I just look at the Smart Meter to see if the display is back on :-0)

I suggest making your connections a little tighter

It's 2025 almost this s*** should be glowing by now.😂

Great, right after I swapped all of my switches.

I have certain rooms on the switch so when the lights come on in the room that is not on the switch I know we're good.

Question : what about running the generator in a DETACHED garage, as in the building is a shop not connected to the house, about 20 feet away?

33% chance it wakes me out of a dead sleep with that heart stopping squawk! I'd rather just look out for a text from the power company that the power is back on!

i have cut the fuel switch OFF and let it run out of fuel until it shut off and STILL had the carbs clogged after 6 months of storage on BOTH of my generators. And YES both had ethanol free fuel since day 1

When I purchased my home I had some painting done. I insisted that the cover plate be removed prior to painting. When the job was done one ceiling light didn't work and a switch controlled outlet quit working. I pulled the two offending switches out and found the wires had been backstabbed and were loose and weren't making good contact. I have since replaced all the switches and outlets in the entire house. They were all back stabbed. I found several other switches where the wire just fell out when I pulled the switches out of the wall. The house was build in 79 so fairly modern wiring, romex in the walls with emt conduit in the exposed areas. I see a lot of videos praising the use of wago connectors, I think they are just to similar similar to backstabbing, and I won't use them for anything that carries any kind of amperage or line voltage. I do use wago's for low voltage low amp circuits.

well in Quebec the advertising from Hydro Quebec are made from the two outlet acting as face two eye and a mouth talking about safety !! so we,re all ground down !! We dont want our electrical outlet trow-up on the carpet !!! ;-)))

I would NOT trust this

Do you have a video on installing a meter entrance?

same as stab yuck. can't troubleshoot easily. can't tell if corroded inside like left in a puddle and used. uhoh. metal to metal connections. overload those new plugs then find em. not good!!!!!. plus the new wire is not copper. or it is coated. different standards overseas.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

Thanks for the clarification.

Great video! No wasted words and i learned everything i needed to. This looks great for processing fire wood for a small wood stove. I’ll be cutting lots of 6-9” in logs. Thanks!

great video

I haven't seen/worked with these new lever nut receptacles but I have installed a few back stab connectors that have a screw that lowers a plate to secure the wire and I thought those were pretty amazing. Much better than the spring loaded ones, maybe not in ease/quickness of install, but definitely in ease of mind as my home seems to be full of the older backstab type boxes which I've learned may not be the most reliable things long-term. And those alignment pegs, love to see it and I wish they were more wide-spread. I might have to look into these for any non-smart receptacles I plan to keep in my home.

I would also mention that if using a generator with extension cords directly run to devices (fridge, pumps, etc...) and not to a grounded panel, then the generator needs to be connected to a ground.

They are already shit Dont make them worse

An illuminated switch, smart switch or timer switch will all work without a neutral in the switch jbox. That’s the problem. Folks aren’t gonna not use the use the ground wire as the neutral.

12-2 for a light? Should be 14-2

Hello there. I watched all 4 videos in this series and I have a question about a possible 5th. Hoping you can shed some light on how to make this work and if possible while being code compliant. I purchased a home built in 89’ and redid the entire electrical system in the house. However, we missed one fix before completing the house. It is now built and there is no easy way to run a new wire. I have two switch boxes. Box one has the supply wires, and box two has what would traditionally be the termination to the light box. However, I have a second light box that terminates in box one. Is it possible to control both lights using the 3-way switches?

Hubbell quality has been going downhill. A few years ago we were having problems with their overpriced Hospital grade TR receptacles with wall plate mounting screw breaking off before screw was fully tightened. Crap was made in Korea. Hubbell mailed me one of these flimsy receptacles. Pushed in one of the lock down tabs without a wire and could not get it to release. Another lack of quality control POS product made in cheating communist china. Never purchase or use ANY Safety or test equipment , tools or electrical products made in China

Good idea .now nobody can scheme and the inspector can easily see what’s what. It’s gonna look nice too😊

If it's the same hole how can it strip 2 different sizes ?

Brooo cut them neutrals on a 45 after the twist. That’s nasty work just Leaving them out like that lol

That’s pretty dope, I just started electrician about 3 1/2 months ago

This is dumb tech. Smart tech would send an instant push notification to your smart phone wherever you are in real time along with a snapshot graphic of various stats (i.e. how long the power was out, efficiency of solar/generator input, etc.)

John, thanks for your videos! Have you seen the backwire configuration on Leviton's spec-grade outlets? If so, would you happen to have any thoughts on the reliability of the connection? It's different than the Eaton that you show, with a thinner movable plate located between the base and the screw. If the wire is off to the side of the screw the movable plate ends up bending a bit over the wire as the screw is tightened. It holds it in place, but it feels odd to see the plate bend so much. I'm not sure if I need to keep the wire up against the post of the screw so the plate doesn't bend, but when I tried that I was able to wiggle the wire enough to get it to slip out from behind the plate. I'm thinking about switching to the Eatons for the outlets I have left. Thoughts?

By a multi fuel carb for your genny...Not hard to swap out your single fuel carb.

Hi thanks for all your helpful videos. When wiring an outlet in series like this, does it matter which black/white goes on top/bottom? Or will the circuit be safe any wire orientation as long as they are on the correct side of the receptacle? I forgot to label my wires top and bottom. 😅

Is there any information regarding life expectancy of the batteries and current cost to replace?

I followed your instructions, and now my new gas can actually works! Thank you very much!

Out of curiosity....Which do you think is better this style here or the style that operate like the wago connectors? I'm interested in both looking for an opinion from someone smater than me. Thank you for the video

I'd be curious if the shorting bar is rated for 20 amps before I'd connect the two hots and the two neutrals into the back clamps.

Why they keep selling those plugs like that

My tip, pull Cord 3 time's easy pulls when off, gets oil where should be. I changed oil 3 time's when first got (break in ) start run until engine is hot change,start run with reload until hot hot chang, one more time then done. Change oil After 30 hours clean filter, every year or twice a year remove carb clean bowl will be dirty. I run 5 hours everyday. Charge batteries. Maintenance is extremely important. Good video

I don’t have solar or A/C. How can I connect the system to power my apartment and charging the system?

Just had new home built and every out let was back stabbed. You would have thought it would pass inspection if it were this serious of a deal and why would they even make them this way then.

Thanks for that!

What do I need to turn off before doing this? Oil ran out. I got the refill I just need to reset.

T slots are 20amps, straight slots 15amps..

Love the hat, I’m AD USAF.

What about a surge protector? My generator surged and fried my boiler.

i need circuit tracer because it is very useful and practical tools. good video, good idea 😃

Technically it would be code compliant as long as we run the neutral wire through one of the switch boxes right? What are the actual downsides? As long as you run the neutral wire through 1 or both of the switch boxes, then wouldn't this method be desired because it prevents the need for an even longer pull of the hot wire to receptacle 2?

@backyardmain can you do a video on generator like generac types and also how many kwh you need for both for portable and stand alone generators

Please dont use drill on receptical 😊

I will add that if it is installed in conduit of sorts ie pvc or emt a neutral isn’t required because it can be fished in later provided the conduit is large enough to accept the new neutral conductor, and that was from exception 1 that is still there. The second exception you speak of is for accessibility, for instance if one side of the wall was open and you could add another cable later, but the 1st exception dealing with conduit is still there. And I will say the easiest way to do it in the first place is to take power to the switch first and then to the light; but in the case for stuff like romex being used if for whatever reason you went to the light first, you would need a 3 wire cable and use the red and black as the power and switchleg and the neutral would be capped off. But just a minor correction there. And to be honest for the most part most of the houses aren’t put in conduit in houses, with few states and such that are. But I do like your videos. Keep doing what you’re doing.

Quick question, I’ve done almost exactly how you described to hook up my generator. Except for interlock kit … ordering soon! However, when I hook up generator all of my GFCI outlets trip and won’t reset. Any suggestions?