My first STREET LIGHT change | Nagy Weekly

[@4DF2007Official]

R.I.P HPS street light. I love those lamps. I need to buy one

[@matthewthomas5792]

Great video, I Did highway lighting for 2 years in West Wales and loved it ! We would do 3x 8m column changes a day including jointing and you had to go some to do that. 10-15 head only changes a day would be a good day depending on road conditions.

[@FletcherFinance]

As a small business owner in California who's watched you grow over the years, you've been an inspiration. Keep on growing and forget about the haters!

[@thomasnagy]

I’m glad I can be of some help Russell, thanks for the continuous support!

[@NicoleBritnell]

Yep, this woman watches Tom. I am 50yrs old and putting myself through expensive, intense training to become an electrician. I thank you for your enthusiasm, excitement and hard graft to provide an honest symbol of hope....to those who are truly committed, cos it really aint easy. That's what separates the dreamers from the doers. Best of luck.

[@thomasnagy]

Well said! I wish you good luck with your adventure in becoming an electrician!

[@jayewaters3921]

Nice one thomas. The old lantern is a old URBIS ZX3

[@almilhouse9059]

Up, unbolt, cut, pull re do wires and fit..... I done all this as an apprentice.... The worst was they always decided to do these jobs in the winter, your hands would be frozen..... Pair of good grippy gloves, I'd all suggest a set up where the basic tools needed you fit to string or magnet strip and even attach to light pole or make a spot in bucket.... Few power tool adapters, angle grinder a must, different adapters a must as you found out different size fitting etc. Carry cones etc in bucket, if possible, cut down on loss of inner van space.

[@thomasnagy]

Cheers for the tips pal!

[@jpelectrical7677]

Wago do a tiny little gel filled shell to snap over connectors to stop moisture being able to attack them, either that or R391 compound works a treat if you have to put connectors in iffy spots.

[@timhoward7037]

I'm glad you said near the end you could rotate the top and drop the column... Little tip - always take a clothes peg or two up to stick on the old cable to keep it where you want it - as others have said it's easy to lose the old one!

[@davidellis4218]

I done street lighting for years, very simple easy work when the weather nice it’s the best job going swapping heads! Little tips I learnt was after taking the old head of tie a knot in the flex or tape it back on its self, sometimes it does fall down the column nightmare trying to get that back up

[@thomasnagy]

Cheers for the tip!

[@fst1775]

Good video! i really love the orange glow from the older low and high pressure sodium lamps.

[@dennisphoenix1]

The small photocells might look neat but once a bird has sh*t on it the light stays on all the time . The big NEMA socket cells are better and quicker to change

[@MattyBoyy99]

You have a great positive attitude. Top bloke👍

[@clarinathan]

Congratulations. Good job sticking with it.

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks, really appreciate it!

[@jacobmason6195]

Just be mindful of if you change a head without such a long extension arm, that when you take the old head off the flex will fall straight down to the cut out, due to the weight of the cable hanging going up the lamppost, almost caught me out a few times😂

[@S.ASmith]

you'd think it'd be pinned close to the top with a releasable gland so that can't happen....alas, it's stupid but it works it ain't stupid.

[@carlmarquardt994]

Yes. Decent tip there. Done it once or twice in various forms. Lost rhe odd tool down a cavity.

[@blobstrom]

Many many years ago not long out of my apprenticeship (early 1980's) we were fitting lights in a lift shaft (12 floors) the conduit was in we pulled the singles up from the pit to the lift motor room. standing on top of the lift car I went to the first fitting at the top of the shaft and cut the cables to go into a clock connector and watched all the singles go zooming down the conduit to make a birds nest in the pit.. You only do it once

[@bluelightningnz]

Was thinking about that exact possibility as he was disconnecting it :)

[@MrSeananners12345]

Thomas for some reasons your videos brighten my day. thanks for being part of the youtube community.

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for the kind words, it really means a lot! I’m glad I can make your day a little better :)

[@hidnpain]

Congrats, you never forget your first.

[@thomasnagy]

Yes! Thank you!

[@22ndsquad]

Would like to see inside what you referred to as the "switch room" for isolating the light. Always interesting to see new content though!

[@thomasnagy]

Appreciate it pal!

[@JamesQ2011]

They are normally quite boring. A metal box. Aka a feeder pillar. Depending on the number of lights and set up. It could be as simple as just a cutout feeding the radial of lights. Sometimes they have time clocks. Sometimes they have a more sophisticated fuse and disconnection set up.

[@carlmarquardt994]

@@thomasnagy absolutely cracking mate. Very impressed the work and effort you put into your company Tom!! Bloody well done mate. No one is going to grow and succeed witho taking risk.

[@stuartcraigon2003]

@@voltare2amstereo is there, there's very few Scottish trades vlog, hard to find anyway.

[@rsdelectrical]

@@voltare2amstereo think that might be me 👀

[@EssexElectrical]

Watching you grow over the years mate has been unreal, a real motivation well done Tom👍🏻

[@thomasnagy]

Cheers for the support!

[@125sm3]

Thomas Nagy, some light entertainment 😂😂😂😂

[@thomasnagy]

YES SIR!

[@bikerchrisukk]

Fair play for not cutting out the mistakes. Wow, never would have expected 80W, makes sense with LED's, but even so.

[@bigjd2k]

Should have kept low-pressure sodium, yes it was yellow but you could relamp and repair the fittings and they didn’t take any more power than LEDs. And made locally rather than shipped round the world!

[@StaiteBoys]

Its good to see you have finally started started get to where you wanted to be. The job is fantastic in summer, not great in winter but with the right clothing it's more than manageable. I've been doing this sort of thing for 18 years now and still don't mind going to work so can't be too bad. If you do ever get tight grub screws on a bracket like that it's normally easier to cut the bracket arm and lose 50mm then drill out. You can get spigot adapters which are always handy to keep on the van to make the Lantern fit. Also connector blocks aren't ideal in a column, the weight of the cable is constantly pulling against them. But if you do use them it's best to put like a loop on the cable and tape it so the cable weight is on itself not the connectors. We also can do 30-50 a day when bulk changing, but usually a 2 man crew and traffic management. Also a bicycle chain attached to the new cable is good for going down the column if you lose your draw wire

[@rennautomotiveltd997]

Congrats to you and your colleagues Tom, really great to see someone with passion and drive doing well! Onwards and upwards mate 👍 Much love to the Nagy family

[@thomasnagy]

Appreciate it Luke. Thank you for the kind words and continuous support!

[@bri200490]

Congratulations mate. Keep up the enthusiasm

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks, will do!

[@vryzenok]

Yes, please show more stuff that is not happening from the first time. This is important, that younger viewers can see that failure is possible, that not all stuff happening in first go, and don`t need to give up!!! Great video, big thanks.

[@thomasnagy]

You got it!

[@hollysilk1154]

Hey Tom i watch all your videos i say this as you said not many women watch your video im was 17th edition but dont do it now Keep up the good work you are an amazing young man who has done really well for your self

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for the continuous support Holly, it’s nice to see women in the industry!

[@locien182]

Tbh you are correct on symble of hope. I am starting my own landscaping company. I know it's a little different but on a small scale thing pumping my own money working 6 days a week to get tools sorted etc and seeing you say its hard work but you can get there makes me feel its going to be worth it. Keep up the good work mate and hope too see u back soon

[@HighlandSteam]

Yes. I am female and use to be a civilian sparky for Her Majesty’s Boating company.

[@daveytn]

I am up for the street lighting videos, it fascinates me beyond belief!!

[@michaelsevern9159]

If you turned the bracket you could drop the column change lantern put it back up and turn bracket back

[@AndySteele-wb2qi]

The old fitting was a Urbis ZX3 which were once popular on the M25 and the M4

[@cantbelieveimhere2935]

Great stuff Nagy, delighted you're finally getting kicked off with the highway works now!! 💯💯

[@thomasnagy]

You and me both! thanks for the support 👍

[@sarah1390]

One of your Female Viewers here. I know we are the few but still interesting for me to see. Glad to see how far you have come and working your way up to industrial/Roadworks is fantastic. Though it sorta sucks when you technically have a roadworks boss but it should be fine as long as you have a boss that is willing to be part of the team.

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for watching, appreciate the female support👍👍👍👍

[@gedtierney374]

The arm that you’ve put the new lantern on may have been suitable for the old lighter fitting but the new led fittings are substantially heavier. The arm has no webbing. It may have been advisable to change the arm for one with webbing or cut the existing arm back close to the column to alleviate the strain. And I hope you’ve got a quicker bucket by now.

[@0liver0verson9]

I'm surprised you wanted to go into street lighting. For the bigger utilities companies I assumed it didn't pay that much. But seeing you do it I can see the appeal. Bad weather would obviously be a negative, but not dealing with the absolute nonsense from domestic customers is a huge win.

[@lewis94uk]

A big street lighting service has all the over heads etc and competition for the massive contracts this is a service he can offer to private clients to do 1-10 lampposts which there are lots in London that that others can't

[@adierob1]

Nice job Thomas and good luck to the future, up north here they are crying out for contractors to do street lighting so it can be done by guys like your self, It's not being sucked up by big guys like Balfour or amey

[@AJ-ds5gf]

This is off topic but I just saw your video where you bought all those snacks for your staff from Sainsburys. Can I recommend you get a makro or costco card (you're eligible since you're a business) and buy all those snacks/food at wholesale prices. It's much, much cheaper than buying all of that from Sainsburys or a regular supermarket.

[@MrJoshiej]

Very good video I have a couple of Low Pressure Sodium Street Lights know as SOX I use them as table Lights with a 3 amp plug

[@chrismaplethorpe6781]

Have worked on loads of those posts in the past on a previous job. Have seen a lot rotting away round the pivot point so couldnt drop them. In the end they had to be replaced. Any fitting changes or repairs in the meantime had to be done out of a cherry picker. Commercial and industrial is my preferred type of work. As for testing for dead even if i know power is off i still always check for dead. Is a good habit to get in to

[@rogerbradbury9713]

I've done a bit of street lighting maintenance in the past, so I was amazed to see that you let go of the flex when you took the old head off; with the different design of pole we had (all the same, on a big research site) if you let go of the flex it dropped out of sight so fast there was a little sonic boom! 😀 If a new lamp didn't cure the problem or the cutout fuse had blown, we just swapped the head with one of the repaired and tested spares from last time we went round the site, six months before. We would always get called out about two weeks after the clocks had changed in the autumn, as staff were suddenly going home in the dark; reports of defective street lights soon came in.

[@Willster451]

I wish i could see this switch board for the lights. Great video

[@texasproud3332]

I worked for large university here in the states and we would make repairs on street lights ranging from ballast replacement to lamp replace socket repair and we would knock our approximately 15-20 a day out of a bucket truck

[@carlmarquardt994]

Yep. 40 sounds a bit unrealistic to me.

[@ericgrey2930]

Used to be employed by the local authority until the street lighting contract was pfi'd to a major utility, on conversions we're expected to do 45+ 8/10 mtr cols or 60+ 5/6 mtr cols a day to hit targets,2 man team.

[@lewiswright5936]

Men at work road narrow before you start 3 cones and a blue arrow 5-10 minutes a column all day 30 easy if the cut outs are fairly new !

[@MrImATarget]

First thing I was shouting at was just loosen the grub screws on the fixing of the arm and spin it 90 degrees and then you could drop it with the spring, took you to 8 mins 50 secs of the video to notice lol..... Second thing was when you said you allowed all day to do just the one light ......... lol. When we change fittings we usually replace the cable down the pole as well. You had it quite easy with the fixings of the fitting undoing quite easy, this will not always be the case. Sometimes they are rusted solid and you end up getting the angle grinder out. Top tip...... when disconnecting the flex keep a hold of it and tape it to the column. Sometimes the weight of the flex will pull it back into the column, then you would have to either take off the arm or even drop the column if it fell that far.

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for the tip! I will make sure to do that next time round

[@dennisphoenix1]

@@thomasnagy some columns have a castle top to them , the bracket arm has a tube going across in the socket which locks into place to stop rotation . Just loosening the grub screws might not allow you to rotate the bracket arm .

[@freddiecycles]

I say something along those lines to myself all the time Tom “I know it’s dead but, I’m just going to double check”. Good luck with the new business direction!

[@thomasnagy]

I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one that does it 👍🏻

[@matthewshaw8102]

As per some of the other comments, keep hold of the old cable when you cut it as it will drop down the column if you aren't careful, we use it as a draw wire for the new fitting. And yes a good 2 man crew can change 40 heads in a shift

[@hardave17]

40 heads situated near each other without any travel time presumably? (I just can't work out the logistics of this in my head - I would have said about half that per shift)

[@matthewshaw8102]

@@hardave17 yes to do that number you usually work along the same street or area, the columns and connections need to be quite easy too. We changed 15,000 lanterns and another 50,000 photo cells in less than 12 months , the work being carried out by around 10 crews

[@jimmyaustin6087]

Going by the crew that changed some heads down my street the other month, 6 heads in under an hour, 8 hour days, 40 is possible when all conditions are favorable and you dont end up with and cussed jobs.

[@handyandy6050]

Person: "So what's it like replacing street lighting heads, Tom"? Tom "Well it has its ups and downs".

[@hawkertyphoon4537]

a Comment for the system. Glad to see you still around, and with a moving and growing business.

[@1989Chrisc]

9:24 Never a truer word spoken

[@d4sgroup]

I’d like that ZX3 you changed

[@anthonyblake7]

I love videos like these because it brings me back to when I started my electrical journey in London as a Canadian. Back in Canada now doing electrical, but these videos are great and very nostalgic!

[@ashhammond]

Went self employed 4 years ago, thought I would never make it. He is to year 5. Best of luck bud! Success happens on the edge of your comfort zone! 💪🏻

[@thomasnagy]

Well said!

[@Bredaxe]

Congrats to you Thomas. Tenacity and perseverance does pay off sometimes.

[@brianoceallaigh8714]

Good job Tom, could'nt help notice you were wearing no helmut, any work at height we do it is compulsory to wear one with a chin strap... great to see you doing so well long may it continue...

[@GreenHawkConstructionltd]

Nice one Tom for everyone who doubted you that you could do it send them the link to this. As someone who has always been told it can’t be done I love to prove people wrong 👏👏

[@thomasnagy]

Appreciate the support pal!

[@Ohcomon]

Yeah, we do watch

[@clyth41]

You're doing a fantastic job considering it was your first time, very impressive. And tell that boss of yours to do one. There's something I hate whilst doing my job is being watched by the boss, tell him to do one haha... Keep up the fab work... All the best form the UK. X

[@michaeljohnson1006]

Only a few years ago street light weighed hardly anything even with the ballasts, they were all made of fibreglass or pressed alluminum. Now most of the led lights are made from die cast alluminum and weight a tonne. The only thing i can think of is its to do with cooling the led chips and drivers. Fold down lamp coloumbs you can get a special fold down device with a big spring to counter balance the coloumb as its lowered. A good modification to standard street lights is cob led e27 or e40 just remove the ballast.

[@madgebishop5409]

Its all sunshine and smiles now but can you hack it on a cold rainy Tuesday night in Stoke 😂

[@alanhutchins4233]

You mentioned scratching the itch. I think it makes sense to double check that it wasn't live, good practice if you are aiming to work on railways.

[@Sirensandlights865]

The old head is a scheder/urbis zx3 or zx2

[@fraggit]

It's not the spiders you have to worry about, it's the wasps. Happened to me up a pole. I opened the BT and a gang of wasps came out and stung me under the eye, that smarted a bit. Lucky my belt was tight, a bit like my Sphincter when that wasp came out. Also the earwig nests aren't much fun either, get them down your bib and brace and you're phantom itching for days.

[@patrickmurphy6156]

You can get adapter that will bolt onto the skinny pole to fit the fitting that are for the 63mm poles

[@jacob8361]

"Nagy weekly" it's just what we love to see

[@luke_1152]

100k is on the horizon!!

[@thomasnagy]

Very soon!!!!!

[@timoaasen9957]

Fantastic to see all the hard work paid off and great to see you enjoyed it. Keep it up loving the vids.

[@thomasnagy]

I'm glad you're enjoying the videos pal!

[@marksavill367]

Congratulations buddy. All the hard work has paid off. Nice to see.

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks 👍 Really appreciate it!

[@shaunburke]

Nicely done Tom

[@thomasnagy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gjkelectrical4740]

Done some private car park lights once upon a time, and in some ways I enjoyed that more than the day to day work I complete!

[@Adam-lm1cf]

Really interesting seeing you move from domestic into highways. Got to say it made me nervous when you'd loosened off the lantern before disconnecting the flex lol. Was abit confused why the customer didn't have you remove the bracket and put the lantern post top then they could lower the column for maintenance and periodic testing in future. Bracket is likely part of the previous design but should be able to be met with the right level of wattage and angled tilt on the lantern.

[@MatthewHawkyard]

It’s good to see your continuing your development, following the same leveling up e5 are all about

[@chriholt]

Beautiful - congratulations on fulfilling the dream!

[@thomasnagy]

Cheers Chris, appreciate it!

[@pauladventure]

lovely to see how happy you are, keep up the great work, loving the content

[@handyandy6050]

If all else fails, you could always do white line painting. Don't knock it, it's a good "middle of the road" job! ;-)

[@jasonantigua6825]

Take no notice of the haters! You’re amazing! Yourself and Aarron Lambo are two of the most inspirational KZbinrs out there! I draw a lot from you both! God bless.

[@thomasnagy]

I appreciate that pal! Thanks for the support!

[@jasonantigua6825]

@@thomasnagy 👍

[@petertallowin6406]

Hats off dude, then straight back on again. It's cold and I have no hair. Well done.

[@gavmorley]

Nice to see you progressing in the direction you wanted,hope it all works out.

[@thomasnagy]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@clivemorris8252]

Well done Tom it’s all coming together now, your perseverance is paying off. I would photograph your symbol of hope and put it on the office wall. 😀

[@thomasnagy]

Thank you for the support and kind words!

[@utilitarian]

Nice on Mr N. Good job well done..! I definately think the whole "strong and plumb bob" idea is a winner even if it is a bit crude. Work smarter, not harder!

[@stuartthespark]

The business is taking shape, just curious did you use a wago gel box or a wiska led joy on the cable to secure the cable and/or seal up the space you now have due to the mismatched collar size.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice Job with the light !

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks :)

[@remog38]

congratulations Tom on your single mindness and tenacity

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks pal!

[@johndawe449]

Happy for you.

[@darrenqualters2341]

Good video Tom, great to see your progress to get to where you are now 👍 I’ve done a few lamp post head changes in the past. Some of them come with a reducing collar for slimmer posts, I think that’s a better option than trying to use longer bolts, gives you a much more secure fixing. Might be worth looking into getting a load, for your future work. Look forward to the next vid 👍

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Scotts_Status]

Congratulations 🎉🎊🍾

[@thomasnagy]

Thank you so much 😀

[@grahamcroome2109]

Well done Tom....well deserved....just shows what can be done with hard work and perseverance....

[@thomasnagy]

Appreciate it pal!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Morning Tom. I’m no electrician as I drive a lorry for my sins 😂 I do some diy so watching your videos helps a lot 👍🏻 I’ve been along your journey form the beginning and love how you’ve grown with great content 😀 Keep the good videos coming cheers Stevie 😎

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for the continuous support Stevie, It is really appreciated!!!!

[@Zelahb2930]

You can get different size mounts for them street lights to fit them poles. Now you have a big opening up the mount

[@mtrim550]

Well done sir! Keep up the good work!

[@thomasnagy]

Thank you kindly!

[@mtrim550]

@@thomasnagy you can sit back at the end of the day and be proud of what you’ve managed to achieve so far mate. Onward and upward

[@JBE]

Nice to see you going up in the world Tom 👍

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks 👍

[@hughtattersall7583]

Well done Tom.

[@TonyH-8208]

Loving the new, standardised branding!

[@thomasnagy]

I’m glad you do!

[@mateuszekdiil5911]

Hello Nagy, Support from Poland mate !

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks for the support pal!

[@BIN3RY]

Could you add a light cage or platform basket to keep the old/new light in as you go up and down? Free your hands up if you have 2 men in the box? Another great video 👍

[@AintBigAintClever]

Tesco sell suitable cages, they've always got them outside. They're only a quid :)

[@JasperJanssen]

Huh! Last time I saw one of your videos you were still just doing small scale residential stuff, and here you are suddenly doing cool shit like this!

[@terrystephens1102]

A very neat light fitting.

[@JamesQ2011]

You could take the bracket arm off to lower it? Its always a good idea to tape the cable to the column, they have a habit of pulling themselves back down the column. That was a Phillip's SG305 150w son-t if I'm not mistaken ;-)

[@JamesQ2011]

PS i have change 1000's of street lights, so feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

[@jamesdavies8331]

I would have said it was a Urbis ZX2 by the looks of it, but I could be wrong

[@JamesQ2011]

@@jamesdavies8331 You're right!

[@MB-alarms_and-more]

This is absolutely brilliant nice video!!

[@PiscesSun111]

Great, you've attached a radar system. Well done 👍

[@DeKempster]

Nice job Tom! Its impressive to see your company grow from the the one man job to what it is now.

[@thomasnagy]

Cheers pal! Really appreciate it!

[@esparks5893]

A good idea is to put either grease or Vaseline on exposed bolts. It stops corrosion seizing them ( even stainless steel bolts over time become very hard to remove, particularly in locations near the sea) it helps next person down the line when light fitting needs replacing. Also whilst on the ground mark the centre of the new fitting with a pencil where it bolts on and then do the same up above on the spigot and line both marks up. It makes sure the new fitting sits straight and you don’t need anyone in the ground eying it up for you. Good job all the same 👍🏻