Huge respect to you Lexi. As a pilot I can tell you have spent a lot of time and energy perfecting your knowledge. You are a true professional. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
I ve been doing Electrical for close to 3 years, both non union and union, and last week was the first time I blew my pliers (dykes), we were replacing some fixtures in an office that was flooded in the ceiling, and we were rushing because nobody wanted overtime last friday, so the lights were off, and 1 journeyman was working on 3 ways without telling us, the moment I cut (tested the wires everytime I cut), there was a big fireball (277v) in my face, and felt the extreme heat through my gloves, my dykes had a huuuuge hole in them and turned gold-ish around the exploded area, copper literally fused to steel! I was super pissed that my 35$ dykes are kaput, and jokingly told the Journeyman that he needs to get me new ones, he didn't! Lol If I was a journeyman and I fucked up playing with switching while the apprentice is working on replacing the fixtures, and it blew his pliers, I d get him new ones...I also NEVER cut multiple conductors at the same time, but the moment I do, all the stars allign to cause the accident! You can't be complacent, and you can't trust anyone!
My father taught me "When someone else tells you they shut down the power...The power is always on." Only trust when YOU cut it off, and tagged it all out.
you are so pretty ✌🏻 i'm always waiting to watch your videos my brother is an electrician so it's amazing to get a glimpse into what he does on a daily basis. also love how seriously you take each job as i have ocd and have to make everything looks tidy as well when it comes to work
Yes, I have seen similar problems on new installations. There are sometimes burrs or thread damage that prevent the lugs from screwing in all the way even though you've tightened them completely.
Yes have changed many a 3 phase breaker like you did that were burnt. Some times you have to add the lugs on depending which replacement breaker you can get your hands on. Ours here were on 600 volt services. Thanks for sharing.
My favorite is getting on a job to replace a bad breaker, but the breaker needed is no longer produced. And I'm talking about a service breaker and not a branch circuit breaker. I imagine that's happened to you as well.
I’m a mechanical contractor. I’ve seen many electricians in my 40 years of doing this shit. Lexi, I place you at the top of that list! So skilled and it appears that you also have a easy personality which is another great tool to work with! My best to you!
Are you an Estimator along with an electrician also? Do you mostly estimate service call types of work and not larger projects? Do you use a torque wrench on your final connections on work like this? I enjoy the channel and content Lexi.
I’m an electrician from Germany and everything I see looks so different. I don’t even understand what exactly u did there (maybe one reason could be language barrier haha)
That is a commercial setting (Probably rated 400A), in Europe main breakers in houses are like 35A? (Most American houses have 200A single phase service) You physically can't house a 400A 3-phase breaker in a tiny housing, because you need big lugs, big copper buses inside the breaker and effective heat dissapitation.
She's got this channel going to show all the cool shit she is doing, not to answer your questions about the company she works for. Her company is not hard to find, call them yourself if you want their details because that would be the same dumb thing to do that you are doing now
@@SuperBlobsterManI don’t see how it’s a dumb question to ask. Wondering how long something like this takes and how many you could do… lol you can get off your high horse bro, she ain’t gotta suck your dick. 😂
@@SuperBlobsterManthat was a very aggressive way to speak for someone else who didn't ask you to... it's a pretty reasonable question for someone to ask. Understanding how long things take and how much you can do in a day is important. Maybe this person is trying to compare the answer to their own experience to see where they might improve. With an attitude like yours, I'd be surprised to find that you have any clients that are actually happy with you. That sort of personality tends to show itself way more than one might think it does. You should really work on that. Besides, it takes more energy to be a dick than it does to just answer the question. To the original commenter: I don't work electric specifically, but it is a part of what I do with onsite septic maintenance. To do a similar job to this would take me an hour or two if I had everything on-hand and was actually fully prepared. I could reliably do 3 jobs like this per day, including travel and lunch without going too far over 8 hours. Maybe 9. Keep in mind, though, that most repairs will have some other inconvenience that can add to that time. I think I would book 2 jobs for the day, and if I had time, I would try to knock out one of the next day's appointments if a client approves the change of schedule. That way I run less risk of letting someone down.
There's a place in Fresno Calif. that has a good stock of obsolete breakers. Someone sent me there to pick up an oddball and I saw a stack of shelves all the way up to the ceiling filled with dusty old breakers. Like she says... you're not getting these anywhere.
@@FrEzNoGriZzLY No...fairly new building down on North(?). You go in the back rollup door directly into the warehouse. Big industrial stuff that looks like suitcases. Fresno AG and National Hardware has lots of stuff too. Down on Van Ness at Railroad where Sorensen has his art studio is a spinoff of Electric Motor Shop...he has tons of ancient panels.
I know nothing about electricity other than it turns things on. So now I’m learning about two things that are turning on stuff…Lexi and electricity. 😉☺️
You know, it's fine if you take the initiative to transfer the parts from one to another, but it is irresponsible to install it until you have a NETA third-party testing agency do primary injection testing on it. Anytime you open up a breaker - or even a new one - needs to be tested. I know it looks good, but honestly it could pose as great a hazard as the one you took out unless you can validate the breaker works. I say this as someone who admires your channel and your work. Hopefully this is received in the spirit it is intended. We never stop learning. :)
No, I work in mission-critical for a major electrical contractor. And I have been doing this long enough to know what i'm talking about - and have seen breakers fail right out of the box on any larger job. Maybe even learned the hard way once in a small but important west coast data center twenty years ago. You would do well to flush that cowboy attitude and become a better electrician - but I think I know you're stance and it isn't likely to change.@@corym4664
That makes no sense because that would probably cost more $ in power downtime and breaker cost than a nee breaker with the trip mechanism included. If Lexi installed the breaker and it was faulty it would more than likely trip immediately anyways. If the service is working properly and the wires aren't getting burnt there's your sign pal. No need for a 3rd party to get involved lol
@@gregmcnamara9229 those of us who are in the commercial/industrial/institutional electrical industry adhere to NETA guidelines, which mandate the third party test. What residential electricians would consider adequate in residential work is an entirely different paradigm. We’re not just concerned with the breaker holding, but also opening under various load conditions to protect life and property.
@@gregmcnamara9229you and the other guy above you are two complete morons ,opening up,a breaker and changing components from another breaker totally violates the warranty and you can never be sure it’s gonna trip and a giant liability for the owner and installing company .
LoL, you opened up the old breaker, cannibalised parts & overhauled them on the new one? Are you normal? How is that legal in day and age? You honestly can't be serious..
@@l.m.1454 @user-lh5kn8tv4f u guys obviously didnt even listen to what she said in the video, the breaker failed because of loose connections.. ive been a plumber for over 20 years and my code allows me to reuse potable water pipe as long as its never been used for anything besides potable water pipe. so if we can legally reuse old water pipes... for drinking water... theres probably a code that allows her to do what she did. i think yall are trollin with your no subscriber, no content accounts.
I'm an electrical engineer. Lexi did a perfect job. Breakers like this are modular, and the parts are meant to be put together as she did. She discarded the melted frame (overall housing) and the melted metal lugs, and replaced both. She then moved the trip unit and also the shunt trip accessory to the new breaker. Any expert would have done the same. And for the person who asked why it didn't trip, it was because there was never any high current. Just melting from the red hot loose connections.
