I have been an electrician since 1989 and a master electrician since 2004 and have never seen a locknut wrench before. Now, thanks to you, I need to own one even through I have not touched my tools in 20 years.....
I have a hydraulic hand held remover which looks like a ball joint tool and clamps the box and drives a tungsten carbide hollow cutter which cleanly removes the knock out with enclosure damage
Great videos, Sam. You are a wonderful role model and inspiration for young girls everywhere that would rather turn a wrench than play dress-up. My daughter showed interest in jobs at around 8 y.o., at 13 y.o. she could safely operate all the equipment in my woodworking shop, she came on jobs with me remodeling kitchens and baths, building decks etc. It gave her tremendous self-assurance and built up her confidence. It taught her to accept her mistakes as a tool to learn from and not repeat, and the confidence to learn new skills or try things she's never done before. Please keep making these videos, you are an inspiration more then you know. As I taught my daughter don't be afraid to elbow those boys out of your way and say "I got this, go play with a stick"
Beautiful sentiment and fabulous upbringing for your daughter. Tools and the ability to make mend and do tasks are far more important than social media. Make up and unnecessary rubbish
I've worked in electronics for many years like 40 and you did a very awesome job on wiring and giving service loop. Thank you for sharing your help many people
Samantha, I love your work ethic! I have been a commercial electrician for over 45 years, always cut feeders or conductors for disconnect’s, panels ect longer than necessary, its like cutting hair, I would rather be looking at it than looking for it. Once cut you can’t make it longer. For flexible connections I would normally punch my holes first, before mounting the component, stripping UF cable sux. I like you ambition and motivation, been following AC since he was trashing vehicles and hauling scrap out of the woods or wherever. I subbed to your channel when you had less than 5k subs, still here. You have skills, youth and a eagerness to learn. I admire that, most kids today don’t go outside. You have good parents, they raised you well. Happy New Year!!
@@jamesazure5577 Shes on camera here so im sure she was holding back. I would imagine she can and does give the boys just as much shitt as they give her.
Great video Sam. I always cut the end of the cable with side cutters and pull the sheathing and conductors apart. Less chance of shaving the live or hot as you call it. Someone needs to invent a pump clamp with hollow hole punch for enclosure knock out. They always knacker up the box shape when you've got to hammer them
Many times it easier to drill and use a knock out punch or a step drill rather than fight them and damaging the enclosure. Seems like the one you need never breaks. Another one of Murphy's laws.
I like to always run a neutral as well. You might need it for future additions/modifications. A little funfact: In Germany 3-phase power outlets without neutral used to be called „Bauernstrom“ sockets (roughly translates to „farmers electricity/power“) sometimes, because they mostly didn‘t need (and therefore didn‘t run) a neutral for their 3-phase equipment/motors. There is a 4-pin version of the 3-phase CEE sockets (3 phase and ground) but they sometimes used the standard 5-pin (3 phase, neutral and ground) version and just left the neutral disconnected if they didn‘t have a neutral wire. So it‘s best to test for neutral connectivity in old farmers installations, if you need the neutral.
I like that you left some extra wire in the box. Many electricians cut wire to the exact length. If there is ever a problem with a connection or the box, there isn't enough wire to reconnect.
Thanks for your vid Samantha 😇💓💓💓 love us all,, Andrew is missing you he still sends out vids with you in it and I think you where a great team and great friends, but now you are learning new trixs with Electra you Handy woman 👠.
Sam was (is? ) very good for Andrew. He looked the happiest when she was around. The first girl (shown by him on his channel ie) that he has ever proudly called his gf. I think Sam likes/loves AC too. They should work at it. Every relationship worth having requires effort and commitment on both sides to make it work. Romance attracts and is fun but love and commitment is the glue that brings true joy not just happiness which depends on happenings. If those happenings don’t happen to happen, happiness doesn’t happen! Joy on the other hand does not depend on happenings. Someone mentioned that AC said Sam “was good till she got ‘weird’ “! As Gump might say “weird is as weird does❗️All who love and find true joy in commitment are ‘weird’ anyway… out of the ordinary by todays standards. ‘Weird’ can be a good weird. But who are we to comment… love them both, especially TOGETHER. God’s blessings for CHRISTmas and ‘23 from a joyous old couple❣️
Your entire view/opinion of their relationship is based on a few hours of edited video content. I think they know themselves and their relationship a lot better than you do. They lived it, you sat it.
Yep, but it looks like boss man isnt an electrician either so maybe he was never taught that either. Im not knocking him but i think he is just a regular handy man doing many jobs. Thats why they couldnt hook the mini split up, only install the disco for the sparkys to come do it later.
@@jg24diecast41 Im not talkin crap about him, he seems to know several things and keeps busy working and thats a plus these days. She shows us a quick little wiring job they had and the comment section turns into the IBEW gathering telling them how to do it and what they did wrong! LOL I dont mind giving helpful tips but some people just look for anything to bitch about dont they? LOL its usually funny to watch the experts get all bent out of shape too.
Nice installation! The only thing I can suggest is to make the holes to pass the wires before fixing the box to the wall. It avoid potential damage to the box and make your operation easier.
oof I hate working with cables when it is cold. A few weeks ago I installed my second heat pump, and in just -12c the cables and everything were so annoyingly stiff to work with.
Making me nervous cutting toward your hand with that blade 😅. I’ve learned the hard way… more than once… so maybe I didn’t actually learn 😮 Either way not pretty lol
Until they get dust on the filter and shut down. Give me a power hog 19dickity2 window unit with R12 and missing parts that still can chill a meat locker.
I use the same disconnect box on a a semi regular basis & I'd say it's nearly a design flaw that the 1st knockout can't be removed without pulling out the other 2, which then creates a mess.
Never push your knife towards your hands (or other body parts) when cutting anything. One slip, and you're in for a world of hurt and may put yourself out of work for a while.
I don`t think UFV underground cable is legally allowed to be exposed like that under the electrical code , as a general practice in my location all current carrying wire must have mechanical protection ( placed in some conduit ) if above grade or exposed ( not inside a wall cavity ) or underground at the required code depth .
You appear to be pretty young yet and like to work with your hands. Look at going into the HVAC trade, lots of trade schools around. It a trade with lots of different things to do. And there is a demand summer and winter, very few slow times.
They didnt make any holes, they were just struggling a little bit to get the knock outs broke loose from the factory holes. They usually pop out pretty easy when you start them right.
quick tip. instead of cutting all the way down the grey outer with a knife, instead grap the ground with snipps or plyers , twist and then pull. very quick and you dont run the risk of cutting the inner wires
For all I know she broke up with him. I hope she knows that Andrew loved her and that Andrew is suffering from mild Asperger's. So as long as she doesn't tell him what she wants and needs, it's almost impossible for him to tell due to his condition. I find it very sad, I felt like they 'were made for each other'.
I like the videos you put out but please don’t run the knife towards your hand like at 8:43. I know a few people that have had major cuts from running a knife across themselves by accident. That had me me sweating. 😰
good to see you are keeping busy . Lots of different stuff around but the way the Covid crisis hit every one, some things just stopped. Now that being said , it appears you are learning the trade of Electrician , is this true?
Good luck to the heat exchange owner, they don’t work in cold weather! If they did work well and were cheaper to run than central heating boilers why would the government give grants, it’s the next big con! Heat pumps do not operate as efficiently when temperatures drop to between 25 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit for most systems. A heat pump works best when the temperature is above 40. Once outdoor temperatures drop to 40 degrees, heat pumps start losing efficiency, and they consume more energy to do their jobs.
They may not be as efficient at lower temperatures, but they still beat electric heaters by a big margin. Over here (Netherlands) they're mainly used to replace gas. Also, it doesn't get below 40°F (4°C) all that often over here.
That wire is for burying and the entry into the box has to be weatherproof. And you left an uncapped wire in a box with 240 volts. I don't think that one will pass.
Are you learning as an electrician? I'm from europe (Hungary), and always wondering the differences in between electric things. Now the ground does not have extra insulation there.
