Bill passed away October 24, 2016 according to comments posted in his other videos. While posthumously, thank you so much for his excellent videos and contributions to his RU-vid family of viewers. He seemed a fine human being and a true professional in his trade. Our condolences to his family and friends.
Bill was a great guy to take time and upload all these videos for future generations,he served his country as a Marine and continued to serve as the best to do dyi repair/trouble shooting instructional videos imo. Robert William (Bill) Newberry November 16, 1977 October 24, 2016
Best video I’ve seen on this subject. The MOST important thing was the safety briefing BEFORE starting the work. And, it was an outstanding briefing. Your camera shots, close-ups and explanations on how the breaker fits are great! Great video!
This is my 4th breaker switch change video and the 3 others have caused me to cringe. Two even showed the main switch always on and fortunately the new switch being replaced was in the off position. WOW if replacement switch was in ON position when changing and an amateur forgets to reconnect with that switch in OFF position! Yours is the most logical I have seen and safest. I wondered why the wires were not removed at the other videos and re-attached while the switch was out, if wires are long enough - and you did that. More room to reconnect when not in a tight spot. Also I always turn off main switch and faulty switch before trying this, which you also did. This is the exact reason why I watch as many videos on the subject before attempting a repair. One like yours will get it completely right. Thanks!
I just discovered Bill's videos and learned on the comment threat of another of his videos that he had unfortunately passed away in 2016. Served his country as a marine, and was a church-going family man. So sorry to hear of his loss. Good man.
Really helpful. Smart intro about safety. Smart comments on calling a professional if you are uncomfortable. Very useful comment about being able to shut off electricity to a sub-panel by clicking off its source. Great videography too. He showed close-ups when useful. I now feel confident in doing this myself.
Ditto to what everyone else is saying, very clear and easy to follow. In my case, I have an older home with an older circuit box and breakers - my circuit breakers have two clips of equal size that clip to the two hot bars - anyway I followed your instruction to the tee and voila... I changed my 1st circuit breaker ever. Appreciated the safety tips, it inspired confidence with caution. Noted the music was a little 'spooky' lol, probably appropriate for task at hand.
I give my condolence to Mr. Newberry's family and friends, I am sad that I discovered your channel too late. I would love to express my thanks that your videos have assisted me and my relatives since we are experiencing problems with power outage in many rooms and outlet receptacles.
Excellent video! You've demystified the breaker box in 5 short minutes, and given me the knowledge I needed to find and change a faulty breaker myself. Thank you!
Thank you! I was convinced this was out of my league and had no confidence to change a breaker. I spent two days trying to fix my water heater and replaced everything before I got the idea maybe this was the problem. I watched this with my son and we both felt like a serious version of the Rock was telling us "You can do it if you try" 3 minutes later I have hot water. Appreciate!
You are the BEST at explaining this and the video work was wonderful. So detailed! Update 13 hours later: I'm so very grateful that this video exist. I reset the breakers as you suggested and the power is back on the four walls out of five that wasn't working. Thank you so very much for what you do/did and who you are
Omg I love you ( like Godly love) cause this woman here ( me) had problems with the electricity in the living room. O watched your video and then tried your technique and it worked. Thank you so much. You are a life saver.
I loved your safety tips in your video, you talked more about how to safely do this task than other videos which in my book makes you better than the other electricians
Just subscribed! My dishwasher and my garbage disposal runs off the same 20amp breaker....it worked fine for years, then all of a sudden running the dishwasher, tripped the breaker... now the breaker wont even turn on from the box anymore. It must be dead now. Using your tips I'm confident to change this breaker out.
Love and appreciate your attention to detail in teaching more that just changing out the breaker. Especially the reasons why, safety and anatomy of the electric box.TY.
thank you for this video. the audio quality was great and very well spoken. After seeing about three other videos on this subject this video was much needed.
Thank you for this video. Later, I will test, and replace, a circuit breaker at my (dumpy) apartment building in Winchendon, MA. Since April 2017, I have no ceiling light. Half of my wall outlet do not function, either! Former Landlord's wife simply blew me off (as being a pesky tenant).
Just wanted to say thank you! your tip on turning off all the individual breakers before returning power was key to my hubby who doesn't like to mess with electricity to successfully get us kitchen lights back just in time for Christmas since we could not find a local electrician available for the last few days. so Merry Christmas great video perfect instructions!
Great content and presentation. As I read the comments it is clear that many have benefited from Bill's willingness to pass along his expertise and insight. Sorry to read that he's passed -- but what a legacy he's left helping folks out. Thank you to Bill and his family.
Wow great vid, short, quick, informative, and to the point. I'm not planning to do this myself but I just wanted to be informed before the electrician comes. Thanks.
This is the absolute best video I've seen on how to replace a breaker. Your details you went through were just what I was looking for. Thank you very much.
Thanks dude. Watched two other videos where they didn't shut off power and I thought that seemed wrong. I appreciate your attention to safety. I certainly didn't research this subject to learn how to use a screwdriver haha.
Thank you so much to explain WHY we need to change breaker. My mom has been complaing that breake is bad because it goes off even when the load is less .
Great video Bill! Nice job, especially explaining the issue with reattaching the wire to the breaker. Great detail to show and your camera angles and all were good too. Really, very nice job.
Good clear view of the Mechanics of how these mechanical contraptions work. I am a Medical Information video/teacher. So I am a fan of CLEAR Communication techniques in Teaching. Good Job Here!! :-) I've changed breakers before, but needed a refresher before I started. Yours is the best I've seen!
Very well done video. Speed was perfect, very through and explained each part without skipping needed information. Thank you for making this video. Helped me refresh myself on how to do this. I appreciate you.
I gave you a thumbs up because you presented information that others didn’t, but all breaker panels are not like yours & things go bad usually because they are old which presents a problem of obtaining a replacement breaker switch. RU-vidrs, please let me know if that is a true statement!
Really helpful... it was great to have this walkthrough before replacing a breaker for the first time! The only additional information that I could ask for is, how to source a replacement breaker. What information is required, exactly. Thanks Bill!
Look at the panel and determine the manuufacturer. Different Manufacturers have different sized breakers even though same amp (e.g. 15, 20) The bad breaker should have a code on it - take a picture of the panel before you go to the store and match up the same type there
Robert William (Bill) Newberry November 16, 1977 October 24, 2016 Robert William "Bill" New- berry, 38, of Sand Ridge Road, Howard, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born on November 16, 1977, in Delaware, Ohio, he was the son of Donald and Pamela J. Glass Newberry, Jr. Bill was a 1996 graduate of Lock Haven High School. He then served in the United States Marine Corp for four years. On June 19, 2006, he married the love of his life, Tina Palski Newberry. Bill was a self-employed appliance repairman and electrician. He also ran his own You Tube channel. Along with his family, he attended Zion Community Church. Bill enjoyed many hobbies including photography, fishing, working on cars, building computers, and riding his motorcycle. Most important to Bill, though, was the time he spent with his children. Surviving are his parents, Donald and Pamela Newberry, Jr. of Howard; his wife, Tina Newberry, of Howard; his son, Robert William Newberry, Jr., of Howard; his daughter, Josie Marie Newberry, of Howard; three brothers: Danny (Jennifer) Newberry, of Lock Haven, Donnie (Jennifer) Newberry, of Frackville, and Ben (Stephanie) Cross, of Lock Haven; two sisters, Michelle Duffield, of Bellefonte and Pamela Newberry, of Philipsburg; his paternal grandmother, Phyllis Newberry, of Lock Haven; his maternal grandmother, Betty Glass, of Shippensburg; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Daniel and Leona Palski, of Antes Fort; his brother-in-law, Andrew Palski, of Lock Haven; and many nephews and nieces. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at the Donald G. Walker Funeral Home, Inc., 231 High St., Flemington with Pastor Scott Brown officiating. Friends and family will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that you follow Bill's example and do a good deed for someone in need.