Install a Lamp Post

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[@cwc8979]

Hi Ron, I have been watching your videos and shows since 2005 and I’m a big fan and I admire your work. You have a beautiful home also and I love this lamp post.

[@JackRyan-lg8km]

Thanks neighbor

[@Ultrarmx]

Wise he would of shown how they ran the wire?

[@scottkievning9297]

DEAR RON YOU'RE A VERY GOOD TEACHER..I LEARN ALOT ABOUT HOME REPAIRS AND NEW TIPS FOR HOMEOWNERS..THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEOS..😃

[@paige2452]

This is super helpful!!! Thanks Ron!!! Looks Great!! ❤️❤️

[@alistairstuart2009]

That looks so classy!

[@andrewharvey442]

I didn't see you suggest call in for utility locates prior to digging glad you didn't get hurt.

[@janetang8684]

Very beautiful ! 👏 Good Job!

[@fuyu5979]

Found your lamp post video informative n helpful. Although NOT planning to install a lamp post, learned from.parts of this video such as how to generally install a post n tools/equipment to use. Thanks Looking forward to your next video.

[@anonymouslyanonymous3168]

Btw... stick the side that goes in the dirt ...in tar= protects it for prematurely rotting

[@DENIEL381]

I'M A BIG FAN OF LAMP POST I WOULD MORE THAN ONE LOL.

[@bigrich6750]

I guess the dirt provides the electricity?

[@bkoz319]

DANGER DANGER

[@db2integra608]

Oh so you can strip the wire back about a foot. Huh.

[@liangQ1]

Good old days. Now we leave the security light on for you.

[@rajrani6401]

Very helpful. Thank you 😊💕

[@cup_and_cone]

4:36 - Holy shit, how's the hot wire not touching the ground?!

[@henrychi4197]

thats the secondary ground for extra protection😂

[@Hecvillanueva]

I ran the wire ,but inside electrical PVC. I also covered it with a light layer of gravel followed by Yellow caution plastic. Better safe then sorry.

[@RealNeil206]

hector villanueva what size pvc for that type of wiring?

[@Hecvillanueva]

RealNeil206 I used 1/2”

[@freshorganichandcuppedfart4935]

That hot wire isn't supposed to be 4 inches of bare copper.

[@tkitty4ever]

Did u check for utilities before digging ?

[@wildndetroit]

How did he ground the wire?

[@lseeber01]

Unfortunately, I was hoping to see how to run the electrical wires and hook them in on this video.

[@pbienvenue882]

Where do you buy that lamppost?

[@sailbatten2056]

Let the age-old battle of twist/dont-twist the wires before putting on the wire-nuts begin....

[@seandunn176]

Use Wago connectors. Wire nuts are so 20th century.

[@jessgvirtual5822]

@@seandunn176 Wago doesn't work as good as twist & turn....

[@Oneofone88]

Dudes a bad ass lol safety equipment , no need

[@robmut1357]

That last view looked like the post was leaning to the right.

[@markk2174]

Yeah right eh?

[@lamppost7719]

The beauty of birth

[@Mad_ruugs]

What about the wiring? Where’s the start of it? Thanks.

[@joshdoesdabs]

Why is it lately that all these videos are basically before and after with unhelpful filler and facts in between? Show me how you ran the line. Did you tap an existing outlet? Give the lamp its own breaker for future proofing? It's not just Ron, but TOH, ATOH and pretty much everyone else I watch as well. The videos are great, but I'm watching to learn something new beginning to end, not just for entertainment purposes. I'll also note that I'm 1:31 seconds in and will go ahead and finish this video. Just my thought on the deal.

[@RatandCat]

Yes. Run the electrical line first. Top an existing line if there's room on the breaker or add a new breaker.

[@NicholasWHaley7]

It’s one light bulb, everything is led now, tap an existing line.

[@andresnarvaez1280]

what is the price For this kind of job?

[@sal.pizzurro]

One million dollars..mwah ha ha

[@coreykernan9582]

800 dollars. 800 euros. Depending on the type of post. I'd rather an old solid metal post and that cost 350 which was a bargain imo.

[@HarryHov]

Whats going at 4:35 lol those aren't stripped

[@paulg.7789]

You didn't call 811 first to make sure you aren't going to dig up any utilities.

[@haljenkinson7621]

utilities will only mark lines that a public utility have installed. Private residences are on their own. Obviously the home owner knows what he has buried in his own yard.

[@ElRipper100]

Where does the ground wire go, to the metal pole?????

[@trangwuong7689]

You'll find a ground wire attached to the lamp post base.

[@iberios]

looks crooked at the end

[@curiosity2314]

Never ran a wire that was not run with PVC pipe or other and then run the electrical wire through it whether PVC jacketed or not. That is a failure waiting to happen. Would not run Jacketed PVC wire on it's own. Low voltage is one thing but this is not. I'm not on board with the Electrical installation bottom to top. Someone is going to be dealing with a shocking experience years down the road. We also did not talk about GFCI protection in this installation which should be part of this type project.. At least with GFCI in 30 to 40 years you can rerun the wire as it was meant to be.

[@andrewknowles9783]

Underground Feeder cable is what was used and is perfectly safe and suitable for typical uses like this. Running conduit is a waste of time if not needed.

[@katinabotten]

OMG OMG a handy man just texted me and said $802,000 to install light post

[@johnbriggs7514]

Nice video. Some product information would have been helpful

[@bkoz319]

****WARNING *****THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THE WAY YOU WIRED THE LIGHT IS DANGEROUS!

[@seansy59]

He did everything right up until the point of installing the fixture itself. He stripped WAYYY too much of the wire insulation back. The hot wire is exposed and rewrapped with the rest in a mess of tape. Only a small amount of copper should be exposed to make the connection in the wirenuts. And there is no reason to tape the entire bunch together. Face the wirenuts up so condensation doesnt drip in (like an umbrella) and tuck it in. If you have that much that needs to be taped like that, you did it wrong.

[@bkoz319]

@@seansy59 he is a complete hack

[@bamhm182]

I came here to say this. I had to rewind to make sure I saw what I thought I saw. That is WAY too much insulation removed, basically only luck and a small amount of electrical tape separating the hot from ground.

[@plasmac9]

He digs his hole 32 inches then puts in 6 inches of crushed stone. So his post is only actually 26 inches in the ground. Then on top of that he uses just dirt to "secure" the post in the ground. This post is coming loose after the first winter thaw. At 26 inches, if he had used concrete or foam it might last 2 winters, 3 at the most. The crazy thing is he had a gasoline powered auger, why half-ass it? He should have went down 48 inches, used 6 inches of crushed stone and then filled the hole with concrete or hard expanding foam to about 6 inches from the surface. Then back fill the last 6 inches with dirt. If you really want to make sure this post never moves you could drill 3-4 holes through the last 16-20 inches on opposite sides then insert rebar so that it sticks out 4-6 inches on each side. That way when you pour concrete or foam the post is permanently locked in and can never heave up out of the ground.

[@laserowy1983]

Doesnt look levelled haha

[@bkoz319]

the way this hacker does stuff is dangerous

[@bkoz319]

the more i watch this guy the more incompetent i think he is. look at how much of the black wire he strips 4:34

[@locustsun]

I'm surprised the light even turned on.

[@cup_and_cone]

Hah, I just made this exact comment. That's the problem with trying to cover everything and leaving your field of expertise (whatever his is)... eventually what you don't know will show. Just like the basement door video a few vids ago, didn't even waterproof and flash the exposed sheathing...

[@bkoz319]

@@cup_and_cone THIS GUY IS A HAZARD I HOPE SOMEONE DOESNT FOLLOW THIS METHOD AS A DIY

[@bkoz319]

@@cup_and_cone I THOUGHT THE SAME THING ON THE FLASHING. THIS IS THE TYPE OF GUY THAT THINKS SILICONE FIXES EVERYTHING

[@Rymac91]

@@locustsun There's no way the light should work with the way the wiring is shown in the video; he didn't strip any of the insulation off of the lamp's wire before putting on the wire nut. They most likely fixed the wiring off camera after the wiring either tripped the breaker from the bare wires touching each other or the light just not turning on at all from the bad connection.

[@internalinjectiontrulyhere6182]

Yea dont be blind

[@mcroley591]

You are obviously not qualified to do any electrical work.

[@larryeaton8054]

You did not do what a home owner would do as a home owner--you hired out what a home owner would do on his or her own. I recon you are an unglorified consulter and not a real home inventor one day at a time. Your video is limited to personal accomplishments and more subject to less inventive home creators. A real home owner does it better! No outside craftsmanship!

[@haljenkinson7621]

Tell me of a home owner who has a drill capable of drilling a 3/4" hole for a length of 6 to 8 feet and perfectly centered in the post.[