1st Attempt FAILED Wiring the WORKSHOP

[@maryclairekalamafoni9524]

Everything is l looking fabulous Lumnahs!!!!! Success in the wiring of the shop! Electricity is a complete mystery to me, so I am always profoundly impressed by those who have mastered its secrets!💓 The shop becomes more and more "yours" every time you accomplish another step like this one. Must feel really good! Now for three other fabulous parts, Olivia doing her chores and what looked like another delicious dinner from Gina! Those chickens looked perfect!!! Olivia, you doing your chores is an important part of how things work on the farm.😸 You are so important to your family, girl!!!!💓💛💚💙💜

[@frankdeegan8974]

To lower confusion when looking for the right circuit or breaker putting a label next to the breaker is only half way , you may consider numbering them in the breaker box and each outlet or light. This may make things safer and less confusing.

[@robinminnesota5491]

Thank you for allowing us to follow your journey. I like so many others have learned so much from you and the ladies

[@billssolarpowerandgardenin1016]

It’s yours, this I understand. But tape on wire nuts is just so absolutely unnecessary and wasteful of tape and money. It’s like some kind of old school leftover from when wire nuts were not very electrically safe and some old codgers around here think the ground lug has to be up by code. Wrapping receptacles and switches is only necessary (maybe by some code some places)on metallic boxes, I don’t, unless you have the habit of putting fingers, tongues and tools in live open boxes 😳. You do you and do what makes you feel safe tho. Going behind folks and having to remove all that tape can be a real pain in the tookus. Box looks nice, stop with the tape old man 😂, it will peel off. Tie wraps with screw holes and releases maybe. Love your farm, family and videos! 😊🙏

[@wilhavtawaite48]

Al your doing it not me or anyone else DO IT YOUR WAY .

[@billssolarpowerandgardenin1016]

Wil Havtawaite 😂

[@joesmucker8012]

I would not have installed breaker box so deep in the wall, you lost a bunch of knockouts on the top. The Ground wire was put on in the wrong direction always clockwise so when you tighten the screw it pulls the wire inward.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

At 13:11, I suddenly wondered if you had a fire extinguisher in the workshop. Even if you know exactly what you're doing (and I always enjoy watching you work!), it couldn't hurt to have one nearby if you needed it.

[@73mycroft]

May I make a request of Gina? When you're doing the cooking segment quite often your voice trails off to a whisper making it difficult to follow along. My request would be to show, in subtitles, your ingredients as you're going along. I love watching you cook, but I find myself having to go back and crank up the volume so as not to miss anything. I hope you're not offended by my request I just selfishly want to hear/know everything you're saying. 😁😊

[@stephanieellis5399]

You're not the only one. I, too, have difficulty with understanding/hearing Gina.

[@rsoubiea]

or she could post the recipe in the description area, problem solved.

[@stephanieellis5399]

Rhonna, it's not just the recipes I (and other, I think) have difficulty hearing. Out and about the farm, too. Perhaps a wearable mic?

[@73mycroft]

@@rsoubiea I was going to suggest that also...just didn't want to be too "wordy"...😊

[@Mark_Nadams]

@Halene Campbell : I was going to comment on this as well. Like you, I didn't want to offend her because I would love to hear and see more of her cooking and the meals they make. She talks like I do when I cook alone. It looks like Gina does the kitchen segment with a set-up scene on a tripod alone. I was going to suggest to her to put a picture of someone she likes to teach like Olivia or maybe one of her friends on the camera. It's just to remind her she is talking to someone that is only a camera screen away and they are eager to hear what she has to say.

[@keithandlindabaldrey7413]

Al. Please stop with the tape an buy and use marr connectors. They make a joint that will tighten the connection and is removable if needs be. If an inspector in Ontario Canada saw all that tape he would lock out the panel. If you did the same in your house connections you should replace the tape there too. Love your morning vlogs.

[@henryrodgers3409]

I agree . Have never seen the recepticles taped like that in Ontario .

[@bhavens9149]

when making bone broth, leaving the onion skin on makes the broth brown. it is a natural edible coloring. :)

[@farm_in_themiddleofthewood3339]

Someone else may have already noticed but on your double outlet box, you ran the hot from one recep to the other. That works until the one recep fails and then your line ends. Instead, bring in the hot and junction with two hot pigtails to each of your receps (outlets). If one fails, you can replace that one but the other and the line (and following recepts) will continue without any problems. As one farmer to another... we love watching your videos and family life each day!!! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@itslarnettart3416]

Love your vlogs, learning so much. Just a suggestion, next time you make chicken broth, go ahead and throw the onion skins in the pot, it makes the stock a lovely rich color.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

Nice tip! I'm gonna try that myself. Thank you! My grandma would use onion skins to color some of her eggs for easter.

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

I dont peel my onions, or carrots when making bone broth. I also add just a tad of vinegar. It makes the good beneficial stuff in the bones release into the broth. I bake my carcus again before starting broth too.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

@@BroqueCowgirlHomestead *takes notes* Why do you bake the carcass a second time? I understand why you would add apple cider vinegar to get all you can from the bones, but why re-bake?

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

@@wamblipaytah1600 its just hlw I was taught to do it. Supposedly by baking a second time it breaks things down even more, putting more into the broth during the boiling stage. I cook my broth for about 12 hours. Then pressure can. My batch usually makes 18 pints.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

@@BroqueCowgirlHomestead Thank you Gwen! I will try this with the turkey carcass on black Friday when all the fools are out chasing their tails... I mean deals 😉😛

[@brucealvarez9263]

So the big FAIL in the title is just the original location of the conduit in the panel? Not exactly a failure. Nice of someone to notice and make you aware. Lights in the shop tomorrow and then the milking room!

[@davidklimek7999]

Al, normally outlet go in with ground hole down, I don't know if it would matter ,as to the plugs staying ,plugged in! I am not an electrician either so this is just a question you may want to check this out!

[@garylee3918]

Actually the ground is supposed to go up. If you look at a grounded cord . The ground is longer to make first contact. When the ground is on the top gravity will pull down on the cord forcing the hot and neutral to stay in place. With the ground down gravity will pull out the plug and you will not make good contact. Sometime in the past somebody decided they liked seeing the ground down( looks like a face). And others started to follow suit. Proper way is ground up.

[@paulmonk7820]

@@garylee3918 Sounds right, but if gravity causes the plug to fall out, it's time for a new recepticle.

[@garylee3918]

Paul Monk absolutely . But an outlet needs replacing every so often. They all have a service life. But with the ground up you will not have to keep adjusting it as often there for the receptacle should have a longer service life.

[@shanehaws3828]

Your leaving entirely way to much pigtail in your switch boxes, you should only need a Z bend in the box "about 4-6 inches" not 12 inches

[@shanehaws3828]

Your plugins are also upside down

[@andyfletcher3561]

Don't talk about what you don't know. Code requires AT LEAST 6 inches of "free" conductor.

[@chris3m98]

Al, Someone on youtube video said to put your conduit on the right side the day you installed it! Why are you double taping the switch you have plastic boxes not metal. Best you ask for some help going forward as we do not see everything you MIGHT be doing wrong that COULD cause a fire.

[@timothyodriscoll5702]

Chris 3M: Taping is a good habit to have - it just uses material. Still watching the video but I don't see what you are talking about with regards to 'could start a fire'.

[@michaelgoldsmith635]

Grain shower? He's making it grain for the pigs. :)

[@joannbrewer6046]

Wait!! Your bone broth will be richer , better all around if you leave the onion skins in. Please try it. Fondly job

[@catherinecrossland2305]

just a little clue for your bone broth Gina that you may or may not be aware of. Putting a little vinegar into the mix will help to draw the minerals out of the bones.........also.........you can put your onion skins in the broth too, in fact you can save all your veggie peelings and freeze them and when you make broth add them to the mix. You will be straining anyway, and there is a lot of nutrition in the peelings. I love broth and sometimes drink it instead of coffee. It is full of chondroitin and glucosamine and very good fat. Enjoy :)

[@dianehall5345]

Thank you for reminding me about the vinegar! I will be making lots of broth this winter. Starting a low carb, low suger/salt, organic whole foods diet. I am a bit challenged for breakfast ideas...

[@wendy833]

@@dianehall5345 eggs? Protein fills you up.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

@@dianehall5345 ~ Check out Ketoconnect and Headbangers Kitchen here on KZbin for some great breakfast ideas for the diet you're considering. In particular, ketoconnect's Breakfast Casserole and Hemp Oats have become two of my standard go-to breakfast recipes.

[@dianehall5345]

Thanks Wendy. I love pasture raised eggs, but I want a bit more variety. I'm gaining ground in collecting cookbooks and ideas.

[@dianehall5345]

Thank you Lauren. I will check out those channels. Hemp sounds interesting, since regular oatmeal is out. I'm going to concentrate on soups, since they can contain lots of good stuff!

[@ricka5471]

As an old electrician you should twist the wires together with your linemen pliers first before putting a wire nut on them. That way they won't be able to pull apart with electric vibration over time or when you have to get in the box latter on for some reason.

[@kensharp5954]

You are working with plastic boxes and conduit so wrapping switches and receptacles is not needed nor is it a good idea. Are you working with a hot Panel? You are in and out of it getting very close to the main busses (power ) I would hate to see something happen to you.

[@pappabob29]

Nice job !! Good decision buying "better" grade devices. Those wire terminals are the best. When cutting off your wires for splicing, they ALL should be at least 6" long past the front edge of the box. Don't know if you did it or not, but, you should not splice in the "fittings" (T's and other condulets). Always best to make "pigtails" for your devices instead of using the device as a splice. Always a question which way to face the "u" ground plugs. Ground up or ground down (U-form). During that discussion one time years ago, a "veteran" electrician had a perfect answer. "In a house (living space), it's not very important. Kind of which "aesthetic" you prefer. In a shop, however, it's best to have the ground UP. That way, if a plug comes partly out of the receptacle and a piece of metal falls down onto the prongs, it lands on the ground instead of across the two current carrying terminals". Looked like that's how you have yours. 👍👍 Would agree with Lifeshock60 on the ground terminals. In fact, I always use a "fork terminal" for those when using stranded wire. Some "zip ties" inside your panel will keep all your wires neat and tidy and are much easier to undo if/when you need to modify something. Always try to leave enough length on your circuit wires (the ones that attach to the breakers) so they can be re-located to ANYWHERE else in the panel if need be to accommodate a two pole or ?? breaker. Hope you don't mind the suggestions learned from 40+ years experience. ;o)

[@pappabob29]

@@userumbleyoutubesucks2871 Article and paragraph??

[@Lifeshock60]

When adding wire to a screw terminal I always wrap it in the direction that the screw tightens so it pulls it in nicely. Like you would with teflon tape.( Looked like you may have wrapped it the other way on one but not positive bad camera angle)

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I saw the same and was about to leave a comment until reading yours. I twist the wires clockwise, place the wire at the bottom of a screw and then tighten it down. There's always something new to learn about electrical wiring.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

Lifeshock60 - That's the one thing I remember from replacing a light switch many years ago, lol!

[@ecowboy77]

Also, screws that don't have a clamping plate are not designed for stranded wire. I use fork sta-kons on this type of connection.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

@@ecowboy77 ~ Fork sta-kons... another thing I had to look up. You're never too old to have a non-stop curiosity and love of learning, right? This is so much fun! Do you crimp those down after feeding the bare wires in?

[@graniteridgegreens6278]

I was watching that also but then noticed him using the push in connect clearly on the sockets buy I think I saw him do the push around on one of those first screw connections counter clock wise. Always go in screws direction ESPECIALLY with stranded wire.

[@ecowboy77]

Please use a knock-out filler or put some tape over the unused hole in the top of the panel. Sawdust can cause problems down the road in the panel or something else could fall into the open hole. Good job on the install over all and I enjoy your videos.

[@paulmonk7820]

The frugal part of me says you waste waaay too much wire!!!

[@fillg]

Better to waste a couple feet than to cut it just a hair too short while being frugal and have to pull out the whole wire and re-pull a slightly longer one. Also I know this is for a home project but my employer says wire is cheap when compared to labor so just leave it long and move on to the next one.

[@gabriellejennings7701]

LOL! I was thinking "Goodness, I could be using that wire fro somethin' else!!" LOL, better safe than sorry I guess!

[@rootriverwoodworks5883]

I thought the same thing. Just leave 6 inches out the box. Either way, he's doing a good job, regardless of wasting wire and black tape.

[@wilhavtawaite48]

Just let him be , doing a good job!

[@paulmonk7820]

@@fillgI suppose that's OK if you don't have to pay for it, NOT! I guess neither of you do, but your overcharged customer does! If you think intentional careless waste is ok, you're probably not a very professional worker, and have no pride in your work. Cutting wire to the correct workable length is something you should know if you're skilled at the job and take any pride in your work. Also, cutting to the correct 6-8 inches requires no additional labor. If you cut it too short, it's your fault!

[@lanceehansen]

As an electrician please stop warping electrical tape around wires. It just makes a mess. It does no good.

[@Smoking_Guns187]

U should buy a male and female pig so u can bried them and make your on pidlets

[@stanleykeith6969]

I would NOT use the push in terminal, I would wrap it around the terminal. Make a loop in the wire and go in the direction of the screw when you tighten it. I also use black electoral tape around the switch in case the wires might touch other wires. Al, you might want to run a better ground because of those plastic boxes. Also leave more wire in the box, you may need it. Just an idea.

[@paulmonk7820]

@Stanley Keith: not nitpicking, but why isn't his ground good enough?

[@MarvinLStohs]

You are installing the Receptacles upside down

[@paulg9004]

You need to get an outlet tester. They run about $8 on Amazon and will be much better than using the light to test outlets.

[@coopegc1]

My thought exactly. www.amazon.com/Sperry-Instruments-GFI6302-Receptacle-Professional/dp/B000RUL2UU/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=120+volt+plug+tester&qid=1572913452&sr=8-4

[@whiskeyandcigarettes6011]

Just want to say I love your videos as usual, and you are doing a great job! Thank you for adding, probably double your work time, so we can experience your beautiful family and farm. Thank you Gina for the great cooking segments!

[@HyperFoxTails]

Oh ya, don't you need to add a GFI Plugs or are you going to be using a GFI Breaker? Plus you need a electric tested that will tell you if you have installed the plugs and switch's correctly

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

OK, so I AM an electrician - Things to point out - Unnecessary to tape wire nuts... You're leaving too much wire, and will make "Stuffing the box" harder, cut it closer on your connections- When you strip wire to be wrapped around a screw,( Like on the green ground wire on the 1st light switch), ALWAYS wrap the wire in the direction so that tightening the wire pulls the loop around tighter - you did it backwards Taping the switches and outlets was more a thing for METAL conduit and boxes, your whole system is PVC insulated, once again, tape not needed - Makes a sticky mess in a cpl years when you goto change things - once the cover is on, no one can touch anything anyways On your outlets, remember your Polarity - meaning which wire goes on the brass screw, which goes on the silver..... (it was tought to me, the line to help remember was in the Theme to the Beverly Hillbillies - BLACK GOLD, Texas Tea! ) white goes on silver, black on gold...... Then in the main service panel box Neutral is white, black to breaker

[@sheilahauser1234]

It’s funny every time I think about getting a goat I think of hope she’s just my ideal image of a goat she’s so sweet

[@lindapeterson9267]

Do you still take Olivia to the bus.....or is she being home schooled now that Gina is home...

[@PlanetMojo]

I kinda miss that too. My daughter and I did that for many years, but now she gets driven or rides with friends. She worked with me on the roof yesterday so maybe Olivia have been promoted as well 😊

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Homeschool is better. School only brainwash our children.

[@ginawhisnant9966]

@@lindanwfirefighter4973 - That depends on who is doing the homeschooling. I have seen a bunch of kids who can't do basic math and or understand the rules of grammar. They also often are unable to speak to strangers or participate in a simple job interview. I have had moms bring them in and do the talking for them, or try, and get upset when I send them out to wait in the lobby. I have seen some work well, but the majority of those who were homeschooled for religious reasons are emotionally and developmentally stunted.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Gina Whisnant first off....what do you do for a living?

[@paulmonk7820]

@@lindanwfirefighter4973 Why does that matter?

[@Justmylukc]

I want to see more of the goats

[@garylee3918]

Absolutely love your blogs. Before you get to far in the wiring project if your going to put receptacles down on the wall . Install T conduit facing down and add pipe and box for receptacles. That way you can utilize the pipe you already have run. Also tip pull receptacle runs in a different color .helps for trouble shooting and keeping wire joints correct. Above the switch you also could have used the T conduit instead of running pipe down and back up. That way other circuits can pass through without getting too much wire in the switch box. Just suggesting these things. Thanks for your blogs.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

Gary Lee ~ Man, I LOVE the comment sections of my favorite homestead channels!! There's a wealth of information stored in so many of them. Your comment was great!

[@g.cosper8306]

Thanks for showing the ooops moments. We are all human after all.

[@18twilliams]

I did notice while you were hooking wires in the panel you get really close to those hot lugs!

[@brendalawrence6732]

That day was just not your day Al, we all have them unfortunately and can't hold anything in our hands. lol Nice job on the wiring Al, everything is nice and neat. My late husband always kept his wiring nice and neat as well. I just started making bone broth Gina, so I don't know a lot about it. But I think you can put in the onion shell and carrots without peeling them. I think too they say put a splash or so of vinegar in as well. Something about it helps to pull the good stuff out of the bones??? Anyway, supper looked yummy as always. Al, I agree with you on that saying about working and doing what you love. It is still work, just work you enjoy more and have the passion for it.

[@paulcallicoat7597]

Don't use tape on wire nuts.My heart would drop when I seen a ball of gooey tape wrapped around the connections as I would have to use solvent to clean up the box.You should use your lineman pliers to twist the wires together and cut them even and flush before setting the wirenuts.This insures that the connections are good.The tape does nothing to help keep them tight and only leaves a mess as the tape ages.

[@lanceehansen]

As an electrician please stop warping electrical tape around wires. It just makes a mess.

[@paulmonk7820]

@@lanceehansen Also, for those who don't know, there are different wire nuts to be used according to the wire gauge and the number of wires.

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@paulmonk7820 Those tans are pretty universal for most residential applications though. They're good for smaller wire and 2 #10s as well. Yellows I find to be too small and reds too big for smaller gauges, but that could just be me.

[@hutchlinda9]

Did you have to change the time on the chicken coop door?

[@glorialeach7301]

Linda Linda , I don’t. It doesn’t make that much difference and my timer has proven to not be cooperative at times. So I don’t change mine. 👍

[@wilhavtawaite48]

Automatically changes it self for daylight savings

[@joenow9599]

When you connect outlets, don't use one to feed the other. Pigtail them instead so if one fails the other does not. Don;t put all circuits on one side of panel you need to balance for loads.

[@shimes424]

Most panels have alternating poles on the same side. I think it's been NEC for a while

[@diananazaroff5266]

Took me a few minutes to figure out why you were putting plugs in the ceiling. Why didn't you just hardwire the light fixtures in?

[@tonygrimes13]

Wait until you see how the lights connect to electricity supply, I suspect they have a plug in at end of lead.

[@paulmonk7820]

@Diana Nazaroff: Easier to move or replace when you can just plug them in.

[@stephanieellis5399]

Thanks for keeping it real, Al. We all have those days when things slip through our fingers.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

It is against code to wrap stranded wire around a screw. You need to use a lug or put a solid tail on the stranded wires.

[@paulmonk7820]

@Doug DiPlacido: Not arguing, just wondering. Will you quote the code for us?

[@pnbhomesteading5356]

I looked through a bunch of the comments, but didn't see if this question was answered yet. I'm curious why the outlets over on the wall (close to ceiling) at minute 19:01 appear to be upside down (neutral/hot plugs on bottom and ground on top)? Was this for plug tension preventing pulling out too easily or just so they looked uniform facing the same direction with conduit as those coming over across the ceiling? Love the videos, keep up the great work Lumnah Acres team! :-)

[@OutdoorAdventuresFun]

Only if the pigs knew what you were thinking of them as they ate ... BACON!. ONLY the dogs are SAFE in this farm or any farms for that matter.

[@ianbenjamin5545]

You need to be labeling the breakers in ink! Pencil fades over time!

[@Z4Zander]

Or a tape printer.No names,but I use one that is a male sibling.

[@BearStar1]

No , better yet , get yourself a Label Maker and print out your self-adhesive Labels for the Main Panel !!

[@73mycroft]

I'm making chicken stock from our home raised cornish cross. My husband and I had a glorious meal from the chicken and I decided to get the stock going during the game...Dallas/Giants. I really don't care who wins...haha. But...wanted to thank Gina yet again for her inspiration 😁

[@11medicman]

Just a helpful hint. You should be equally pulls amperage of each side of the buzz bar. You will not get dimming of lights. if you have everything on one side you're only pulling off one leg of the 200 amp. Great job btw.

[@kenwaldrop9138]

I might offer a little suggestion; when you put the ground wires under the screw on the switch, place them under the screw to where when you tighten the screw, it pulls the wire toward the screw instead of push it away. Makes for a neater job.

[@Newman81964]

I thought it looked like he wrapped them wrong on the ground screws. Always wrap them clockwise when looking at the top of the screw.

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@Newman81964 Better would have been using pigtails with solid wire rather than stranded. Pretty sure plug splices are against code as well. I worked airfield lighting my last 6 years working, so I'm not positive on that. I've done them a lot, and never been called on it. It's one of those like which way do you put the ground on a recep, top or bottom? Code clearly states top but it is one of those that's basically ignored by mechanics and inspectors alike if it isn't specced.

[@Newman81964]

@@andyfletcher3561 Yeah, he should have used pigtails joining the wires together and then the pigtail to the outlet. He shouldn't have ran the feed to the one side of the outlet and then out the other side to the next outlet. The first outlet is having to handle all the current draw of the other outlets that are after it. Running stranded is no problem, I used to work as a industrial/commercial electrician and that is all we used was stranded. But we also used crimp terminals on the wires before connecting them to the outlets, which he didn't use.

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@Newman81964 Yeah, started my apprenticeship in '89 and retired this past February. I MIGHT have 200 total hours doing residential, not counting stuff I did at home, which I always did as commercial/industrial anyway. Never did much side work because I always seemed to run into folks who figured since it was on the side, I should make less doing it for them than for a contractor.

[@Newman81964]

@@andyfletcher3561 The only side work I did was for friends and I usually don't charge friends anything for doing the work, they just have to feed me if I am there over lunch or supper if I am there over supper. They got off real cheap, lol. Had someone who I thought I was a friend not long ago want me to check out the apartment he was fixing up to move into and it had the old Knob and Tube all through the place and I told him that he was going to have to get someone else in because it needed completely rewired. Not long after that, I realized I wasn't really a friend and was just being used by him.

[@cathysteenson9591]

Your electrician built you a neat and tidy panel. Good on you to follow his example. I can see why it was worth it to move your conduit to the right side, smart guy who told you that. Even if you never add on, it was an easy fix just in case. Gina, supper looked delicious! The pigs are looking fantastic, aren't they?

[@cherylsmith-bell6509]

A bit off topic, but not really, because you are wiring your barn/shop. You might want to put lights on a timer in your goat room, to keep your milkers in production, as you become a dairy. The less light the less milk, unless they are kidding in the late fall. same with Chickens laying. The length of the days affects production. I personally like follow the natural ebb and flow of nature, but if you are selling milk you might keep a more consistent production. at any rate it is always good to have a light for any kind of emergency that might happen. Love keeping up with you all!

[@alvillarreal7467]

Don't forget you GFI plug for all your other plugs one GFI takes care of a plugs don't forget your fire caulking for all your plugs & your switches..?

[@dakotawinds9291]

Nice job Al, bet you can not wait till the lights are installed! Gina, the chicken looked great!, second time I have seen you do them but one thing pops into my head every time......you forgot to add sage to the rub LOL.

[@rayray8687]

19:07, “I just like double checkin’ my work...”. Except that you didn’t double check your work. You need to use a circuit tester (costs as little as $7.00) to check for reversed polarity (hot and neutral on the correct side), correct grounding (green wire) and ground fault when needed (probably a good idea when wiring barns even if not required). I can assure you an electrical inspector will use one. Also, electrical tape on switches and wire nuts is unnecessary, especially in plastic j-boxes.

[@timothyodriscoll5702]

Ray Ray: He ran multicoloured wires himself on a simple new install - no need to check for reversed polarity. (In the same text where you say he's doing too much, you want him to do unnecessary extra work.)

[@rayray8687]

Timothy O'Driscoll: Of course he ran multicoloured wires...it’s required under the electrical code. What he DID NOT do is double check his work as claimed. He simply plugged in a light bulb and said ‘good enough’. But a light bulb will work no matter how the circuit is wired, reverse polarity or correct polarity, functioning ground fault or not, ground connected or open. A very simple pocket tester would have told him all that in an instant...the same tester that ALL electrical inspectors use and that ALL electricians use to ensure there is not an inadvertent mistake or fault in the circuitry that would render it unsafe. As a builder and renovation contractor for the past 40 years, I have seen countless examples of amateur wiring so bad and so dangerous it sickens me to think about it. I have also on several occasions found faulty breakers, duplexes and GFCIs that rendered the wiring unsafe. I found these faults with a $29 tester (I paid a bit more for mine since I use it professionally and it also has a non-contact AC current detector - if you’re an electrician you’ll know what I’m talking about). I did not suggest that this handyman did anything wrong in his wiring...in fact he appears to have followed standard electrical code very well. What I did say is he DID NOT CHECK HIS WORK. Also I don’t particularly agree with amateur electricians publicly instructing other amateurs in their workmanship no matter how proud they may be of their accomplishments. To paraphrase some old philosopher, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

[@IntelestateNetwork]

Without the Switch legs when you shut the lights off you will NOT have power to the outlets, so you could not charge tools or use the outlets without leaving the light switch on.

[@AfterTheRains]

IntelEstate Network, Corp. is that possibly the reason for the overhead lights not being hard wired.

[@paulmonk7820]

@IntelEstate Network Corp: Those outlets are for the pluggable lights he ordered. There will be separate circuits for work outlets.

[@randyainsworth6740]

Just a mention. The panel blades are active (hot) and can be dangerous with a stray contact. A piece of cardboard over the open blades would be suggested when working on new circuits. The cardboard can always be trimmed when adding new circuits and can be stored behind your conduits.

[@rsoubiea]

Im off topic but what are your plans with the ceiling in the barn/workshop? are you going yo leave that spray foam exposed? i do think you should keep the ceiling white no matter what you do, it really helps bounce much needed light around an otherwise dark space.

[@danielerdman7543]

Love your videos. I think you should make a strong physical connection of the wires before installing the wire nut. This is very important, the nuts are not to be relied on to connect the wires. I have had corrosion cause a failure by not tightly twisting the wires together with a lineman's pliers first. I hope this helps you out. Godspeed.

[@gonesideways6621]

Daniel Erdman Exactly right although code permits tightening with wire nut, don't rely on this wires that are not bonded together will arc melting insulation and cause fire hazard.

[@jfinnall]

Perhaps consider also that he ran stranded wire, not solid, like in Romex.

[@mrsb3350]

Gina, what made you guys decide to use primarily avocado oil? Flavor, nutrition, something else?

[@kamelsr]

If I was to make one suggestion it would be to use a more permanent marker than a pencil to label your circuits. Pencil fades over time and then you are left scratching your head and flipping breakers to find out which is which. A fine point Sharpie works great.

[@digarcia1890]

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[@digarcia1890]

@James Mara ty James

[@jfinnall]

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[@tonygrimes13]

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[@rty1955]

As an fyi, the wire nut is not there for twisting the wires, it is just there to cover them. Us yoyr linemans pmier to twist the wires first, yes even the insulated part.male aire the wires are mechanically bound together tightly, THEN apply the wire nut. Forget the elec tape. If you are using it, then your mechanical connections are not tight enough. In addition elec tape will melt or dry out and fall off when subjected to heat. It does not have the same temp rating of the THHN wire

[@steamboatal810]

Since we are talking about wires under screws. Another helpful hint is to twist the stranded wire counter clockwise then wrap the wire clockwise under the screw. This will pull the wire in tighter when you snug it down... I don't wrap the outlet with tape because if you ever need to go back in and change something you have a sticky mess. I love your channel. Great content and well done.

[@KevinCoop1]

Al, For the ground connections you might want to try this. Strip 1/2" of insulation off the end of the conductor, then cut the insulation again at 1". Slide the 1/2" piece of insulation 5/8". This will keep it from fraying.

[@andyfletcher3561]

That's what I do.

[@butchmetzger7023]

Fill your conduit with sand and block the ends so it doesn't all run out before heating it. This should reduce kinking when you bend it. I thought this tip might be useful because you never seem to have enough elbows when you're doing a project.

[@jth1699]

Ok - 40 year electrician - use terminals when using stranded wire - always wrap the wire around the screw in the direction it turns - and if you are going to tape your wire nuts tape them in the direction that rap the tape in the direction that pulls the wire nut tighter. If you had bent the 90's with the correct radius you could have just pushed the wire through the conduit - if not you could have used a fish tape in less than half the time required to use a vacuum - you never use a vacuum unless your run is more than the length of your fish tape. As far as a wire rack goes just use one of those plastic milk boxes - it holds 4 500 foot rolls of #12 wire with no problem

[@debketelsen3742]

Another suggestion. My roommate is an electrician. He says you need to leave a long piece of wire that is 1 1/2 times the length of the box for each connection. That way you have enough for future breaker placement if you add to the wiring. He coiled it up at each connection. I saw how this was needed when we rewired my attic. It was a headache working with the short wires from past work.

[@digarcia1890]

You amaze me Al with all your abilities! And you never Mickey mouse things. All you do is with excellence!

[@nicoleonyourtube1488]

Have you thought about breeding your own pigs? I think that would be cool :-)

[@cathiwim]

Xeric Farm keeping a boar is a pain and dangerous. Just saying

[@roblynch7234]

Please tell me the panel was off when you wired it up.

[@Newfie1956]

@@PrometricUSA The panel was off look at it again.

[@jgclark45]

@@Newfie1956 we watched him turn on the main after all wires connected

[@rty1955]

Why? Working with live panels are ok. I do it all the time. Dont put both hands in the panel and NEVER take your eyes off your hands. I have changed service from 100A to 200A with live wires. I cut the over head wires after pulling the meter. Then removed all wires from main box, then pulled it out. I changed the meter pan and service entrance cable and service entrance head. Sealed the cable entrance with putty at the head and meter. Then the fun part. I layed on the roof of the house so i was not gounded. Since i was using aluminum ae rvuce cable I applied elec greas to the neutral and applied a bugnut. I stripped each if the hot legs (one at a time) applied bread and bought. Wrapped in rubber tape to seal it. Went down to meter pan, tested for correct voltages, plugged the meter back in, went to panel and flipped on the main, then each breaker at a time. I did this many times. Just totally respect what electricity can do to you!!! It can work for you or kill you!

[@Newfie1956]

@@rty1955 You're playing with fate!! We had a guy cleaning a 4160 panel and decided to reach in further to get the next set of buss bars. His upper arm touched the panel and blew out when he grounded. Lucky for him or else he would have become BBQ. DON"T TAKE THE CHANCE!!!

[@rty1955]

@@Newfie1956 just have to have respect. ALWAYS work with one hand and not be grounded. I worked with a head electrician in a hospital working on a live 480 400A 3p panel, where a wrench slipped from his hands and shorted out, glowed and melted. He never went to reach for it. He said "just let it go remove your hands and let it melt. Don't try to save a cheap tool, you might wind up dead" he was always very calm and safe when working with live panels. Never be grounded, work with one hand, have an escape route you can do with your eyes closed when working with higher voltages, and wear safety glasses.

[@raygreenwood6144]

What is the purpose or reason to tape the outlets and switches?

[@AfterTheRains]

Gina, using the onion skins gives some additional colour to the broth. Always strange for me to see a knife being shared at the table in America. In the U.K. all place settings have at least a knife and fork and we cut as we eat. Cutlery sets come with an equal number of both.

[@BridolMandy]

Maybe you should get 4 pigs next year, they would clear more ground and you would have twice as much for the freezer :D

[@ronsafranic5177]

I hope you don't have to get an inspection because you did something that won't pass (I Think). One of those ceiling boxes was screwed through the back of the box into the stud. I see mounting lugs on the sides of the box so i doubt it has screw holes in the back. If a box doesn't have a whole in it you are not allowed to make you own assuming that is what you did.

[@68Jaguar420G]

While not a code requirement a good rule of thumb is that receptacles should be oriented with the ground port at the bottom. That way the ground is the last prong to dislodge if a plug falls out or is accidentally pulled at at angle. This supposedly keeps the circuit safer and since it is easy to do then why not? Easy to correct and keep in mind for your next plugs. I can understand the safety aspect of wrapping electrical devices with tape but wrapping the marrettes is overkill. You will almost certainly regret that if you have to change things at a later date.

[@garrisoncordeiro9688]

Love your vlog. Are you planning to wire outlets at waist level around the workshop? It would be handy for plugging in power tools, etc.

[@KCAATV]

Al, Why are you milking the goat when she is obviously dry?

[@wilhavtawaite48]

So she can be aware that she will be expected to be milked ....

[@rsoubiea]

You could keep an eye out for a children’s used play structure someplace, local paper, online, word of mouth. You could move it to your goat areas for a play structure. They seem to enjoy old slides.

[@mrboom4570]

You must be hanging out with an old school electrician. Wrapping wire nuts and receptacles with tape is considered bad practice nowadays and some inspectors will fail inspections because of it. After a few years the adhesive dries out and the tape falls off. Also, when you use a wire nut strip the wires long and then twist the wires with linesmen pliers first then cut ends off and install wire nut and twist till very tight. Love the goats.

[@ginog4480]

Sorry friend. Those are not 20A plugs on your 20A breaker.

[@kirkpeters7825]

I liked your work so far but you have the cart in front of the horse. You must cement your PVC conduit or it will never pass inspection. It will be harder now with wire in the conduit. Are you coming out of the top of the three outlets to the right side of the panel feeding down stream of your gfci outlets to feed the protected outlets in the rest of buildings? Practice on your PVC conduit bends and they will look better. You might want to pickup a roll of red wire to wire your outlets with more than one circuit in a conduit. Tape the black and white when it comes into the panel and boxes so the neutral doesn't get mixed up with other circuits that might share the same conduit later. A few tips from a Retired 35 year licensed journeyman electrician.

[@HB-bc5po]

Kirk Peters I don't know what the rules are where they live but here in Ohio if it's an actual "agricultural use" building it's exempt from local zoning and inspections. Just finished wiring my pole barn, ran ditch and conduit from pole, set meter box, went through the wall to my main panel, then electric company showed up and did the run up the pole tied everything together and put in the meter. Nobody cared what I did from there😀😀

[@kirkpeters7825]

With a building being used for milking they need be very careful with the wiring (grounding and bonding). Animal are very sensitive to tickling voltages that can be generated at as farm setting. It will keep cows and any dairy animals from producing milk. The leakage voltages radiate out if they are walking with the distance between their legs they can feel a electrical voltage. It is not much but can be measured. My only point is do it correctly. You wouldn't install emts and not tighten the set screws. The conduit raceway needs to be connect together permanently with PVC cement.

[@edcrego396]

Is this a cook show our a diy like your video on your new shop but really don't like the cooking part for one I can't understand the lady talking

[@freepress8451]

Hey you did not fail, it was an oversight which was easily fixed - I do like the US fittings not the cable prefer UK's

[@Jerryshipping12]

Use a black pen to write in the breaker box not pencil it fades over time!

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

Why don't we ever see you feed the cat & dogs?

[@tonygrimes13]

If we saw everything they do daily the video would be 24 hours long.

[@jeffshutters236]

I have a suggestion for Gina. We enjoy her cooking segments but she is hard to hear and understand at times. I suggest that you might pin a microphone on her.

[@Newman81964]

Gina, when you are doing the cooking prep, you need to talk louder. You start off ok, then get quieter and quieter. By the end, it is pretty much impossible to hear what you are saying.

[@henryrodgers3409]

I agree . She is always hard to hear when she's cooking .

[@kenarnold9132]

Never saw anybody wrap the receptacles with tape, especially with.....plastic boxes. Most of that plastic tape will come loose anyhow. Would be better off using rubberized self adhering like you would for high moisture areas.

[@paulmonk7820]

@Ken Arnold: plastic boxes good, tape of any kind not good.

[@noocemiller6005]

Do you ever walk inside NEw Yolk City to look for eggs on the floor? And are you going to move it closer to the house near the other chickens before winter?

[@louisl.8724]

Mark the main box as you hook up, so that you will not forget which wire went where.

[@louisl.8724]

sorry,I got ahead of your video.

[@KevinCoop1]

Louis L. You could delete your comments!

[@auntmaryspals7978]

Gina, it looks like your kitchen knife needs to be sharpened. A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one!

[@patrickmcconville9908]

Remember the video where he was cutting something on the concrete countertop? Now you know why the knife is dull. :))

[@auntmaryspals7978]

@@patrickmcconville9908 Is the countertop concrete? I always wondered why they were putting dishes right out of the oven on it. Yikes!

[@dadmezz4024]

Maybe a two way switch at the other entrance door on the other side would have been convenient. Nice job.

[@donskorey4593]

Main Breaker was shutoff when Al wired the panel. Watched him turn it back on before he tested the circuit.

[@python3574]

No. It was hot when he wired in the ground and the neutral, then off when he installed and wired the breaker.

[@paulmonk7820]

@Don Skorey: What was the timestamp? Can't find it.

[@lorrainemain2921]

I miss watching the chickens running out of NYC in the morning.

[@rsoubiea]

lorraine main i know right? the ducks are so cute.

[@glorialeach7301]

lorraine main , I’m sure Al appreciates that door opening, I have one, my ladies love to get out and walk around before I do 😂😂🐓🐓

[@tvcat3665]

Me too. They march out, can't stop them. At one time the ducks wanted to go in while the chickens were pouring out and they got knocked over. 😃

[@verneparrish1540]

In the future when wiring a 2 gang receptacle box if you pigtail to each receptacle instead of wiring a second recent.off the first, it is not necessary to remove both receipts. to repair one.

[@paulmonk7820]

Your spellchecker is putting words into your mouth!

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@paulmonk7820 Mine is messing up this last week. It gigged me today on "even".

[@dougw321]

Don't write with pencil in your breaker box it will fade away and you won't be able to read it.

[@richardware7293]

Just curious, why you do not have pigs during the winter? Couldn't you build an indoor shelter for year round use, feeding, harvesting? Thanks for providing great vlogs of your lives.

[@tonygrimes13]

They had pigs 2 winters ago.

[@MorganBrunson]

did you plan for the outlets not to work unless the lights are on?

[@markrandall1456]

I think the outlets are for plug in lights. The lights link together from the plug.

[@unclep1210]

Looks like the neutral was isolated at the first switch. Are the wall plugs tied in with this? If so, then lights must always be on for the wall plugs to be operational. Sorry if I missed something. BTW, Al, your work is very clean and your attention to detail is a great example.

[@markrandall1456]

I think the outlets are for the lights only. The additional wall plugs will be added on a separate circuit. Plugging in the saw from the ceiling might be an effort every time you use it.

[@unclep1210]

@@markrandall1456 lol. It looks as if he wired the double gang boxes as well. There would then need to be another hot wire uninterrupted from the panel for a constant hot outlet to exist. Please excuse my ignorance if I'm blatantly missing something.

[@colleensorganicsunshine5022]

@@markrandall1456 I can't be 💯, but I think in a previous video I thought he said it was going to have an extension cord plugged into it, so he won't have to directly plug any tools into it every time. 🤷