Just wanted to say, I've seen about 15 videos on electrical wiring today, and your videos were head and shoulders above everything else youtube threw at me. I dont comment often, but its amazing how clear and helpful a video with good information and good production values can be. Im clicking adds a few times, thanks for the help.
Wow, thanks so much for the feedback. It helps to know we are on the right track. We're always looking for ways to provide value. I hope your electrical projects went well. Thanks again.
@@Anyhourservices Great video, and thank you for it. I was looking for a video to show someone how to pigtail receptacles, and I went though at least 5 CZcams-suggested videos that were all wrong or missing steps. The one thing I would ask you to add is a bit of emphasis on putting the wire hooks in the right direction on the screws. As far as I can see, you did it correctly by having them point clockwise, but it's an important step that I see done wrong by a lot of homeowners, and I often have to explain to them why it's dangerous, as it leads to the wire coming loose prematurely. Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for mentioning this, Mike. I actually made this video as an after thought as I was making a video on how to replace an outlet. I did go more into detail about making sure the hooks are going the right direction in that one. I see people do the same thing. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day.
@@Anyhourservices Hello. So by doing this, would this work if I'm adding a top electrical outlet for a wall mounted TV? Do I just pigtail at the bottom and only run the one pigtail to 1 terminal for the Hot and Neutral side?
2 things from a retired ole timer, many times outlets are configured to be controlled by a light switch, in this case, the connections are not straight color to color, you as an educator, should make note of this to the homeowner to be on the lookout for this when replacing an outlets. In the worst-case, you've created a direct short when the switch closes, or in the least case, the switch no longer works. Also, you must break out the twist-out tab between the top and bottom outlets on the gold side. Second: shortly before I retired the electrical inspectors put on a big push for the electricians to stop twisting the conductors together with their lineman pliers because the teeth of the jaw caused gouges and nicks in the individual conductors as they were being twisted that became a possible crack initiation site even in the copper conductors. These are sometimes very hard to track down later since are usually intermittent faults. The inspector would always say, "read the instructions on the bag or package, that how I want them done". I never was forced to go back and redo all the connections on one of my jobs but was told about a few times before I could not break the habit of twisting them so, I smoothed the teeth on the lineman pliers jaws and it helped. Also if you have ever used crimp on connectors they will cause the twisted over strands to crush down where they cross over each other and break. I have seen it several times and never gave much thought to why? This may also be a result of overtwisting. Believe it or not, there is a lot of vibration in a building structure. Thank you for reading my post makes me feel good to pass on some knowledge from "old school" that just may still be relevant.
Thorough, easy to follow, full of tips ... thank you. No macho metal music, cute touches, great editing ... well done. I'm still searching what seems like the entire planet for a definitive guide to wiring a wall canopy switch without shorting it out -- er, without shorting another one out. (I have a c. 1998 push-button sconce, but all I find are ceiling fan pull chains.)
NEVER watched a better organized and presented youtube video! Thanks for sharing the nomenclature for the "push in connectors." I have some on order already...Paused the video and ordered them. :)
I was a teacher for 23 years: Your videos are very well presented, easy to follow, and the time code index you provide in the info section helps me jump to the essentials that I need - I usually watch all the way through but if I have to come back, the time code is awesome - the humor is totally dad humor and any teacher knows you have to entertain just a little to keep the subject fun (even if electricity is serious stuff) THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Whoa...by far the most helpful video ive seen on electrical work. Great footage, great audio. Dude speaks clearly, can form a sentence, knows what he's talking about. Not sure how you did the edits on the screen but they enhanced the video. Nice work!
I just wanted to say thank you. Every other wiring video assumes we are electricians. Great job. Easy to follow and most importantly you explained the advantages of using pigtails.
Thank you so much! I am replacing all outlets and switches in our 43 year old house and I am encountering things I have never seen and your videos really help! Clear, concise, excellent production quality.
I was also told by a long time electrician not to twist the wires together. If you ever have to take them apart it makes a mess and can cause the wire to break off. I also did appliance repair fon10 years. One problem we encountered was molex plugs on the temperature probe on ovens would get hot and send an inaccurate reading to the display and oven control. When we would replace the temp probe the instructions in the bag with the probe was to cut off the molex plug and use ceramic wire nuts. It specifically said to not twist the wires together because it would create a loose connection. I also see people wrap the stranded wire around the solid conductor. This also leaves a mess when it has to be taken apart. I take the stranded conductor and twist all the strands together making it more like a solid conductor then make sure the ends are even and the put the wire nut on tightly. It has been a while but an inspector told me that there has to be evidence that the wire nut has to be tight enough to have twisted the conductors. Remember that a wire is a solid material whether a single conductor or multiple finer conductors. You only get so many twists or bends in a solid material before it breaks.
@@marvinostman522 There is a wire nut available that makes it unnecessary to pretwist the wires as the wires are twisted as the wire nut is tightened. The manufacturer calls them wingnuts and they work great.
Coming from a sparky. Very good instructions. Much better then other videos on the subject. My only real comment is I wish these videos would stop mentioning those quick connections. I have had to many service calls that ended up just being bad connections with them. I know they are UL listed, but they are junk. Again, great video!
No pigs were harmed in the making of this video. 😉 First off, kudos for setting your focus first, and then walking up to your mark. I get so tired of lazy people who expect auto-everything to make everything perfect, and ignore it when they don't. Second, kudos for showing WAGO connectors. I have stopped using the twist method because by the time the wires have a solid physical connection, one or more of them has been metal fatigued to the point of nearly breaking. Turning electricity into heat inside the box isn't economical, reliable or very safe. If I was a professional electrician I might get better at it, but because I'm not, I look for a better way for me. MOF the last time I used a WAGO, I used a 4-holer for three wires, and needed all four because one of the wires broke as I was inserting it! It had been twisted w/ a wire nut, and the bare end was almost completely severed. Even before WAGO I would just cut off the twisted part to expose fresh, non-fatigued wire that I'd use to make the new connection.
Found your video while learning the difference between splicing into a circuit and making a pigtail. Your video was incredibly informative and well done.
Me too. I need to splice into a wire in my crawl space. My wiring goes to an outlet on the back deck, so i plan to cut that wire in the middle and add a new GFCI outlet.
I’ve been searching the last two days for ‘3 sets of wires in one outlet’ and got the most random videos. Thankful I came on your channel and had exactly what I needed
Good job, well explained and demonstrated. Make sure to tell people to use the side screw terminals. If you could also make a video about replacing an outlet which has been wired directly through the device by pigtailing the wires and connecting the device correctly with the screw terminals that would be great. I actually came on YT today because I'm trying to coach someone in a different state on some basic troubleshooting. Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Many comments have said it better than I could, but your teaching style is top notch. Every little step was shown in great detail, and in order with no jarring cuts or anything. Great video editing and great knowledge.
That really was a good video. Down to earth, easy to understand, common sense. We're rewiring two new outlets around a new floor and have to pigtail the ground between both plug outlets. There are not enough electricians out there, and for something as simple as our project, so it's nice to go onto CZcams and get expert advice that instills a little extra confidence to do the job yourself.
I rarely comment on videos. Just needed to see this done. I was hesitant to search for a how to video cause every other one I've seen on any subject the people always get wordy. You stayed on topic and were very informantive. On top of that I looked you all up and you're local to Utah and have great ratings. Next time I need some work done I'll give you a call
@@Anyhourservices I am moving my refrigerator into a closet. The basement is partly finished, the closet is very near the unfinished portion. I can disrupt the sheetrock in the basement below the closet if need be. But I don't know how to find the right spot to drill, how to get through the sill, any of that! Oh, and by the way (since you're a plumber too) I need to get a water supply line up there for the icemaker as well.
Dammit! Why couldn’t your video have been the first one I clicked on all those hours ago?! It would have saved me so much trouble! Instead, I’ve been sitting in a dark bathroom cussing all afternoon. Seriously, thank you so much for the clear, concise tutorial. When someone knows their stuff, it shows, and it definitely shows with you. 🙌🏻
this is absolutely the best, most professional, well put together and edited, entertaining and informative video on this subject matter out there. thank you for taking the time to post.
Nice and easy to understand video regarding the purpose and use of pigtails. While the original wire setup was not shown in the beginning of the video, I think this electrical box must have had pigtails already since you have 3 hots, 3 neutrals, and 3 grounds. By electrical code, you can only use one wire under a screw. Or, maybe in theory and practice, the circuit was wired in using the 2 individual black hot wires on the two individual receptacle screws (brass color) and then maybe the third black hot wire was "back stabbed" in to the back of the outlet. The same wiring method used for the white neutral wires on the silver neutral side screws and then a "back stab" into the neutral side of the receptacle. While still acceptable, "back stabbing" is not as good a secure electrical connection when compared to the receptacle screw method or the clamping plate method found on GFCI receptacles. Also, as pointed out by one of the other comments, many receptacle in newer homes are wired, for example, the top outlet of the duplex receptacle is switched to control a lamp and the bottom outlet is a constant "on", say for a clock, so in that case, the pigtail method shown in the video would not work properly.
Outstanding video sir! Had to subscribe! Being a diy dude I like learning how to do electrical wrk! I wish you had shown how to install the wires onto the receptacle.
Nice clean job I’m not electrician but I learned a lot when I was a teenager and I wired up so many houses additions I was use that pigtail comes in handy
Thanks for the info, wanted to jump a box to the tv I was going to put up on the wall and have no wires showing, it was in the middle of the run. This video helped 👍🏼
Great video! Humor is always welcome, especially when it adds to the video. I was looking for any easy ways to fix some poor wiring I uncovered in my house...your videos have been very helpful!
Excellent video! I was changing a single switch in my bathroom and noticed that the person who installed it had connected 2 black wires around 1 brass screw! They should’ve pigtailed the 2 to make 1!
Thanks for sharing this video! You've made this easier to understand. I'm not sure why ten people would thumbs-down your video...guess they're just trolls. Thanks again!!
A pleasure to actually watch a video made with some pride, keeping it at the level of DIYs, and very important to me - the video was actually clear, as in a high quality and not made from an old video camera or old cell phone.. I didn't see a video on how to connect a new outlet to an exisiting outlet using pigtails. I am installing a TV on the wall and would like to know exactly how to connect the pigtails to the old and new outlet. Thank you
This was a very helpful video. My house is old and they used 12ga wire throughout the house. I had 3 of each wires in there and they back stabbed two of them but I couldn't find a plug to accommodate that. This way worked great, gave me more wire to work with and our new plug looks great in there. Thank you again!
Thanks for the great video, clear and straight to the point. I know stranded wire pigtails are common for ground connections to outlets but what about using stranded wire for hot & neutral pigtails? The extra flexibility would make it a lot easier to cram all the wires into the box when using 12 GA wire.
Fantastic. Just fantastic. Excellent production value, clear and concise informational content, a dash of light-hearted humor, and all in precisely the right proportions. This is one of the very best DIY home electrical education videos I've ever seen, on CZcams or elsewhere! Consider me "subbed!" lol.
I love you know size by body parts. It saves so much time in 1 day. I met tradesmen who new many lengths with only one hand. And he would break a tape out and prove it if you asked.
Thanks. I go back and watch my early videos and I wish I had gotten to the point a little quicker, maybe someday I'll go back and redo them. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
The screws on the side are more reliable than back stabbing the wires. Rarely will a connection come loose on an outlet, but if it ever does, it is almost always on an outlet that has been back stabbed. Use needle nose pliers to make a small loop.
I've done it before but I learned some tricks. My issue is 1940 cloth wire that is crumbling. My first step is to put shrink tube on it. 2nd challenge is there might only be 2-3" of old wire sticking out. 3rd challenge is back then the cheap SOBs would have 3 wires coming into the box, and the boxes seem to be small. When doing the pigtail - I need to be careful not to twist the old wire going back into the box, twist only the barewire not the insulation. I tend to be fugal - my initial pigtail is too short making it difficult to work. Again - very nicely produced - you didn't play ugly music and you did not call anyone "poopoo face",.
Fantastic! Great video...concise, informative, well explained! (The corny jokes were an added plus!!😊) I think most people feel a lot more confident and safer doing this themselves after watching. Thank you!! 👍🏻
Excellent video, many thanks. God is in the details : trimming the ends of the clump of neutrals, twisting ine wires in the same direction as the wire nut etc. Thumbs up.
Excellent production, guys. Great instructions, concise explanation of methods, good camera work, and care taken during editing for an easy viewer experience. Real top-notch work!
Very Helpful.A nice video on how to replace a switch & outlet combo would be nice.The switch controls a light and the outlet also provides power to a switched garbage disposal.
Most professional, clear and concise tutorial I've come across for this topic. Great job!
Just wanted to say, I've seen about 15 videos on electrical wiring today, and your videos were head and shoulders above everything else youtube threw at me. I dont comment often, but its amazing how clear and helpful a video with good information and good production values can be. Im clicking adds a few times, thanks for the help.
Wow, thanks so much for the feedback. It helps to know we are on the right track. We're always looking for ways to provide value. I hope your electrical projects went well. Thanks again.
@@Anyhourservices Great video, and thank you for it. I was looking for a video to show someone how to pigtail receptacles, and I went though at least 5 CZcams-suggested videos that were all wrong or missing steps. The one thing I would ask you to add is a bit of emphasis on putting the wire hooks in the right direction on the screws. As far as I can see, you did it correctly by having them point clockwise, but it's an important step that I see done wrong by a lot of homeowners, and I often have to explain to them why it's dangerous, as it leads to the wire coming loose prematurely.
Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for mentioning this, Mike. I actually made this video as an after thought as I was making a video on how to replace an outlet. I did go more into detail about making sure the hooks are going the right direction in that one. I see people do the same thing. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day.
@@Anyhourservices Hello. So by doing this, would this work if I'm adding a top electrical outlet for a wall mounted TV? Do I just pigtail at the bottom and only run the one pigtail to 1 terminal for the Hot and Neutral side?
I agree with this comment, they're well organized and very well explained. Im def subscribing
2 things from a retired ole timer, many times outlets are configured to be controlled by a light switch, in this case, the connections are not straight color to color, you as an educator, should make note of this to the homeowner to be on the lookout for this when replacing an outlets. In the worst-case, you've created a direct short when the switch closes, or in the least case, the switch no longer works. Also, you must break out the twist-out tab between the top and bottom outlets on the gold side.
Second: shortly before I retired the electrical inspectors put on a big push for the electricians to stop twisting the conductors together with their lineman pliers because the teeth of the jaw caused gouges and nicks in the individual conductors as they were being twisted that became a possible crack initiation site even in the copper conductors. These are sometimes very hard to track down later since are usually intermittent faults. The inspector would always say, "read the instructions on the bag or package, that how I want them done". I never was forced to go back and redo all the connections on one of my jobs but was told about a few times before I could not break the habit of twisting them so, I smoothed the teeth on the lineman pliers jaws and it helped. Also if you have ever used crimp on connectors they will cause the twisted over strands to crush down where they cross over each other and break. I have seen it several times and never gave much thought to why? This may also be a result of overtwisting. Believe it or not, there is a lot of vibration in a building structure. Thank you for reading my post makes me feel good to pass on some knowledge from "old school" that just may still be relevant.
Straight to the point, concise , and very clean work. No long winded explanation... love it! Will def subscribe. Thanks!!
Thanks, I appreciate the subscribe.
Thorough, easy to follow, full of tips ... thank you. No macho metal music, cute touches, great editing ... well done. I'm still searching what seems like the entire planet for a definitive guide to wiring a wall canopy switch without shorting it out -- er, without shorting another one out. (I have a c. 1998 push-button sconce, but all I find are ceiling fan pull chains.)
NEVER watched a better organized and presented youtube video! Thanks for sharing the nomenclature for the "push in connectors." I have some on order already...Paused the video and ordered them. :)
Thanks so much for the kind words. I’m really glad you liked the video!
I was a teacher for 23 years: Your videos are very well presented, easy to follow, and the time code index you provide in the info section helps me jump to the essentials that I need - I usually watch all the way through but if I have to come back, the time code is awesome - the humor is totally dad humor and any teacher knows you have to entertain just a little to keep the subject fun (even if electricity is serious stuff) THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Great video! I actually learned something! Thank you!
This concise video helped me get my circuit to turn back on.
Whoa...by far the most helpful video ive seen on electrical work. Great footage, great audio. Dude speaks clearly, can form a sentence, knows what he's talking about. Not sure how you did the edits on the screen but they enhanced the video. Nice work!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you appreciate the work that went into it. I appreciate you watching.
I just wanted to say thank you. Every other wiring video assumes we are electricians. Great job. Easy to follow and most importantly you explained the advantages of using pigtails.
Thank you so much! I am replacing all outlets and switches in our 43 year old house and I am encountering things I have never seen and your videos really help! Clear, concise, excellent production quality.
Great video, thanks. I was taught to let the wire nut do all the twisting, I think your approach makes more sense.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
I was also told by a long time electrician not to twist the wires together. If you ever have to take them apart it makes a mess and can cause the wire to break off. I also did appliance repair fon10 years. One problem we encountered was molex plugs on the temperature probe on ovens would get hot and send an inaccurate reading to the display and oven control. When we would replace the temp probe the instructions in the bag with the probe was to cut off the molex plug and use ceramic wire nuts. It specifically said to not twist the wires together because it would create a loose connection. I also see people wrap the stranded wire around the solid conductor. This also leaves a mess when it has to be taken apart. I take the stranded conductor and twist all the strands together making it more like a solid conductor then make sure the ends are even and the put the wire nut on tightly.
It has been a while but an inspector told me that there has to be evidence that the wire nut has to be tight enough to have twisted the conductors. Remember that a wire is a solid material whether a single conductor or multiple finer conductors. You only get so many twists or bends in a solid material before it breaks.
@@marvinostman522 There is a wire nut available that makes it unnecessary to pretwist the wires as the wires are twisted as the wire nut is tightened. The manufacturer calls them wingnuts and they work great.
Coming from a sparky. Very good instructions. Much better then other videos on the subject. My only real comment is I wish these videos would stop mentioning those quick connections. I have had to many service calls that ended up just being bad connections with them. I know they are UL listed, but they are junk. Again, great video!
No pigs were harmed in the making of this video. 😉
First off, kudos for setting your focus first, and then walking up to your mark. I get so tired of lazy people who expect auto-everything to make everything perfect, and ignore it when they don't.
Second, kudos for showing WAGO connectors. I have stopped using the twist method because by the time the wires have a solid physical connection, one or more of them has been metal fatigued to the point of nearly breaking. Turning electricity into heat inside the box isn't economical, reliable or very safe. If I was a professional electrician I might get better at it, but because I'm not, I look for a better way for me. MOF the last time I used a WAGO, I used a 4-holer for three wires, and needed all four because one of the wires broke as I was inserting it! It had been twisted w/ a wire nut, and the bare end was almost completely severed. Even before WAGO I would just cut off the twisted part to expose fresh, non-fatigued wire that I'd use to make the new connection.
Found your video while learning the difference between splicing into a circuit and making a pigtail. Your video was incredibly informative and well done.
Cool, thanks!
Me too. I need to splice into a wire in my crawl space. My wiring goes to an outlet on the back deck, so i plan to cut that wire in the middle and add a new GFCI outlet.
I have literally never commented on a CZcams video, but this was so helpful and clear and was the first tutorial that I easily understood! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
I’ve been searching the last two days for ‘3 sets of wires in one outlet’ and got the most random videos. Thankful I came on your channel and had exactly what I needed
That's great to hear! I'm so glad this was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Awesome video...I was the guy who threw on the wire nut without twisting the wires...learned something today.
Nice work! Thanks for the comment!
Great! Video. Congrats! Needed this explanation. After seeing cracy wires in the outlet wall. Thank you! for your time.
Good job, well explained and demonstrated. Make sure to tell people to use the side screw terminals. If you could also make a video about replacing an outlet which has been wired directly through the device by pigtailing the wires and connecting the device correctly with the screw terminals that would be great. I actually came on YT today because I'm trying to coach someone in a different state on some basic troubleshooting. Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Best video I ever seen on this topic. Thank you so much.
Many comments have said it better than I could, but your teaching style is top notch. Every little step was shown in great detail, and in order with no jarring cuts or anything. Great video editing and great knowledge.
Very helpful. Thanks for posting this video!
That really was a good video. Down to earth, easy to understand, common sense. We're rewiring two new outlets around a new floor and have to pigtail the ground between both plug outlets. There are not enough electricians out there, and for something as simple as our project, so it's nice to go onto CZcams and get expert advice that instills a little extra confidence to do the job yourself.
I rarely comment on videos. Just needed to see this done. I was hesitant to search for a how to video cause every other one I've seen on any subject the people always get wordy. You stayed on topic and were very informantive. On top of that I looked you all up and you're local to Utah and have great ratings. Next time I need some work done I'll give you a call
Thanks. I appreciate that. Glad it was helpful.
I’ve spent hours trying to find information on this topic & im so glad I found your video.
Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Dude, you answered so many lingering questions for me in just one video. Clear and organized. Rock on!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for video. Do you have pointers or tips on how to pull Romex up from the basement to a new first floor outlet without tearing out the walls?
Great question. I need to make a video about this. The process is different if your basement is finished or unfinished. Which is yours?
@@Anyhourservices I am moving my refrigerator into a closet. The basement is partly finished, the closet is very near the unfinished portion. I can disrupt the sheetrock in the basement below the closet if need be. But I don't know how to find the right spot to drill, how to get through the sill, any of that! Oh, and by the way (since you're a plumber too) I need to get a water supply line up there for the icemaker as well.
Dammit! Why couldn’t your video have been the first one I clicked on all those hours ago?! It would have saved me so much trouble! Instead, I’ve been sitting in a dark bathroom cussing all afternoon.
Seriously, thank you so much for the clear, concise tutorial. When someone knows their stuff, it shows, and it definitely shows with you. 🙌🏻
Thank you! My stepson needed this for a class he's taking. I needed it as a refresher! Subscribed
Thanks for the subscribe. I'm glad the video was helpful.
Best electrical vid I've seen on yt yet. Great job. Thank u
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.
this is absolutely the best, most professional, well put together and edited, entertaining and informative video on this subject matter out there.
thank you for taking the time to post.
Nice and easy to understand video regarding the purpose and use of pigtails. While the original wire setup was not shown in the beginning of the video, I think this electrical box must have had pigtails already since you have 3 hots, 3 neutrals, and 3 grounds. By electrical code, you can only use one wire under a screw. Or, maybe in theory and practice, the circuit was wired in using the 2 individual black hot wires on the two individual receptacle screws (brass color) and then maybe the third black hot wire was "back stabbed" in to the back of the outlet. The same wiring method used for the white neutral wires on the silver neutral side screws and then a "back stab" into the neutral side of the receptacle. While still acceptable, "back stabbing" is not as good a secure electrical connection when compared to the receptacle screw method or the clamping plate method found on GFCI receptacles. Also, as pointed out by one of the other comments, many receptacle in newer homes are wired, for example, the top outlet of the duplex receptacle is switched to control a lamp and the bottom outlet is a constant "on", say for a clock, so in that case, the pigtail method shown in the video would not work properly.
Very helpful video. Clear and concise.
Thanks phil, glad we could help!
Thank you for this perfect video sir!!!
Outstanding video sir! Had to subscribe! Being a diy dude I like learning how to do electrical wrk! I wish you had shown how to install the wires onto the receptacle.
Outstanding video. I now have the confidence to do this myself...can't thank you enough!
Glad it helped. Good luck! Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching!
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ive watched many of these videos but this is the best one yet very well explained thank you very much for your time and professionalism
Glad it was helpful!
Bro thanks a lot your video really made me understand how to pigtail a wire properly thanks
You are a natural at teaching - great job, thank you.
Thanks so much!
This is the first video I saw when researching this problem. Very helpful, thanks!
Thank you you also gave me the idea of how I would put extra wiring if it was too short I never even thought about that so thank you
You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
It also helps if the box is large enough to hold all of it.
Great style and content - and you seem like a smart and respectful guy. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Good stuff - clear, concise and with a bit of humor. thanks for your time
Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate the comment. Glad you liked it.
Nice clean job I’m not electrician but I learned a lot when I was a teenager and I wired up so many houses additions I was use that pigtail comes in handy
Nice! 👊
Thanks for the info, wanted to jump a box to the tv I was going to put up on the wall and have no wires showing, it was in the middle of the run. This video helped 👍🏼
I'm glad it was helpful.
Great video. Very informative AND entertaining which is so rare when watching DIY videos. Thanks for posting
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Just added my first outlet myself and your video was what enabled me to do it! Thanks again man
This was great....the things you can learn when browsing CZcams.
Very good! Clear and precise. Thanks!
You're welcome, glad we could help.
Thank you so much for this quick informative, no fuss explanation, this video helped me install my ceiling light :) xoxo
Glad you found it helpful
Very clear and straightforward presentation. Great!! Thanks!!
You are welcome!
Great instructions and explanation. Best I've seen for electrical work. Thank you!
this is such a great tutorial, thank you so much
You're welcome. Glad you liked it.
@@Anyhourservices you only needed to wrap tape around the bottom of the caps or wire nut to secure and also tape around the receptacle..and perfect
Great video! Humor is always welcome, especially when it adds to the video. I was looking for any easy ways to fix some poor wiring I uncovered in my house...your videos have been very helpful!
Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with that wiring, and let us know if you have any questions.
this video is Ace's ,its organized , precise & detailed . Cant wait to watch others on your channel......thank you !
THANK YOU! Just had to do this. Simple and straight to the point. You rock.
Excellent video! I was changing a single switch in my bathroom and noticed that the person who installed it had connected 2 black wires around 1 brass screw! They should’ve pigtailed the 2 to make 1!
Was the second screw not used ?
Thanks for sharing this video! You've made this easier to understand. I'm not sure why ten people would thumbs-down your video...guess they're just trolls. Thanks again!!
Haha, Thanks. Different strokes for different folks. Glad you liked it.
A pleasure to actually watch a video made with some pride, keeping it at the level of DIYs, and very important to me - the video was actually clear, as in a high quality and not made from an old video camera or old cell phone..
I didn't see a video on how to connect a new outlet to an exisiting outlet using pigtails. I am installing a TV on the wall and would like to know exactly how to connect the pigtails to the old and new outlet. Thank you
This was a very helpful video. My house is old and they used 12ga wire throughout the house. I had 3 of each wires in there and they back stabbed two of them but I couldn't find a plug to accommodate that.
This way worked great, gave me more wire to work with and our new plug looks great in there. Thank you again!
Okay, I'm in the same situation and replacing all of the old outlets because nothing stays plugged in. It's good to hear this works before I try it
Thanks for the great video, clear and straight to the point. I know stranded wire pigtails are common for ground connections to outlets but what about using stranded wire for hot & neutral pigtails? The extra flexibility would make it a lot easier to cram all the wires into the box when using 12 GA wire.
Fantastic. Just fantastic. Excellent production value, clear and concise informational content, a dash of light-hearted humor, and all in precisely the right proportions. This is one of the very best DIY home electrical education videos I've ever seen, on CZcams or elsewhere! Consider me "subbed!" lol.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm really please you got some value out of it.
I did not know about the push-in connectors... I know you did not go into any details about them, but at least now I know that they exist... TY...
There’s always new things to learn. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Definitely the right way to wire a receptacle.
I love you know size by body parts. It saves so much time in 1 day. I met tradesmen who new many lengths with only one hand. And he would break a tape out and prove it if you asked.
It save so much time on simple things like that. Really comes in hand when you only need a rough measurement.
Thank you. I had to skip to the middle to see what I needed, but it was helpful when I got there.
Thanks. I go back and watch my early videos and I wish I had gotten to the point a little quicker, maybe someday I'll go back and redo them. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
Thank you for your easy to follow instruction. Keep it up you are doing great.
Great video. Thanks. Could you maybe explain for everyone why you used the side terminals instead of backstabbing the wires into the outlet?
The screws on the side are more reliable than back stabbing the wires. Rarely will a connection come loose on an outlet, but if it ever does, it is almost always on an outlet that has been back stabbed. Use needle nose pliers to make a small loop.
All the questions I had answered in once, concise video. Thanks.
Glad you found it useful.
First time here, very well produced
Thanks! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
I've done it before but I learned some tricks. My issue is 1940 cloth wire that is crumbling. My first step is to put shrink tube on it. 2nd challenge is there might only be 2-3" of old wire sticking out. 3rd challenge is back then the cheap SOBs would have 3 wires coming into the box, and the boxes seem to be small.
When doing the pigtail - I need to be careful not to twist the old wire going back into the box, twist only the barewire not the insulation. I tend to be fugal - my initial pigtail is too short making it difficult to work. Again - very nicely produced - you didn't play ugly music and you did not call anyone "poopoo face",.
Pre-twisting your conductors prior to screwing on your wire nuts allows for a more sure connection of your conductors.
Fantastic! Great video...concise, informative, well explained! (The corny jokes were an added plus!!😊) I think most people feel a lot more confident and safer doing this themselves after watching. Thank you!! 👍🏻
Thanks so much. Glad you liked it.
as soon as "clockwise" was mentioned, I hit that subscribe button.
Very good way of teaching
Excellent tutorial! Thorough explanation and good camera work, great job!
Excellent video, many thanks. God is in the details : trimming the ends of the clump of neutrals, twisting ine wires in the same direction as the wire nut etc. Thumbs up.
Glad you liked it. Thank for the comment.
Excellent. Simple, clear, and concise. 👍
This was very good no long winded talk to show how great he is, as other u tubers do, just get to the point thank y ou😁
Well done . well versed and clearly spoken. Thanks
Great video I wish I would of seen this way back before I ran into my problems lol good video and vibe thanks!!
I wish you would have seen it too. Thanks for checking it out.
Great video, professional here!!
Excellent and so easy to follow. Thank You!
Glad we could help, Brian!
Wow, easy to understand instructions. Great video.
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Excellent production, guys. Great instructions, concise explanation of methods, good camera work, and care taken during editing for an easy viewer experience.
Real top-notch work!
Thanks, we sure do our best. Hope your project went well!
Fantastic video, clear teaching. Thanks!
Thank you for the video
Keep them coming
We're working on it. Thanks for watching.
Great information and appears easy for even a dummy like me. Excellent and easy to follow explanation and demonstration. Thanks
You're welcome! If you try it, let us know how it goes. Good Luck.
Incredibly helpful and information rich. Thank you!
Thanks, I learned something, bhy are there 3 wires each of hot and neutral coming out of that outlet in the first place? Over daisy chained?
The best tutorial I’ve seen
I started watching to learn. I stayed watching because he is cute. Great job!
😂 great comment. Thanks for watching!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Could you do a video on adding outlets to a garage from an existing outlet. Thanks
Awesome video, that was very easy to follow and understand. Thanks.
You're welcome.
Very Helpful.A nice video on how to replace a switch & outlet combo would be nice.The switch controls a light and the outlet also provides power to a switched garbage disposal.
I'll add it to the list. Thanks for watching.
Awesome 👍👍 very clear and consise
Very helpful and useful in electrical boxes, tnx 4 this