Electrical Wiring Basics
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- Learn the basics of electrical circuits in the home using depictions and visual aids as I take you through what happens in basic circuits. Knowing this information is invaluable to homeowners who want to install new circuits and troubleshoot wiring issues.
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Brettley Built features projects involving welding, electrical, plumbing, carpentry and much more. My channel is dedicated to teaching you how to do tackle projects yourself and save money. My wife, daughter, and I live in western Pennsylvania on six acres. We enjoy being outdoors, making improvements to our property, and making things. We adore our four dogs and three cats. We hope you enjoy our videos and spend time with us as we build and create!
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By chance do you have a way for people to pay you to ask specific questions? I'm currently remodeling my first house and would love to be able to reach you if I should need assistance!
Thanks for being a great instructor with this information Brett!
Thank you Sir. I subscribed
I'm on the rabbit hole as we speak. I've been in sales most of my life and I'm thinking of learning a trade at 53 years old.
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Late comment, but I wanted to say that not a lot of foreman or tradesman (in general) will stop and teach like this. Of the years I spent in trades I've never had this kind of mentorship and I think this is exactly what's wrong with its culture. We don't have servant leaders like yourself to help lift others up in their knowledge base. The cycle repeats and we don't produce quality workers; we reap resentful ones.
i am a resentful one. not in this field though. i have no knowledge and learn slowly.
I was so lucky when I was younger, I guess. I labored for a lot of contractors, many took the time to teach me bits here and there. After several years of this, I learned a lot of trades. Not to the extent you will learn, but enough to get my own work, and build a good business.
I hope all you new generation of contractors all have steady work and happy customers. Good luck
I literally could not agree more with this statement!! This is the kinda mentality of training/mentorship that should be a requirement for ALL journeyman that have a green apprentice. Just saying, that the amount of time and money it would save the company in the long run. Cause “Common Sense” is something that isn’t so common these days.
The single most detrimental problem at the company I work for. Now they are stuck with a bunch of inexperienced green first-year apprentice has and even second and third little about why or what they are doing. The company is struggling more and more because of this. I personally can't wait to find a better company to work for.
for real. hope this guy keeps doing what he's doing. I learned electrical back in school in my teens I know the wiring this stuff is great.
Wow, this man recording educational videos in the freezing cold for the benefit of strangers, thank you sir.
I learned more in 20 mins than 4 years at University. Thanks for this!
For real and I did Electrical Engineering. It's sad. But I will get better day by day
respect man you gave us the conclusion of years of study in few minutes @@tradingbasics01
What did you learn exactly?
That's really good, but also really sad.
I am 66 years old and have finally understood basic circuits wiring thanks to you. Thank you for such a great simplified yet well thought out video. I. looking forward to seeing more of your work.
As a home owner who wants to do the basic jobs around the house, this video was remarkable. Taught me more in 23 minutes than a lifetime of trial and error. Thank you.
This is essentially an entire college course, condensed into a 20 min video. This is amazing work. Thank you so much!
That's a fact
College course?? Dude..
College course lmao..? Maybe if you go to a community college for special needs
10 minutes if you play it at x2
@@aakksshhaayy Here comes the midwit reddit nerd who feels the need to overanalyze everything anyone says.
I dont think I've ever sat down and paid attention to a youtube video so hard in my life. Thanks for breaking this down!
I'm currently taking basic electrical classes at 41 yrs old. Never had an Ole man or mentor to teach me the basics. This right here is gold. Will definitely be following your videos. Keep it up bub
Good for you!
What classes are you taking?
Yes, he did an awesome job! I'm 51:and I just started my "electrical education" so we're pretty much in the same boat. I didn't have anyone to teach me this.
Yes, this is definitely gold! I’m trying to wire my house, and I’ve been feeling overwhelmed. This helps so much.
@@paultellier2147I also want to know cause I want to get into electric work.
You’re demo of paper and physical electrical parts finally made the “lightbulb” click in my brain after decades!!!
I’m a 41 year old commercial GC. My work ethic has always been strong. I’ve only had 3 FT & 1 PT jobs since graduating HS, and haven’t been unemployed at any point, since starting to work at 15. I’ve worked my way up to management at every job ( excluding the electrician job ), and have never been fired. I’ll give context to the reason I brought up my resume, at the end. I did 2 1/2 years as a residential electrician’s apprentice from ‘99-‘01 ( I was called a house mouse. Not sure if that’s still a thing lol ). During the building phase, I did grunt work ( loading, unloading the van, nailing boxes in their marked locations, etc. ). During the finishing phase, I installed receptacles, switches, light fixtures, plates, etc ). I never shadowed, or worked around a circuit panel. I was always kept busy, so I wasn’t able to observe, but the other two guys were doing . I was always instructed what to do, but never why to do it. As a result, I never truly understood the fundamentals of electricity. In retrospect, I understand that 2 1/2 years in a field, is a drop in the bucket, relative to what it takes, to master your field. That said, my master electrician, was a very insecure, neurotic, little man syndrome guy, who took his job very serious. I genuinely believe, that I was being held back, from my full potential, as a result of him. There’s no telling how many more years, I would have needed to put in, in order to get the proper training. The reason I mentioned my résumé at the beginning, is because I wasn’t some shady, lazy, unintelligent person, that teaching efforts, would’ve been wasted on. I received none of what you’ve taught, just in this video alone, in my 2 1/2 years, in the field. Anyways, this is all to say THANK YOU, for all the effort and everything you do, in order to share your knowledge and insight. 🙏🙏🙏
You certainly taught me, and I’m 71. Never too late to learn. Thanks,
In my many years of trying to understand electricity you are the very first person that makes sense and makes me want to learn more instead of closing the door again. Thank You for that!
As a younger tradesman learning everything I can I genuinely appreciate people like you who just cut the bull and show how to do it like your supposed to. It makes it a lot easier to digest the information and know going forward you have a solid foundation to expand off of. Thank you
I’m an electrical apprentice and this is by far one of the best videos I have seen on TH-cam. I wish every journeyman electrician was a great teacher like you. Don’t get me wrong, a lot are great electricians and teachers but you explained it so well! Thank you sir
By faaaaaarrrrrrrrr! 💯💯💯💯💯 Bro really just put me through school.
How are you doing with the apprenticeship? I am 23 and I am interested in the electrical apprenticeship. How did you get the apprenticeship?
@@emiliorousset3210just do it dude
@@emiliorousset3210in 5 years u will be glad you did
@@NeanderthalDogmasays the journey 😂
This was hands down the best explanation I've ever seen. I've been searching for teaching on 3 way switches for years and have learned more on this video than any other. Thank you sir!
Side note: maybe you could be the change people want to see in our educational system. You're a fantastic teacher.
Thank you for this video! 👍
Looks like we have decided. YOU are the official electrical instructor for all of TH-cam. I have never seen an electrical system explained so well. I have about 30 years experience, but I couldn't be ss clear.
This is gold, So many people make it so complex and you just taught me more about household wiring in 30 minutes than ive learned my whole life. Thank you. Brilliant video.
This man IS A TEACHER! A GREAT TEACHER! I've had trouble understanding electricity and basic wiring and he didn't over explain or used every electricity term available to make himself seem more intelligent. He explained simply and I loved the mixed media diagrams as opposed to a schematic that makes the teacher feel good about himself but leaves the students confused! thank you!!
I am a chemist and I have a master's degree in teaching. I absolutely love teaching, especially teaching chemistry, but I refuse to teach as a job because the education system in this country is messed up. Student teaching was the best as I was able to engage the students and help them understand the material and how it relates to the real world without writing stupid reports to the state and dealing with the political nonsense.
@@brettleybuilt thank you man. The world needs more smart people like yourself that enjoys showing others how things work. Keep up the stellar videos and work. A true teacher and tradesman you are. 👍🇺🇲🇮🇪
I was fortunate to have a father-in-law that showed me how to do electrical work. 5 years ago I bought a lake house that was very old and when I looked at the place the first time and being a volunteer firefighter I was surprise the place never burned to the ground. The previous owner had junctions boxes everywhere and most were not grounded or covered. I ended up gutting the place. I removed all the wiring and had the electric panel and service updated by an electrician. I just wasn't comfortable with that phase. I did run all the circuits for the outlets and lights. But I have to tell you that the three way switch still confuses me and also t bought a light switch that controls two things, in my case bathroom light and exhaust fan. That took me some time to figure out as well. Enjoyed your video and found it refreshing. I am still working on the lake house finishing the basement and adding a 2nd bathroom. It is amazing how much you can do on your own if you just put your mind to it. Thanks again....
If I can ever help, let me know. I do these videos to help people learn and would be happy to do a video on specific electrical questions.
I couldn't take my eyes away from the computer chat rooms and talking to Internet girlfriends . To learn My whole family knows salvage construction. Business and I helper out here and there but I just wish my grandpa would of made me get off my ass no if and or buys about it....... Never to late to learn though but all that talking and internet key typing I know God will use he uses men to build men Woman to build woman men to build heros so we can box any devil that comes in our path say I cant be Swagger fantastic employee anywhere I go I know by faith I am and will when given the chance thanks for reading heros
Firefighter vouleenteer my dream
Thanks bro
@@brettleybuilt it shows that you are an educator and a stellar one at that, with clarity and fluidity in your explanations. Thank you 🌻
Thank you, sir. I'm a 53 year old woman who needs to maintain her home. I'm learning as much as i can
You have explained it to someone who has no clue about electricity. I now have an idea how it works. Thank you for your slow explained teaching because everyone is not a fast learner.
Thank you for actually doing an explanation video of HOW things work and not just how to wire something. I hope you make more and more videos teaching basics of home maintenance/repair because this is the content that so many people need!
Dude this has been the absolute best video I’ve seen on this topic yet and I’ve been watching a lot of videos. great job
Thank you!
1000% with computergreek… thank you for taking the time explaining all this man, on behalf of a lot a people and myself, we say thank you!!!!🙏🙌🏻🤜🏼🤛🏼.
Amen! Such a helpful video. I really appreciated the clear, skillful teaching of circuitry. Thanks, man.
Literally was about to comment the same thing !!!
Dead ass fact’s!
I just bought my first house. After watching 20 videos on this subject, this is the easiest one to understand, and most complete. Thanks for freezing yourself to make a perfect newbie video!
Thank you. I have learnt more from a well organized 23.39 minute presentation than expensive 3 semesters in physics class
Dude! I had to drop you a line. My sob story goes like this. I was diagnosed with ms had to quit work (oil field management for 25 yrs) had to sell my house and my in-laws gifted their rental property to us that was built in 1911.
I do not have a construction background and I have always paid other people to do things. But now with the disability I have limited funds and diy is my jam. You’re video helped me so much! I was able to get up in the attic, and successfully rewire my remodeling. I have learned more from you tube than I ever did in school. If you are ever in west Texas . I owe you a cold one! Thanks for the video you have saved me over $2000. You are a great presenter!
thank you for using real wires, breakers, switches, and lights with your drawings. Best teaching demonstration I've seen so far.
I just learned more in this one video than dozens of others! You literally just fixed my one issue I had on my switch. Thank you for the extra time you spent breaking this down so clearly and concisely!
This is hands down the best electrical tutorial I've come across on youtube.
I am beginning to rewire our guest cottage that was wired in the most non secure way, and your video was absolutely fantastic. Covered everything I needed to know, explained in the simplest and best manner possible with the sketches etc. thanks a ton!
Very detailed, easy to understand explanation and video! I’ve been rewiring lights and plugs around the house and this helps so much. Thanks a bunch!!
Brettley Built - You have a gift my friend. As noted in several of the other comments, this presentation is really very very good. You have taken the time to simplify and to provide a visualization of your circuits that enable the beginning student to understand your topic. As I said, you have a gift.
Thank you Sir!
Lots of other videos tell you HOW, but not the WHY.
Your video brings it all together.
Hi BrettleyBuilt. What a phenomenal explanation. The visuals were perfect and you definitely are a gifted teacher. Cheers
Awesome video, you can't explain it any better. Just the way you explained how the electrons travel in the circuits makes all the sense. Can't thank you enough for this
Thank you so much for taking the time to properly show us the step by step basic electrical wiring!!!! Much appreciated!!!
Impressive instruction and demonstrations using actual equipment- This is learning gold standard!
Im in a vocational 20 week program and this helped me to understand way easier how it all works and the wiring. Please do more with different combos of wiring diagrams! Thank you very much!
This is a great video! The effort you put into this is going to help a lot of people out there like myself! I really appreciate the knowledge you’ve dropped here.
That's very helpful. I've always had trouble wrapping my head around wiring for the 3-way switches, but this makes it a lot clearer.
You have the gift of teaching! Thank you for this video
I've been trying to understand electrical circuits since I began my career in aviation mx, and i have to say sir this is the best explanation out of all of the tons and tons(literally) of educational material that I've been through. I actually had something click and understood how the black and white wires work together. Thank you so much for posting this!
Thank you so very much for this tutorial. Your visual really helped me to understand the 3-way circuit. Being an artist, I learn a lot easier by visuals. When I have to learn something, I have to draw a picture along with the verbiage. So I am pretty sure if you continue to teach your friends this way, they should catch on pretty easy.
Thanks for the help! It's been 20 years since I took shop class and this was exactly what I needed.
Outstanding video, especially liked your diagrams of the different connections with the wires laid out by the switches to CLEARLY show people who don't know with a very visual display!!!
This is a fantastic explanation. The clearest I could imagine. It's obvious that you love teaching, and are great at it. Thank you so much!
This is the first time this has ever been made perfectly clear to me. Thank you!
You did a great job in explaining and simplifying this. Thank you for putting time in this.
Thank you for the most comprehensive and straight forward with visual aid. This helped tremendously!
As a plumber who wants to do the electrical part on boilers, this helps a lot. You made it very simple. Thank you
This is an awesome teaching moment for me. I’m wiring up my shed and this answered all my questions! Thank you so much for your time.
Great video, really like the way you broke it down and used visual aids. Thanks!
You make it simple to understand. Will keep watching your videos. Thanks
Great explanation! I’ve never heard such a clear explanation of basic electrical. Super helpful!
Hands down the best wiring tutorial ever-thank you! I'm slightly less afraid of zapping myself when doing electrical work ;)
That cleared up a lot of my confusion about the mystery of electrical wiring.
I've been needlessly intimidated by minor wiring maintenance and repairs until now.
Your explanation was just what I needed. Thank you.
Thanks for the excellent video! I appreciate you starting with the basics and the illustrations with color coded lines was helpful for visualizing how everything works together.
Best explanation I’ve ever seen. I’m a very visual person so this was incredibly easy to understand. Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to teach people like me, who want to learn. Good luck to you with your channel
Man ! First time I watch your video , even tough I have basic knowledge on electrical your explanation / presentation - with the graphics is really easy to understand very impressed with your training video , thanks a lot !
Benttley, you are by far thee best teacher I’ve seen explaining the basics of electricity, wiring, and completing the current thus far. 🎉 No “shortcuts” kept my attention. Your diagram with electrical parts, wires, and your pointer were perfect. You better believe I’m taking notes.
Electrical apprentice here. Great job. Only change I'd make would be to have the hots & neutrals wirenutted & pigtailed instead of having the second outlet attached to the first outlet. Having all the wires attached to the first outlet is another point of failure vs wirenutting them.
Or it can be argued that wire nutting pigtails results in two possible points of failure vs one. Old timers will argue that letting the outlet or switch be part of the circuit is bad because if the fixture fails it will be hard to find. But really in my 35 years of owning homes, never has a an outlet failed.
from someone who struggled to learn my entire schooling... the visual and the breakdowns helped me immensely! this was a masterclass on the basics thank you!
Just bought a house and I’ve been asking ppl at work questions. This video is god sent
What a great teaching video with actual equipment. Well done Sir!
Wow. I’ve been doing minor DIY electrical work for 40 years, but I never really fully “got” the big picture. Pun intended: when I watched your video, a light bulb went on! 🎉 Thank you.
I'm a computer technician by trade. I wouldn't need to wire a house but it is so important to understand how wiring works because fans and power units are in computers. Although they have a small connector attached to the end, it is really beneficial to know how those wires connect to each other and why. This was great for visual learners. I appreciate the time you took to make this uncomplicated video. I hope you make more videos covering this subject. Thank you!
This breaks down some house wiring about as simply as you can. Nice basic video!
This is teaching at its finest, possibly the best electrical instruction video I've seen on YT
GREAT VIDEO MAN! I am going through Tulsa Welding schools HVAC class right now and the way you put your boards together helped me out big time. Everyone learns, "or gets it", in their own way. And you are 100% correct that our education system is in total freefall right now. By design, I might add. As far as your construction goes, you live in Amish country boy! Ask one of them about your beams. But you've probably already finished by now. Thanks again!
I have to agree with everyone else and say this was an incredible video. I've learned plenty over the years and do most of my own wiring, but like you, not officially an electrician. This was definitely the best and most comprehensive explanation I've seen. Thank you!!!
Excellent presentation. I plan on building a shed this summer and wanted to wire it. This video will help immensely. Thanks for posting.
This is the best video on TH-cam on how outlets and switches interact. Thanks 👍
By far the best descriptive video I’ve watched on wiring switches. Been watching for several years and learned more in this 23 minutes than in two years. Great job.
Agree. Most thorough and clear explanation of switches I've seen. Natural teacher.
Bro that was a fantastic video! I'm so glad you didn't try cover every tiny little detail and get me lost in the weeds of wiring and electrical theory. Very helpful! Thanks again!
11:38 this is the most informative video I’ve ever watched about running electrical wires. Thanks for taking the time
You did an excellent job explaining how wiring works. Some people think it is magic but you explained it to them very well.
I can't tell you how much this helped me in putting in my first series of outlets. Thanks for keeping it simple for the ones who don't know as much lol 😊
You take your time and you teach what you know with pride. Man.. I will start following you.. I been breaking my head for months trying to look for a video that explains it to me easy.. and I finally found you.. very graphic and that was exactly what I needed. Thanks man!
Great video Sir! I'm a DYI guy myself. Educational videos like this have helped me complete many projects that I typically, (in the past) would have contracted out. That was probably one of the best 3-way demonstrations. Down to earth & in a language we could understand.
Thanks! (Subscribed also).
This was as simple as it gets. I just wanted to find out if my room is wired properly. Thus, if its not, my tester will tell me and this video will help me connect my unused outlets. Thank you again!
I just bought my first house at the beginning of this year and am looking to finish my basement. Truth be told I have been scared to get into the electricity aspect but this basics video was the absolute best explanation of basic circuits and best practices. I cannot give you enough credit for how fantastic this video is. Thank you so much
You are AWESOME!!! Your teaching is wayy better than any college Physics professors and some master electricians!!
Finally makes sense 🎉thank you for this video!! It has been a struggle to find a coherent explanation online until now!
Dude I could never understand how electricity works or how it’s ran. You made it so easy to learn. Thank you for the video keep them coming bro💯👍🏽
I learned a little from my father when he was alive, as he had little patience and wasn't the greatest teacher. But between what he showed me and your video, I understand completely! Great detail! Thank you!!
Awww that is so sweet in that kinda sweet/sad way. I’m so happy you can appreciate what he tried to teach you despite him not making it easy.
Than you for this video! I just retired and I'm doing a lot of projects around the house and this video answered a bunch of questions...again, Thanks .
Dude… somewhere around the 4:30 mark you simplified what I have never understood about grounding. Just had to say. Now onto watching the rest of this. Thx!
You are a master tutor! So clear. Learned a lot, much more than a whole semester of schooling.
Thank you so much sir. I've been planning on going to an electrical course as I really want to become a electrician. And this video has really made me feel more confident about my passion of becoming a electrician. Really love how you taught so much in just a matter of minutes. God bless you sir. Keeping making more videos like this. ❤️
Thanks a lot for the very detailed information. After watching several videos, I am confident that I can save myself thousands by creating my own circuit for a new room!
The layout and simplicity of this video are top notch. I've been in construction a long time and have watched a lot of of construction videos to help me fill in where I lack. This is one of the best I've seen. Simple, straight forward and full of useful information. Excellent work
May I suggest good sir that you do a mini series about electric parts and components along with theory and wiring. Because this video is PERFECT 💞
What kind of parts exactly? Outlets, breakers?
@@brettleybuilt yes please. Maybe the proper recepticles to use for each situation? Proper conduit to use? Wire size and type to use? Burial vs regular Romex etc? Love your channel 💞
Yep, this video is as good as it can get. Showing closeups of the wiring is brilliant and you have nailed it! Congratulations.
Wow. Thank you. Incredibly detailed info. Clearest explanation I’ve ever seen.
Best video ever for explaining home circuits! Very clear and concise! Thank you!
I had a hard time with learning basic wiring and electricity in school, and now that I’m 21 and looking into trade school, becoming an electrician has become a real possibility for me. This video was incredibly informative and comprehensive to someone who feels like they know less than nothing, so I really really appreciate it!! Thank you so much
I can almost guarantee you won't regret going to trade school to learn electrical. Even though that is not something I did, quite a few years back when I was that young, I did have the very good fortune of my best friend's father being an electrician. He allowed me to watch him, ask questions, and learn (many years before this great tool we call TH-cam). As a result, over the years since then I have done a great deal of electrical work with what I learned from him. He passed away in 2015 and I am so grateful to have had such a man as a mentor!
Wow! This was explained so well. I have been rewiring a mobile home that has crappy electrical box/switch combos. I was having a difficult time but you explained it all so well. Your video was about the 10th one I watched and I wish I had seen it first. Thank you for taking the time to do this, I would still be searching if I hadn’t found it! Awesome! 👍🏻
Literally the best basic electricity video on the web... Thanks for the time to post this..
This was so helpful!!! The visuals and simple explanations made this so easy to understand. Makes me want to keep learning and gave me lots of confidence 😊 thank you!