My grandfather was in the Navy during WWII. He was a Seabee. They were construction. They had to build everything before the men could make landfall. After he left the Navy he started a construction company. My grandmother was an excellent student, my grandfather tought her building well. She did the electrical and plumbing as well after watching men work for many years. Granny later started a flower nursery and my grandfather then became her student, she tought him well. They would have respected you for taking the initiative to learn how to DIY around your house.
What a beautiful story, Beverly! It sounds like they really complimented each other and respected each other enough to be the teacher and student and knowing when to lead and be lead. :) I appreciate this!
my husbands grandfather was A SeaBee during WW2. I am pretty sure he was in the Pacific Theater. Possibly on Okinawa. He taught my husband many carpentry skills when he was a kid. I wish I had gotten to know him.
Don't forget to watch PART 1 of 2 to see this entire electrical project in my "she shed"! :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ia3_7BVD--A.html
That is so sweet! Thank YOU for following along! It's been so much fun and very rewarding working on it at leisure. I enjoy this type of work soooo much. :)
Even though I don’t understand most of what’s happening, this is so great to witness! And I’m excited to see that insulation being delivered… Go Serena!!
Hi Dana! I know....I wish I had more time to explain more about how it was actually done, so that people can understand. It's a lot to take in, an a lot to explain in just one video. Some of which I still don't understand, either. HA! But it's all about learning. :) I'm excited about the insulation, too, but I'm also hesitant, which I always am, when I start a project I have never done before! It isn't that it will be hard, but I just wonder about whatever problems I'll encounter! :)
lol I had the same approach. I left like a foot sticking out of the box when I pulled wire, just to make sure I'd have enough to cut back. Awesome job!
Yep! My electrician actually told me to leave a foot sticking out! Which is why mine were so long. He forgot to tell me to cut it back to 6" until he saw it. 🤣
I'm so excited for you! This is really moving along & I can't wait to see what's next. I learned a lot of things from watching my grandfather when i was younger. There's something to be said for paying attention and asking questions.
Ahhh....well said, Darnia! Paying attention and asking questions indeed. I am thankful that I had this opportunity to ask so many questions! Happy New Year to you!
So John, your awesome thank you for helping with the electrical. I have to say I'm so jealous, I want my own shed, but I don't think it will happen. So I'll keep living my dream through you Serena.
Thanks, Eva! Me, too. I am ready to start the insulation. It's been challenging finding the insulation in the stores. Everything is sold out or no longer available!
I've had friend's get excited & wire stuff up prior to inspection also!! LOL!!! If I was there I'd be like, "Yo, Inspector, don't you know who did is fool??" It's Serena from Thrift Diving Homie!!! I ain't taking nothing down, here's video footage of the wiring & that's that.... JK,,JK!! Just like I said before, some of the neatest wiring I've ever seen. I Got The Power!!!!!
Literally LOL!!!! You know what, I even thought of that! Like if they ever want to see details, all they gotta do is check the video! 🤣🤣🤣 Way to keep the laughs coming, Mike!
And thank you for the neatness compliment! I paid particular attention to neatness because I know my electrician appreciates it. I remember that from class. He was always like, keep it neat!
Serena, I just love your initiative to learn and do things for yourself. Hopefully, your boys will one day learn this skill. In today's market, this craft is worth a pound in gold. I love your teacher and his enthusiasm. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Hey Serena! Happy New Year to you and your family! It's great to know people who can help you get what you needed done and save you some money. Looking good, I'll be waiting for the next video. Stay safe, be Blessed and tfs! Much love, Dorothy
I absolutely agree, Dorothy! I have met several people in the trades who are great resources, from carpentry to electrical to plumbing. :) It helps to know someone! Thanks for the kudos! Happy New Year!
And thank YOU for watching it! I was wondering if I should have cut the video down a bit, but I realized that I also like to keep the content so that if I ever need to re-watch it and see what in the heck I actually did to wire it, I'll have documentation. HAHAHA!
Yesss, I did it! I honestly didn't think I could prior to even connecting with my electrician. But when he urged me to do it, that gave me the push I needed and whuddya know! :) Thanks, Mary!
I got a she shed! 😃 Mine is in Michigan so I have to wait till spring to do electricity and drywall. My head is nonstop with ideas that I have for my cute 9x16 hideaway 😊 Please keep posting your updates 👍🏼😃
Can not wait to see the finished product! I found your channel in searching how to clean a driveway and sidewalk without a power washer and then found this vid as a bonus :)
That was pretty cool seeing how the electric comes together. It is definitely a field where coming behind another electrician has to be done with care.
Through your electrical work on shed I just found your channel and looked at some older videos. A site that is very good for beginners and others. I think explaining things and admitting and showing how to correct mistakes are lessons we all could use a lot. Keep up the good work.
i’m glad to see you use 14nm for lighting. I’m also a master in Texas 25yrs, and i see soooo many use 12. Looks like your master knew his stuff, believe me, i know some that shouldn’t have their license. Good job.
So funny you mention that because there were a lot of men on FB that told me I should have used 12 for the lighting too. And I'm like, noooo, that's not what my electrician said! They told me I didn't know what I was doing. Glad to hear you support using 14 gauge for the lighting!
@@ThriftDiving I have always used 14-2 NM for residential lighting. The 12-2 commenters must not be the ones paying the wire bill. Wire prices are outrageous, and my wire quotes from suppliers are good for same day only until further notice. Same goes for PVC
Actually, it was done last week!! :) I just didn't get around to the editing until this week! LOL. But yes....it was done before all the snow hit the ground. That could have made a mess of our work! Good point!
A good (smart) trick is to sharpie to label/code each wire lead inside the box. Some leave a small tab of insulation to write the label name, especially useful when wiring a main panel.
Yes, we did that! When the electrician came and he was reviewing my work, he labeled everything as we were walking through each circuit and identifying the switch legs and what-not. :)
It's always good, especially when doing repairs that could be dangerous is to be considerate of the next homeowner. They might not have ciphered a solution similar to your ciphering, such as running out of a code wire color. At least tape/color the connection ends with the proper code color. Always best to idiot proof our DIY stuff. The future may not be a bright, from the looks of our school systems:)
Your shed is coming along nicely and great job with the wiring. I was fortunate growing up that my uncle who is an engineer served many years on the National Electrical Code (NEC) committee. In fact, he wrote certain sections of the code. I learned a lot from him and would normally get him to inspect or approve my work. I'm an engineer with the local power company and also had to learn about the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) which governs the power companies. So you have both codes merging together at the service point on the building. In your case, you're probably sub-feeding the shed from your house or an existing panel. Good luck with your shed and look forward to seeing the finished building.
Thank so much for sharing and showing everything that goes into the building. Exvited you get a new shop! What a great instructor/mentor. Wish we had a class like that where I live. Would love to understand more, if not to do it myself but to also to understand any work being done in my home.
That's one reason why electricians like to buy Square D NQOD panels. They can accommodate either bolt in breakers, which your main shut off breaker would be, and to save money you can use snap in Square D plug in breakers. NOT HOME LINE. They won't fit. Unfortunately you can't buy a NQOD panel at Home Depot. Have to go to a real electrical supply house, if they will sell to you.
Just found your channel, I enjoyed watching your She-Shed being formed. Your vision for the space is awesome, I am looking forward to your choice of insulation and interior paneling. Network connectivity , security cameras, A.V. system, Craftsman tool chest and HVAC... Perfect! More please!!!
It does not hurt to use anti oxidant paste on the Aluminum wiring connections but it i not required by NEC code (local codes vary). Aluminum wiring has been made out of a non oxidizing Aluminum alloy for some time and the paste is not actually needed anymore (some inspectors might disagree). I agree with other comments that I would have run the electrical wiring inside conduit for multiple reasons.
Yes! I could indeed! :) Who knows, I may have to look into that. The placement of the shed gets SO much sunlight, that it would be worth looking in to.
Great job Serena love how the shed is coming along You really have inspired me I have to many projects going on now as I have been watching the you tube and listening to the podcast .I started the 90 day challenge late (this month) but I will continue for 90 days and I do want to change my lights nothing as big as the shed but for me it is big thanks again
As far as running cable in ground, Yes there are some that are direct ground rated. All of the ones that are saying run wires inside conduit, MAY be speaking from experience. I ran a wire from a house to a garage 1x. No conduit. It lasted about 5 years. Wires in conduit last substantially longer than direct ground contact. Just a thought. Your shed looks nice.
Thanks for your input! We will see how long these last. If there are any issues, I'll have the electrician back in a few years to place them in conduit! Thanks, Mark!
Ok I’m a self employed lawn and landscape tech in northern Va who learned something new. Yeap it’s true. I’ve always seen those rods in the ground near the house or building and wondered why? Now I know they’re lightning rods made to send energy to the ground. I feel smarter already 😂 I also love the McGuyver comment. 😂 Another of my favorite shows in the 80s. True story: Richard Dean Anderson is the 2nd cousin of my brothers good friends. Unfortunately he’s never met Richard. 👋 ✌️
Hey, you're in my neck of the woods! Well, I am in Silver Spring. :) Glad you learned something! I had never seen a ground rod, so it was cool to see how they're installed. Thanks for watching and the trivia!
As a longtime master electrician i usually cringe from seeing all the code violations in diy projects but you did a fairly decent job , much better than your typical diy. You actually seem to have some common sense and skill and most importantly you are smart enough to know you don't know everything and get advice from a qualified professional who does . I don't particularly care for the way some of the romex was secured but otherwise good job .
Table 300.5 does not say you can direct burry THHN, THWN, THW, or XHHW cables, it just gives you the depths required for listed assemblies that are permissible to be buried. 310.10 (F) Specifically says Conductors used for direct burial applications shall be of a type identified for such use. 340.10 (4) Uses Permitted Type UF (underground feed) Type UF cable shall be permitted as follows.... It has to be listed UF cable. Installed as nonmetallic-SHEATHED cable.... Shall be of the multi-conductor type. 340-116 Sheath. The overal covering shall be..... suitable for direct burial cable. Gender has nothing to do with NFPA-70 (NEC)
@@KevinCoop1 Maybe, but you can't say it was definitely either one, and the table she referenced did not say either. She should have explained it better.
Serena, what month did you start building your shed, because this is the first time I've heard about it! Something must be happening here on my end with your videos 🤔😔 Anyway, it looks wonderful and great job on your wiring work on it 💪💪 I'll go back and catch up on the previous videos! Hugs to you from Oregon 🤗
Hi Jennifer! Oh wow...I've heard of a few other people not getting notifications of my videos! I started this project a long time ago, but it was finally delivered and constructed in mid-September! I've been posting stuff, so it's all there for you! Glad you finally saw my notifications!!! :) Hope you've been well!
Cool. I enjoyed the video. Im building a shed/shop too in the futuee and it will have at least 40 amps. 70 amks i see does provode a lot. Great job on the diy part. oh and was that wire thhn in the ground
@@ThriftDiving Whats wrong is that those conductors probably aren't direct burial conductors. And if so its a foolish investment when you can buy UF cable more readily. And if they are rated tell me which wire type it was. Otherwise I'm not trying to be a hater but if you show it to the world we can only use our experience to judge it.
There nothing more beautiful then a women doing electrical work shot out to all my women electrician and DYI women doing there own electrical work much love keep doing your thang
Are you sure that you're not an electrician? I've wired 3 complete homes DIY and you probably know as much as I do. You can wire my new garage anytime and I'd trust you to do it correct & safe.
LOL! Awww, thank you! I wish I were an electrician. I have mad respect for those in the trades! My electrical wiring instructor (that did the exterior wiring and panel), he is AWESOME and made wiring fun. Before taking his courses, I thought wiring was "boring" to learn. But it's like a puzzle and was captivating the way he explained it. So fun! Thanks for watching, and good luck on your new garage!
Love the vid...but heres the difference between an electrician and a network engineer. A network engineer never places an electrical line in the same conduit as Ethernet. Unless both lines are shielded, and Ethernet is shielded, foil wrapped, twisted pairs. Your concerns of bad Internet quality could come from that installation practice. Check EMI, noise and cross talk on copper wiring.
They back filled the hole another foot & then put the ethernet cable in. If there is going to be cross talk, it had better be able to cross a foot of earth.
Putting wires in conduit is still better. Reason is the soil can move and abrade the wire insulation. the other advantage of conduit is only an 18" deep hole is needed. 6" is using rigid metal conduit. (Thick wall and screws together like galvanized pipe, not thin metal conduit.) Also expensive stuff.
Conduit is not always better. I've seen PVC crack and split due to ground movement. When there's ground shifting, cables move with the ground and PVC doesn't, and because the cables move with the ground they don't get abraded; they're designed for underground conditions, including soil movement. Also, you're limited to 360 degrees of bends with PVC and you use half of that just emerging from the ground. And yes, long curving sweeping runs count toward that number. I just did an underground install months ago that was close to 400' around several obstacles and would have been ridiculous to attempt with conduit, would have required multiple in-ground junction boxes and 1000 degrees of bends. I've also done plenty of projects with conduit for various reasons. Every project is different and there is no single method that is always better. Sometimes going with PVC is either impractical or a waste of time and money, or both. Electrically, there's nothing wrong with direct burial. Utilities do it all the time, btw.
@@pld8993 OK. How about verizon, when they put in their FIOS underground they used a plastic orange smooth wall pipe. It comes loaded on a large reel and can make bends, it is flexible but wont crack. Why not something like that? It maybe a polyethylene tubing.
@@scottdowney4318 That orange raceway is called Innerduct. On the power side there is something similar called ENT, but it's not rated for direct burial. Direct burial of power cables is fine.
@@pld8993 Well if power cables are direct burial wont matter if they are put into such a thing like Innerduct as long as the wire gauge is sufficiently large that it wont heat up. The obvious advantage to a conduit is being able to add other control wires besides a power cable without digging a new trench. Something like an ethernet cable, or upgrading the gauge of a power cable. Technology advancement does allow for wireless better than before.
When we put in powerline from the FIL house to a large shed I built, we dug a trench 18" deep and used gray PVC electric conduit, then put in the individual 1 gauge copper wires. I was told by city inspector to do that. And my FIL did not want direct burial aluminum SEC used.
Was it permitted and inspected? I'm asking for obvious reasons but I think that should be a part of videos like this. I love your channel don't get me wrong. But from experience I've seen the bad from lack of permits/inspections. It should be included on all that deal with electric, structure and plumbing
Definitely permitted and inspected! 😁 Everything is being done right. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to make this so public. 🤣 The permitting people would come knocking on my shed door. Lol.
@@ThriftDiving yeah you're not supposed to direct bury thhn wiring. He fucked that up. The inspector probably didnt notice that aspect of it. Was he too cheap or lazy to pay for plastic conduit to pull the wires through?
Great info! I have a question. Why did your electrician end up moving the main breaker in the sub-panel? At 21:40 you see him installing it on the left side of the panel but at 26:35 it has been moved the the right side. Just want to avoid any mistakes in my future sub-panel! Thanks!
I think I know the answer. That's a Square D Homeline main lug panel, but in a shed it needs a main breaker. The main breaker must be installed with a hold-down bracket/screw so it's not readily removable and the bracket for this particular panel allows you to install the bracket on the right side only. How do I kn ow? Because the first time I installed this model panel and added a main breaker I did the same thing and had to move it to the right for the bracket to work. Not all panels are like and on many you can install the main pin either side and the bracket or screw will work on either side.
You just said code says you can use direct burial cable in the trench. This is true. But your guy didn't use a cable assembly listed for direct burial. He used individual conductors. An individual conductor is not a cable.
Good question! I haven't figured out plumbing. Technically, I could put a sink out here, with just water running off of the shed. But a toilet would be a whole different beast, one that I'm not sure would be affordable OR feasible, since this is still technically a "shed" even though it looks like a tiny home! The more stuff you do to make it like a home, the more requirements come into play. But it WOULD be nice to have a sink. I might be able to find some equipment used for campers so that I can at least wash my hands while I'm in the shed, without having to get actual hook-ups. We shall see! :)
There are not so many comments that you can’t go through them! Please answer a question! What kind of conductors did you buy and direct bury? Waiting for your answer.
Damn, you really impatient, huh? 🤣 I'm insulating my shed right now. I don't always answer comments right away, especially when I'm under a deadline like I am right now. To your question, I don't know what they are other than "feeders." I'll ask my electrician when he comes back to finishing connecting the remaining circuits soon. But these are rated for direct burial.
Not sure if I understood you correct or not but it sounded like you wanted to do drywall and insulation before you did any more electrical, the things is you have to do all electrical before the drywall goes up.
@@KevinCoop1 Because there is no individual conductor rated for direct burial. URD and twisted tripelx undrground cable are the only un-jacketed conductors rated for direct burial and they are pre twisted as a cable assembly from the factory. Individual THWN conductors used in this video are not rated for direct burial.
@@brianharmeson3144 When you say there's no individual conductor rated for direct burial, you're wrong. RHW is an individual conductor and rated for direct burial. USE-2 is also an individual conductor rated for direct burial. If you watch the sub-panel part of the video and assuming you know what you're looking at, it's pretty clear that those conductors are not THWN.
