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You could stil use a gfci for non wet environments it will still provide protection

Can you convert a new 4 prong stove to the old 3 prong style. Mine comes through the floor and there are only 3 wires present.

Wow , excellent video , well done explaining stet by step , I’m really impressed, well done

This video was excellent. Thank you so much!

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I have a 240V dual element 28 gal tank. I have a line coming into it coded Black /white/ground. There is a red & black wire from the tank. Which color from the tank is connected to the black wire coming in, and the white wire coming in.

Thanks for the video. I know this may be a code question so mileage might vary. Running the wire from the ceiling to the tank, or alternately, from a junction box to the tank, does it have to be shielded with the metal tubing as you've shown or can we just run the wire as is, with plastic sheathing still on, right to the tank?

Hi Dave - new subscriber... great videos and thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have a 240v line wired directly to an oven tower. Doing a little remodel and need to extend it so i can run it to a diferent location via the attic. The way i have done it in the past is by using the rught junction box, cliping, stripping and then joingin with wire nut, taping and securing wires in junction box, with ground wire to ground/green screw... Seems to work just fine, many places ive looked at say you should rewire from the whole line from fuse box. Whats your take? Im in Texas btw and ive looked at code and its a little confusing since home was built in 1979 Thanks in advance for your input.

Question. Disregarding the interlock switch,would it matter where the the generator breaker is installed? Say if you put it on the middle ,it will still power all circuits because thats how electricity flows ,essentially like water,correct?

Being that your is tutorial, you should have demonstrated connecting the wires into the back of the receptacle proper attachment, testing security that it doesn’t pop out just so people have a full description of how things are actually done.

How about a lockable disconnect close to the hot water tank. Is that required. ?

Should there be a disconnect on the wall near the water heater?

Good stuff. Nice explanation. Your website isn't working though. I would love to download the guide you mentioned.

Thank you brother

This video is excellent, well explained... Thanks a lot...

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Im learning

I'm not electrician if I have a motor call for 40 amps and at my breaker box it has 50 amps breaker can I just change the breaker to 40 amps breaker

Can you use a GFCI switch/outlet combo with this wiring?

What the breaker size for range. It call for 11.3kw

Great video! I have a question - I have a 3 wire dryer outlet ( 2 hot -white and black and 1 bare wire ) . My dryer(2016 model) has 4 prong cord. Would replacing the 4 wiire cord with 3 wire be acceptable for my dryer ?Will it cause any problems? Thank you !!

I have a situation where 4 ungrounded outlets are in a series. Do I need to put a gfci in every recip box, or just the first one?

How does one verify which wire is hot and which one is neutral (using a multimeter)? Also...if you don't want to GFCI protect any outlets downline, you wire the GFCI with line and load wires into the line terminals in the back of the GFCI outlet only?

What if all outlets in the home are 2 prong with no ground? Is there a way to fix this without having to rewire?

I HATE older homes like the one I grew up in with NO grounding...

thank you!

Really nice video with clear pictures and explanations, I can’t wait for another project so I can see another video as good as yours! Thank you

This is by far the best video I have reviewed for installing an electric water heater. Thanks.

Great video I have questions

greats informacion o please keep made more video .

Not sure of the format to formally ask a question, but here goes; Hi. I have a portable AC unit that is tripping the breaker. The breaker has "15" on it so I assume it's a 15 Amp breaker. The AC unit has a specs sticker and states: Current Consumption is 10.8 A. Besides the AC unit, there's a laptop and ceiling fan running. Is it as simple as replacing the breakers with a 20 Amp breaker?

Some older homes from the 50’s and 60’s have a shared ground wire running to the bathrooms and kitchen, but the ground is combined with the neutrals in the sub-panel (sub-panels of this vintage typically did not have a ground running to the main panel). I’d say in this case it’s OK to use the ground wire when adding a GFCI outlet and the homeowner should consider a sub-panel upgrade or add a bonded ground bar in the sub-panel with a ground running to the main or metal water pipe (main panel of this vintage were typically grounded to the water pipe entering the home).

Thank you. You are very good at covering salient points related to the GFCI. I just protected my family with your assistance. Bless you!

If you have an ungrounded outlet and a fault occurs in an appliance, will this both energize the appliance and the outlet itself?

Thanks a lot for the video, great explanation. My question is, do you think a 30 amp heater would work fine on a 100amp panel or i should upgrade to 200amps. Thanks in advance

Can you connect with pig tail from neutral to ground. to ground your outlet

Thank you for showing the novice how to wire up the dryer Sir. I look forward to checking out your electrical wiring for the residential home. Good day Sir too. 😀😀😀

Thanks for sharing. If the future 400 A main panel will have more breaker positions than the existing one, couldn't you eliminate the small subpanel you added to the side of the Main Panel? Seems best for the homeowners to bite that bullet now.

I have an older home and your video answered my questions about grounding. I will pick a different location for my GFCI.

very educational

Thank you sir great video!!!!!

I have a 1950 home, in the kitchen is a 3 prong neweroutlet with 2 white wires on 1 side and 2 black wires on other side ,walt to put in gfce outlet, how can it be done?

Just installed a new water heater and only getting lukewarm. I have it turned to 125 degrees it’s been 8 hours

Thank you very much. I’ve seen a good number of videos on this subject. Everybody seems to get sidetracked on details. This was to the point.

I'm a little confused. I installed a GFCI in the bathroom of an older house (1967). The box is metallic and has a ground wire attached to the box. When I went to test the GFCI (before putting it back into the metallic box, it would not reset. Then I installed it into the metallic box and it would reset and trip as expected. This gave me the impression that a GFCI has to be grounded and powered up to have it work properly. I still don't understand why the GFCI that you installed without a ground would work. Please explain.

This is kinda dumb question, but my mother's home only has the 4 wire dryer receptacle, and she has an extra electric range that she want to set up. Is it possible/safe to use the 30 amp dryer cord on an electric range? The manual specifies either 40 or 50 amp cord

Only video out of the many that I watched that fixed my gfci install issue. Thank you.

Very good explanation of what was happening and what to do and what not to do clear and concise subcribed. Thanks

Can you suggest a PC based software that can be used a wiring plan and house layout?

I just had an electrician come out and quote me on getting an extra circuit installed with GFCI outlets for $1200. Our house is pretty old. Built in the 1950s. He also said our electrical panel needed to be replaced and would cost around 10k to replace with 200amp. This seems way over priced imo. When I search online it says the average cost is around $1800-$3000. What do you think something like that should cost? Appreciate any help thanks.

In our old house, there is the disconnect box with fuses you talk about, I guess I can just remove it. The heater is right beside the break panel. The celling is not finished there (and it wont be) so I'm not sure how long should the metal wire conduit be. I guess about until were the drywall would be if the celling was done?