A Few Days With An Apprentice - A Week In The Life Of An Electrician

In this episode follow me a as I do a variety of work in a property following an emergency call out in last week's video.
I've come back to install some new sockets, external lights and change some switches and sockets.
I'm also joined by my old apprentice Adil for a couple of days on the job. You can watch me as I supervise him doing testing and some other bits.

[@bennewell4]

I’m an apprentice Electrician. I would love to work for someone like you. Seem so understanding and approachable

[@th-bk2qs]

Preach!🙌🙌🙌

[@simonroberts6429]

Delroy, if only all Apprentices can have a boss like you. Too many Sparkys don't invest time in their College kids. They are too quick to explain, show, shout and get pissed off with these youngsters.

[@th-bk2qs]

Shoot, not even youngsters. Im 32 and just starting out and I have to calm a 34 year old down every so often. It takes many things to be a good leader and some people are still working on themselves and figuring out their life...etc. It is a very great invaluable thing to have a continuously patient, knowledgeable, humble person to be a teacher and a leader these days.

[@therealbosstopob4l974]

@@th-bk2qs Should I be a bricklayer or an electrician?

[@th-bk2qs]

@@therealbosstopob4l974 not sure of that is a sarcastic question or not. But, i always tell people the same thing. Life is staggeringly short. You can gain the money, fame, glory and its all within reach. But, happiness...thats something you decide on and in my opinion. It's the most valuable thing you have that can't be replaced. Electricans and bricklayers both have hard times. Both are hard on the joints, both are fairly strict and both are valuable skills. If anything...just because it takes alot longer to aquire..ide go for the Electrican then the bricklayer career. Not to down the bricklayers because they make the beauty happen. Just saying it takes an incredible amount of time to learn over the other.

[@therealbosstopob4l974]

@@th-bk2qs I’m thinking of becoming a sparky. Do I need to bring my own tools?

[@th-bk2qs]

@@therealbosstopob4l974 Yes and no. Depends on the company. Some companies will give you your tools under the stipulation that you stay a certain time, some have tool purchase programs, some want you to buy your own stuff. Ile give you this little advice. Klein tools have a lifetime guarantee on them and don't question exchanges if one of their products gets damaged. It's worth it to shell out some money on some good Klein tools and not struggle to make clean cuts because when your cutting hundreds of times in a week your body takes the toll. So get you a nice pair of cutters that fell good on the hand.

[@normanhartill1424]

I used to be a training officer for a college and it always concerned me that willing professionals like yourself never got any thanks or payment for giving these youngsters on-the-job experience, training and encouragement. Thank you.

[@thomasbambridge6974]

I’ve got 2 apprentices and my electricians get paid to do their jobs, one of their jobs is to help the apprentices be good electricians and they enjoy teaching them , they get paid by the hour so it’s my businesses profit that is paying to teach them not the employed electricians profit . So technically they do get paid for it .

[@UncleRic1980]

I’m choking up watching this my old man had the same patience and passion as Del fairplay to ya man god bless

[@Minkywhispers]

More like this Del! You don't know how helpful these vids are when you are with apprentices giving your knowledge, not just to Adil, but to us as well. Thanks Mate!

[@eastwayelectrical]

Glad you find it useful 👍

[@Josh-vp1hw]

Journeyman Electrician (25) years here from United States! Cheers! I love watching these videos , you guys do things so much different than we do here in the States. Love your laugh, and stories! I love the way you communicate with your Apprentice, your actually teaching instead of ordering. Bravo on the job! A lot of people , even some Electricians have no idea what it takes to run wire and make installs cleanly in homes that are already finished. There’s an art to it with minimal holes to get wiring even from a ceiling light to down a wall to a switch. You really have to know the anatomy of a house and how they are built. Good job my brother Electrician it’s always refreshing to see skill and talent in the trades still. All of these new guys just want to rush through it no matter what the damage created. Your a true surgeon! Cheers from USA

[@germaynforcultr662]

Got 2 years on my belt, still learning, that part where you said we work on cleanly done up houses, couldn’t be more correct, nothing compared to actually having to wire/ or rewire through a house, I was going to ask how he got his Romex through from the outside to the room, fist tape is an option but it only does so much when you can’t even get your arm anywhere close.

[@alanr585]

That apprentice was a good, he'll be self employed and earning good money in no time.

[@eastwayelectrical]

I'm sure he appreciates the encouraging words👍

[@ricardovazquez2274]

Wish I had a journeyman like him mine came half drunk and smelling like weed

[@razak_tech]

🤣 🤣

[@riklowe]

Love they way you work with the apprentices - great teacher - patient and letting them learn - great job

[@johngoard8272]

Good to see a young fellow doing so well and eager to actually work and you did well in instructing him too which makes a change!!

[@dixon6619]

Delroy what a legend. Taking the time with apprentices. Definitely subscribed. Keep up the good work.

[@MrOzzy1631]

Lucky apprentice wish my lot taught me like that

[@barrydoherty636]

Well done, your very patient with the apprentice.

[@Steve-ho4pq]

Always enjoy watching your vids Delroy, keep ploughing your trade 👍

[@leeburnside735]

adding a wireless switch in the hall way would have saved you a load of time and ball ache, ps get your self a multi cutter for them floor boards.

[@superiorbeing95]

Delroy super chilled training spark guru, great stuff

[@brianoceallaigh8714]

Nice work with the trunking, really gives a neat finish to surface mounted sockets... And a tidy finish around consumer unit... Top class Job guys..

[@rorysmith6074]

Fantastic job mate

[@Ben-zn8pe]

Delroy I love your videos mate. Quality bloke and very knowledgeable 👌

[@MMG_MoonManGuitar]

Great to see you teaching Del. Lovely work as usual mate.

[@eastwayelectrical]

Cheers MMG

[@arniewheeler4673]

great vid, you've explained everything very well.

[@ek6868]

Tanx for the upload would've been nice to see the apprentice wire up the consumer unit.

[@mathman0101]

Nice one Delroy great patience with the apprentice - so glad your supporting the next generation of sparkys.

[@eastwayelectrical]

Cheers Math Man

[@chinancyk7780]

Am so pleased with the corporation of the boss and the apprentice it's feels good to have a nice boss and as well as a loyal appreciate. I am an apprentice in a salon currently and I have a nice boss too I have shared some of my experience with my boss on my KZbin channel here is such a blessing to have a boss like you Thumbs up

[@mongoose621]

Great content Delroy. I've recently just passed my level 3 C&G after spending 15 years in the Army. Trying to find a decent London spark who will pass on his knowledge to me. Subscribed. Keep it up mate 👍

[@Steve-ho4pq]

Nice to see you passing your knowledge on to the apprentice aswell 🍺

[@ImranKhan-cf8gs]

Quality job Delroy I have done that so many times drill through joists feed cables every day thing for me

[@tww5719]

Best to put in override switch for security and socialising reasons especially in the back garden,nothing worse then waving your arms every time the time runs out,good vid del

[@josharnold7729]

Quality bloke you are Delroy !

[@benjaminsparkes8145]

I called you about an apprenticeship the other day, very good

[@ashmanelectricalservices4318]

Looks like you get a decent amount of flex on that socket test lead 👍

[@ajkhan743]

Patients is virtue great man

[@Hellothere-xc5ph]

Patients? In a hospital?😂 *patience

[@Ralphs-House]

Del, take a look at plunge saws. It makes cutting floorboards tidier and more accurate (just run slightly away from nails). I had a plumber in my house and he borrowed mine to cut a board that was in an awkward space. He was so impressed he borrowed it and used it on another job in the afternoon. Mine was about £40 (LIDL). Not a pro tool but for the few times you'd use it, it'll last.

[@zekkoussbm2587]

Hello from Canada, I'm looking to become a electrician and I hope to have a boss like you one day! Cheers!

[@georgemaragos2378]

Hi I enjoy watching this videos in Australia Good to see the 220-240v is alive in other countries You have good patience and teaching skills with apprentice, i dont want to talk him down but i treat them like children, in that i mean, tech them right, dont overload them , take your time, and encourage feedback and confirm what they know before moving on to other skills When they explain the theory why they do a procedure and then the practical then you know they have learnt I like your closing comments, it is easy to make a mistake, and it will hapen, but you learn from mistakes and if you follow your self check procedure you will find them and fix them before disaster strikes PS i had similar issue with a fluro strip style led light that sits under the carport, it took reading the instructions ( which i took a photo of and copied to my email ) to set the light sensitivity (for day / night but it will work on dark cloudy daytime ) / motion detector sensitivity - except the cat trips it if she walks between the cars or jumps up on to a bonnet / roof Regards George

[@janetrowe186]

This young man redid his mom house fuse box from screw in to breakers....he was over joked that he did it..❤

[@reyman3544]

Im a mechanic by trade. But i would love to learn electrics one day just for self knowledge. Great vids btw mate

[@jeffbaldwin4238]

Also get a Multitool for the floor board cuts , saves your joints and also saves you time. Win win....

[@carguillo1]

nice one del boy

[@ratchriat1716]

you should be proud off adil he did well

[@eastwayelectrical]

Very well

[@wayneedwards1418]

Wireless switch eliminates the trunking and damaging the coving. Also with the pendant feed a batten through the ceiling hole bit of cable tied round and pull down on the batten to get a fixing its only 6inch pendant. Good to see your taking your time showing the apprentice

[@georgemaragos2378]

HI, i had a similar issue, the electrician cut some timber strip say 20cm long and 10cm wide, poked it through the hole and applied liquid nails to each end, then placed it so that is is a strip over the centre ( almost ) The liquid nails at each end dried in 10/15 mins and he was able to remount it in the original space so no paint or plaster work was needed and like you mentioned it is a small not heavy light fitting - probably 100-150 grams Yes the wifi or wireless switch would have been good in this case - my wife was very pedantic and insisted on flush mount so it was necessary to drill through the noggins to pass the wiring - it was 2 hours additional work and the longest drill bits i have ever seen Regards George

[@khumble4424]

Video was very refreshing. I've wasted a lot of time in different jobs that led me to nowhere and now I've gone back to college at 30 doing level 2 electrical installation. (I know I'm starting late but I'm hopeful) Currently looking for an apprenticeship to gain real knowledge on the job. I hope when I do find it it's with someone like yourself. Patient and make sure your apprentice overstands the whys and the how's 👍🏿all a student can ask for

[@therealbosstopob4l974]

Can I start now? Or do I have to wait till September?

[@adamsharp201]

Good luck with the level 2 qualification mate. Why not go for the nvq level 3??

[@wroteboat]

well done delroy nice job

[@eastwayelectrical]

Cheers Gavin

[@wroteboat]

@@eastwayelectrical us sparks need to stick together even if I'm in a different country

[@karljones4321]

Dude, you need to read bedtime stories! Your voice is well soothing ☺️👍🏻 Great work mate.

[@Minkywhispers]

Delroy ASMR :-)

[@karljones4321]

@@Minkywhispers 🤣🤣

[@aqeelmir5639]

Love the content - My uncle who is training me his name is Adil lol .....

[@BOoMbap3]

Domestic electrical installations/maintenance seem so boring sometimes. I'm an electrician too but most almost all of my short career has been spent in factories doing troubleshooting and maintenance on industrial machinery. I nearly went this route but I'm happy I didn't. Obviously we sometimes too have to install sockets and lights etc. There's definitely some things I could learn about domestic wiring. I'd also like to know what the weird large tester was doing? I'm happy I found this channel as domestic wiring is something I would like more exposure to.

[@danf6491]

7:26 fit a quinetic switch then no trunking or wire needed del

[@MrCrossWire]

Like this guy

[@martintamas6967]

Not sure if you have switch multipliers in UK but can use existing wires for 2 switches

[@jeffbaldwin4238]

Personally I always go behind the coving rather than through it, I just bent a 18mm 450mm drill bit and then I just hammer it up behind the coving, I use it for skirting boards too, never damage any incase they decide to chop it in later etc and then the cove etc are all fine.

[@detroutspinners9933]

Subbed. You're a great teacher.

[@eastwayelectrical]

Very kind of you 👍

[@tonycowles4150]

Good video yet again 👍.. one question did you null your leads ? Cheers Tony

[@robtno1]

Was a Microwave sensor light an option as no switch required, although only means of turning off is at the board .

[@David-hj4wo]

Im an apprentice from canada this is really cool seeing what other kinds of stuff is out there like the dimmer looks so weird but im guessing its normal there?

[@manyshnooks]

A qnetiq switch would have been ideal instead of putting trunking down that wall etc. love your videos btw

[@bushgnome]

What is that meter you use called? Ive watched other sparky channels that feature the same big multimeter with the shoulder strap. Ive been curious what functions is serves and what its called. might be useful here in the states?

[@jassudesi8958]

Love it #Jassu

[@joegroves446]

Wearing a stoney to work what a bloke

[@tonyyoung3437]

Hi Del, Did the coving have to be cut ? could you not have drilled at an angle and channelled down ? Tony

[@RGS243]

What's the Bluetooth setting for on your Megger Delroy?

[@jonesconrad1]

100% on the earth in the switch, I would bring it to the switch and run another leg to the box

[@fastdub0073]

Hi delroy I would have used a quinetic switch to porch.. would have saved all that labour and trunking in the hall..or I jus put a pir light in the porch and an isolation switch in bedroom on 3 amp fuse saves all the mess.

[@DanielCastillo-cn3pp]

Oh ok. Opted for wiremold.

[@jamesknightreading]

Presumably that existing switch is in studwall? I think I would have found the existing wires to the hall light switch, attached a draw rope, and pulled the 3 core down to the existing switch position. Then put in a triple switch, and not require any trunking.

[@hbarnes2489]

No I most likely wasn't stud wall houses of that time tended not to have stud wall downstairs. They would often not have any stud walls at all but depending on the upstairs layout it's not uncommon to find the landing wall would be a lath and plaster wall.

[@Madman-ge2eb]

I’d of atleast not cut the excess coving off to fit the trunking like they did 😂😂it’s only 20-25mm they cut a whole section out!

[@leeocallaghan3507]

i would ave put a surface box where original 2gang switch was and changed to a 3gang trucked from ceiling

[@Madman-ge2eb]

lee ocallaghan only if stud wall or capping fitted 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@leeocallaghan3507]

Madman5000 self adhesive trunking

[@terryward3196]

If you need an apprentice im up for learning it

[@busman2000]

Delroy your average human would not be able to apply enough force to stretch a copper wire, the insulation has less physical resistance , as lone as it is not an insulated cable you are pulling on to help strip the outer insulation.

[@cockyt4523]

Do you cover SE London?

[@hidonvousspeak7178]

European electrician are so different than American. Tools, materials, wires,etc.. everything is differents. I learned in a French Electrician School. Now, in USA. You have to learn a complete different technic starting over like an apprentice... Very exhausting.

[@anelectrician]

2:00 Also no switch line sleeve.

[@t-gunz8260]

You should of took the hallway switch out and ran the cable down thru the wall Instead of putting the cable on the outside of the wall...iam from the state's we wouldn't run the cable on the outside of the wall thats a no no

[@jakmak1199]

I'm not a sparky but I think that's a solid brick wall as opposed to stud and plaster... just saying.

[@batbawls]

Mr. Delroy, please let them know that both of the colours at 1:56 are no good. :-D :-D

[@Phoeberosethegymnast]

Can we do a gofundme to buy delroy a multi tool. So much easier to cut the boards and get much better finish....

[@mikethemask1525]

Love that electrical surgery mask... haha how does it help with the install because it sure ain't helping you to not catch any viruses 😂🤣😷

[@hafiz8379]

0:11 what is that dark rad thing in his eyes. I’ve never seen that before

[@karolzawislak2064]

Just how cameras work

[@Cmill0588]

So that’s what being trained by a journeyman looks like. I’m a week in as an apprentice, not working with a journeyman, and have been given tasks I have no clue how to do with very little explanation. Then my foreman is rude af for asking how to accomplish what he asks. God I hope the union reassigns me soon before this guy fails me out of my apprenticeship.

[@t-gunz8260]

Omg all that cable on the outside of the walls covered by the plastic Square long cover is this a common thing in the u.k?

[@BetterExplanation]

I wonder if it’s because of being cheap. No plasterer and painting needed and what not?

[@DomeWax]

They are old houses built with proper bricks, not as easy to work with as plasterboard where you can easily get down the back.

[@michaelgirard4445]

christ that consumer unit is a mess - Watch Artisan electrics for how to wire it up tidy

[@johnwalker9919]

Del where can I get one of your polo shirts!?

[@eastwayelectrical]

How you doing John. The company I use went bust. So at this stage I don't even know

[@johnwalker9919]

@@eastwayelectrical I appreciate that mate, thanks for getting back to me. Love the branding - you should consider doing merch!

[@Ben-zn8pe]

@@johnwalker9919 👌

[@jeffbaldwin4238]

Ps.... When did Drake become an apprentice? Haha. :-P

[@waynenrich]

I dnt do to bad guessing the readings I’m in the wrong job

[@florisvdk]

For that porch light, why not use a wireless switch. It would have saved you putting in the trunking and moving all the furniture.

[@alexdougherty4905]

👍👍👍

[@ashmanelectricalservices4318]

@@andrewtomkins2485 For the manual override.

[@tww5719]

Best to have switch to override for security reasons and for socialising in back garden,nothing worse then waving your arms at the light when the time keeps going off

[@tww5719]

@@andrewtomkins2485 there are 2 lights at the side and back of the garden in the film which I was referring to ,but fair comment on the surface trunking

[@tww5719]

@@andrewtomkins2485 I would of used round black ega at the outside of the rear outside wall,would of looked better

[@Madman-ge2eb]

I don’t know a single sparks who believes that pulling the earth thing.... I’ve seen hundreds of people do it never seen a single fault from someone doing it

[@Minkywhispers]

I think its one of those purist things picked up from college tutors. its more of a perfection thing than anything i think. My college tutors never had an issue pulling the CPC, not once. but everyone is tought differently i guess.

[@roneloguron1606]

Sir.. can't I work w/you as apprentice electrician..

[@brianedwards7958]

Is it too late to become an electrician at 50??

[@janetrowe186]

No schooling..I feel this young man could use a grant.apprenticeship.schooling to learn all he can of electrician..his dad is out of picture...only one who will keep him on the ball is his mom.but they have no $$$..how could she help him get hold of $$ to accomplish this dream??

[@Ralphs-House]

Del, check out my plunge saw. Didn't cost much (comes up in LIDL now and then) and its great for cutting across or down boards precisely: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2aQq2lop6qGY8U

[@Ralphs-House]

My plumber loved that plunge saw so much, he actually borrowed it to do a job in the afternoon!

[@neetabhakre6448]

Make Hindi video plz...i can't understand English

[@rorysmith6074]

That is awful I would be ashamed

[@joeldavis5815]

Looks like a pretty boring line of work. At least it pays decent though...

[@mikeZL3XD7029]

Ahhh, I see you are another owner of a Megger MFT 1741 that still has the screen protector film on it. I hate white plastic trunking with a passion, it looks so gay, I realise you didn't install that, it is the DIY delight. That understairs area where the switchboard is, is a prime candidate for a light fitting so that you have light when you're fault-finding

[@tookitogo]

We gays famously have a good eye for style, we’d insist on it being done properly instead of ugly trunking atop the brick. ;)

[@tookitogo]

@@ChristmasCrustacean1 For sure! Nice little touch of “prison chic”! 🤣