Installing my Workshop Lighting and Electrics - Workshop Upgrade Part 6

[@therealhulver]

So why did you change the LED lights?

[@GosforthHandyman]

How do you mean?

[@therealhulver]

Gosforth Handyman you put of set of gu10 lights up, then you changed them and said you would explain why in another video.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ah, well spotted - I'll pin this comment! Forgot all about that 😂. I used some IP44 lights that I had in stock (designed for bathrooms) but the bulbs were recessed so far back (up in to the mounting) that you only got a really narrow beam of light out of them, so they were hopeless for anything other than a 1ft area directly underneath the spot. The normal (non-IP-rated) ones give a much wider beam angle. 👍

[@howardmyers6444]

Enjoyed the video. I’m not going to attempt anything like that anytime soon, and certainly can’t comment on the ‘regs’ or the legality, just really impressed by your attention to detail, the tidy way in which you work and your overall professionalism. Thanks for sharing that work with us 😀😀

[@scottmclean4237]

Cool. Wish I could. I did 2 years in college joinery but I can't do it for a living kos jus lack enough experiences an confidence.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Build up your experience as much as you can - takes a long time to build up a business, keep pushing your comfort levels and do a pro job, you'll be fine. 👍

[@MikeS1935]

I noticed when you where changing a standard socket for one with USB charging outlets you had what looked like a red cable tucked unthe conduit and socket base . what was that for I'm intrigued. (Not broadband enabled or a long RJ 45 cable ?

[@dusttilldawn123]

thanks Andy enjoying the build vids just a thought if you needed 16amp wiring would it be the same procedure just different wire and sockets many thanks Harry

[@markkelley2981]

I did my garage with the same metal back boxes, but used steel conduit. Bought a 2nd-hand clamp off Ebay to hold the tube while cutting the threads. For some reason the clamps were really pricey new, but not the taps. Also, I'd recommend getting LED bulkhead fittings over the spots (e.g. Polo range from TLC direct). They chuck out insane amounts of light which is great for a workshop, and they are cheap as chips. Also, you can fix them if they go wrong by replacing components on the controller board, which is impossible with the GU10s.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ah! Did a later vid on the LED lighting. 👍👊

[@brendymalone1]

Good job mate. I think you give yourself more work with the junction boxes, I would have used a ceiling rose up above and made my connections at that and just took a switch wire and neutral and earth from the rose and looped the lights in and out and made the connections in a chalk box at each light for the gu10 lampholder. Would be interested to see what you done it that way. I am not critising you in anyway there is more than one way to skin a cat. Keep up the good work

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers bud - I honestly can't remember why I did it that way. There was a lot of existing wiring already up there though... but I do have a habit of over-complicating things! 🛠👍

[@kookyflukes9749]

I installed my RDA junction box with 2 circuits for lighting and power and it was the best thing I ever did. Before I had a lightbulb and a extension roll that used to get in the way all the time. Now I have 6 lights ,each with a pull switch and 4 double sockets in the proper places. It transformed my workshop.

[@GosforthHandyman]

👍🛠

[@scottmclean4237]

How do you know so many trades

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ha - my dad was a spark, only do that sort of stuff for myself though. 👍🛠

[@ronh9384]

Andy at 4:53 you were wiring something up. Was that a power distribution box of some sort? Those look cool. The U.K. has great electrical components. The U.S. is so far behind you folks in innovative products in that field. Ron

[@GosforthHandyman]

They're just little junction boxes - come in various sizes for different loads. 👍👊

[@mattsan70]

nobody uses them anymore - its wago stuff these days

[@ianshortland6814]

Is that a ring main or a spur you're installing?

[@GosforthHandyman]

It's just a radial circuit.

[@monteglover4133]

It is very interesting to see how stuff is done elsewhere. Here in the Chicago area all wiring must be in metallic conduit (thin wall) and metal boxes for all junctions and fixtures exposed or not, even in single family homes. I think that the screw terminals would better than wire nuts. Is the blue wire the neutral?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Interesting! Yeah, Blue = Neutral, Brown = Live, Yellow & Green = Earth in the UK. Don't quote me on the regs but we have 'safe zones' in the UK (see this vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKS1pZ-Dbbupgrc) - if you're outside the safe zones you'd need to mechanically protect the cables (e.g. metal conduit) but inside the safe zones you can just run normal PVC cable. It's common to have plastic backboxes and junction boxes though (I'm assuming it's a fire/heat-proof plastic). A sparky will give a more accurate version of this. 😀👍

[@monteglover4133]

Gosforth Handyman Here the neutrals are generally white or gray ( usually for 277/480 used in commercial lighting ), general practice black, red, & blue for the hots on 120/240. All tho any colour can be used except green. There is a lot of accepted practices and codes.

[@phililpb]

is legal to install new electrical circuits in a house without reporting it to building control

[@GosforthHandyman]

It's not a new circuit - extension of an existing circuit. 👍

[@phililpb]

I thought any additional sockets other than a 13A fused spur needed to be notified. but you may be correct. However there seems to be some conflicting information about what you can and cant do with electrics

[@mattsan70]

@@phililpb I wont tell if you don't

[@masterofnone]

It's fun to watch other counties (I am in USA) electrical components and standards. Your switches , outlets and boxes looked like better quality. Good work. You can never have enough outlets right?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers bud - more outlets the better! :-)

[@RJ_Taylor]

I wanted to comment similarly. Brit electrical makes ours look like a dog’s breakfast. I especially like the ring topologies in use over there.

[@michaelchapman4269]

Have you used Wagoboxes before mate? Brilliant in my opinion 👍🏻 strip all the insulation exactly the same length at the same time, so all cpc shrouds all the same length too. Speeds things up muchly 😃 nice work 👍🏻

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Michael! Wagoboxes are awesome - didn't have any to hand but they make life so much easier. I'm still using up my stock of old junction boxes. 👍😃

[@tlangdon12]

The new Quickwire junction boxes look awesome for lighting projects! Have a look at www.quickwire.co.uk . They've got a sale on their starter kits that includes a great cable stripper for T&E cable. They would have saved Andy loads of time.

[@ronh9384]

tlangdon12 Those look very cool. The U.K. has great electrical components. The U.S. is so far behind you folks in innovative products in that field. Ron

[@stevenc123]

Thumb turns into Santa at around 3:52

[@niwty]

I have to admit I’m a little confused why you wired those sockets up on a radial circuit rather than a ring. All it needed was another 2.5mm twin and earth to the socket at the far end of the run? Seems like you’re limiting your load capacity by not doing it that way. Nice work though. All the best. 👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

I only have a 16A main feed at the mo. so it's pointless. If I ever upgrade the incommer I'll extend the ring 'round at the same time but the cable route is a pain in the a$$. 👍😀

[@mufuliramark]

For some random reason Ive just watched a guy paint MDF walls, then watched him wire in lights, all in silence…WTF! Can you do a video about watching paint dry please.

[@keithmuncaster2125]

Did you lose your voice before you started this job, there's nothing more frustrating than to watch a good video without listening to the commentary!

[@davidlewis4162]

The sound effect is so irritating

[@dontblameme6328]

Cool... He's worked with "electrics" so he must know what he's doing.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Excuse me?

[@calderjonhughes]

Gosforth Handyman I’m actually reading through old comments looking for the trolls now! I just knew there would be something on a video about electrics! People assume everything has to be done by a qualified electrician these days - they never even bother reading the regs.

[@ZG0002]

@@calderjonhughes Have you?

[@calderjonhughes]

@@ZG0002 I was a documentation manager in the construction industry for 15 years. So yep. I read the regs once or twice.....

[@ZG0002]

@@calderjonhughes OK, what does a documentation manager in the construction industry do exactly?