Installing Breakers, Outlets, and Sealing Metal Garage

I install breakers in my metal Carolina Carport garage sub-panel along with a few outlets. A Ryobi battery powered caulking gun is used to seal around my building.
Brettley Built features projects involving welding, electrical, plumbing, carpentry and much more. My channel is dedicated to teaching you how to do tackle projects yourself and save money. My wife, daughter, and I live in western Pennsylvania on six acres. We enjoy being outdoors, making improvements to our property, and making things. We adore our four dogs and three cats. We hope you enjoy our videos and spend time with us as we build and create!
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[@brettleybuilt]

Check out more Metal Garage videos here: kzbin.info/aero/PLLeTRuTziDk6iU3eXPWaWMI-0D6C5LRui

[@uncleputz2033]

You can always pull the breaker out of the panel box once you have your wire length figured out and stripped, put the wire in and secure it to the breaker, then put the breaker back in the panel box

[@ermesarredondo2528]

Really want to see the finsh I'm excited cuz I'm building a shop pretty soon

[@jordanpiesmith]

This is why I opted to get a panel with a main breaker in it, instead of a lug panel

[@rosanadancel7225]

Thank you very much.

[@davidbruce5377]

Good stuff! I'm planning a supply to a duplex cottage this summer 200amp main - 100amp sub - 50 sub.

[@micmike]

Thanks for the lesson

[@bennymario5876]

Nice video

[@markok5499]

Great work!

[@billlevassiur5891]

Very nice work. Great building.

[@brettleybuilt]

Thank you!

[@jakeschisler7525]

I bought a house in Missouri and had an inspection done. He found that all the circuit breakers were 30 amps. So before we moved in had our realtor let a electric contractor in to check every outlet and change the circuit breakers to the right size. He put in many new and correct receptacles for the different areas that needed to be up to code. It cost a little money but it made everything correct for us. Why do people put some outlets with the ground hole up instead with them on the bottom. Each room they are different. In the building they are different also. Still trying to hire an electrician to help me with my building to make sure it is done correctly. Since I don't know to much about electricity and the correct way to run new wires. I have older industrial lights that are wired in that I would like removed and just have a receptacle added which I can hang lights to run off a switch.

[@brettleybuilt]

The theory with the ground at the top is that if something falls down on the plug, it will contact the ground first. I don't really know why people think that makes a big difference. I put the ground down because I think it looks better. My next video coming out tomorrow will cover all of your questions. Feel free to reach out if anything isn't answered in the video.

[@brettleybuilt]

You can uninstall the industrial lights and put in outlets using the existing wires, but you may need to change out the electrical boxes depending on what type they are. Check the amperage of the breaker to the circuit and make sure you use the proper outlets.

[@whobee8868]

Yeah no need to wire a hot panel?? You don’t respect it if you wire the panel hot just because you are comfortable! One slip and that’s all it takes brother. It doesn’t look like your house is that far away to go shut the power off However good job and nice shop just be safe whenever you do electrical work

[@clintbrown4691]

I may be mistaken but check code, over 60 amp sub panel requires a separate ground rod and ground wire

[@brettleybuilt]

Not in my area.

[@clintbrown4691]

@@brettleybuilt that's good I've built from CA to PA So many codes..... looking good keep up the videos.

[@brettleybuilt]

@@clintbrown4691 Thanks! I wasn't sure about the grounding rod either and consulted a few local sources and they all said the same thing.

[@johndavies2949]

Guess your entity didn't adopt the NEC.

[@richardneal1854]

How would you install a new water line to the metal garage with the concrete slab already poured

[@brettleybuilt]

Core drill a hole in the floor nearer to the edge of the building, dig a pit outside of the building as carefully as possible by the hole you drilled, and trench up to the pit. The trench and pit have to be at least 3 feet deep in my area. Install the line and backfill.

[@warwein6506]

Did the silicone around the bottom of the building really stop the water intrusion? By the way great building and I love your videos.

[@brettleybuilt]

Yes. I need to do around the doors though. The water builds up on the flashing around the door and comes inside when it rains hard.

[@joetube4you]

@@brettleybuilt What kind of sealant did you use?

[@hamood9247]

Hi.. at 25:40 ... you measured both terminals u got 240 v...??but u should get 120 v right...each? Please explain

[@brettleybuilt]

Each hot wire or "leg" is 120 volts. They are 180 degrees out of phase and "work together" to make 240 volts.

[@themikemurdoch]

How did you get away without doing ground fault on the outlets? I don’t see a ground fault breaker either.

[@brettleybuilt]

I just needed power out there at the time. My more recent videos have ground faults installed.

[@carlosfranco9129]

how many 240v outlets can you have with the 50am breaker? you only show doing 1 and at the end I see you have 2.

[@brettleybuilt]

One 240 volt outlet per 50 amp breaker. There are two 50 amp breakers in the panel, each one powering 1 240 volt outlet.

[@carlosfranco9129]

can you run a 240v outlet on a 30 amp breaker for a 20 amp car lift?

[@brettleybuilt]

@@carlosfranco9129 I wouldn't. If the specs call for a 20 amp double pole breaker, just us that. Up sizing a breaker won't be a benefit and could damage the lift motor.

[@johnlee8123]

Why do you have to have neutral and ground separate in sub panel?

[@brettleybuilt]

They are separated in a sub panel because current flows from the black wire, through the device to be powered, and then through the neutral wire back to the main panel. If the neutrals and grounds were allowed to be on the same bus bars, or the neutrals were connected to the bus bar bonded to the panel, current would be flowing on the ground wire and cause a very dangerous situation.

[@johnlee8123]

@@brettleybuilt but why does a main panel in the house not have to be separated?

[@adilakbar3053]

What is the difference between neutral and ground?

[@brettleybuilt]

A neutral wire is used to complete the circuit where a ground wire is used as a safety measure to carry any unused power to the ground safely. Take a look at my electrical basics video.

[@williamhicks9905]

why didnt you have a drip edge

[@brettleybuilt]

Where?

[@williamhicks9905]

@@brettleybuilt on your concrete slab you can put a notched or drip edge on it and the walls go down over the edge and no water can get in

[@68Jaguar420G]

There are times when an industrial electrician has to work in a hot panel because a section of a plant simply cannot be shut down but even for them it is an unusual circumstance with a lot of risk with associated safety procedures and equipment. Working on a hot panel at home is simply an unnecessary danger no matter how good you are. And to demonstrate it on KZbin is opening yourself up to a civil lawsuit. Somewhere, sometime, someone who doesn't know enough electricity basics and isn't is following your example and instructions closely enough is going to hurt or kill themselves and their family is going to claim it is your fault and sue! Sure it may be a pain going in and out of the house to throw the breaker until you install a local disconnect but the consequences of a mistake are rather more of a pain for everyone in the family. Where's the head shake emoji?

[@DieselRamcharger]

the way versa has you do this is fucked. they spec the pad larger than the building. all the metal building guys out here poor the pad the same size and let the sheet hang down about an inch. zero ingress. of course, its arizona. WTF is rain?

[@brettleybuilt]

I absolutely agree. This will work for us because we didn't want to excavate, but I don't think I would buy one of these buildings again. I used to live in Tucson and I have been trying to get my wife to move out there for a few years now but she says its too hot. She also has never been to Arizona! 95 degrees with 90% humidity in Pennsylvania is worse than 120 degrees in Arizona.

[@DieselRamcharger]

@@brettleybuilt Oh its real damn hot. But its never cold! I will tell you however. Arizona has changed alot in the past 5 years. Its pretty much los angeles now :(

[@DieselRamcharger]

@@brettleybuilt Im originally from Va Beach. I miss the trees! :)

[@brettleybuilt]

@@DieselRamcharger I was stationed on the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, Virginia when I was in the Navy. We used to hang out in Virginia Beach a lot. Nice place.

[@brettleybuilt]

@@DieselRamcharger 😥😥😥😥