m 42 now and plan on doing this until either I die or I can’t get up out of bed anymore lol. Great content though. I especially like how you use mostly Milwaukee tools. That’s my go to except for a couple of dewalt impacts and drills. I plan on watching all your videos so keep it up sir 👍
Ron is the best , replaced my panels and fixed a few things.
Pretty interesting, I’ve never used any cable or PVC, in Chicago we have to use all metal, no Romex, nothing plastic, all types of grounding, it’s a pain!!! I need to move up East! Good work brother!
i have learned so much watching this video, confidence builder. thank you from N.E. Florida
Great video! Interesting to see an electrician do the splice to the weather head and put in the meter. In California PGE won’t let you do it, only their linemen can touch those items.
Well, that’s because it’s California and not enough merit shop owners got together to get the laws changed that favor them. It would save you time and money if you could do it yourself (with a license of course), right?
Hey Ron, from an apprentice to a master thanks so much. One constructive suggestion however. Maybe instead of fast forwarding through all of the small detail procedures like attaching cable clamps to the mc, do 1 or 2 at normal speed and then fast forward through the rest of them. There's a lot of skill in these mundane procedures that us apprentices would like to see so as to pick up any pointers. Its interesting to see the differences and similarities of electrical procedures from other parts of the country. Colorado here. Thanks so much, Ron.
I'm in the process of getting my home main panel upgraded and have learned quite a bit about the process, thanks to your video, Ron. Keep up the good work!
Glad it helped.
One tip to return the favor since you gave me many already...when you start the drill on the siding or any plastic vynil, go in reverse, counterclockwise and score the siding...then switch to regular clockwise spinning.
I am doing a 200 amp upgrade at this moment. My original panel has round glass fuses! Ugh! Just need to do my mast/weatherhead install and finish the ground bars and ground-to-water pipes. Inspector said I could use the old panel box as a junction box. The mast/weatherhead install is my next task. Great video, even though I came for a rigid 2" pipe mast install through the eave. lol! Always learn something!!!! Thanks again!
I work with a master electrician. We do a lot of farms, I have had that same wrestling match with that SEC cable a few times! Great work as always Ron!
Thank you.
37:40 great work. showing pure knowledge about handling hard conductors
Thats a trick that I know not every electrician knows about. Sharing that info is what TH-cam is all about.
I just found your channel and after watching the whole video I've subscribed and turned the notification bell on. Thanks for the great video.
True ceaftsman who cares about the details. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
I need this. Great video to make sure whoever I hire hits all these points.
Keep up the good work I am 15 and I love watching you videos
That’s terrific!!!
man do I wish I can have you come up to western MA and do my service upgrade lol. I bought my first house about 2.5 years ago, square looking box, mix of romex and bx, 100amp. Solar had been installed so the outside meter boxes and meter are all the new digital style (eversource), but the panel is filled to the brim, several micro 15a breakers. Ever run into a situation where you had to do a service upgrade when there was solar in place? I've watched like 5 of these service upgrade videos on your page today hahaha. You are an artist with your wire dressing! I'm in IT and work in server rooms and deal with network wiring and this makes me smile in my OCD ways lol
Very cool - watched the whole vid. LOVED IT! Thanks for sharing this work with us. It's pretty amazing to me.
Beautiful work done right and neat. Do you work in North Jersey? Passaic County?
outstanding work !
Thanks for sharing excellent practice methods and safety tips .
Glad you liked it!
great video. For the new guys like me starting out (for now I do the outside while my lead does the inside stuff) theres a cheap pair of Knoweasy brand ratchet cutters that are good for starting with. they cut well and they dont hurt the wallet when you're first getting started. Obviously buy the good ones when you can!
The ratchet cutters I have are made by Klein and are over 15 years old. They work great!
Great video Ron, you do great work and I love the loose connector tip for the feeders. Tom, IBEW LU#3
Thanks Tom.
Great work! So awesome that you are able to share your knowledge & experience with others. . . that’s what it’s all about! ❤
Glad you enjoyed the video!
We can only use metal risers in new Mexico Inc or rmc per utility requirement
I subscribed because you seem like a genuine dude. I worked in Clark about 10 years ago. Regards - Andy
Thanks Andy!
Hello my friendy, very good our job, congratulation
Love watching you work. Great tips. Great video. Keep them coming. Thank you!
Glad you enjoy them.
I love watching you making it happen on a regular basis! I am a Master HV AC contractor in Virginia and Florida I also do a lot of electrical work but I have never seen somebody just grab service conductors coming from the street with their bare hands like that :-) you have some serious confidence! My other question was when you first turn the main breaker on you had all of the breakers in on position then you started turning them off one-by-one and turn them back on. Shouldn't the main breaker never be turned on with all the secondary Breakers in on position? Thanks in advance
I'm definitely confident but very cautious at the same time. Tying in a service is simple if you're careful and not grounded!
You make it look easy great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Freaking awesome now I’m excited for this weeks work again thanks for making another entertaining and educational video!
Our pleasure!
Very useful video that covered all the important elements. Doesn't the Circuit Breaker Panel require at least 3 feet clearance on all sides? Thanks for posting this video and explaining all the steps in detail.
Interesting seeing how different it is over there, here in the UK most service comes in buried in the ground, service head and meter inside the building next to the panel (consumer unit in our money) , newer builds tend to have the meter and service head outside (still buried rather than overhead) in a dedicated panel in the wall.
I watched it all the way to the end because here in Indiana, I have a 100 A service, I've wanted to upgrade to 200 A for a long time.
Check with your building department before doing anything. The rules and procedures might be a bit different there. 👍
@@electricianron_New_Jersey Oh yes, naturally.
I wasn't aware an electrician was allowed to pull the meter. In my area, its the power company that will pull the meter and then reinstall it when you're done.
I enjoy watching your shows. I need you to do my 200 amp upgrade next 😊
Deal!
The 2" coupling just below the meter box is used for extra strength of this vital conduit run.
Ron, very helpful & informative, keep up the good work
Thank you.
Thanks for the video. I guess some things are done differently in Jersey. At my location, only the electric company is allowed to connect the main electrical feed and they can't use butt splices. Also I was hoping to see you install a grounding rod.
Crazy that you guys can just tack SE on the wall out there with no protection. Looks like a nice improvement vs the old one!
Good video. I would like to see a follow up video where you trace and label the individual circuits at 110v and demonstrate an arc fault circuit install. Thanks
Nice work, I'll definitely check out your other videos.
I run the hole saw in reverse when cutting through vinyl siding. It doesn't tend to grab the siding as much and it goes through quickly.
Another great job ! Thanks as always for sharing
Good video Friend! Thanks for sharing it with us!👍💖😎JP
Wow, I learned a great deal. Mahalo Nui...
When i was wiring i always love doing panel swap outs Always did like you by myself if think in my head i think i had done over 2000 swap out
This old certified master electrician is horrified by those panels, feeds and sloopy work😦
Nice job, Excellent work flow.
how much will it cost to have this job done ? you did a great job
Thank you for sharing. Very interesting.
What is the average cost of these 200 amp service upgrades in northern NJ?
I stuck around. From minor house circuits to adding an interlock and generator receptical. (Went with 8 gauge over the 10).
Love learning, from cutting back armored cable with deteriorating cable to making sure you put in bushings.
And the codes and the wonderful NJ DCA ;)
Great work.
Whats average cost, and I understand all the implications and asking a question like that but I mean is a 200 amp upgrade somewhere that's around 2k, 4k etc these days?
Just found your channel.
Great video.
at 40:55 are all the numbers listing the maximum wattage? Good reason to try low watt LED bulbs.
Nice job like watching your videos I learn alot
That makes me proud that I'm able to give back to an industry that's given me everything.
The fact you throw stuff out as an electrician is huge. 😂😂
Is that an Eaton panel.. I really like their panels.
I was and electriction for maney years retired now but still have to do some side work
When I did the siding on my house I called the electric company and they sent a guy out who removed the meter. I put the siding behind the meter and he came back a few hours later to secure the box and put the meter back.
I understand the install date, but why the weather temp?
Nice work!
I thought the panel must have a minimum of 15" clearance from the center line of the panel on each side by code?
1st heavy up I did for lady next door I was 22urs old. Demo it and found out is was 120v-60amp service. Only time i seen a 120v service
Old.
Still after 35yrs of electrical.. only 120v service I've seen
@@jeffbecraft7174 what area of the country are you in?
Maryland
@@jeffbecraft7174 it’s an old state like NJ. There are still some services in North Jersey with 30 amp 120 volt service. Mostly urban neighborhoods.
How come you used standard breakers vs arc faults when you upgraded the panel and service.
Because I’m not required to for an upgrade. More on the NJ Rehab sub code in the description.
Home reno videos in the southern US often show houses with the entire breaker panel mounted outside on the wall, where it is vulnerable to weather, vandalism, power and copper theft. It always looks strange to us northerners.
In the southwest they’re all outdoors. Weird.
did you ground the service at the meter or the main panel? please show us and talk more about grounding and bonding please, I'm extremely interested in that.
The system neutral is bonded to the grounding electrodes at the main disconnect. A main bonding jumper which is a screw in this case connects and bonds to the enclosure.
Ron I was wondering why you don’t install surge protection on your panels and is it a requirement? Thanks love you’re work.
This one did get a surge protection device. This one sits outside of the panel in the lower right hand corner. It has two green indicator lights.
@@electricianron_New_Jersey which answers my question 😊
I like the show. Great, What supply house do you use? Please
Good friend Electric mostly.
Hey Ron, how do you like your Veto bag? I just got the TP XXL and looking forward to getting my tools swapped to it.
Nice work.
Nice install, quality work. Just curious Ron did PSE&G have to run a bigger overhead wire from the pole since the service was going from 100A to 200A ?
Good question. The electrical load hasn't changed since upgrading to 200 amps. Once the upgrade has been approved by the electrical inspector he'll send in a cut-in card to PSEG alerting them that an upgrade has been approved. From there it's up to PSEG wether or not they decide to up the wire size but generally they dont because the conductors are run through free-air and have different ampacity ratings then conductors in cable assemblies or conduits. #2 aluminum is the service drop size conductors.
Question: Why is the meter being done? I got a letter stating that PSEG would do a smart meter upgrade on my house. Thought that was electric Co property?
cool video and i doing a full 200 amp service upgrade i doing usb pugs in the hole house
How old is most of the house wiring that I see ?
really good job
Is their no neutral in your service wire? In Texas where I live we have all four conductors in one
I’m sure you answered the question already, but what does the upgrade cost? Obviously location plays a factor, but trying to get an idea. My house needs the same thing. I’m in Wisconsin, house is a early 1900s built stone foundation.
This job could cost you anywhere from $2500 - $4500.
May I know What was tool name and brand you used at beginning of video to cut old wire?
Klein ratchet cutter.
Great video Ron... enjoyed it... question here, when is it required to have cafci breakers?
Not here in New Jersey. An upgrade like this falls under the Rehab Sub code section of the UCC (Uniform Construction Code).
@@electricianron_New_Jersey Ok thanks...once again, I love your videos man..great work !!
How much does a service like this cost?
what size of service wire did you used?
46:07 so you’re telling me the power line from the pole still hot? I thought if you’re touching one line close to the other it would cause an electrical arc.
If you grabbed both conductors it would. Besides, there's no load on the new service equipment until after I make the connection up on the ladder.
Thank you for the video Mr Ron, can you answer a question please?
I thought nowdays by NEC we need to provide a disconnect sw outside next to the meter pan (main service sw)Can you share your thoughts on that ? Thank you! I live in NJ but all my experience is in NY
@@hutotgab New Jersey did not adopt this section of the 2020 NEC until September 2023. This video predates that time period.
@@electricianron_New_Jersey Understood! As I said appreciate for your work and video. Can’t tell you how much you helping me to be better electrician. All of my experience in NY state but I live in NJ and my goal to be an electrician in NJ.
Thank again! Much respect! 🫡
Hey Ron, Great work here. When you were reworking the existing house circuits (mostly bx/mc cables) into the new panel, I didn't notice any bare ground wires in the bx/mc cables, is that correct? So does the metal cladding of the cables act as the ground in these circuits? What does NJ code say about this situation?
Yes, it’s called Armored Cable and yes the outer metal sheathing acts as the equipment grounding conductor. Most people call it “BX cable” but the real name is armored cable.