Easy work being an industrial electrician!! 

To be fair, this isn’t true industrial. True industrial is wiring and fitting off 6.6KV 3 phase motors. Instrumentation and control wiring for closed or open loops. Control panels full of relays, contactors, Trip Amps etc!

it is harder when you throw in conduit as well ,done both industrial and domestic,and always find industrial more rewarding because 90% is on show 👍

Depends what you're doing, a nice clean site like that it's a doddle to work in and nice to just job and home. When you get older factories that have really oily, swarf and dust ridden atmospheres and anywhere you touch leaves a trail it's not so pleasant and takes ages to get anything done because half your job is cleaning what you just put in. Plus if they're older places they're generally stupidly hot as it's blown warm air heating. Good on you for promoting ya dads mate. & loving the collabs between all you guys lately.

Domestic and domestic only sparks are absolutely great at what they do and I’ll admit, being someone with experience in both I’d say domestic is more physically demanding and requires you to have to focus on as little damage as possible in the most efficient time possible whilst always having to deal with the pressure from customers who are usually a layman in regards to what it takes to get a job done (in particular occupied haha) but most domestic sparks struggle to crossover into the industrial side of things when it comes to the nitty gritty of Industrial work for example things like schematics, control panels, 3 phase equipment, PLC’s, DALI systems, Containment, Glanding and Termination of big cables (185’s, 240’s, etc) the list goes on, both require equal amounts of workmanship, finesse and attention to detail just in different ways, no sector of the electrical industry should be looked down upon from one another

A domestic spark has to wear many other caps to wear while they do their work - pulling up and refitting while trying to leave the décor in the same state; industrial/commercial you more often are working with ducts/trays/false ceilings and other designed for access routing voids, the complexity of the electrical system is greater but the physical installation typically requires less finesse.

Good to see you doing some industrial. Sometimes a change is as good as a rest. Even better that you are all helping Adam.D with his portfolio. Keep up the good work.

That site looks lovely and clean mate. I reckon you should pick up a job in a food factories anaerobic plant or maybe a council waste depot next time and see if you still like it so much.

Nice one fellas. John is a superstar. We work in all environments. True industrial (Motors, BMS, controls etc) is the hardest imo. Followed by domestic and lastly commercial. Thats in terms of the physical effort. In terms of difficulty in design and safe systems of work domestic is easiest. Not that it matters, least non of us are plumbers, imagine!?!

Commercial is much better than residential for sure! You don't have to worry about all the house stuff, and running cable is typically easier. We had about a 100 meter/yard run that we had to go between offices and the production floor down a long hallway that had a lowered drywall ceiling, but no access between the concrete roof and plaster (drywall) at all except the ends. Our solution was a remote control car and tied thin pull string on and drive it all the way through down the hall and then could start heavier pulling rope and then used that to pull the wiring down. That was before cell phones and go-pros back in the 80's so we had to come up with creative solutions to the problems. This was one of the better / elegant solutions we came up with. You can't do that in an attic at a house for sure. At just over 750,000 sq ft (70,000 sq m) that facility was fun to work in.

Great to see Adam getting a different experience to add to his cap. One thing I will say is when you put in gutter bolts in trunking put it inside the trunking and the nut outside to stop burning the cable on the edges keep the videos coming 🦾

Great job guys, nice to see more collaboration. Thanks for sharing

I love working Industrial ! Can’t remember last time I had to crawl into a loft or deal with people’s personal home space. In US, it typically requires higher degree license and pays more too.

Interesting video Nick. If you are going back it may be worth moving those glands to one corner of the board and adding some bungs to the board. That will let a future spark gland there and also give a neater swoop on the cabling for the desired finish

Legends!!!!!!! All credit to them! Great vid Nick. I do domestic, commercial and industrial and have to say domestic is the hardest.

Watched Mikey’s video yesterday I think that’s there when he’s installing ct meters, class video that was, something different, always good to watch 👏 I was going to say have a good holiday but you have been now 😂 Class video dude

Guidelines for working off ladders in industrial is any job that takes longer than 30 mins needs to be done from a platform, boom or scissor lift. Those ladders though, I wouldn’t get away with using those in work. They have to be inspected with a ticket on display and not conductive. Ours are fibreglass. Strange really when you think the scissor lift is metal. That’s a new install. You want to try working in a factory that was built in the 1950’s, cables everywhere, pipes everywhere it’s like a climbing frame in our roof spaces and dirty.

Nice video. Bottom or side entry to distribution board is prefered, as well as giving some thought to the next guy when you choose your gland placement.

Legend, Great video Nick!! 💪🏽💪🏽 Great shout out for those lads helping out in Ukraine, they are truuueeee legends!!

The big box on the floor is for power factor correction. Commercial premises unlike residential premises are billed on their true usage so this can save them money.

Well done dave and Gary that’s class 👏

“Little MCB” missing a C 🤦🏻‍♂️ , thats a normal cut out as well ain’t it? 😜 CT metered! I josh i could never do domestic its not my bag! Love watching what you two do

You learn your domestic work at level 2 in college 😂 that was an easy install but looks good! Good vid

Love industrial stuff.

Great work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

It's probably a power factor correction unit to balance out the 3 phase supply making sure that all 3 phases are somewhat balanced

You should have been working when Bill Imperial switchgear was being installed,I guarantee you have never lifted anything as heavy as an ironclad 300 amp changeover switch

John seems a good sport. It also looks like Adam does all the work! 😂

nice environment to work :) makes a change from the domestic

Enjoy the collaboration as I am a residual current fan too.

normalises the voltage? what as in the sine wave or the power factor or we talking a voltage optimiser?

Don’t forget to make sure Adam keeps his portfolio up to date with the entry.... “ don’t forget the um... thingys’ “ Hahahahahahaha spat a bit of coffee out for that one ❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️

I really don’t understand people that don’t fit trunking on top of a dist board, so that it makes it easier to put in more cables at a later date.

A lot of sites I have been on don't allow steps ladders .

I was looking forward to this after seeing Mikey's vids and you mentioning it on FatSam podcast. Is great for Adam's portfolio. When you're on holidays does Ad take a break also?

tell them to fill the van with vodka on the way back the price here is flippin insane nowadays

That was the sort of job a 2nd year apprentice might be given. Fair enough that they'd have Adam doing it, but wish they'd handed you BMS/EMS cabs to sort or main incomers to joint.

That’s only light commercial Nick,industrial would be 1600 amp ACBs,400mm 4 core SWA,630mm tails,not so easy then

Never run SWA,s over the front of trunking 🤔😅 , what do I know ? 50 years from a plug top on a toaster , to pulling a fuse out for a tea urn , which shut down a nuclear reactor, 11kv slip ring 3 phase motors . The contacting electrician is a jack of all trades and tries to be a master of one . Keep going lads to pay my pension and thanks for the video .

Nice to see a mix up on the work guys… i always see on those Facebook groups industrial and commercial sparks giving shit to domestic saying anyone can do domestic They always end up posting “I don’t do much domestic can anyone help with…” Always makes me chuckle

Can't beat industrial work, all on the surface, no carpets or floorboards to lift, no furniture to move. I much prefer oil and brick dust to other peoples grime and dirt.

It was a bit selfish, how you spread those glands out, on the board for the FLT supplies. When another spark comes in the future, to add an additional circuit, all the room has being taken up. And maybe you should have brought them in from the bottom for the environment that this is being installed in. I don't mean to be too critical Because I have made these mistakes myself, And when I did my foreman would of let me know using quite a few four letter words.

Easier if it’s thrown it. Hard to make it look like it grew there. Defo a good move as 1000% more appreciated on commercial work as it’s no 95% covered up

I’d suspect the HSE would want you to use a mewp rather than leaning off a ladder.

im having trouble getting work expeiance, becuase of covid 19. if i dont do it this year i wont get the oppertunity to do it again. if i dont to work experiance i cant do tafe coruse what whould i do?

I'll be honest, I much rather industrial work over Domestic. Although a change is nice now and then. Cracking vid as always.

I qualified last year and just passed my 2391-52. Glad to hear Adam is doing well with his NVQ... I had to get my local MP involved with my college regarding my NVQ as my assessor was telling me it wasn't his job to mark my NVQ which was already half marked by my previous assessor... Held up my apprenticeship for 2 years!!!

PFC = power factor correction nick, used where many inductive loads are present - motors etc. That's a small commercial installation. A nice break from that domestic shit. Try wrestle some >240mm cable. Bet you'll change your mind about commercial then. In industrial myself. Anyways good vid mate.

ladders need to have an inspection check on them, but no you shouldn't work off ladders for long periods of time

Domestic is repetitive work 6 months experience for apprentice will be good time for him to take over himself 😎

5:01 power factor correction maybe?

Wait till you work in a factory, warehouse that's up and running and full of equipment. And one full of old equipment /switchgear. Or even better a steelworks that's filthy, bet you would feel different then. Not to mention the cable sizes. The one you said was big is a tiddler. Get working on some 240mm 4c that hard to lift never mind gland and make off into the switchgear. You also need to change the top of the 3 pH MCB. Spacing of the glands is FAR too far apart. How do the next electrician gland his cables in. Be it Industrial, commercial or domestic. All have their hard parts to deal with. You have only dipped your toe into industrial stuff

As a recently retired JIB GOLD CARD APPROVED INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN OF 50 YEARS :house bashing is the easy part of our trade both mentally and physically:but your doing a grand job at what you do keep up the good work but I suggest you stick to domestic work lol

5:02 harmonic filter?

if it's the fire mastic guys you're lucky you aren't anywhere near them because you end up covered in the stuff

Sausage and bacon with brown sauce, good choice

You should let adam do some proper industrial work,maybe some 400mm swa,chuck in some 25mm metal conduit and 12" trunking ,he'll soon be crying to get back to cushy domestic land.For added entertainment,take away all his power tools.

13:43 leave a photo of Jordan in there 😆😆😆

If you can, I think it's always good to do something abit different now and then to freshen things up and also keep you on your toes from boredom sticking in. 👍

Big stuff, Nice.

Try working in an indoor fish farm, 28°C and 80-90% humidity…. I’ve done domestic work for 17 years, industrial for 3 years and I’m now on my second year working with fish farming. In my view it’s the customer interaction that’s the big difference, the work itself is different but equally stressful and tiresome. Finishing of a 4 core 240al cable is often easier than second fitting an outlet for a dishwasher.

Great video but surprised the site foreman didn’t make a comment on Adam not having a hi-vis. PPE is the one thing we know we have to get right on any commercial work. I was trying to work out if his t-shirt had hi-vis built in or just a colour choice !

Great. Now try keeping an automated industrial factory, all it's process systems, and optimizers running as an industrial maintenance electrician- like I do. Not trying to be a dick, but be humble. I started on (years ago) what we call commercial and industrial construction here in Canada. Did some of what we call residential (domestic, I think) too. That stuff was pretty simple compared to what I do now.

Keep ere lite 💯⚡

are you guys based in adelaide?

You mean jointers not couplers⚡️😁

1:35 Red or Brown sauce? 😎

This site is a dream to work in, you're incredibly lucky to be invited in, Great work 👍. Majority i worked in were shit holes. Full of asbestos, leaky roofs, cold conditions or excessively hot, further were operational businesses.(RS Components) who employ some of the most laziest rude staff in Britain. Couldnt wait to get out of the premises.

Nice work when there empty and new but doing that same job in ten years time would be a bit different 😂😂

Try pulling 240mm SWA’s in 30ft up in the air then Mr I am so good 🤬

13:00 What did Adam say?

6:31 Wow there's nothing in that room, so what was the need to be uptight about being in there? 😆😆😆

Was that job in stone?

i move to canada as a indristral Election position. So what experience to me

industrial is easy since they just want things to work.

Did we see Stacy ?

Wow. Only one "delicious" in this episode!!! - I think.

domestics cant count up to 415!!!!

That ain’t industrial work!!!! Tart!

I thought you was putting in some big cables in 😂😂😂 4mm 5core 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂you domestic boys probably is big for you 😂😂😂😂

You think 3 points of contact lol. Stick to house bashing kid . Site forman is king . He is in charge!!!!!!!!. What says go's. Not right but true lol

Sorry mate you are not doing anything special, wonderful clean site, been working on sites all my life and the amount of fittings available when installing electrics in commercial buildings has never been so easy, ie Unistrut plus all concoctions for connecting ,cable trunking and so on. The hard work comes in when testing and commissioning comes into force. I have to say you love the sound of your own voice.

Whats a domestic installer doing in an industrial site? Im reporting u!!😡