Basic Electrical Wiring 1: BX Cable Splice, Jump Box to Box, Grounding, Cap Off, Adapter Cover

[@blackhorse2947]

As a DIY’r this is absolutely great information and demonstration…….Thank you

[@brainyhands]

you're very welcome! :)

[@hamesworth]

Highly underrated channel. Great tutorial!

[@raiderrey6142]

I really appreciate the tutorial without all that bla bla bla all other tutorial videos have. Thank you!

[@brainyhands]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mandalawi1987]

I LOVE this channel! I wish you would make more content!!

[@brainyhands]

@mandalawi1987 Thank you so much! I'm planning to come out with new vids soon.

[@bryanmholland]

Great video, also can you let me know what BX connectors you are using?

[@brainyhands]

Thank You! I am using regular BX connectors. If I was using MC cable, then I would be using MC connectors as well.

[@surferdude642]

Nicely done. Rotate the mud ring 180° on the box on the right. You did it correctly on the other box.

[@kevinthompson4690]

Where we wire we do not use BX cable, we use MC Cable which has the proper size and green equipment grounding conductor and similar installation. Great illustration of BX installation none the less.

[@brainyhands]

We use BX cable within NYC. Outside the city boroughs, we use Romex also. Thank you, Kevin!

[@jesuscarrillo3718]

Good video. I see you join three cables at the first box and you leave one neutral and one hot free. Why?

[@brainyhands]

Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5rYqmN6i8aafqc. Those are called pig-tails, pieces of wire where you hook up your future outlet. White to the neutral, black to the power, and the green to the ground.

[@martingonzalez529]

Excellent video👍👍👍

[@brainyhands]

thank you :)

[@79brumley]

Would have been better without the music.

[@brainyhands]

yes, but it would also sound boring with the spontaneous sounds in the background :)

[@rosanarosa104]

thank you.

[@brainyhands]

You're welcome

[@zacharykorbet9690]

​@@brainyhands where do you buy the BX cable??

[@brainyhands]

The Home Depot or Electrical Supply Store

[@no_more_free_nicks]

We don't build hauses out of wood here, common materials are bricks and concrete. The unshielded cable is cooled by the walls, if it burns, it is when it goes outside of a wall.

[@convexcaptures4262]

Could you explain the purpose of the small aluminum wire you wrapped around the BX? Is this wire considered the ground, or does it serve another purpose?

[@brainyhands]

Yes, it is considered the ground. The bx cover also serves as the ground. Thnx for watching!

[@lxxs3v3nxxl]

@@brainyhands do you have to wire it that way with the ground attached to the bx itself?

[@brainyhands]

@@lxxs3v3nxxl bx cover serves as ground; the thin aluminum wire which we use to tighten the red bushing also serves as ground; the green pigtail attached to the box serves as ground, so in a metallic BX cover that runs from the panel all the way to the outlet/switch box, serves as ground. Then the panel itself, of course, it’s grounded according to the electrical code.