Electricians best way to hot check a three-phase panel
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- electricians best way to hot check a three-phase panel.
there are several ways to do it I found that this is one of the easiest because You power up every phase a b and c 👍🏽💡⚡😎
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Real clear explanation. Boom Bam! everything is lit. You are fired.
Not yet but he’s been doing it 25 years plus if you don’t understand electrical, please call an electrician. Thanks for the comment.
I'm guessing this is being done because: 1) you're working alone, 2) there's going to be walls finished pretty much immediately after inspection. 3) The main service to this sub panel is locked out because the super doesn't want one section of construction killing another one.
Outside of all three of those situations, I think anyone taking this as general advice because the situation isn't explained, will put themselves and others at risk doing this. Having the panel be in line of sight to everything you're checking and making it clear that you "see the lights, then disconnect the loads and then disconnect power" would keep most of the negative comments away.
Remember that giving any advice other than referring people to codes is risky from a liability point of view.
When a resi guy decides to start doing commercial
Started off commercial three phase electrical and I do everything residential industrial commercial. If you don’t understand electrical don’t try this. Call an electrician and thanks for the comment.
😂@@electricianonamission
Literally just killed anyone with epilepsy in the intro
And finished off everyone else with his advice.
If they don't know what they doing they shouldn't be playing with the electricity
@electricianonamission your iq cant be any higher than your chromosome count 😂 slow ah
You’re fired
Yeah I work for myself, try it if u know what your doing 😅
That's the biggest hillbilly thing I've seen in a while. Hope this is a joke lol.
Nice, thank you for the video.
Please show me the electric trick again 😉👍
A quick check with a meter on the line side of that main breaker and this fool does this? FIRED!!!
Thanks for the good video
You probably don’t understand electrical, so don’t try that at home please And thanks for the comment
@@electricianonamission sorry, it was a good video
Yeah on a Misson to be in a box
I like it good idea
So no meter?
I’m just getting in to learning 3 phase but whats the point of doing this? To test or use only the single pole breakers for lighting?
He's only energizing 120 V loads. All those phases are at the same potential.
No reason why you should be “hot checking “ any panel like this. NONE. People he’s going to get you hurt.
If you don’t understand what’s going on please do not try. It’s a hot chick before they close up the walls to make sure no dead shorts are going on. Thanks for the comment.
i fell asleep for 2 hours watching this. your welcome
I don't understand the point of doing this unless the service isn't live yet and you're trying to hot punch a new install.
Not sure if your in the USA but When using a panel upside down make sure you don't violate NEC 240.81..
This is how they check for shorts. My guy is doing the right thing ensuring this building doesnt burn to the ground from an electrical fire after the walls and ceilings go up.
@mikeholt Emergency emergency lmao
You are the man
Honestly great practice!
Wasting time...
rather waste time then have to bust open walls
Where is the power in the cord coming from? Generator? Also how much voltage are you pushing in to the 30 amp breaker throught the hot (red) that you put on it.
Good question... I assume he was either testing lights he wired / and / or needed temporary lighting in the room for other trades or people... I don't know for certain.
That's what I'm saying, bro. How the f*** are you running a 3 phasee off an extension cord.
Yo wtf lmao 😂
The main disconnect is OFF for what reason again ❓No service voltage yet ? ( I know you're testing lighting as the purpose)👈 If that is the case, honestly... Just install a male 3 wire plug on the end of a 6 ft length 14-3 cord , wire your other end to your panel and simply "plug it in"... "Keep" the cord for future similar needs... Always keep stuff that makes your job more organized....
Nice panel wiring work, BTW 👍
It’s really not a big deal. I’ve been doing this over 25 years. It was a quick hot check to make sure there was no dead short in the wall before they close it up with drywall. If you guys don’t understand electrical, please step back and call electrician. Thanks for the comment.
If you have three phase loads they gonna smoke
What kind of funny style commissioning is this? Back feed for what. Go buy a fluke and do it the right way
Don’t need too hot check my panels First time every time onto the next
It’s so interesting to me how all those lights aren’t going over 30 A because it would trip that that that that mean I guess I guess if it’s on the bus like that, it might be no no actually that’s about right
just turn the power on and check everything all at once
No power was to the building yet if that was the case I would’ve just turned it on let’s make sense out of it. If you don’t understand electrical, please call electrician do not try which you see me doing. I’ve been doing this for over 25 years. thanks for the comment.
Here in the UK we would never do that. We go through a precise series of dead feasting before we then go on to live testing.
They live in the dark ages still
This ain’t the UK buddy this is the United States California to be specific and if you don’t understand electrical, please do not try this call an electrician it was a quick hot check to make sure there was no discharge before they drywall
But you probably don’t understand what that is either. Have a good night. Thanks for the comment.
I’m noticing a lot of genuinely confused people asking legitimate questions because you’re not explaining what you are doing. Tell people what a hot check is and why it’s safe, otherwise this video is going to spiral out of control with negative comments from electricians. Don’t ignore legit questions but insult others by saying “it’s a hot check call an electrician if you don’t understand.” It just makes you sound like a serious a-hole since very few people are actually learning anything from this video.
I guess. If it's just for lightning.
What’s on the other side of the extension cable? generator?
That’s what I was wondering!
This seems like some old school shit or something someone does that doesn’t have a meter.
An electrician without a meter is not an electrician.
Like a photographer without a camera.
I’m a dummy and wish you explained this a little more
I wouldn't listen to him man. That was not a good way to go about that task. You use multi meters.
@@ryanjg5136can you please explain how to check with a meter? I would like to know just in case I run into this problem in the future.
Show this to the foreman bet he wont be so happy 🤦
This is brilliant
Use an infra red heat detector gun
Yo never bend your wires at such tight 90s. Think of electrical wires are a nascar track: no tight turns 😊
Why cant you make a 90 bend? Will it damage the insulation? Every residential panel Ive worked on has 90 bends.
@@maximusvonderbrewskis The only reason to not bend wires at sharp angles is to not physically damage the wire, or more so the insulation protecting the wire. It does not effect the function of the current at all as long as the wire isn't physically compromised.
@@maximusvonderbrewskisthere is nothing wrong with bending the wires like that. It makes for a neat looking panel and it will make future connections, changes, or troubleshooting easier. Thats a professional looking panel
That is how u don’t do it
So, obvious question here.
Why not use meters?
No meter = It's likely coming from a distribution panel elsewhere in the building that doesn't have a service yet AND he's obviously plugged into another source of power to test lights he wired.
@* Waterlec Jesus you don't even understand the question.
Can you please explain how to check with a meter? Just want to be sure if I ever run into a situation like this.
@maximusvonderbrewskis I'm an electrician and I wouldn't tell you to do that. You have to understand how three phase power works. Have a qualified electrician do any troubleshooting that you need.
Your jumper wires are so sadly thin
I hear the Sounds of Death
Then yer tools ??? Fireman proceeds to throw tool bags outside
Meter
Why? I'm confused.
better to make sure all your new rough wiring is working correctlybefore closing up walls
But wouldn’t you prove all that by doing a insulation resistance test and testing for polarity before making it live. If you did have a dead short then it would go bang. I’m the uk we dead test then test the supply and then do live tests after all is safe
@@callumsimpson7483the UK is miles ahead of American electrical safety and standards lmfao this dude is non union we call them rats
Sorry Bro thats looks very 1970s
It’s because you don’t understand what’s going on bro. Thanks for the comment.
What
Sir, you need to find another profession
Quick question, what is "hot-checking"?
Sorry it took so long I'm trying to figure out how to work this comments. 🤣
So hot checking is simply when you temporarily power up a panel to make sure everything is working correctly and there's no dead shorts.
We do it on every job before Edison puts power to the building save time that sort of thing
A better way to check for shorts would be on a dead panel with your meter……
@@mikea5923can you please explain how you would you check with a meter?
@@maximusvonderbrewskis turn the power off and check phase to phase and phase to ground.
@mikea5923
You'd be surprised how many people trip out and think they found a short when they go phase to phase and read 5 ohms, not realizing there's a transformer primary connected downstream that their meter is reading through.
I apologize brother but what electrician doesn't have a meter in their bag or their truck or me personally in my back pocket no these are the kind of videos that get people killed I'm doing stupid things like that sorry brother I give you a mix on that one and i x
Did you know your multimeter can check resistance. Without getting the extension cord off the truck you could tell me a) how much power it draws b) if there’s any shorts
Can you please explain how to check with a meter? I work sometimes on commercial lighting any advice is appreciated.
Deathwish
It’s probably because you don’t understand electrical buddy. Thanks for the comment.
….why?
Believe you got a bundling issue with those zip ties on you current carrying conductors.
Why?
quick hot check to make sure there's no dead shorts in the receptacles switches or any other devices bed with the electricity's lighting before the walls get closed up drywalled
@Electrician on a Mission🇺🇸 makes sense. Everything here is installed with EMT and wire. No worries about getting into the walls or ceilings.
What are you checking? And why use the cord instead of a meter? Is this a joke?
Upside down 😭
Huh?
Complete wrong way to do stuff and im an apprentice and i know that
Dont do that.
uhh-
What the F...k
This is irresponsible and bad practice.
Sweet jesus a 5 year old could work that out
Thanks for the comment so yes you would figure a 5-year-old would be able to do it but I'm seeing grown old journeyman's do silly things so you never know but I make my videos for those who don't know and want to know.
Yeah a five year old huh,,, the world is filled with haters,,, keep making money and keep the videos coming… oh yeah… keep providing something we could not go with out…. Thank you sir
You can't just use blue as ground 🤦 there's no green phasing tape bruh 🤷 wow just wow
Typical non union
What