Love your channel mate! Electrician (sparky) from Australia and great to see how other countries tackle fault finds and installations. Notification bell is on buddy! Keen for more videos ⚡️
This house was built who knows how long ago my dude, shit was just slapped together 30-40 years ago. I’ve seen pictures of some people having their fusebox in the bathroom 😂
Great troubleshooting and great camera work Steven ... It's like I was riding on your back and I weigh 286 lbs so... Please keep up the good work as it helps the youngens ...
14:17 I had a firearms instructor tell me that if you have 2 guns and 1 fails then you only have 1 gun and if it fails you have none. I ALWAYS take 2 flashlights into an attic. I was adding lights to an attic crawl space (inspector failed us on a new build, said 1 light above the AC was not enough, had to have light ALLL the way to other side... even though nothing was there) on the second light box my main flashlight goes out. I noped out so fast and got another one. Anyways. Love your content.
Cool, i like that you explain at the end of your videos what u did to fix the problems and a brief overview of what was the initial call from the customer.
Great work Steven , I don't how this was working before ! Reminds me of guy I used to work with at a factory in Tuscaloosa ,Al . He had replaced some switches at his sister's house. Well it didn't have any breakers tripping or direct shorts to ground but what he did have was and this no lie, When he put a switch in the bedroom and flip the switch ,it would turn on the hall lights . I was able to get all the switches working correctly ,it took a little while . The wiring looked like a DIY ,6 pack job and they can be dangerous !
Great video, what a mess of wires in that attic and with no junction boxes. A fire waiting to happen. The Electrician that strung that mess shouldn't be allowed to even flip a light switch on.
@unitedtradesmanacademy1894 I've had repair experiences like that too. It amazes me that they do something and immediately afterwards they have a problem, but they don't tell you up front what they did or were trying to do. It would save so much time if they told you right away. :(
I'm amaze at how many code violations I saw in this video! I'd be afraid to work on this house and have another call a week later blaming me for a problem.
@@Backwoodscards .... 95% of what I did was residential, but not as an electrician. I was a trouble shooter for a generator company. The code violations of "open junctions without a box" are just so obvious that even a handyman would cringe. It's probably the most basic NEC requirement in the book.
Nice. So those two circuits were tied together between phases. I’ve seen it where two circuits were tied together but they were on the same phase so no tripping.
That attic has a LOT of wires. You mentioned that a wire was backfeeding another circuit. What does that mean? Was one outlet or light attached to two breakers? If so, why wasn't the issue immediately apparent when the wiring was originally done?
I literally just had this same exact thing just happen to me my drier stopped working then lost power to my bedroom and bathroom drier now works but still no power to the rooms multimeter is showing continuity between ground and hot any help would be appreciated!
House has no problems but a breaker that has three outlets in kitchen and only a small college fridge is on it but now breaker will not reset, i changed the breaker out with no luck. Can a outlet go bad?
Just a question… do us electricians not care about supporting the wire? Just trying to get the job done? Or know it won’t be inspected ,for all the attic wire to be ran like that? Honest question, I try to keep my runs supported but looking at that attic I question lol
The way that wiring was ran in that attic does not seem to be code compliant. Granted tho most attics especially of older homes tend to not be wired to code beacuse "no one is gonna see it" is an excuse I hear a lot. Most real electricians should care how wire is ran and supported etc.
You’re right whoever did that they spliced two circuits together which caused the two circuit breaker to trip. They caused three hazards. 1 two circuits connected 2 exposed wires and 3 setting the wires on aluminum insulation duct.
There is so little in this attic which was installed correctly when the house was originally built. What a nightmare. So much cable run unprotected across the rafters. Those that wired the house were not electricians - even notwithstanding those bootlegged splices. A qualified residential electrician would know about Article 334.23. :(
Welcome to old construction. I've a victorian built before power. Then they installed DC when the village bought a town generator Then knob and tube. Then cloth and rubber covered two wire Then aluminum three wire Then modern romex. You find pieces of all of it everytime you open a wall.
Love your channel mate! Electrician (sparky) from Australia and great to see how other countries tackle fault finds and installations. Notification bell is on buddy! Keen for more videos ⚡️
Charlie thank you for watching an subscribing!!
This house was built who knows how long ago my dude, shit was just slapped together 30-40 years ago. I’ve seen pictures of some people having their fusebox in the bathroom 😂
What a mess. Splices outside of junction boxes and cables running everywhere. Nice job traversing that attic and figuring out what the issue was. 👍
Great troubleshooting and great camera work Steven ... It's like I was riding on your back and I weigh 286 lbs so... Please keep up the good work as it helps the youngens ...
Thank you
What a messy attic! Very poor cable management by previous workers. Great Video
14:17 I had a firearms instructor tell me that if you have 2 guns and 1 fails then you only have 1 gun and if it fails you have none.
I ALWAYS take 2 flashlights into an attic. I was adding lights to an attic crawl space (inspector failed us on a new build, said 1 light above the AC was not enough, had to have light ALLL the way to other side... even though nothing was there) on the second light box my main flashlight goes out. I noped out so fast and got another one.
Anyways. Love your content.
Thank you for the comment
Cool, i like that you explain at the end of your videos what u did to fix the problems and a brief overview of what was the initial call from the customer.
Thank you
Really enjoy your videos, especially the troubleshooting ones. I see you are closing on 2K subscribers. Great job.
Thank you for watching
great job finding that problem. The electrician definitely did not follow NEC guidelines when the house was wired.
Thanks for the video. It’s nice to see real world scenarios and how you navigate them.
Great work Steven , I don't how this was working before ! Reminds me of guy I used to work with at a factory in Tuscaloosa ,Al . He had replaced some switches at his sister's house. Well it didn't have any breakers tripping or direct shorts to ground but what he did have was and this no lie, When he put a switch in the bedroom and flip the switch ,it would turn on the hall lights . I was able to get all the switches working correctly ,it took a little while . The wiring looked like a DIY ,6 pack job and they can be dangerous !
Lol
Great video, what a mess of wires in that attic and with no junction boxes. A fire waiting to happen. The Electrician that strung that mess shouldn't be allowed to even flip a light switch on.
Nice job my man. Thanks for passing on your knowledge. Love the troubleshooting videos Im learning so much.
Just curious, I didn't quite understand quite what was making the breaker trip. Thanks for the video you do a great job. Southwest Missouri here
Someone didnt know what they were doing. Basically they tied to different circuits together
@@unitedtradesmanacademy1894 thank you I didn't catch that
@unitedtradesmanacademy1894 I've had repair experiences like that too. It amazes me that they do something and immediately afterwards they have a problem, but they don't tell you up front what they did or were trying to do. It would save so much time if they told you right away. :(
I agree with rupe53 so many violations. I give Steven credit for going through that spaghetti and being able to fix that problem. Good one.👍
Good stuff man! I know how difficult it is to walk and crawl on rafters, looking for the problem source. Great job on the trouble shooting!
Thank you
I do the same type work your doing a good job I love doing this work also. It’s like an adventure everyday
Thank you for the amazing troubleshooting videos! I Will continue to support your channel
loving the frequent uploads bro
Me too lol
I enjoy your videos. So good seing a black man doing great work.
Omg how wire ran its to terrific . And appreciated your work
GOOD POSITINE ATTITUDE MATE, WERE PROUD OF YA SIR !!
I'm amaze at how many code violations I saw in this video! I'd be afraid to work on this house and have another call a week later blaming me for a problem.
@@Backwoodscards .... 95% of what I did was residential, but not as an electrician. I was a trouble shooter for a generator company. The code violations of "open junctions without a box" are just so obvious that even a handyman would cringe. It's probably the most basic NEC requirement in the book.
Good on you to record your process in that code violation heavy house. Great way to stop homeowner from blaming you for issues down the road.
Nice. So those two circuits were tied together between phases. I’ve seen it where two circuits were tied together but they were on the same phase so no tripping.
That attic has a LOT of wires. You mentioned that a wire was backfeeding another circuit. What does that mean? Was one outlet or light attached to two breakers? If so, why wasn't the issue immediately apparent when the wiring was originally done?
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Good job. I’m a licensed journeyman electrician in Virginia.
I literally just had this same exact thing just happen to me my drier stopped working then lost power to my bedroom and bathroom drier now works but still no power to the rooms multimeter is showing continuity between ground and hot any help would be appreciated!
Keep up the great work 🙌🏻 I’m a apprentice and your videos help a lot
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That work in the attic looked like crap, when you fixed the issue did you put the open splice in a box ?
Yes
How long has this been happening?
House has no problems but a breaker that has three outlets in kitchen and only a small college fridge is on it but now breaker will not reset, i changed the breaker out with no luck. Can a outlet go bad?
Sounds like a gfci somewhere tripped.
Thank you was gonna try the next closest room next to it one of the bathroom lights is dem so was thinking that too
Let me know what you find.
Just a question… do us electricians not care about supporting the wire? Just trying to get the job done? Or know it won’t be inspected ,for all the attic wire to be ran like that? Honest question, I try to keep my runs supported but looking at that attic I question lol
The way that wiring was ran in that attic does not seem to be code compliant. Granted tho most attics especially of older homes tend to not be wired to code beacuse "no one is gonna see it" is an excuse I hear a lot. Most real electricians should care how wire is ran and supported etc.
Why didn't you start at panel?
What is voltage, has in electrical panel????, im electrician in Brazil here we have 220v phase - phase and 127v neutral - phase....
120/240v
You’re right whoever did that they spliced two circuits together which caused the two circuit breaker to trip. They caused three hazards. 1 two circuits connected 2 exposed wires and 3 setting the wires on aluminum insulation duct.
Cool video. I'm not an electrician but a dyi type that can not afford too call in the pros. Adding a junction box will bring it to code???
All splices must be in junction boxes.
I give you 5 stars for finding the trouble , aside his installation is complete mess. Legally are you not obliged to install junction box ?
Great troubleshooting! I subscribed!
Thank you
Excellent video
Yes you need 500 likes. I got lost when you unsplice the wire
Someone didnt know what they were doing. Basically they tied to different circuits together
Aweful work. Customer needs to sign a waiver before any work started
Awesome job!
You don't have any j-boxes in your van? That sucks.
Love the videos. Keep on the grind
There is so little in this attic which was installed correctly when the house was originally built. What a nightmare. So much cable run unprotected across the rafters. Those that wired the house were not electricians - even notwithstanding those bootlegged splices. A qualified residential electrician would know about Article 334.23. :(
Isn't that protection only required within 6 feet of the attic access, due to the ladder not being considered permanent?
Looks like a rat ate a possum is s*** out a bunch of wires. What a mess
Do you have a toner?
Use too. Not currently.
Gotta get it,it's the best tool in the Arsenal! Love what you do bro keep it up.
Can talk about price please master
Great job
well done
Love it keep up the good vids!
That attic wiring...
what kind of professional would run wires like that? It’s look like a homeowner special
lol
Can you help my store sign is no power
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Great video
Good work bro
thank u bro.
Man. No staples used. No junction boxes used and probably plenty more code violations.
Welcome to old construction.
I've a victorian built before power.
Then they installed DC when the village bought a town generator
Then knob and tube.
Then cloth and rubber covered two wire
Then aluminum three wire
Then modern romex.
You find pieces of all of it everytime you open a wall.
Another one! 👍
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That was a disaster waiting to start a fire.
that was a dogs breakfast !
Home owner paying electrician again I see. Its a scary thing to see splices without J boxes!
What a rats nest of wires up there
IF I SAW THIS MESS I WOULD JUST LEAVE !!
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Great job fixing that mess! Why you deserve the big bucks!🙄😵💫🦺🤑