@@lynniepennpenn5779 They're used in situations where the wire gets close to the edge of the stud to protect the wire from drywall screws. There are some cases where you just can't put the hole right in the middle of the stud. Here is a link. amzn.to/3DlVLLn
One breaker for lights & outlets or one breaker for outlets & another for ceiling lights ? How about a fan in the center of the room option, 14/3 wire instead of a 14/2 ?
@ 15AMP breaker or 20AMP breaker? 14/2 from panel to room light switch for the home run & branch out to lights & outlets from the light switch ? I will possibly be putting a ceiling fan with light in the center of the room, so a 14/3 from the switch home run to the center of the room ? 🤔 Thank U
14-3 to the ceiling fan. Has to be 15 amp arc fault breaker. The home run can go to the closest outlet to the panel and branch out from there. Just from home run, feed all outlets and switches.
I love love love you as a teacher. This will be my 1st of any type of electrical work. I have a question. The pan flat light you installed, said you can't run out wire to the next pan box. What if you have 4 of those ? What do you do? run a wire to each one? Or don't use THOSE type use the 1st or 2nd one you did? I'm wanting a couple cam lights in my hall and over my sink. (It's a TinyHouse. Please 🙏🏼 advise and thank you for doing these. This is my 1st video I've seen but I've watched a LOT and ended up completely confused so ty. 😅
Thanks so much for this nice comment. I would try to avoid the very thin boxes. Those should only be used if want to put a light exactly where a stud is in wall. I included a link to LED wafer lights. They just attach to the dry wall and the electrical box just sits on top of the drywall. These are good for areas that have limited space but don't have a stud directly above. You should also be able to get them at your local big box store. amzn.to/4fdPe2W
@@HowIDoThingsDIY ty. I have a really heavy light fixture (it came with house. But the current electric box attached (it's like a BIG sconce light) is flimsy. So I bought the box that supports heavy fixtures that attach directly to stud. I also got one for ceiling fan. Oh I loved the cam flat lights you put on a dimmer. That's what I plan to do. Does the light and box come together as one? Or do I have to buy separately. Again ty 😊
I messed up I’m just working for 2 days as Electrican . I completely forgot that you don’t splice the black & white cables . Only ground 😭. I got home and just realized just pigtail ground . I did it for every outlet and light box . Is it easy to fix when they come back and finish ? I left good amount of wire back
So all wires from light switch to lights should go up along the corner of a room right? I want to install a TV mount but my studfinder's live wire indicator is saying there's current somewhere along the big wide wall I want to drill into, makes no sense.
Not necessary. But if the wire is running along the stud. It should be staples along the middle of the stud. You should be able to put a lag bolt into the stud.
@@HowIDoThingsDIYDo you have any videos of installing an outlet (switch or plug) in an existing finished wall? Sorry so many questions I'm just learning. 😊
@@lynniepennpenn5779 Like adding an outlet box and outlet to an existing circuit? I don't think I have a video on that but I wish I did. I've done that a bunch of times. If I need to add any more outlets in my home I defiantly will make a video.
@@HowIDoThingsDIY I watched all your electric videos and I'm starting today 😊 I hope you don't mind me asking for help 😊. I actually hired a guy to do all this and he made a bid including supplies and we agreed. But after several RED FLAGS (he blew the wires out of my new ohm meter😱, dug 1 trench for septic lines AND water lines😱🤬🤬🤬😱 , didn't add any pee-traps for shower, sink, ANY NONE. And then TOLD me we needed to go to Lowe's he needed supplies and I said AND?😂 We'll I was supposed to pay for them 🤬🤬🤬 SO I asked for a refund needless to say I haven't seen him or my $6500. So that's why I'm doing most by myself. Dad taught me plumbing, and my brother taught me drywall growing up. But I never did electric. Sorry this is long I just felt like I should explain why I'm asking SOOO many questions. I looked at the way the existing outlets are wired. There's no light switches. And they ran one wire to each outlet. No HR line like you teach. I want to just run my own HR line to each of my light switch boxes & new outlets. Using 12/2 wire. Then run the 12/3 wire to the heavier loaded outlets. I'm not going to hook it up in the main breaker box. My electrician is coming back to check that one breaker and going to wire it in for me. Is my plan the right way? And btw you did show in one video how to work on existing outlets. I can't ty enough. 😊
Just to be clear: in the main electrical panel, the neutral wires must not be connected to the ground wire bar. All neutral wires need to go on a separate bar. This is to avoid electrification of all the ground circuit by mistakes.
This is only for a sub panel. People try to make it sound complicated, but just think of it this way, the reason the ground and neutral aren't bonded in a subpanel is the same reason that we done twist grounds and neutrals together in any other box(outlet or switch boxes) downstream of the main panel. Because by doing so, the ground would become a current carrying conductor, which it is not supposed to be.
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@@lynniepennpenn5779 They're used in situations where the wire gets close to the edge of the stud to protect the wire from drywall screws. There are some cases where you just can't put the hole right in the middle of the stud. Here is a link. amzn.to/3DlVLLn
@@HowIDoThingsDIY cool. Ty
Very cool video! Forgive my lack of English. So when I have GFCI outlets (bathroom) do I need also a GFCI breaker? Thank you.
O, you don't. Thanks for the comment!
@@HowIDoThingsDIY , thank you for the answer.
No problem!
Outstanding video bother!! Great video brother!!
Thanks for watching.
It is extremely educational clip for a DIY electrician, thank you. Just have a question is this compliant with Ontario Canada Wirering code?
Sorry. I don't know that. I live in Wisconsin. You'll have to chew your local building code. Thanks for the comment.
@Mjolnir_27 All of this work was approved by a master electrician. Thanks for the comment.
@Mjolnir_27 I appreciate your commitment.
😂😂😂😂😂I laughed so hard the first sec of this vid🤣🤣getting shocked is my biggest concern lol
It happens.... Unfortunately. Thanks for the comment!
One breaker for lights & outlets or one breaker for outlets & another for ceiling lights ? How about a fan in the center of the room option, 14/3 wire instead of a 14/2 ?
One breaker for all the lights and outlets. 14/2 on the fan unless it also has a light. Then 14/3.
@ 15AMP breaker or 20AMP breaker? 14/2 from panel to room light switch for the home run & branch out to lights & outlets from the light switch ? I will possibly be putting a ceiling fan with light in the center of the room, so a 14/3 from the switch home run to the center of the room ? 🤔 Thank U
14-3 to the ceiling fan. Has to be 15 amp arc fault breaker. The home run can go to the closest outlet to the panel and branch out from there. Just from home run, feed all outlets and switches.
@@HowIDoThingsDIY o k, but get the power from the switch home-run location correct ✅ ? 15 or 20 AMP BREAKER ? Thanks
@@juantwo322 15 amp arc fault breaker. The power just needs to go to the closest outlet or switch box. Then feed everything else from there.
Whats the thing that you use to chop the white wire off so you can stuff them in the box?? We have to take a knife and cut them open
Just wire cutters like this. They have a spot on them to just cut the sheathing. amzn.to/4ejykA0
I love love love you as a teacher. This will be my 1st of any type of electrical work. I have a question. The pan flat light you installed, said you can't run out wire to the next pan box. What if you have 4 of those ? What do you do? run a wire to each one? Or don't use THOSE type use the 1st or 2nd one you did? I'm wanting a couple cam lights in my hall and over my sink. (It's a TinyHouse. Please 🙏🏼 advise and thank you for doing these. This is my 1st video I've seen but I've watched a LOT and ended up completely confused so ty. 😅
Thanks so much for this nice comment. I would try to avoid the very thin boxes. Those should only be used if want to put a light exactly where a stud is in wall. I included a link to LED wafer lights. They just attach to the dry wall and the electrical box just sits on top of the drywall. These are good for areas that have limited space but don't have a stud directly above. You should also be able to get them at your local big box store.
amzn.to/4fdPe2W
@@HowIDoThingsDIY ty. I have a really heavy light fixture (it came with house. But the current electric box attached (it's like a BIG sconce light) is flimsy. So I bought the box that supports heavy fixtures that attach directly to stud. I also got one for ceiling fan.
Oh I loved the cam flat lights you put on a dimmer. That's what I plan to do. Does the light and box come together as one? Or do I have to buy separately. Again ty 😊
@lynniepennpenn5779 No. Those are just regular electrical boxes.
I messed up I’m just working for 2 days as Electrican . I completely forgot that you don’t splice the black & white cables . Only ground 😭. I got home and just realized just pigtail ground . I did it for every outlet and light box . Is it easy to fix when they come back and finish ? I left good amount of wire back
As long as there is enough wire, they could fix it. Just make sure you let the guy know that is going back to that house.
So all wires from light switch to lights should go up along the corner of a room right? I want to install a TV mount but my studfinder's live wire indicator is saying there's current somewhere along the big wide wall I want to drill into, makes no sense.
Not necessary. But if the wire is running along the stud. It should be staples along the middle of the stud. You should be able to put a lag bolt into the stud.
@@HowIDoThingsDIYDo you have any videos of installing an outlet (switch or plug) in an existing finished wall?
Sorry so many questions I'm just learning. 😊
@@lynniepennpenn5779 Like adding an outlet box and outlet to an existing circuit? I don't think I have a video on that but I wish I did. I've done that a bunch of times. If I need to add any more outlets in my home I defiantly will make a video.
@@HowIDoThingsDIY I watched all your electric videos and I'm starting today 😊 I hope you don't mind me asking for help 😊. I actually hired a guy to do all this and he made a bid including supplies and we agreed. But after several RED FLAGS (he blew the wires out of my new ohm meter😱, dug 1 trench for septic lines AND water lines😱🤬🤬🤬😱 , didn't add any pee-traps for shower, sink, ANY NONE. And then TOLD me we needed to go to Lowe's he needed supplies and I said AND?😂 We'll I was supposed to pay for them 🤬🤬🤬 SO I asked for a refund needless to say I haven't seen him or my $6500. So that's why I'm doing most by myself. Dad taught me plumbing, and my brother taught me drywall growing up. But I never did electric. Sorry this is long I just felt like I should explain why I'm asking SOOO many questions.
I looked at the way the existing outlets are wired. There's no light switches. And they ran one wire to each outlet. No HR line like you teach. I want to just run my own HR line to each of my light switch boxes & new outlets. Using 12/2 wire. Then run the 12/3 wire to the heavier loaded outlets. I'm not going to hook it up in the main breaker box. My electrician is coming back to check that one breaker and going to wire it in for me. Is my plan the right way?
And btw you did show in one video how to work on existing outlets. I can't ty enough. 😊
@@lynniepennpenn5779 Is this a 20amp circuit? What aren't you using 14/2?
Great video
Thanks and thanks for the comment.
Please teach Pigtails. Don’t want old Xmas light style plug circuit in series.
Please elaborate. I learned this technique from master electrician.
Just to be clear: in the main electrical panel, the neutral wires must not be connected to the ground wire bar. All neutral wires need to go on a separate bar. This is to avoid electrification of all the ground circuit by mistakes.
Thanks the clarifying.
I think you mean sub panel.
This is completely wrong your main panel needs the neutral to be bonded now no SUB panel should have the neutral bonded
This is only for a sub panel. People try to make it sound complicated, but just think of it this way, the reason the ground and neutral aren't bonded in a subpanel is the same reason that we done twist grounds and neutrals together in any other box(outlet or switch boxes) downstream of the main panel. Because by doing so, the ground would become a current carrying conductor, which it is not supposed to be.
@anthonyesposito7 You make a very good point.
Pancakes belong on a plate not the ceiling
Ha! Everyone has a right to their opinion. Thanks so much for the comment and the laugh!