Running a wire from a new breaker in the breaker panel to a workshop area in the basement for a 240 volt circuit for my table saw and bandsaw woodgears.ca/wi...
This video gave me all the info I needed to put a 240v breaker and outlet in my garage for my TIG welder. Simple and to the point. I can appreciate that. Thanks for the video!
I was arguing with someone who said EV's suck because it costs thousands to setup at home charging... I told them about this video showing how to install a new 240v circuit in FIVE MINUTES... The charger itself is just as easy to install, you pretty much just mount it to a wall and plug it in. If you are spending a thousand or more for a contractor to do this you're an idiot!
Well done! Some 20 years ago, as a an owner-builder in the states, I was able to build our entire house without a builder's license or any kind of licensing in any of the trades needed to build a house. I did all of the electrical, plumbing, heating / cooling, etc. I just had to have regular inspections throughout the process and a final inspection. Some of the trade specific shops that I tried to do business with would't sell to me, but there were always those that would go out of their way. I always worked with the inspectors and had a good relationship with all of therm, especially the fellow who gave me my final. I will never regret the decision to DIY our home, despite having times when I wanted to bulldoze the entire thing into the ground. It was hard work and I learned a ton.
You're a wild man Matt. I'd do that job with the mains off and a nice LED headlight. One time as a little kid I picked up an extension cord someone had made, rather poorly, and I had no shoes on. I got locked onto it for a moment with a clenched fist, and it felt like I got punched in the guts about 120 times. Never forgot that, so when I do electrical work I do it powered off. What you did is safe for those who can be safe doing it. The problem is some people think they are in that catagory when they arent. Love your videos, keep up the fun stuff!
Bro really? He did not complete the circuit , you can do that too, just don't touch any metal around you, just don't ground ure self and complete the circuit....is ok relax... I do that all the time when i have an apprentice working with me but i use my voltmeter and they get a kick out of it....
OMG. I worked at a sodium metal MFG plant in the US and we were touring a bunch of Chinese competitors around the plant. The bus bar required for electrolysis of NaCl (salt) is big, like 2"x10"! This guy touches it! I hear he is safe (not ok) to do that unless someone else (who you can't see b/c the plant was so big) does the same thing at the same time.
@@torodaman Ya, not so smart. What are you standing on? Got any tacks on the bottom of your shoes?. Shit happens. Fact is you got big wattage looking for a path to ground. Also electricity can jump from phase to phase so you don't even need a damn ground point. It is always looking to equalize its potential relative to any other point. You want ot be the conduit for that equalization, go ahead. There are old electricians and bold electricians. No old bold electricians.
I asked a journeyman electrician once if he had to do a lot of work in live panels. He said sometimes yeah, but they would use protective equipment (shields, gloves and the like) to help ensure against any accidental contact that could cause injury. Beyond that, he said, "there are old electricians, and there are bold electricians, but there are not a lot of old bold electricians." :D
As someone who is an install engineer for higher voltage equipment, 480V and up, this was painful for me to watch. If your only reason to keep it live is lights, you need to kill the power. A headlamp is fine and keeps you safer. If you must work live, at least use rated gloves. It's too easy to accidently touch something you shouldn't if your attention slips for a second. Especially using non-insulated screw drivers to install the breaker and wire.
@@112428agreed. Some independent light source like a Dewalt battery operated portable light pole (in addition to a headlamp) which would've been par for the course. There is no way I would ever work in a live panel (no matter how small the upgrade or repai) just one momentary lapse of judgment, absentmindedness or distraction in a split second could change the wife's status to single mom. it's better to follow all safety protocols to the letter .
Been an electrician for 11 years, thought this was going to be another painful electrical how to.. But its one of the best I've seen, nice job! Turns out your not just smarter than wood.
Some of us know there is more to what he showed, or he's extremely lucky. I've accidentally touched hot bars while wearing rubber boots on dry hardwood and have gotten shocked. Also in places outside of North America, they use 240/400v systems which makes it much harder to prevent conducting power through your shoes. He only exposed himself to a 120v potential which barely can penetrate skin without insulative shoes. Though I'm sick of hearing from EU people who've been brain washed into thinking 400v systems are safer than ours.
Not really, he touched the 120V bar in his 240V service & never touched a ground. This is his house in this country. I care not about voltage in Europe. Other precautions need to be taken over there.
it's not an open circuit if the voltage is high enough to overcome the insulation in his shoes since 99% of them are not designed to be insulative. Like I said, I've gotten shocked in the past accidentally hitting the same rail working on my own electrical panel while wearing rubber boots. The shock went straight through my feet, if current flows, it's not open.
"If I turn off the mains, it would be dark in here, and that would make a terrible video. On the other hand, if I leave it on, I might electrocute myself on camera, and that would make an _awesome_ video."
This man is dedicated! "Why work on a live panel? Well if I killed the main, I would have no lights, and that would make for a terrible video" Risking his life for the quality of his content, BRAVO! 👏👏👏 👏👏👏👏
I'm no safety Sally, having installed my garage sub-breaker through self-education on CZcams, and having recently put in two 240v circuits for a 3hp dust collector and a 20" bandsaw (1.5hp) built on your plans. I'm not afraid to try things, although when it comes to electrical/plumbing/construction, I try to conform to code. You have a cavalier attitude toward the risks involved, Matthias, and because so many respect you here, they may be tempted to adopt your attitude. It's very nerd-cool to exude that mad scientist vibe, and you're a master of it. That is a problem because maybe they don't have your knowledge or experience. What is obvious to you may be invisible to them. I know you believe we are all adults here and we have agency to make our own decisions and take our own risks, but that won't make you feel much better if you learn that someone following your lead is killed or seriously injured. I have Robert Jordan's attitude toward behavioral limitations: do what you want, then pay for it. I am a lot less concerned about the injury I might cause to myself than what I might do to others.
You may not know this? But, if you look at your yellow wire cutters/strippers ( 0:54 ) you will see two small holes near the cutter head. They are there so that you can put in the stripped (bare copper) wire end, and bend it so that it makes the PERFECT sized loop to put over the ground screw and the screws on the outlet. The pliers (1:06 ) are not necessary. :) Also: When wiring up the breaker? Install the wires first, *then* snap in the breaker.
Hiya Mathias, just wanted to let you know you don't need a direct connection to ground in order for a hot line to zap you. There can be a capacitive property between you and ground that will allow current to flow into you without actually having to flow through you to ground. Just something to be aware of.
I've gotta add one more thing: making your own band saw? Your own table saw? And all your other projects - at first glance I thought you were nuts but after watching them, I think you might just be a Godsend to those of us who can't afford the machinery we'd love to have. Keep up the good works!
Lots of people commented on how the floor-level mounting of the electrical outlet presents a flood risk. This is the second time I have seen Matthias do the same thing. Kind of of puzzling for such a smart guy...
I didn't realize so many people are rooting for catastrophic events in your house Matthias. It must make you feel all warm inside that so many people care.
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As a qualified UK electrician, I would not comment about how other countries do things - each to his own. What I would say is that every country seems to be bringing out more and more 'rules' and 'codes' most of which seem to do more to keep the rule-makers in a job than they do to improve safety...
Indeed. and people will find a way to solve it. If it's too expensive to do it properly on account of all the rules, they just kludge it. So in a way, the rules are self defeating. Cause it's the really dreadful stuff that causes electrocutions and fires.
I worked on a job where we had to add afci breakers to meet code. Like $40 each. They're very touchy. A chendelier on the 2nd story caused it to trip. What an expensive code requirement.
i cannot comment on electricity codes as it is not my area of expertise but here in nz the building codes have become so extreme its making buildings weaker. they want everything so overbuilt for earthquakes that when they do get a shake they cant absorb the energy and fail.
Some thoughts on North American wiring practice, for those who find it frightening: Certainly there are installations that do not meet code, and those that do but look like rats’ nests. But regardless of how fearful a proper installation looks like to someone unfamiliar with the US National Electrical Code, it’s probably worth noting that the system does work and is safe. The Code is constantly revised to improve safety, but such frightening devices as wire nuts and snap-in circuit breakers have been functioning for decades on end without failure. I used to think that wire nuts were an absurd connector. Then I tried to remove a few. The spring grips the wires with amazing force and is extremely resistant to “unscrewing” from the connection. Can they be misused? Sure. Poor wire prep, too many wires for a given nut size, careless application. This is why we have electricians and inspections. Are wire nuts better now than in 1950? Sure. There have been a few service panels that proved to be poor designs that needed replacement over the years. Aside from these known faults, I can’t say I know of any issues with panels or breakers. Terminals for AL-CU wire are reliable with aluminum. Strain reliefs do their job. “Romex” cable has performed safely for decades. Over the years, the NEC has modified wiring procedures to improve safety as well as requiring newly developed technology. Regarding North American voltages, they’re just what evolved historically. This is a vast continent that was-and is-largely rural with no need for the power capacity of three phase everywhere. The sheer vastness makes the distribution cost prohibitive. Businesses and industries who need it have three phase available. Typical single-family residential service in recent years has been 200A at 240V single phase, but now 325A is likely. There just isn’t enough need to rewire an entire continent for three phase. Remember that you can drive across all of Germany before I can drive across half of Texas.
@Metis So true. I remember Europeans in Las Vegas a long time ago and they wanted to drive to L.A for lunch, site see a bit and make it back to Vegas for dinner. They thought it was that close. LOL.
Man, you have a lot of room in that panel! I changed my original 12 circuit for a 30, then we added A/C, a generator input and surge protector and I'm already on doubles. My original panel became a sub panel in my shop and I have a 40 space panel ready to go in when I get the time. I had originally run some 12/3 to get the shared neutral like you did but I then found that the 12/2 was SO much cheaper that it made sense to run two 12/2 runs instead.
I always turn power off to the circuit and use enough battery-powered LED lights to get the job done. I once worked in industry with very strict lock-out procedures. I follow that example.
Ian Davis lmao i understand his point. But man i wont play around like that. I would never touch that bus bar unless all the power was off. Thats why we have thr word accident. Maybe one day out pf habbit you forgot to do something or accidentally touch something Else
Wow. As a British citizen, I'm amazed to see a home-owner just willy-nilly installing an additional circuit in their home/work-area. The UK requires a qualified electrician to do such an act and provide a traceable installation safety certificate to the home-owner. Our home insurance companies often require this safety certificate to provide insurance and our electricians are audited each year to formally verify their knowledge of new safety regulations before they can issue new safety certificates. Is there an exemption clause in Canada or US that's allowing Matthias to do his own installation?
Kettle Vale lmao. I know a lot of professional electricians touching live bus bar or live anything is a big no no. Pretty f-ing funny to see him doing that. Glad nothing ACCidentally HAPPENED LOL. Unless your a line man working on 345kv and 500kv lines no reason to be touching live bus bars
While standing on a cement floor basement, which likely would be well grounded. The rubber soles of his shoes likely were all that prevented him from getting a good 110v shock.
He broke two electrical codes in his installation. First, the outlet is suppose to be further away from the floor. Second, you have to leave at least 6 inches of wire either in the outlet box, or just outside of it.
Trolling is a art. I don't like touching deathwires even when I've turned the breaker off and am wearing rubber gloves. Some will say that I'm overly cautious, we call him the Stig!
lol Great video! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to post this. There's no better way to escape worldly concern than by retreating to the shop! I'll be running 240 for a monster grinder I just got and this video helps! Thanks again.
Oh, that is interesting. I was wondering what this whole deal with the two hot black wires hook-ups to 120V all about. Never have heard of this before. Now you are the first person I have run into and I got lucky that I watched your video to the end to pick up on the wiring circuit. It is a good thing that I watched your video to the end. So, in other words, you can get more amps out of the system. So it means better to use thicker wires. Is that why your wires to your outlets look so thick? So basically it is for shop use, compressors, saws, etc. Is that the main reason? I have been through hell the for the last week trying to figure out what the heck people are talking about. I have kept thinking and thinking, hey my house is not wired like that...
Thank you for the video- it was great. People always seem to be scared with electricity but you made it seem so easy. I mean touching phase is asking for trouble wearing whatever, but still. Awesome!
I'm curious how canadians would get that tho, because if monophase is ~120V and biphase is ~240V then each phase is 180° apart, so you can't just add another phase to get a tri-phase system
It's an old outlet. Since 1988 all 380V triphase systems are 400V. An outlet that can handle 380V has no problem handling 400V. 380V was when your base voltage was 220V. Now it's 230V.
You never know what you'll get when Matthias releases a new video! Thanks for sharing (despite the obligatory complaints from the masses)! While I won't try working on a line breaker, I do appreciate your demystifying it a little!
In the US the typical home is supplied by a single phase of power, in a 240 volt split phase arrangement. Basically that means that the neutral is in the middle of of the 240 volts. That means each live wire is 120 volts away from ground, but 240 volts away from each other. Matthias is being a bit imprecise when he mentions phases. The two wires are 180 degrees out of phase with each other. Electrically they are considered to be the same phase (this matters for consideration of things like arc faults, which are somewhat different in single phase and multi phase power circuits).
I have to install a 240v circuit breaker as well as a home run to the outside outlet because the old home owner decided to run the back yard outlet off of the bathroom gfi outlet from across the house. It can't handle the hot tub and kept blowing the gfi. This really showed how easy it is to put in a 240v breaker. The hardest part is going to be running the wire up the walll, through the attic and down the wall unto the basement.
Isn't it funny how you can do something wildly dangerous for no useful reason, like climb Mt Everest, and be called a world hero and yet install a breaker on a live panel as a college educated adult and be called every other name in the book? Good God, Sir Edmund! What if a toddler had seen you scale that mountain and decided to do likewise!
Never heard of a floor outlet? Those are ... well in the floor. If there is a flood and the outlets are wired properly the breaker will disconnect the power.
Holly crap i'm glad to see that he used wire staples on the wire coming out and going up the side of the panel after he put the cover back on, it was gunna drive me nuts.
I just read through a lot of comments and I cannot understand why the people that trash a guy who is clearly quite smart, that he will eventually just decide to stop making videos to avoid the bullshit comments. Just figure that if you are seeing a video on CZcams by the person that filmed it and did the work, he must have survived and it’s fine. Sure the outlet is low, but we don’t know if he has sump pumps or whatever down there. It’s his house. You don’t like it? Go watch someone else’s videos and don’t be so easily offended or aghast at someone else’s working style. There’s too many snowflakes and crybabies in this world.
This isn't about working style, it's about people's lives. The things you see in the video above KILL people. This is not a drill, or a joke, or some sort of game, this is real shit that you cannot come back from. Nobody here is offended. We are aghast at his disregard for his own safety, and the safety of his family. Not to mention the people who will watch this video and think, "Oh, hey! I can do this just like Matthias!" He's a brilliant, brilliant guy, but he needs to think twice before posting stuff like this. It's not to code, and it's a fire/electrocution hazard. End of story.
once again as the gentleman above said he knows what hes doin and its his house so if he feels its fine then its his choice. there is no disregard for or himself unlike most of society he I'm sure instructs his children on what to do and not to do. and if your just gonna based a diy project and this is all base it on then your an idiot and should go sit in a corner. this is the real problem ppl have not using their brain then when something goes wrong they blame others instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. SO IDIOTS OF THE WORLD ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE CODES IN YOUR AREA! TAKE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES! GET SOMEBODY WHO IS AN EXPERT! USE MORE THAN ONE SOURCE! AND AFTER ALL THAT IF YOU STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR DOIN DONT DO IT! OR IF YOU STILL DO IT AND IT GOES WRONG TAKE RESPONSIBLILITY FOR YOUR SHIT! END OF STORY!!!!!!!!!!
And when someone else is living in this house they will have to live with electrical wiring that is not up to code and can endanger them. It's easy for you to say it's his house and he's a smart guy so it's all fine. But I'll take your advice and look are more sources and guess what they all say this way is unsafe.
Anthony But don’t you realize that every time anyone makes a video of themselves making something or doing something there are so many people who criticize them for doing it? Eventually, if you put yourself in his place, would you bother making videos about things? It’s just so frustrating to see the constant criticisms and I know it has to bug him. The guy knows how electricity flows and how to run wires and make circuits. Before you buy a house, don’t you have it inspected? If there was a violation, the inspector would require it to be addressed. All Matthias would have to do is disconnect the box and snip the wires or pull the fuse. Just try and think of things from the video creators point of view. It’s part of why I stopped making videos. If you like the content, keep watching. If you don’t, watch other channels that don’t bother you that much. I mean no disrespect, I hope you understand.
well is good that he sounds like he know something and ppl copy what he dose, and do the same dangerous mistakes. the eu union have a much higher requirements on electrical work. our standards is sometimes to hard but he dose some stuff dangerous to the degree it can kill u and/or other. he dose not have a fundamental knowledge of electricity and their for he shall not teach others. // an electrician and an engineer in electricity
Wow, North american electricity scares me every time. here in Iran, basement socket should have 110cm clearance from ground and also have IP44 protection. also using double RCD breakers are mandatory for basements
Awesome video, Matthias! I had no idea about the 240 volts. When you touched the live panel, I stopped breathing for a couple of seconds, and I almost had a heart attack.
Never attaching socket in low position as you make, I dont know for rules in US but in EU minimum hight is 40-45cm. The other objection for the electrics is that the loose cables all around in the room. All these notices are critical for safety, first!!!!!
Please paint this floor in white like the old shop it´s better for you to film the videos because turns the room much brighter and its also more beautiful that this floor.
Pass the popcorn, I'm waiting for all the safety screaming in the comments!!! :-) Wow, it sure looks easy popping a hole in those I-joists. I've never worked around them, so I didn't know that they had knockouts.
It will be fun reading back this comment of yours when your house has burned down because of your ignorance :-) I won't have any sympathy. People seem not to understand the point of safety, just laughing at it like they are big men.
The less you know about something the more you're afraid of it. Matthias obviously knows what he's doing, the majority of whiners of scary ol' electricity, on the other hand...
On I beams you can make much larger holes than that. They probably weren't there from before. You can use a hole saw to cut them out. If that is a 250mm/10" I-beam then you can cut a 168mm/6.6" hole without sacrificing load bearing ability (Some conditions do apply though)
Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) I’m glad I’m not the only one who was surprised by that! (Also: the best opportunity for a nascar moment in this was probably hammering the plastic staple in. But I’ll bet the safety police didn’t even notice that, too apoplectic about touching a hot bar…)
When working on live panels you should at least observe the one-hand rule (use only 1 hand whenever possible). That way the electricity doesn't have a path through your chest.
I probably would have put that receptacle a bit higher than that close to the ground since your in a basement. Not sure what the moisture situation is where your at but good video!
Okay you've done a number of things in this video completely wrong and against code in ontario. Wrong connector in panel (you used one for bx). Your 240v plug is too close to the floor (min 6" above floor) lastly your connections for those split Receptacles ( one red one black and one white on each Rec). Those should also then be connected to a two pole breaker).
+Anonymouspock he should be sharing a neutral across a red and a black not two blacks. If both blacks are on the same phase the neutral has the potential to carry too much, heating the wire and the receptacle.
Wow this comment section is quite a study in humanity isn’t it? I’m always amazed at how normally decent people can turn into screeching harpies berating each other in the comment section on CZcams. Maybe it’s true that you might not approve of him working on a live electrical panel. I personally would never do it. And if he were to ask my opinion, which he has not, I would tell him not to. That’s all well and good. But why does it have to turn into such a stream of vitriol against perfect strangers simply because you have anonymity on the Internet? I guess I just don’t get it.
ddoyle11. You don't get his relaxed attitude of teaching an audience of inexperienced electrical novice idiots. You must be a glutton for other people's punishment.
The original 240V box was fine other than being at floor level, but adding and splitting the 240 into (2) 120 outlets is totally wrong and against code. YOU may always remember what you have there, but no one else will know it. Many years ago I moved into my first auto repair shop. It had been a body shop before I moved into it and the old owner did a bunch of wiring. It was winter and I plugged in a salamander heater while i worked on the remodel before opening the shop. Right off the bat it burned up the electronics in the heater. After breaking out my meter, I found the idiot had wired 220 into a 110 outlet.. Yes, I am sure HE knew it, but it cost me a heater and half a days work. Also how ever long it took to check the electrical in the rest of the shop and repair all his screw ups.... It really could have been worse.....
There is nothing wrong with how he wired the 120V receptacles. Sharing a neutral is quite acceptable, quite common, and arguably better wiring practice.
that idiot is an idiot for wiring 240 to a 120, but the guy in the vid wired it correctly, and the nuetral isn't overloaded. Please explain to me what he did wrong.
I get heart palpitations whenever i watch someone working with electricity. Not because people do things wrong, but because ive shocked myself way too many times to still be alive
AS AN ELECTRCIAN AND CAPTAIN OF THE SAFETY PATROL, I MUST SAY.... That black/red romex with no neutral is pretty cool, I wish we had it here in the states.
Why you didn’t got zapped when you touched the hot bar? Human body has parasitic capacitance all the time, no matter you are in direct contact with ground or not.
Same if he was in India. LOL. I guess the voltage difference between the countries is a major factor here. Hope people from countries with 240v mains don't try this after watching this video.
I would always cut the main power in my own house. And I would use conduit for the wire (code). But Matthias is way smarter than I am. It goes to show that each project can be done in a million different ways. Keep up the good work!
He rounded the corners of his floor boards to avoid toe jams but then puts a metal box sticking out in the middle of his basement perfectly placed for toe jams...
First, he not only in socks, but in clearly in slippers, and the fact that he wasn't shocked proves that it's good enough. Secondly, your comment is very dishonest because the metal outlets are have nice round edges, which would not do anything more to a toe than a random furniture foot. So stop spreading fake news. Thanks.
Matthias is the Norm MacDonald of woodworking. He messes with his audience's comfort levels for his own pleasure. Love it!
This video gave me all the info I needed to put a 240v breaker and outlet in my garage for my TIG welder. Simple and to the point. I can appreciate that. Thanks for the video!
I was arguing with someone who said EV's suck because it costs thousands to setup at home charging... I told them about this video showing how to install a new 240v circuit in FIVE MINUTES... The charger itself is just as easy to install, you pretty much just mount it to a wall and plug it in. If you are spending a thousand or more for a contractor to do this you're an idiot!
Well done!
Some 20 years ago, as a an owner-builder in the states, I was able to build our entire house without a builder's license or any kind of licensing in any of the trades needed to build a house. I did all of the electrical, plumbing, heating / cooling, etc. I just had to have regular inspections throughout the process and a final inspection. Some of the trade specific shops that I tried to do business with would't sell to me, but there were always those that would go out of their way. I always worked with the inspectors and had a good relationship with all of therm, especially the fellow who gave me my final. I will never regret the decision to DIY our home, despite having times when I wanted to bulldoze the entire thing into the ground. It was hard work and I learned a ton.
You're a wild man Matt. I'd do that job with the mains off and a nice LED headlight. One time as a little kid I picked up an extension cord someone had made, rather poorly, and I had no shoes on. I got locked onto it for a moment with a clenched fist, and it felt like I got punched in the guts about 120 times. Never forgot that, so when I do electrical work I do it powered off. What you did is safe for those who can be safe doing it. The problem is some people think they are in that catagory when they arent. Love your videos, keep up the fun stuff!
Thank you for risking your life so I could learn how to do this.
Neither you or the 50 who liked this should play with this kind of power. This kind of power isnt a Harry homeowner kind of thing.
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@@donalddiamond6304 Done! I've had 240v in my garage for a while, and my house hasn't burnt down yet. Don't be so scared.
🤣its your risk Scott Ridings
True, he was much too causal in his demo. Non-experts could get encouraged and confused; and windup electrocuted.
You are one of the few youtubers who after many years I still get genuinely excited for when a new upload pops up in my subbox!
When I saw you touch the main bar, I almost shat my pants!
Bro really? He did not complete the circuit , you can do that too, just don't touch any metal around you, just don't ground ure self and complete the circuit....is ok relax...
I do that all the time when i have an apprentice working with me but i use my voltmeter and they get a kick out of it....
@@torodaman bro really. Do you know the saying in aviation: there are daring pilots, and there are old pilots?
And with his left hand no less, watching this made me wince
OMG. I worked at a sodium metal MFG plant in the US and we were touring a bunch of Chinese competitors around the plant. The bus bar required for electrolysis of NaCl
(salt) is big, like 2"x10"! This guy touches it! I hear he is safe (not ok) to do that unless someone else (who you can't see b/c the plant was so big) does the same thing at the same time.
@@torodaman Ya, not so smart. What are you standing on? Got any tacks on the bottom of your shoes?. Shit happens. Fact is you got big wattage looking for a path to ground. Also electricity can jump from phase to phase so you don't even need a damn ground point. It is always looking to equalize its potential relative to any other point. You want ot be the conduit for that equalization, go ahead. There are old electricians and bold electricians. No old bold electricians.
Your videos are fantastic. No extraneous babbling and or small talk. Very well organized info and brilliant ideas and execution.
I asked a journeyman electrician once if he had to do a lot of work in live panels. He said sometimes yeah, but they would use protective equipment (shields, gloves and the like) to help ensure against any accidental contact that could cause injury. Beyond that, he said, "there are old electricians, and there are bold electricians, but there are not a lot of old bold electricians." :D
Same with pilots
As someone who is an install engineer for higher voltage equipment, 480V and up, this was painful for me to watch. If your only reason to keep it live is lights, you need to kill the power. A headlamp is fine and keeps you safer. If you must work live, at least use rated gloves. It's too easy to accidently touch something you shouldn't if your attention slips for a second. Especially using non-insulated screw drivers to install the breaker and wire.
@@112428agreed. Some independent light source like a Dewalt battery operated portable light pole (in addition to a headlamp) which would've been par for the course. There is no way I would ever work in a live panel (no matter how small the upgrade or repai) just one momentary lapse of judgment, absentmindedness or distraction in a split second could change the wife's status to single mom.
it's better to follow all safety protocols to the letter .
Been an electrician for 11 years, thought this was going to be another painful electrical how to.. But its one of the best I've seen, nice job!
Turns out your not just smarter than wood.
It's a weird sort of pleasure you derive knowing how touching those hot bars so casually is going to make most of your audience feel
And you found out didn't you? They all acted like children with monsters under their beds.
Some of us know there is more to what he showed, or he's extremely lucky. I've accidentally touched hot bars while wearing rubber boots on dry hardwood and have gotten shocked.
Also in places outside of North America, they use 240/400v systems which makes it much harder to prevent conducting power through your shoes. He only exposed himself to a 120v potential which barely can penetrate skin without insulative shoes.
Though I'm sick of hearing from EU people who've been brain washed into thinking 400v systems are safer than ours.
Not really, he touched the 120V bar in his 240V service & never touched a ground. This is his house in this country. I care not about voltage in Europe. Other precautions need to be taken over there.
Hmm... You must be living in that special part of the world where electricity can flow through an open circuit.
it's not an open circuit if the voltage is high enough to overcome the insulation in his shoes since 99% of them are not designed to be insulative. Like I said, I've gotten shocked in the past accidentally hitting the same rail working on my own electrical panel while wearing rubber boots. The shock went straight through my feet, if current flows, it's not open.
Matthias values making a video for us, over his life. Now that's dedication!
I thought you were going to say, "if the kids are going crazy, I can go downstairs to my shop"
Jeffrey Restrepo that's what I heard. He said different words but that's what I heard.
I Thought the same thing
Indeed. That's what man caves are for.
Sounded more like he is going to miss having the distance from the house. haha
I'm pretty sure this was the "wife edit" we all know the score
"If I turn off the mains, it would be dark in here, and that would make a terrible video. On the other hand, if I leave it on, I might electrocute myself on camera, and that would make an _awesome_ video."
Michael Edenfield I like the way you think
HA!!!
full dedication from Matthias :D
Oliver Ford could be yeah. Those screwdriver that are safe up to 400 volts
This guy has to be the grandson of Rube Goldberg.
You are a brave man working and touching that panel while it is live. My respects goes out to you for making this vid.
Matthias made this video for the sole purpose of stirring the pot.Congrats! Job well done 🎈
This breaker shelf is just insane! VDE level over 9000!
Overengineering 😂😂
I'm seeing more comments anticipating the safety police than actual safety police comments
Matthias and the CZcams algorithm: 1
Commenters: 0
That's because he goads the safety police into making comments, rather than just explaining his working procedures and just leave it at that.
Yeah, it's become a spectator sport on this channel... :-)
that's how bad the safety police is.
Lol - - -dont try this at home with 240v in Australia !
This man is dedicated! "Why work on a live panel? Well if I killed the main, I would have no lights, and that would make for a terrible video" Risking his life for the quality of his content, BRAVO! 👏👏👏 👏👏👏👏
Soooo glad you mentioned starting in the middle. I'm planning to do that tomorrow and would have done EXACTLY the same thing. Thanks.
I'm no safety Sally, having installed my garage sub-breaker through self-education on CZcams, and having recently put in two 240v circuits for a 3hp dust collector and a 20" bandsaw (1.5hp) built on your plans. I'm not afraid to try things, although when it comes to electrical/plumbing/construction, I try to conform to code.
You have a cavalier attitude toward the risks involved, Matthias, and because so many respect you here, they may be tempted to adopt your attitude. It's very nerd-cool to exude that mad scientist vibe, and you're a master of it. That is a problem because maybe they don't have your knowledge or experience. What is obvious to you may be invisible to them. I know you believe we are all adults here and we have agency to make our own decisions and take our own risks, but that won't make you feel much better if you learn that someone following your lead is killed or seriously injured. I have Robert Jordan's attitude toward behavioral limitations: do what you want, then pay for it. I am a lot less concerned about the injury I might cause to myself than what I might do to others.
Well said
You may not know this? But, if you look at your yellow wire cutters/strippers ( 0:54 ) you will see two small holes near the cutter head.
They are there so that you can put in the stripped (bare copper) wire end, and bend it so that it makes the PERFECT sized loop to put over the ground screw and the screws on the outlet.
The pliers (1:06 ) are not necessary. :)
Also:
When wiring up the breaker? Install the wires first, *then* snap in the breaker.
This is one useful comment!
How so?
Hiya Mathias, just wanted to let you know you don't need a direct connection to ground in order for a hot line to zap you. There can be a capacitive property between you and ground that will allow current to flow into you without actually having to flow through you to ground. Just something to be aware of.
yes, micro-amperes. Not enough to get zapped with.
Thank you, Matthias. They won't understand the difference between "micro" and "milli" even if you demonstrated.
I've gotta add one more thing: making your own band saw? Your own table saw? And all your other projects - at first glance I thought you were nuts but after watching them, I think you might just be a Godsend to those of us who can't afford the machinery we'd love to have. Keep up the good works!
That's going to be awesome having a home shop and a big shop. Great set up.
_you've got the touch...._
*_YOU'VE GOT THE POWEEEER_*
*YEAAAH*
Lots of people commented on how the floor-level mounting of the electrical outlet presents a flood risk. This is the second time I have seen Matthias do the same thing. Kind of of puzzling for such a smart guy...
I didn't realize so many people are rooting for catastrophic events in your house Matthias. It must make you feel all warm inside that so many people care.
Wow. I've been shocked too many times to trust my rubber shoes hahaha
Good job. I wish you have showed and pointed out the details of actually wiring the outlet and the breaker.
That's one heck of a nice basement, the light setup actually appears to work well.
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As a qualified UK electrician, I would not comment about how other countries do things - each to his own. What I would say is that every country seems to be bringing out more and more 'rules' and 'codes' most of which seem to do more to keep the rule-makers in a job than they do to improve safety...
Indeed. and people will find a way to solve it. If it's too expensive to do it properly on account of all the rules, they just kludge it. So in a way, the rules are self defeating. Cause it's the really dreadful stuff that causes electrocutions and fires.
Just be grateful you live in a country where doing your own electrical work isn't a crime, and the electrical code is readily available information.
I worked on a job where we had to add afci breakers to meet code. Like $40 each. They're very touchy. A chendelier on the 2nd story caused it to trip. What an expensive code requirement.
kludge it... reminds me of your washing machine hack you fixed in an earlier video :)
i cannot comment on electricity codes as it is not my area of expertise but here in nz the building codes have become so extreme its making buildings weaker. they want everything so overbuilt for earthquakes that when they do get a shake they cant absorb the energy and fail.
Some thoughts on North American wiring practice, for those who find it frightening:
Certainly there are installations that do not meet code, and those that do but look like rats’ nests. But regardless of how fearful a proper installation looks like to someone unfamiliar with the US National Electrical Code, it’s probably worth noting that the system does work and is safe. The Code is constantly revised to improve safety, but such frightening devices as wire nuts and snap-in circuit breakers have been functioning for decades on end without failure. I used to think that wire nuts were an absurd connector. Then I tried to remove a few. The spring grips the wires with amazing force and is extremely resistant to “unscrewing” from the connection. Can they be misused? Sure. Poor wire prep, too many wires for a given nut size, careless application. This is why we have electricians and inspections. Are wire nuts better now than in 1950? Sure.
There have been a few service panels that proved to be poor designs that needed replacement over the years. Aside from these known faults, I can’t say I know of any issues with panels or breakers. Terminals for AL-CU wire are reliable with aluminum. Strain reliefs do their job. “Romex” cable has performed safely for decades.
Over the years, the NEC has modified wiring procedures to improve safety as well as requiring newly developed technology.
Regarding North American voltages, they’re just what evolved historically. This is a vast continent that was-and is-largely rural with no need for the power capacity of three phase everywhere. The sheer vastness makes the distribution cost prohibitive. Businesses and industries who need it have three phase available. Typical single-family residential service in recent years has been 200A at 240V single phase, but now 325A is likely. There just isn’t enough need to rewire an entire continent for three phase. Remember that you can drive across all of Germany before I can drive across half of Texas.
Exactly. And the low voltage - that was Edison's idea. We got rid of the DC, but Edison figured 110 volts DC wasn't enough to kill anyone.
@Metis It blows my mind to think someone can drive from London to Moscow and not even hit enough miles to need an oil change.
@Metis So true. I remember Europeans in Las Vegas a long time ago and they wanted to drive to L.A for lunch, site see a bit and make it back to Vegas for dinner. They thought it was that close. LOL.
Thought it was 120V in the US with a transformer at the suppliers cut out
Thank you for never give up in the breker 240 volts
Man, you have a lot of room in that panel! I changed my original 12 circuit for a 30, then we added A/C, a generator input and surge protector and I'm already on doubles. My original panel became a sub panel in my shop and I have a 40 space panel ready to go in when I get the time. I had originally run some 12/3 to get the shared neutral like you did but I then found that the 12/2 was SO much cheaper that it made sense to run two 12/2 runs instead.
I think you just missed your old basement too much
I think it is just starting to get cold in the large shop.
I think his wife wants more help with the kids.
"If I turned off all the electricity it would be dark in here, that would make terrible video." Hahahaha, hahahahaha, love it!
I always turn power off to the circuit and use enough battery-powered LED lights to get the job done. I once worked in industry with very strict lock-out procedures. I follow that example.
Ian Davis lmao i understand his point. But man i wont play around like that. I would never touch that bus bar unless all the power was off. Thats why we have thr word accident. Maybe one day out pf habbit you forgot to do something or accidentally touch something Else
Yes, that one got me.. lmao
Safety 3rd!
I am a big believer in if you know how something works, then you can manipulate it any way you want. Nice job Matthias!
Love it when all the youtube expert electricians come on on videos like this. Popcorn at the ready!
a real man works with live wires
Fucken A!
3:17 Matthias, you're scaring the shit out of me! Even though I know that poses no threat.
This is my kind of video, straight to the point without any sissy crap, Thanks Matthias!
Wow. As a British citizen, I'm amazed to see a home-owner just willy-nilly installing an additional circuit in their home/work-area. The UK requires a qualified electrician to do such an act and provide a traceable installation safety certificate to the home-owner. Our home insurance companies often require this safety certificate to provide insurance and our electricians are audited each year to formally verify their knowledge of new safety regulations before they can issue new safety certificates.
Is there an exemption clause in Canada or US that's allowing Matthias to do his own installation?
Homeowners are allowed to do their own wiring. Though to do it for someone else, you need a license. Thank god we are not in the UK!
Touching live busbar on the youtubes, sure to get a reaction!
Kettle Vale lmao. I know a lot of professional electricians touching live bus bar or live anything is a big no no. Pretty f-ing funny to see him doing that. Glad nothing ACCidentally HAPPENED LOL. Unless your a line man working on 345kv and 500kv lines no reason to be touching live bus bars
While standing on a cement floor basement, which likely would be well grounded. The rubber soles of his shoes likely were all that prevented him from getting a good 110v shock.
cool2180 we touch live (120V) busbars at work to scare the apprentices.
He broke two electrical codes in his installation. First, the outlet is suppose to be further away from the floor. Second, you have to leave at least 6 inches of wire either in the outlet box, or just outside of it.
and he used a razor knife to strip the cover off, and as someone else said, he used the wrong box connector.....
If you're going to make a "code" comment, please identify your region. Code varies by jurisdiction.
Where I'm from he's not even allowed to perform changes like that at all, so he basically broke all the rules :D
Yep can't even replace a light fitting in Australia.
What's the point of having 6inches of wire in an outlet?
Trolling is a art.
I don't like touching deathwires even when I've turned the breaker off and am wearing rubber gloves. Some will say that I'm overly cautious, we call him the Stig!
lol Great video! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to post this. There's no better way to escape worldly concern than by retreating to the shop! I'll be running 240 for a monster grinder I just got and this video helps! Thanks again.
Oh, that is interesting. I was wondering what this whole deal with the two hot black wires hook-ups to 120V all about. Never have heard of this before. Now you are the first person I have run into and I got lucky that I watched your video to the end to pick up on the wiring circuit. It is a good thing that I watched your video to the end.
So, in other words, you can get more amps out of the system. So it means better to use thicker wires. Is that why your wires to your outlets look so thick?
So basically it is for shop use, compressors, saws, etc. Is that the main reason?
I have been through hell the for the last week trying to figure out what the heck people are talking about. I have kept thinking and thinking, hey my house is not wired like that...
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Thank you for the video- it was great. People always seem to be scared with electricity but you made it seem so easy. I mean touching phase is asking for trouble wearing whatever, but still. Awesome!
That was crazy to put the outlets low to the basement floor like that .
380V master race reporting in :D
It says 380V on my outlets :D
I'm curious how canadians would get that tho, because if monophase is ~120V and biphase is ~240V then each phase is 180° apart, so you can't just add another phase to get a tri-phase system
It's an old outlet. Since 1988 all 380V triphase systems are 400V. An outlet that can handle 380V has no problem handling 400V. 380V was when your base voltage was 220V. Now it's 230V.
Jack, His system is single phase. Both the two "hots" are 120 volts from neutral and in phase thus they add to 240 volts.
3beltwesty actually the phase of the two hots is 180°. So both are 120V to Neutral, but 240 V difference between the two hots
You must get some high quality drywall screws. If I had tried that, it would have snapped the head off.
Yeah, what the heck is he using? The heads always snap off. Even just in wood.
Glad you had your high voltage work socks on
You never know what you'll get when Matthias releases a new video! Thanks for sharing (despite the obligatory complaints from the masses)! While I won't try working on a line breaker, I do appreciate your demystifying it a little!
He risks his life to make a good video with proper lighting. I don't know what to think about this.
If the kids are going nuts that's when you GO to your workshop. :)
You are such a smart man! It must be awesome to have that much skill and self confidence.
This was the best and one of the quickest videos I’ve found! Thanks for making the video it helped so much!
i give it two years before the basement has just as many tools as the workshop and you have two workshops
Is your main supply 120 single phase, but you have two 120 lines With phase separation out. Confused UK.
In the US the typical home is supplied by a single phase of power, in a 240 volt split phase arrangement. Basically that means that the neutral is in the middle of of the 240 volts. That means each live wire is 120 volts away from ground, but 240 volts away from each other.
Matthias is being a bit imprecise when he mentions phases. The two wires are 180 degrees out of phase with each other. Electrically they are considered to be the same phase (this matters for consideration of things like arc faults, which are somewhat different in single phase and multi phase power circuits).
180deg?? Surely you mean 120deg?
Single phase split in two
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See linked article where I explained all that already
180 is right, otherwise it wouldn't be 240 volts
I have to install a 240v circuit breaker as well as a home run to the outside outlet because the old home owner decided to run the back yard outlet off of the bathroom gfi outlet from across the house. It can't handle the hot tub and kept blowing the gfi. This really showed how easy it is to put in a 240v breaker. The hardest part is going to be running the wire up the walll, through the attic and down the wall unto the basement.
I love that you do this live, finally someone who does wiring like me.
final someone who does wiring like you tha'ts still alive LOL
Isn't it funny how you can do something wildly dangerous for no useful reason, like climb Mt Everest, and be called a world hero and yet install a breaker on a live panel as a college educated adult and be called every other name in the book?
Good God, Sir Edmund! What if a toddler had seen you scale that mountain and decided to do likewise!
All kinds have - and the side of Everest has bodies lying on it today for that very reason.
The initial comment on this thread is one of the best I've ever seen on CZcams, period. Freakin' hilarious. Nice work.
No risk of flood? Outlet is mighty low
I was thinking the same thing, Did you ever relocate?
Never heard of a floor outlet? Those are ... well in the floor. If there is a flood and the outlets are wired properly the breaker will disconnect the power.
Bro you're a freaking genius
Judging by the comments section you should do more electrical videos.
As an European it´s always a bit scary to see American electrical systems.
We like to live on the edge!
Tighten up your tampon laddy theres more to come!
Curious as to what makes American systems scary to you? Like anywhere, people can do dodgy and scary work. But Mathias' work looks professional to me.
for me its just the look of it all, it looks like everything is from the 50s..
Sometimes I wish I was allowed to do this myself, but then I think of all the idiots that would do it, and I am quite happy it isn't legal.
Stands on ground. Touches 120v hot bus.
His socks are most likely moist as well.... SMH!
No I think he was aerating his moist socks before he put on his rubber shoes. He's good to go
Holly crap i'm glad to see that he used wire staples on the wire coming out and going up the side of the panel after he put the cover back on, it was gunna drive me nuts.
I like the workshop in your basement way more than your workshop outside.. Just more cosy :)
I just read through a lot of comments and I cannot understand why the people that trash a guy who is clearly quite smart, that he will eventually just decide to stop making videos to avoid the bullshit comments. Just figure that if you are seeing a video on CZcams by the person that filmed it and did the work, he must have survived and it’s fine. Sure the outlet is low, but we don’t know if he has sump pumps or whatever down there. It’s his house. You don’t like it? Go watch someone else’s videos and don’t be so easily offended or aghast at someone else’s working style. There’s too many snowflakes and crybabies in this world.
This isn't about working style, it's about people's lives. The things you see in the video above KILL people. This is not a drill, or a joke, or some sort of game, this is real shit that you cannot come back from. Nobody here is offended. We are aghast at his disregard for his own safety, and the safety of his family. Not to mention the people who will watch this video and think, "Oh, hey! I can do this just like Matthias!" He's a brilliant, brilliant guy, but he needs to think twice before posting stuff like this. It's not to code, and it's a fire/electrocution hazard. End of story.
once again as the gentleman above said he knows what hes doin and its his house so if he feels its fine then its his choice. there is no disregard for or himself unlike most of society he I'm sure instructs his children on what to do and not to do. and if your just gonna based a diy project and this is all base it on then your an idiot and should go sit in a corner. this is the real problem ppl have not using their brain then when something goes wrong they blame others instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. SO IDIOTS OF THE WORLD ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE CODES IN YOUR AREA! TAKE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES! GET SOMEBODY WHO IS AN EXPERT! USE MORE THAN ONE SOURCE! AND AFTER ALL THAT IF
YOU STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR DOIN DONT DO IT! OR IF YOU STILL DO IT AND IT GOES WRONG TAKE RESPONSIBLILITY FOR YOUR SHIT! END OF STORY!!!!!!!!!!
And when someone else is living in this house they will have to live with electrical wiring that is not up to code and can endanger them. It's easy for you to say it's his house and he's a smart guy so it's all fine. But I'll take your advice and look are more sources and guess what they all say this way is unsafe.
Anthony But don’t you realize that every time anyone makes a video of themselves making something or doing something there are so many people who criticize them for doing it? Eventually, if you put yourself in his place, would you bother making videos about things? It’s just so frustrating to see the constant criticisms and I know it has to bug him. The guy knows how electricity flows and how to run wires and make circuits. Before you buy a house, don’t you have it inspected? If there was a violation, the inspector would require it to be addressed. All Matthias would have to do is disconnect the box and snip the wires or pull the fuse. Just try and think of things from the video creators point of view. It’s part of why I stopped making videos. If you like the content, keep watching. If you don’t, watch other channels that don’t bother you that much. I mean no disrespect, I hope you understand.
well is good that he sounds like he know something and ppl copy what he dose, and do the same dangerous mistakes. the eu union have a much higher requirements on electrical work. our standards is sometimes to hard but he dose some stuff dangerous to the degree it can kill u and/or other.
he dose not have a fundamental knowledge of electricity and their for he shall not teach others.
// an electrician and an engineer in electricity
Cant hear anything? Sounds like a reason why you SHOULD be in the other shop 😂
Nice job and awesome that you can care enough to help out with the family it really shows that your a family man at heart God Bless you and family
at 3:15 this is something electroboom would do but he would shocked and for no good reason a capacitor would explode somewhere near him. haha
Wow, North american electricity scares me every time. here in Iran, basement socket should have 110cm clearance from ground and also have IP44 protection. also using double RCD breakers are mandatory for basements
You better be scared trumps got you guys number
Awesome video, Matthias! I had no idea about the 240 volts. When you touched the live panel, I stopped breathing for a couple of seconds, and I almost had a heart attack.
Can't wait to see when you install some permanent light fixtures in the basement!
I just came for the comments :)
safetie nellies out in full force!
Never attaching socket in low position as you make, I dont know for rules in US but in EU minimum hight is 40-45cm. The other objection for the electrics is that the loose cables all around in the room. All these notices are critical for safety, first!!!!!
You can attach them pretty much anywhere you want in US. But if your lower part of your house is prone to flooding at all you want it higher.
Absolutely mental. But thanks for showing me how to not die while wiring a 240v circuit.
Please paint this floor in white like the old shop it´s better for you to film the videos because turns the room much brighter and its also more beautiful that this floor.
Pass the popcorn, I'm waiting for all the safety screaming in the comments!!! :-)
Wow, it sure looks easy popping a hole in those I-joists. I've never worked around them, so I didn't know that they had knockouts.
It will be fun reading back this comment of yours when your house has burned down because of your ignorance :-) I won't have any sympathy. People seem not to understand the point of safety, just laughing at it like they are big men.
The less you know about something the more you're afraid of it.
Matthias obviously knows what he's doing, the majority of whiners of scary ol' electricity, on the other hand...
On I beams you can make much larger holes than that. They probably weren't there from before. You can use a hole saw to cut them out.
If that is a 250mm/10" I-beam then you can cut a 168mm/6.6" hole without sacrificing load bearing ability (Some conditions do apply though)
Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) I’m glad I’m not the only one who was surprised by that! (Also: the best opportunity for a nascar moment in this was probably hammering the plastic staple in. But I’ll bet the safety police didn’t even notice that, too apoplectic about touching a hot bar…)
There's fear , then there is respect. Without either of those, there is ignorance, or worse, stupidity.
When working on live panels you should at least observe the one-hand rule (use only 1 hand whenever possible). That way the electricity doesn't have a path through your chest.
Couldn't agree more.
Or, as we do in Australia - Dont work live. Ever. I have worked on 415v for over 20 years - we simply dont work on live stuff................
I probably would have put that receptacle a bit higher than that close to the ground since your in a basement. Not sure what the moisture situation is where your at but good video!
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Okay you've done a number of things in this video completely wrong and against code in ontario. Wrong connector in panel (you used one for bx). Your 240v plug is too close to the floor (min 6" above floor) lastly your connections for those split Receptacles ( one red one black and one white on each Rec). Those should also then be connected to a two pole breaker).
good video on how not to wire your 240 volt circuit.....
Report him to the police, and potentially save his life and that of his kids. Matthias is skilled and all, but some false pride is at work here too...
Please tell me why that's dangerous. I've been doing it for 30 years.
VideoKilledMyDog Did they only recently ban those shared neutral circuits? They used to be everywhere in kitchens. Or if he did it wrong, how?
+Anonymouspock he should be sharing a neutral across a red and a black not two blacks. If both blacks are on the same phase the neutral has the potential to carry too much, heating the wire and the receptacle.
Wow this comment section is quite a study in humanity isn’t it? I’m always amazed at how normally decent people can turn into screeching harpies berating each other in the comment section on CZcams. Maybe it’s true that you might not approve of him working on a live electrical panel. I personally would never do it. And if he were to ask my opinion, which he has not, I would tell him not to. That’s all well and good. But why does it have to turn into such a stream of vitriol against perfect strangers simply because you have anonymity on the Internet? I guess I just don’t get it.
Were not normally decent...your premise is null and void
well, this sort of thing is not new. "social justice warrior" types have got this down to an art form.
*social justice peacocks
Or to borrow a phrase I enjoy... "armchair warriors"
ddoyle11. You don't get his relaxed attitude of teaching an audience of inexperienced electrical novice idiots. You must be a glutton for other people's punishment.
American electrical wiring always amazes me
Excellent. The presenters "a-boat" tells me he endures long cold, dark winters.
The original 240V box was fine other than being at floor level, but adding and splitting the 240 into (2) 120 outlets is totally wrong and against code. YOU may always remember what you have there, but no one else will know it.
Many years ago I moved into my first auto repair shop. It had been a body shop before I moved into it and the old owner did a bunch of wiring. It was winter and I plugged in a salamander heater while i worked on the remodel before opening the shop. Right off the bat it burned up the electronics in the heater. After breaking out my meter, I found the idiot had wired 220 into a 110 outlet.. Yes, I am sure HE knew it, but it cost me a heater and half a days work. Also how ever long it took to check the electrical in the rest of the shop and repair all his screw ups.... It really could have been worse.....
Yuuuup
This isn't the same situation, his is still 120v outlets, but I see no extra cable so it's probably not the appropriate breaker.
There is nothing wrong with how he wired the 120V receptacles. Sharing a neutral is quite acceptable, quite common, and arguably better wiring practice.
Just remove it before selling the house then.
that idiot is an idiot for wiring 240 to a 120, but the guy in the vid wired it correctly, and the nuetral isn't overloaded. Please explain to me what he did wrong.
I thought it was called an ootlet up there?
I get heart palpitations whenever i watch someone working with electricity. Not because people do things wrong, but because ive shocked myself way too many times to still be alive
AS AN ELECTRCIAN AND CAPTAIN OF THE SAFETY PATROL, I MUST SAY.... That black/red romex with no neutral is pretty cool, I wish we had it here in the states.
Now on to the comments to see what the sofa director nelly's have to say.
who ?
Why you didn’t got zapped when you touched the hot bar? Human body has parasitic capacitance all the time, no matter you are in direct contact with ground or not.
yes it does, but that only makes for microamps of current, which you can't even feel.
lol imagine if it was electroboom who made the video
Matthias Wandel
if you did something like that in Australia, 90% guaranteed to be dead.
Same if he was in India. LOL. I guess the voltage difference between the countries is a major factor here. Hope people from countries with 240v mains don't try this after watching this video.
Because the voltage is a higher? Birds land on insulated overhead lines operating at 10k+ volts and nothing happens.
I would always cut the main power in my own house. And I would use conduit for the wire (code). But Matthias is way smarter than I am. It goes to show that each project can be done in a million different ways. Keep up the good work!
Home inspectors should be going bananas right now I love the high brow country rigging you do
It's safe & works properly. He's just not paying the city revenue Inspection fees.
He rounded the corners of his floor boards to avoid toe jams but then puts a metal box sticking out in the middle of his basement perfectly placed for toe jams...
TexasGTO To be fair, you don't walk in bare feet in a workshop.
I walk bare feet in the chicken coop.
0:50 He's in socks.
First, he not only in socks, but in clearly in slippers, and the fact that he wasn't shocked proves that it's good enough. Secondly, your comment is very dishonest because the metal outlets are have nice round edges, which would not do anything more to a toe than a random furniture foot. So stop spreading fake news. Thanks.