Adding Electrical Outlet Anywhere!

[@Samlol23_drrich]

On that third bath I typically pull off the base molding and cut holes below where they can be covered by the trim.

[@plasmac9]

This is the type of quality content we like to see. Very thorough and informative. Creative way to direct viewers to other past content as well. Definitely a step back in the right direction. Great job.

[@McAwesome1988]

Yea... I mean let's show the breaker box and not shut off the power to the bathroom. You know the room we are doing electrical work in. All this danger for what hot water? It would be less dangerous to run hot eager to it

[@italy9327]

This is what’s been missing from many of the videos in the new home: there wasn’t enough instruction. This is great.

[@Edwarbr]

Since I don't like to do drywall work, I would have removed the trim at the bottom of the wall and made my drywall cuts there. That way it's an easy drywall repair that gets covered up by the trim.

[@DigitalArchmage]

or run the power down the wall from the attic...

[@coltenlee993]

Your a bad ass! I’m an electrician, everything looks good but heads up the white wires are called the neutral

[@joshtaton8986]

Now you just need to add a motion light switch so when you walk in bathroom it automatically turns on bathroom lights. Best part, turns off after 5 min when the kids forget to turn it off. I have them in all my bathrooms, pantry, garage and laundry. Life changing “hack” Love the videos. Keep it up

[@femmefatalexX1]

This guys bare knuckle fighting any chance he gets.

[@juliaismailova1931]

Nice video, liked it, only one thing, I usually make only horizontal cut, because vertically it’s easy to fish wire inside the wall,in between studs

[@curtisbme]

Yeah, the only reason to have made that vertical cut would have been because he was going to secure the romex within 12" of the box but he didn't do that (at either end). Could have simply pushed the wire down through the electrical box or used a fish. As it is, that vertical cut is a problem as he didn't do it in the middle of the stud so it is now a very weak joint (assuming he didn't use some wood backer). It is good to show people that this is something can do but this had multiple things folks should not imitate.

[@brawlman]

Nice presentation! Not sure how your attic space was for setup, but if accessable, you could have come off an existing outlet junction box drilled a hole through the wall plate/stud and fed your cable down, permitting any cross studs. In which you could create a small hole in drywall to use a spade bit with an extension and then feed the cable to outlet👍

[@catsmeow5566]

I don't have any outlets or switches close enough to divert to be near my toilet, but its a nice idea. I suppose I could run wires in the attic. I love the setup with the rubber "bungs" (which is what they are called on listings for their sale) because they stay tight and I don't have to constantly reach under the toilet to tighten nuts to keep my seat on tight. If they don't go in easily, sometimes you can put a little soap on them to make it easier.

[@Hawtdonuts]

Great job Alex! This edit feels like your old videos. Love it. Back to COURAGE AND SWEAT!

[@keithkohler3332]

Nice easy tutorial. Another easy way to not have to fix wall is to remove baseboard and the drywall behind it. Then run the wires behind that. That way no need to patch the drywall, just need to replace the piece you cut out and cover it back up with baseboard

[@rogerjones5280]

That's a great idea, I may consider that for my install this week. In the interim. I'll just snake power round the corner as we have an outlet on the wall behind the toilet.

[@ltbarkley]

This is incredibly dangerous, do not do this. Without nail plates, someone could drive a nail through the electrical, and being so close to the floor any water spilled could get in/on the wires. This is fine for low voltage (like running a network cable) but not allowed for electrical!

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

Dude you have inspired me so much. I have been renovating a 2300 sq foot house alone for almost a year. About to do the final painting (paying a crew a whopping 11,000 bucks but that’s because I know my limits and the ceilings are tall. Anyway, when I’m wiped out and want to skip a day I think of you

[@dyrectory_com]

Bidets are all the rage... thanks for the timely video! 👏🏻

[@joshuahaught4812]

That was a lighting circuit you pulled off of which was on a 15 amp circuit (the cables going into the box were white), so 14-2 would have sufficed. The label on the panel was refering to the bathroom outlet. Another way you could have done it without sheetrock damage was drill up through the floor into the wall cavity from the crawl space (I know, I know, crawls blow, but just another approach for the homeowners that don't want to deal with sheetrock repair)

[@tylerc3576]

Flat slab, no crawl space..

[@joshuahaught4812]

@@tylerc3576 well, yeah, obviously if it's a slab it wont work out that way. But the majority of the country have crawls or basements, so I was giving a general suggestion.

[@tylerc3576]

@@joshuahaught4812 Its one of the many reasons im thankful for a basement of my first home. Adding/changing positions of pipes and or outlets just requires a simple step ladder downstairs. :)

[@joshuahaught4812]

@@tylerc3576 Exactly! the more accessible something is, the easier it is to change.

[@sglugove]

I was expecting a real life demo of the bidet... LOL!

[@MrBuildit]

ill put a go pro at the bottom of the toilet

[@matthecreatorr]

@@MrBuildit XD

[@ephraimabrams]

Is no one else offended about the direction he hangs his toilet paper?!

[@whistlebloer8254]

I am offended by the way he removed the drywall for the new outlet.

[@jacobcarter5923]

Offended? No. Recognized he's doing it wrong? Absolutely!

[@barstad-9591]

😂

[@powsnob04]

Mullet style. No bueno.

[@Batman18805]

Squatty potty + Bidet, game changer. Highly recommend. 🤘🥃🇺🇸

[@InfinitismYT]

A handyman's job is never over without some bleeding.

[@madestro]

Lol I was literally only interested on the fixing of the drywall. Anyhow, very nice video and will be making use of these once my bidet seat arrives

[@Liangelus]

Yay, loved this! But did anyone else cry at the toilet paper rolling the wrong way?!

[@LarryRichelli]

I was thinking bout one of these cuz I realize no one gets clean with just TP. I have just been jumping into the shower after each poop. Feels good to be clean!

[@number1pappy]

We just did a renovation of our guest bathroom. We added an outlet next to the toilet for a bidet and we also added a hot water stub out next to the cold water stub out for the toilet so the bidet would have hot water. Whats surprising to us is the local building code allowed both of these. The only downside to this was upgrading to 20 amp as it required running new 12 guage wire from the breaker box that is on the opposite side of our home. Yeah, that was expensive! Lol!

[@rogerk1710]

I just saw you on EC2 with Nate Wadsworth and I am now a subscriber to your channel. Good stuff you have here! Thanks

[@tinysafari1851]

The cuts all over your hands are signs of a great electrician! Seriously thanks for the informative video, I now have the confidence to put a power outlet into my bathroom, I was a little freaked out at first, but it should be a piece of cake. Questions : Why did you have to remove the old toilet to install the electrical connection? Answer (more room to work?)

[@davidpershing9934]

Jesus ! the dude sure made way more of a project outta this than necessary ... ChhrrriiisssttT !

[@AmyZhou-hd5pp]

Like your video. what brand and model is your smart toilet seat?

[@NjckiTran]

The most informative, helpful video!

[@AndrewGBernhardt]

Isn't there electrical code pretty much everywhere that says no outlet can be 36 inches from a water source?! The toilet has a water supply line. Isn't that outlet too close to the toilet?! Just curious.

[@RageQuitSon]

This is how you use those wago style connectors instead of having to create a pig tail in a tiny 1 g box. With the wall open I would really try to use a new construction box but for a bidet you plug it in once and that's done, so no problem.

[@CoopyKat]

Great video! I love your t-shirt too - because it's SO true! I do computer programming, and I agree that mistakes DO make us better, and helps prevent future mistakes!

[@SJ-369]

Would fishing a new wire from the attic down the wall (connected to an existing box) not be easier?

[@precant9756]

Make sure you are reminding your audience to turn off the power from the electrical box before touching the outlets when they are working on it. I had a man tell me his son did not turn of the electric and was killed by the voltage.

[@kenyalank]

I've learned SO MUCH in 3 videos!! I'm definitely a subscriber now!

[@norcross26]

To be totally honest I wasn't expecting this video lol. But actually it is very smart to have one. After the past 2 years of people thinking the worlds going to end, it would actually be good to have one. Now the question is will this be more when it comes to the water bill or not really ?

[@ODell1931]

Hey something new… what a surprise

[@JesseWard2015]

Thanks for that hanging trick love it

[@teresajohnson9082]

Awesome job! I want one of those bidets but no electrical outlet. Have to call an electrician. Great install though.

[@Bills_Bicycle_Rides]

Great video illustration. However, I believe you could have done a less evasive method to access and run your wiring to minimize sheetrock repair.

[@stytos]

I'm going to add an outlet in my main floor toilet room. Thankfully for me, the basement is in the process of being finished. And there's a bathroom close to under the main floor toilet - so when I do electrical for the basement, I can feed a wire up next to the main floor toilet. Thankfully, I'll have a really easy solution for my situation. :blessed:

[@neutrodyne]

If you have a basement or crawlspace there is no need to cut the sheetrock on the back side of the wall. You could simply go through the flooring between the wall and run the wire under the house. If you have a house built on a concrete slab then that is a different story.

[@SinnySin19]

When he snapped his fingers and the toilet disappeared is how I wish me and my mom could have done hers 🤣

[@anyel425]

So sick. Need one of those

[@MrBuildit]

game changer

[@annann4786]

Clever boy

[@TMichael1415]

Nice... I might get my brother one.

[@DuncanBuilds]

pretty slick upgrade. nicely done

[@MrBuildit]

Thanks 👍

[@stevealford753]

What brand of bidet was used? Great video, thanks

[@Avantime]

You should do a review of the bidet. 😂

[@BeardedCarBuddy]

Need exactly this. Thank you

[@magnoliawoodcraft]

Great video! Love the delivery of it. May I ask, what microphone do you use for your setup? And or do you have any recommendations? I've been looking around for a beginner mic for my setup. Thanks!

[@guillermosahaniuk4865]

It is not easy to replace the short electric cord on toilet?

[@muhahahake7158]

Nice one! Did you hurt your hand doing this?

[@DigitalArchmage]

I'm surprised about the hole... that was needed at all is a surprise (no mention about acess from crawlspace or attic by splicing into a line that's down/up there?). I'd avoid drywall repair if I could. Then I was surprised that you cut the hole horizontally AND vertically (the vertical part was unnecessary, gravity is your friend!). Then even though you had all that room on the other side of the wall, you still took the toilet out!. You could have created the new outlet's hole and installed the old-work box from the reverse side - you had *so much room for activities*. Wax rings on toilets are so easy to mess up... just, every step created extra work.

[@ammogiant824]

Water and electricity what a concept

[@MAGAMAN]

Water right next to electricity in a place where people tend to not wear shoes. Pure genius.

[@cadellhe]

Do you not have to be a licensed electrician to do this work in the states?

[@dinh5532]

Looks like you nicked your finger there! :( Thanks for the video, handsome!

[@blazegeneration]

American houses being made out of paper makes these "Diy" soo easy. 🤣 from my concrete block house in The Gulf 🥲.

[@SWIII90]

Same here. Concreet wall aint that flexible to just wipp a cable trough.

[@robinmaes6466]

was thinking the same thing, "Adding electric outlet anywhere" *laughs in Belgium concrete houses*

[@TheFiveFiveTwo]

What watch are you wearing? Looks nice 👍

[@stevealford753]

Thanks!

[@JWSJR]

Very nice. Great job Sir 😁

[@Spawny500]

Would used a drywall cutting saw to keep the dust down. Its prob all over the house.

[@jeanlotz9264]

You didn't say turn off power before electrical work

[@donaldlemmon5592]

just remove the baseboard remove the Sheetrock. drill the studs. cut a hole for the new box. drop the wire pull the wire to the new box. replace the drywall behind the base. replace the base. touch up paint. install new outlet.

[@goodnightgood8646]

Thank sir.

[@yevtsushko]

What to do if I have a flowtite push pull valve (fully plastic), which the hose attachment from bidet doesn’t connect, also the circuit in the garage is a 15 AMP? Should I use 15A outlet?

[@thefrankperspective4247]

6:10 - you catch a ground wire across the knuckle?

[@waltermercado2937]

where did you mess up that your bleading ??

[@Jarris2]

You could have reused most of that drywall friend. Cut it chamfered and only break it where screws are.

[@forster46]

How does it use hot water? Isn't there only a single cold water input?

[@superdude1820]

I’m sure it has a electric heating element that warms the water

[@MrBuildit]

the seat has a internal reservoir that's heated

[@DrSlick]

America needs to adopt bidets.

[@spiders808]

I can hear you thinking, 'don't get blood on the wallpaper, don't get blood on the wallpaper'...!

[@alexbowser9801]

How about brick walls?

[@rcgold7079]

wish you had made clear what model this was. Mfg might have appreciated it too. I'm still not sure.

[@samesultani9191]

Thank you, I called the electrician, and they want $400 😂

[@aristothethrone9032]

once you get used to one. there's no going back.

[@jefftown604]

I don’t think you can run a outlet from a switch right

[@---wl3bi]

Uk 🇬🇧 electrical regulations and equipment seem much better

[@alexeybalshoi2455]

Outlet right next to the bathroom water line? Doesn't sound safe

[@KS-ox1kx]

🔥 salute

[@MarriedWithBackpacks]

If you live in a cardboard house this video is pretty useful. My walls are all solid brick...

[@EverythingLucky]

Mine too!

[@cmcmcc553]

I love eye candy. And clean but*s too

[@mikebyebye8977]

Question for anyone who has the knowledge. I installed a toilet but the closet flange was to low so I added a flange extender. I used a xl wax ring but it didn't feel secure so I used 2 wax rings and it feels solid. However, as I flush I hear a small dripping sound coming from the base of the toilet, where and what did I mess up?

[@rikudan5876]

What's the overall cost to hire someone to install an electrical outlet, for a Japanese toilet set up.

[@AntLive29]

Honda

[@lajoyalobos2009]

I think I would have pulled the baseboards, cut any drywall below the line, ran the wire, then nailed the baseboards back in.

[@brendonlam329]

The man literally cleaned the toilet seat just to remove it 😂

[@marks6385]

As an electrician, I would never cut the drywall out like that.

[@HabsAllDay17]

shouldnt the electrical outlet be above the toilet water shut off valve incase the solder leaks?

[@nachobed]

12” above floor level, and MUSt be GFCI protected

[@HabsAllDay17]

@@nachobed oh ok, so nothing to do with the water valve?

[@nachobed]

@@HabsAllDay17 whelp I’m just an apprentice so don’t take my word. In Ontario our electrical code says receptacles can’t be placed directly behind or below a water faucet.

[@HabsAllDay17]

@@nachobed cool just wondering

[@edsedlak6827]

2:58 Oh my God, have you never heard of fishing!? You did so much more drywall damage than you needed to do

[@BC_OPERATOR]

Your correct

[@DaveMonument23]

I just cant get my head around having a plug socket in your bathroom. 🇬🇧

[@magalover2024]

Forgot to shut power off oops ⚡️

[@allent555]

Hmmm next level toilet paper.

[@MrBuildit]

highest level

[@roberthernandez7564]

Make sure you check the breaker of your light switches before you start down this road folks. My home, built in 2017, uses 15 Amp circuits for the light switches, not 20 amp.

[@MrBuildit]

true

[@milossudar2240]

Here in western Australia we have brick walls...sooooo

[@joshuahaught4812]

Surface mount.....

[@floppyebrokent8578]

20amp circuit with white 15 amp wire feed? Hmmm 🤔

[@rchavez5056]

The wire should be yellow?

[@joshuahaught4812]

Yeah, the panel schedule was refering to the bathroom outlet, not the lighting

[@csbarbourv]

Why not pull of the baseboard and run it down there?

[@kentuckybeardsman]

well for $700 freaking dollars it better have some special features

[@MakerMeraki]

Cool bidet, but those prices! 😳😬

[@MrBuildit]

I know!!

[@cynthiabutterfield8537]

😂 you put the seat on crooked

[@scorpio6587]

Sorry you got all cut up. There is so much razor sharp stuff in wiring boxes, I always seem to cut myself on something.

[@TVAcct-lp7zh]

"30 inch span of no studs". No, that outlet box is attached to a stud on one side. New work vs old work boxes....