Thanks so much.. once you understand, then you'll know for life (if things don't change!) Biggest change recently in these panels is the ARC Fault breakers, and their design for popping in the breakers. Appreciate your comment. Don't forget about my FREE Book for apprentice electricians!: becoming-an-electrician.com/subscribe/
First day of being an electrical apprentice tomorrow, I hope you keep making educational Canadian specific videos! I’ve been going thru the skilled trades bc website and reading the program outline for each year. Thanks for this one
You are welcome, and thank-you for the encouragement. Please request any videos as you go along which you are confused about. The best way is to sign-up to the newsletter to follow along: becoming-an-electrician.com/free
How’d it go? I’m around 6 months in and having fun, but if you’ve gone to school yet I’m curious what first year entails. I should be starting in March but I definitely want the leg up
First year is great! Learning lots mainly learning that there is so much more to learn if that makes sense. Doing motor control today was fun, you’ll probably enjoy school by the sounds of it. There is a cool resource called open ed “ BC campus “ free text books & extra info. Just read today the motor control text by Aaron Lee (British Columbia Institute of Technology) and Chad Flinn! Really great free resource!
@ Thanks so much! It kinda helps that you’re also from bc it sounds like cause trying to get advice from ppl in the us about school kinda sucks. I appreciate the feedback big time though!
Thank you for your explanation, it's very good. only your second paper for equipment schedule is too light to read, Can you make it clear as the first page ?
Thanks for the video. In a single phase panel, for example in a condo suite, breaker one would be "A 1-2" and breaker two would be "B 3-4". Would you label the third breaker "C 5-6"? I asked this as "C 5-6" would typically be what you would label the third breaker in a three phase panel. So, what would I label the third breaker in a single phase panel? I hope this makes sense
Yes it makes sense. It would go A 5-6. So: A 1-2 B 3-4 A 5-6 A three phase panel has A-B-C. But the actual condo suites have a single phase panel, from a three phase panel. So they only have two hot conductors and a common (neutral) white wire. Because of this, that suite will actually have 208V between two hots, and 120V to Neutral. In a typical house, because of how the power comes from the transformer (I think called a High-Delta Leg), you get 240V between the two hots and 120V to Neutral. Each house creates their own neutral (ground plate / ground rod into the actual earth outside the home). Here's the Wikipedia article on High-Delta Leg: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-leg_delta You can stay updated with becoming-an-electrician.com by signing-up for the email list by getting my free apprentice electrician book: becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/5-tips-apprentice-electrician-book/
hey buddy i just want to know when youre starting school sessions after 9 months of work what books will i need ? is it 1 book for all 4 years or i need to purchase separate book for each year, which ever the answer might be you mind to give me the names of those book please really urgent
Hey, I highly recommend contacting a local college, they will have all details for you, pricing, and everything! You typically buy them at your local college book store (you can sometimes get them second hand if you need to save money). This usually includes a current Canadian Electrical Code Book, and the theory books for that year.
Hey thanks for sharing this, was not aware!! I can't believe Canada would do things differently... This should definitely be an international standard....
@@panda8bamboo161 Once again, thanks so much for revealing that to me. I'm trying to teach best practices of what I've learned over the years, but again, all from my Canadian experience. Being aware of these slight (howbeit, quite large) differences is very important. I'm also open to listening to these differences.. Thanks again for checking out the video... here's my new "electrical rough-in series" at the moment: becoming-an-electrician.com/tag/roughing-in-series/
I don't have much training on Canadian Electrical Code, as the rules change so fast, but many general electrical tips & knowledge on the website: becoming-an-electrician.com/
@@BecomingAnElectrician I watched almost all of your vedios and reading your book now. Very informative I love it. I am a first year apprentice and going back to school in September this year. I hope you can teach some tips like how to prepare and pass the school tests for blocks.
@@garychiao9521 You can ask your questions on my blog in the comments. I will respond as you go along. Here's my Electrical Theory training.. you may find it helpful: becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/electrical-theory-resistive-circuits/
thank you so much im an electrician from France and i wanna move to Canada so your videos are really helpful Edit: I have a question, do you think i should search for a job offer "electricians helper" or "electrician" because of my french experience only and because i have to learn a completely new working method ?
I would say first look into how you can keep your hours of your current apprenticeship in France, and when you move to Canada, if you can keep or transfer those hours to save yourself from having to redo such time! First figure out where you want to move in Canada, then contact a local electrical college about moving your electrical apprenticeship to Canada! becoming-an-electrician.com/immigrate-to-canada-as-an-electrician/
@@BecomingAnElectrician i have already done a 4 year apprenticeship here and i’m an employee now so do you think i need to do an apprenticeship again in canada or i can find a work directly and learn the code changes with my boss only ?
@@jlntmzkkks Many times you can bring your ticket, but you must follow certain rules. So definitely contact a local electrical college and ask about how to honor your out of country Electrical Ticket. You may have to write a test.
Your question is not clear! An electrical apprenticeship in Canada has 4 separate schooling sessions, each about 10 weeks long. A typical electrical apprenticeship is working for 9 months, then going to school for about 3 months. becoming-an-electrician.com/how-to-become-an-apprentice-electrician/
@@amandos17 Are you working for an electrical company yet? If not, then you probably don't have any hours. You can look into pre-apprenticeship, or try to get hired as an apprentice by handing out resumes. For a school, I don't know you have to Google your area for "construction electrician schooling". This series may help you learn some basics: becoming-an-electrician.com/roughing-in-series-for-apprentice-electricians/
Red Seal Certificate means that you get your "journeyman ticket". In other words, you've finished all your hours and schooling, and the ticket can be used all across Canada (except Quebec, I think..) You will make the most money, and versatility, as an electrician!
@@BecomingAnElectrician I'm from India and I have an experience of 10 years with 3 years diploma in Electrical Kindly let me know from where I can get study material for exam free
Hey I’m considering becoming an electrician. I have no clue what I’m walking into but I need to decide a career. Do you consider me watching your videos. I watch the first one but was really confused. I’m good at math but I done want to give up. I’m 36 and don’t want to do plumbing because I want the longevity of my body. I was a fairly lazy person but I need to do something or I’m going to be homeless. I’m not a book smart person. I need to get into something my ex dumped me so I’m kind of all over and cooking in a kitchen is not it only making minimum wage working 15-20 hours. I’m based in Mississauga and wanna go towards Oakville Burlington. I want to move out the city and start a life. Haven’t been working for 9 months now and haven’t looked into the future. I was a weed heard couch potato lazy guy & I can’t be that anymore in life . Just highly stressed as you can see from my long message. Just looking for help and advice
My videos are based on Canada Electrician rules, so they should help you along. First get your resume ready and hand out to employers, you can watch the videos in your spare time. There's lots of resources on my website, too. You can start with my free Apprentice Electrician Book: becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/5-tips-apprentice-electrician-book/
@@BecomingAnElectrician Where are you located in canada? I want to get into it sooner than later. Im just sitting here waiting away life.Im so depressed, Im trying to find apprenticeship but they are not offering anything. Is the field hard, considering Im not great at schooling or math. I figured Im more of a hands on learner vs reading from books. I learned to drive a mini skid from hands on vs learning it in the classroom.
@@pb8303 My only advice here is either apply to companies.. if they are not responsive, another option is pre-apprenticeship program which will give you some hours & sometimes help you find work after! becoming-an-electrician.com/
A phase is your "hot wire". Panels often have 2 hot wires, but commercial panels often have 3 hot wires (3 phases). This is known as A Phase, B Phase, and C Phase. You can connect phase to neutral for one voltage (120V), and phase to phase (line-to-line) for another voltage (240V) for example: becoming-an-electrician.com/
Hey there! The only info I have regarding immigrating to Canada to become an electrician is with this article I wrote: becoming-an-electrician.com/immigrate-to-canada-as-an-electrician/ Please leave a comment on that web page, okay? :)
Sometimes in electrical you can use a smaller wire size with a larger circuit breaker, like in motors. This is because of "in-rush current", but the actual motor, while running, is much less current, otherwise it'd trip the breaker always. You have to follow the code rules for these situations. Often the electrical engineer will tell you the size of wire to use (it's always wise to double-check).
I hope you enjoy the video.. here's a written article about panel schedules for electrician's here!: becoming-an-electrician.com/following-panel-schedules/
"Blue", colors dont mean anything in residential when youre working with mulitple gc's on different projects, just dont use white/grey/green for your Lines
This video is intended for commercial electricians working with 3-Phase panels, where there will be three different colors. Depending on region, colors may differ, but the concept of A, B, C should have been the takeaway. becoming-an-electrician.com/
@@garychiao9521 Single phase is just a single hot wire and a neutral wire (white wire). A 3 phase system can vary from 3 hot wires, or 3 hot wires and a neutral. For example, in Single Phase, you'd run 2 hots and a neutral in North America. This is because you need 120V (hot + neutral) for common items like plugs.. but you need 240V for your oven (to provide enough power to heat the elements on your electric stove!) If it's Three Phase, you'd get 208V instead of 240V from hot-to-hot (or hot--hot-hot).. but you'd still get 120V on a hot to neutral. This is all based off the transformer sending power into the building! You'll get it eventually!
@@BecomingAnElectricianI’m finally understanding haha takes a few different ways for me. Going to check if I get true 240V in our unit or 208V. Might make a tiny difference with our oven heat up speed 😅
Awesome Video
Thanks so much.. once you understand, then you'll know for life (if things don't change!)
Biggest change recently in these panels is the ARC Fault breakers, and their design for popping in the breakers. Appreciate your comment. Don't forget about my FREE Book for apprentice electricians!:
becoming-an-electrician.com/subscribe/
First day of being an electrical apprentice tomorrow, I hope you keep making educational Canadian specific videos! I’ve been going thru the skilled trades bc website and reading the program outline for each year. Thanks for this one
You are welcome, and thank-you for the encouragement. Please request any videos as you go along which you are confused about. The best way is to sign-up to the newsletter to follow along: becoming-an-electrician.com/free
How’d it go? I’m around 6 months in and having fun, but if you’ve gone to school yet I’m curious what first year entails. I should be starting in March but I definitely want the leg up
First year is great! Learning lots mainly learning that there is so much more to learn if that makes sense.
Doing motor control today was fun, you’ll probably enjoy school by the sounds of it. There is a cool resource called open ed “ BC campus “ free text books & extra info. Just read today the motor control text by Aaron Lee (British Columbia Institute of Technology) and Chad Flinn! Really great free resource!
@ Thanks so much! It kinda helps that you’re also from bc it sounds like cause trying to get advice from ppl in the us about school kinda sucks. I appreciate the feedback big time though!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Great video!
Thank-you for your comment. Hope it helped you understand How to Read a Panel Schedule!
Thank you for your explanation, it's very good. only your second paper for equipment schedule is too light to read, Can you make it clear as the first page ?
Sorry about that.. will try to fix this the next time I cover equipment schedule prints for electrician tutorial.
Thanks for the video. In a single phase panel, for example in a condo suite, breaker one would be "A 1-2" and breaker two would be "B 3-4". Would you label the third breaker "C 5-6"? I asked this as "C 5-6" would typically be what you would label the third breaker in a three phase panel. So, what would I label the third breaker in a single phase panel? I hope this makes sense
Yes it makes sense.
It would go A 5-6.
So:
A 1-2
B 3-4
A 5-6
A three phase panel has A-B-C.
But the actual condo suites have a single phase panel, from a three phase panel.
So they only have two hot conductors and a common (neutral) white wire.
Because of this, that suite will actually have 208V between two hots, and 120V to Neutral.
In a typical house, because of how the power comes from the transformer (I think called a High-Delta Leg), you get 240V between the two hots and 120V to Neutral. Each house creates their own neutral (ground plate / ground rod into the actual earth outside the home).
Here's the Wikipedia article on High-Delta Leg:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-leg_delta
You can stay updated with becoming-an-electrician.com by signing-up for the email list by getting my free apprentice electrician book:
becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/5-tips-apprentice-electrician-book/
@BecomingAnElectrician thank you very much
You're welcome! Good question! Please feel free to leave comments on becoming-an-electrician.com any time! 🙂
hey buddy i just want to know when youre starting school sessions after 9 months of work what books will i need ? is it 1 book for all 4 years or i need to purchase separate book for each year, which ever the answer might be you mind to give me the names of those book please really urgent
Hey, I highly recommend contacting a local college, they will have all details for you, pricing, and everything! You typically buy them at your local college book store (you can sometimes get them second hand if you need to save money). This usually includes a current Canadian Electrical Code Book, and the theory books for that year.
For anyone wondering, it goes Black Red Blue in the states.
Hey thanks for sharing this, was not aware!! I can't believe Canada would do things differently... This should definitely be an international standard....
@@BecomingAnElectrician still an excellent video, same concept just different color order. Hopefully some day there will be a universal standard.
@@panda8bamboo161 Once again, thanks so much for revealing that to me. I'm trying to teach best practices of what I've learned over the years, but again, all from my Canadian experience. Being aware of these slight (howbeit, quite large) differences is very important.
I'm also open to listening to these differences..
Thanks again for checking out the video... here's my new "electrical rough-in series" at the moment:
becoming-an-electrician.com/tag/roughing-in-series/
Dude i thought i was trippin. Didn't even hear an accent 😂
Sounds good, thank you for your response.
You are very welcome! Tons of other free electrical email series I have here, too!: becoming-an-electrician.com/free
I am really into your programs, could you provide more vedios about electrician training, Like most codes we are using frequently.
I don't have much training on Canadian Electrical Code, as the rules change so fast, but many general electrical tips & knowledge on the website:
becoming-an-electrician.com/
@@BecomingAnElectrician I watched almost all of your vedios
and reading your book now. Very informative I love it. I am a first year apprentice and going back to school in September this year. I hope you can teach some tips like how to prepare and pass the school tests for blocks.
@@garychiao9521 You can ask your questions on my blog in the comments. I will respond as you go along. Here's my Electrical Theory training.. you may find it helpful:
becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/electrical-theory-resistive-circuits/
thank you so much im an electrician from France and i wanna move to Canada so your videos are really helpful
Edit: I have a question, do you think i should search for a job offer "electricians helper" or "electrician" because of my french experience only and because i have to learn a completely new working method ?
I would say first look into how you can keep your hours of your current apprenticeship in France, and when you move to Canada, if you can keep or transfer those hours to save yourself from having to redo such time! First figure out where you want to move in Canada, then contact a local electrical college about moving your electrical apprenticeship to Canada!
becoming-an-electrician.com/immigrate-to-canada-as-an-electrician/
@@BecomingAnElectrician i have already done a 4 year apprenticeship here and i’m an employee now so do you think i need to do an apprenticeship again in canada or i can find a work directly and learn the code changes with my boss only ?
@@jlntmzkkks Many times you can bring your ticket, but you must follow certain rules. So definitely contact a local electrical college and ask about how to honor your out of country Electrical Ticket. You may have to write a test.
@@BecomingAnElectrician okay thanks and thanks for your good videos
@@jlntmzkkks You are welcome! I have many free training series on my website, too!: becoming-an-electrician.com/free
IMPORTANT QUESTION
What college program do I need to take to finish my 8 week courses?
I'm located in Toronto Ontario
Your question is not clear! An electrical apprenticeship in Canada has 4 separate schooling sessions, each about 10 weeks long.
A typical electrical apprenticeship is working for 9 months, then going to school for about 3 months.
becoming-an-electrician.com/how-to-become-an-apprentice-electrician/
@BecomingAnElectrician yes so how do I go about registering for school? Which school and what's the name of the program?
@@amandos17 Are you working for an electrical company yet? If not, then you probably don't have any hours. You can look into pre-apprenticeship, or try to get hired as an apprentice by handing out resumes. For a school, I don't know you have to Google your area for "construction electrician schooling".
This series may help you learn some basics:
becoming-an-electrician.com/roughing-in-series-for-apprentice-electricians/
Beautiful work 👍👍👍
Can it be helpful for red seal certificate?
Red Seal Certificate means that you get your "journeyman ticket". In other words, you've finished all your hours and schooling, and the ticket can be used all across Canada (except Quebec, I think..) You will make the most money, and versatility, as an electrician!
@@BecomingAnElectrician I'm from India and I have an experience of 10 years with 3 years diploma in Electrical
Kindly let me know from where I can get study material for exam free
@@allabouttechnical4284 Hey! Again, please reach out to a local college, they will have all the updated latest info!!!
Great video
🙂
Hey I’m considering becoming an electrician. I have no clue what I’m walking into but I need to decide a career. Do you consider me watching your videos. I watch the first one but was really confused. I’m good at math but I done want to give up. I’m 36 and don’t want to do plumbing because I want the longevity of my body. I was a fairly lazy person but I need to do something or I’m going to be homeless. I’m not a book smart person. I need to get into something my ex dumped me so I’m kind of all over and cooking in a kitchen is not it only making minimum wage working 15-20 hours. I’m based in Mississauga and wanna go towards Oakville Burlington. I want to move out the city and start a life. Haven’t been working for 9 months now and haven’t looked into the future. I was a weed heard couch potato lazy guy & I can’t be that anymore in life . Just highly stressed as you can see from my long message. Just looking for help and advice
My videos are based on Canada Electrician rules, so they should help you along. First get your resume ready and hand out to employers, you can watch the videos in your spare time. There's lots of resources on my website, too. You can start with my free Apprentice Electrician Book:
becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/5-tips-apprentice-electrician-book/
@@BecomingAnElectrician Where are you located in canada? I want to get into it sooner than later. Im just sitting here waiting away life.Im so depressed, Im trying to find apprenticeship but they are not offering anything. Is the field hard, considering Im not great at schooling or math. I figured Im more of a hands on learner vs reading from books. I learned to drive a mini skid from hands on vs learning it in the classroom.
@@pb8303 My only advice here is either apply to companies.. if they are not responsive, another option is pre-apprenticeship program which will give you some hours & sometimes help you find work after!
becoming-an-electrician.com/
what are phases?
A phase is your "hot wire". Panels often have 2 hot wires, but commercial panels often have 3 hot wires (3 phases). This is known as A Phase, B Phase, and C Phase. You can connect phase to neutral for one voltage (120V), and phase to phase (line-to-line) for another voltage (240V) for example:
becoming-an-electrician.com/
I am from Korea. I want to move in canada .I worked underground electric company more 8 years. Where I can get more information??
Hey there! The only info I have regarding immigrating to Canada to become an electrician is with this article I wrote:
becoming-an-electrician.com/immigrate-to-canada-as-an-electrician/
Please leave a comment on that web page, okay? :)
im confused as to why its a #10 wire instead of a #12as it says on the equipment schedule, i understood everything else :(
Sometimes in electrical you can use a smaller wire size with a larger circuit breaker, like in motors. This is because of "in-rush current", but the actual motor, while running, is much less current, otherwise it'd trip the breaker always. You have to follow the code rules for these situations.
Often the electrical engineer will tell you the size of wire to use (it's always wise to double-check).
Just now watching you Vidio and i to learn this subjeck please
I hope you enjoy the video.. here's a written article about panel schedules for electrician's here!:
becoming-an-electrician.com/following-panel-schedules/
Its very hard to read the diagram
Sorry about that. In future tutorials I will try to improve for a better education experience!! becoming-an-electrician.com/
"Blue", colors dont mean anything in residential when youre working with mulitple gc's on different projects, just dont use white/grey/green for your Lines
This video is intended for commercial electricians working with 3-Phase panels, where there will be three different colors. Depending on region, colors may differ, but the concept of A, B, C should have been the takeaway.
becoming-an-electrician.com/
Canadian? Red Black Blue
Yes, Red (A) Black (B) Blue (C) !
Which country you belong and Which origins codes
This video is showing Canadian Electrical Code.
becoming-an-electrician.com/
Difficult to follow.
Are you trying to figure out Single Phase or Three Phase panels?
@@BecomingAnElectrician I am struggling to understand single and 3 phase as well.
@@garychiao9521 Single phase is just a single hot wire and a neutral wire (white wire). A 3 phase system can vary from 3 hot wires, or 3 hot wires and a neutral.
For example, in Single Phase, you'd run 2 hots and a neutral in North America. This is because you need 120V (hot + neutral) for common items like plugs.. but you need 240V for your oven (to provide enough power to heat the elements on your electric stove!)
If it's Three Phase, you'd get 208V instead of 240V from hot-to-hot (or hot--hot-hot).. but you'd still get 120V on a hot to neutral.
This is all based off the transformer sending power into the building! You'll get it eventually!
@@BecomingAnElectricianI’m finally understanding haha takes a few different ways for me. Going to check if I get true 240V in our unit or 208V. Might make a tiny difference with our oven heat up speed 😅
@@itmsolver Yes, you are understanding, good stuff! Hope the best in your apprenticeship! becoming-an-electrician.com/free