5 CLEVER Electrical Tricks Everyone Should Know

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Here are 5 clever electrical tips, tricks and hacks that everyone should know! See if there are any here that are new to you! #homehacks #electrical #tipsandtricks

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07:24 #1: The New Wire

All Comments (21)
  • Love how he says to not use traditional wire strippers, but every demonstration is made using them.
  • All of you guys saw this before I did, and I have to say that you picked this guy apart very well. As one of you said, "a little knowledge can be VERY dangerous". Good job people!
  • @MiltonRoe
    I love 1:52 where he starts using the exact tool that the thumbnail and intro are saying no one needs šŸ˜‚
  • @michas990
    Tip 3: yellow-green wire should always be a little longer than L and N, in case if the plug is pulled hard, the PE wire will pull out as the last one.
  • @leebowers2941
    I am 71 and have been a master electrician/electrical engineer for over 50 years. Your knot method without solder or mecanacal compression is falted. It is for a temporary repair only. The natural operation of the wire will by current flow heating the wire which causes expansion and natural cooling the return to original size, eventually cause a the knot to loosen and eventually start arching over time. Use a Western Union splice and solder the thing before the heatshrink. Save the square knot for rope.
  • 40 years experience for me and I agree that some people know just enough to be VERY DANGEROUS! āš ļø
  • @scrambler350
    The automatic wire strippers are nice when you're stripping a LOT of wires at once, especially if you're sitting on a 5gal bucket parked in front of an electrical panel or J-box.
    For service work a pair of the Klein 'All Purpose' Pliers are my go-to for preparing wires.
  • @bcismar
    Another tip for your universal wire stripper: When stripping multistrand wire, before removing the stripped sheathing, use it to twist the strands. You'll get a far more universal and tighter twist that way.
  • @pjoneal12
    TIP 4: Knots that can tighten will result in the perpendicular crossings trying to sheer through one another while strain is also being applied. If the knot is just snug and then soldered this tip is useful. Heat shrink wrap won't prevent the sheer and strain forces.
  • @richardcline1337
    The one drawback I've found over the years before I retired is that those universal strippers seem to have one flaw. The right side jaw does not release at the same time as the left and that usually results in the wire being crammed up against the opposite side. If you're stripping stranded wire this just wads up the wire and you have to waste time straightening them all out. For that reason, many of our supervisors outlawed the use of them on the jobs we did.
  • Those large universal strippers donā€™t always work in 12v applications where space is limited. Also, if you do this kind of work long enough, you can eyeball the gauge wire you are working with to a t.
    Overall, fun video and some good hints.
  • Most of us, as electricians, we'll find this somewhat entertaining and scary. In addition to that, most of us will work with voltages and not signals.
  • I like how we are instructed to discard the old style wire strippers and then he proceeds to use his old style wire strippers for the next 4 demonstrations on what else not to use. šŸ‘
  • @dweb2275
    Nothing beats solider when connecting two wires together.
  • @PoeLemic
    Thank you for teaching us this. It really helps me understand how to do a few of the things around the house without paying big bucks, when I can do it myself.
  • Master tip when using ANY wire stripper on stranded wire. Do not remove the insulation all the way immediately. Use the bit of insulation to twist the wires and then remove it the rest of the way, much neater and easier on the fingers if you do a lot of them... all day long...
  • @flashcraft
    I love, love, love how you don't waste time with some moronic music video introduction but get straight to the point of the video. Excellent!
  • @buixote
    Don't forget about right angle plugs esp. when you're repairing a appliance plug, which frequently get crushed in between the appliance (refrigerator) and the wall.
  • Thanks for opening this new world to me! I had no idea Lever nuts existed