Part I of this Full Service Change & Generator Install

Welcome back guys, today is part 1 of this full service change and generator installation. This firehouse is replacing their current outdated system with all new! Part 1 includes removing 2 panels and combining them to 1 and adding its own dedicated transfer switch to the new generator. This job was estimated for about 2 days and it ended up taking 4, everything just kept getting worse. Like opening a can of worms, so enjoy the $hit show and below is the link the the fold up table I recommended !
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[@АнтонПономаренко-я1х]

I'm an electrician from Ukraine, I watch your videos!) You deserve respect, great job!

[@mikedillon6233]

I do this for a living, why am I watching you Do it for a living! L o l! And it's interesting the fact that these old transfer panels were new When I started in the trade!

[@ChadRoyRoy]

I do only automotive electric and diagnostics but have recently got into watching what you do and your ethic is admirable. Keep killing it.

[@Benjamin-pb6jo]

Using pliers as a hammer proves you are true to your trade!!!! 😍

[@jamesb8467]

I had one of those days today…3 jobs on a Saturday and about 250 miles of driving to do them. I’m exhausted too and in need of a cold beer. It’s nice that you show the good and not so good days bc they are real! Sincerely, A guy with dirty hands

[@OpenAllDoorz]

New fan, I love your content. Alot of knowledge to be learned 🎉❤

[@fred4547]

I really enjoy your videos and look forward to part 2. I also understand estimate and actual times to complete a job. Wisdom doesn’t come from success, it comes from learning from our mistakes.

[@paulmclaughlin808]

I'm sure your parents are proud. You are a piece of work. I love your contact

[@rong8955]

Very happy you’re posting videos on KZbin now. Entertaining and educational. Power on!

[@rusty4408]

Great job. You take pride in your work!

[@hasbenhome]

I’m not an electrician, but have worked around a lot of panels like those (state employee) and they usually end up looking like that because one guys adds a circuit then down the road someone else adds one etc.

[@rons2396]

I have always said the biggest challenge I face as an electrician is the idiot electrician that worked on something before me. I hate seeing wiring that looks like sneezed spaghetti on a wall. Neat work has always been part of my day one speech to new apprentices.

[@robertrada4783]

Truer words never spoken. I’m just the maintenance & repair person (glorified handyman) and the ridiculously wrong and unsafe shit I come across that was installed by “professional” electricians blows my mind every time.

[@hunterstark9556]

1,000% Agree!

[@davidmorales7371]

Fun fact: every electrician thinks the one that came before them is an idiot, hack, sloppy and/or assumes the job was a "handyman special". It's a funny phenomenon in the electrical field.

[@MurdoT860]

“Sneezed spaghetti”??? lol

[@JhonnyW-n8g]

You can thank all unions corrupt hiring people who dont know how to use a screwdrivers 🪛 😭😭

[@aaronwidder9624]

That work table tip is fire!! I use one also, and it keeps my mess to one area! And yes! The panels coming without ground bars is Soo irritating! I keep a bunch of ground bars in my pack out just in case.

[@benchedthatpiece]

I don't know anything about electrical work other than to stay as far away as possible from it. However I do appreciate someone that loves their job and does it right the first time and the finished product looks great. Great video, I subbed!

[@Sejimoto74]

First: the cardboard template method sounds WAY better than my "hold it to the panel and sharpie it" method so thanks for that tip. Second: totally know the feeling of "the more I dig the worse it gets" lol. Electrician Lexi speaks for all of us!

[@Hvac-dude]

Very proud of you you know exactly what you are doing keep up the amazing work ❤❤❤

[@igotyourback209]

I love watching your videos. Your work ethics and knowledge blows me away. Keep up the great work you do. Im sure you make your dad proud hell im proud of you as a dad myself. Jobs men do i know women can do it to. Proud of all the women who do mens jobs. Lexi is a fine example of just that.👍👍👍👍

[@DocM221]

Tables are the most underrated tools ever. Good work erasing someone's half-assed mistake! Can't wait for the next part

[@brandonsmith3060]

Side hustle idea…calendars with your favorite gear and your finished beautiful panels!

[@abelmunozusa]

I love your channel, it is just what I have been looking for for a long time, it is simply excellent, perfect, thank you for taking the time to share with us your knowledge about electricity, it is something that personally fascinates me. I love it and your channel is just what I was looking for. simply thank you for existing.

[@jeremyzammit3051]

As a sparky from Australia comparing Us type switchboard and what we have here, yikes! but old installations that's what to expect, have come across a few dog breakfast installations. Anyway to make the job easier with setting out tools, you cut down the stress!

[@Adones09]

Woman, it sounds like you put in that WORK! Good job.

[@CanastoCodiak]

I heard you mentioned Puerto Rico, my island, I'm from Bayamon and I follow you on Tiktok. God take care of you, my queen.

[@residualelectrical]

Great job lexi, looking forward to part 2 🤓⚡️

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing, looking forward to seeing the continued quest to cleanup the sins of prior work. Not an electrician but my first job out of college was wiring industrial control panels. Some of the best advice I was ever given was to build it as if I were to be the next guy coming in to work on it and try to maintain a standard of work that your proud to say was yours. The best compliment I ever got was a few weeks prior to leaving for my job to retire from. Front office came back asking why I was doing various things that they had never thought of and that the company that just inspected my work said as long as the control panels are wired with the same quality they will buy all we can make for the next few years. My reply was, I hope you took good notes and pictures because I just put in my two week notice. I left to become one of the youngest power system operators hired and they were gone in 6 months. 😂

[@seanarnold9513]

Can't wait for Part II

[@jrpritchard1622]

Lexi thanks for tips and the table suggesting heck yeah i will be getting one them keep video rolling be safe

[@j.d.1488]

That table comment. 100% Old man always set up a table for a job that was involved. Material cart and table for tools. So funny you suggested it.

[@zekenzy6486]

Great Video. Good Job and Nice Work. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice weekend

[@Heisttttt]

Your process is great! Thanks for sharing. It's cool to see such a high attention to detail 🫡

[@OffshoreMen7]

Good explanation.. im an electrician and instrumentation technician at oil & gas industry always follow new content ❤️

[@keithburkett9448]

Good Luck to you on your up coming job. Great Video 👍👍

[@michaelmeans9187]

Part 2: Yes please. Keep up the good work!

[@Whipkick2]

Good explanation, if how difficult the job turned put to be. Top tip on the table as well. 🎉

[@freddycv23]

Great work Lexi!! 🦾🦾🦾

[@youarestillalive]

I kinda like it that you narrate throughout the hole video :)

[@gregorylebowitz4329]

Watched your podcast and I enjoyed it a lot. Not electrical by any means, but you're doing a great job. In time, hopefully High School trades come back & get taught to kida again.

[@slowa3.]

i’m sorry for your loss my condolences to you and your family.

[@nenediaz100]

Nice, I don't really work as an electrician anymore but I am. I just to love it well I think I still do but I don't work as an electrician anymore but I am impressed with your work and what you do muy buen trabajo I❤ it

[@keithbennett5519]

Amazing video your amazing what u do here and really take the time to get it all right

[@Burgerdestroyer845]

Hey Lexi, your videos are awesome ! I also work in the Hudson valley area in the electric industry hope to run into you on a job one of these days

[@andreakeeling9217]

It would have been super neat to see a Timelapse of you and your back while you took everything apart and put it back together. 😊

[@frankiemouse]

Your videos make me want to be an electrician. 😊

[@playamytrumpet]

Love watching your videos. Thanks for sharing

[@BushcraftQuebec]

Good think I had a few drinks cuz I subscribed 😂🎉❤

[@robavis4906]

I feel your pain. lol I like doing new construction. Reworking with soemone elses mess is a nightmare sometimes.

[@MUGSHOTRECORDS83]

Like they told me as a apprentice 20plus years ago... . DO IT RIGHT DO IT TWICE!!😂

[@PaulCTownsend]

Great job and video. You know the people that work at that fire station are supposed to know how to open and close those doors mechanically at any given moment.

[@Calder1169]

Sounds like a mentally exhausting job with keeping essential power on between all the boards, junction boxes and transfer switches, before the physical aspect is even considered. Excellent stuff.

[@robertpickett5243]

Speaking as a retired firefighter, my guess would be that its was wired up by another firefighter with some electrical background. This is usually caused by a need with a lack of funding to do the job correctly.

[@swolf461]

sorry to hear that a family member passed away, my condolences to you and family. Love you nails too

[@lawrencemerrick3063]

Love your nails. You always look after yourself. God gave you great life makeup❤🎉

[@jimsvideos7201]

Happy new year Lexi!

[@alansmith798]

Part 2 please 🙏 like 👍 your work!

[@tnproudcountrys666]

Huge fan ❤ love u and the content girl!!

[@jamesborton9237]

If installing a new panel and I HAVE to resolve a shorter wire issue, I enjoy communicating with customer to change the location of where that circuit is. Beings it is a new service panel a fresh label is in order. Of course my work is then professional looking with no 'wire nut' extension wires.

[@draku122]

Buen trabajo . Muy organizada y detallada 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 un trabajo muy bien hecho. Dios sabe que la amo.

[@probie-3085]

Great work 😎👍 awesome video I hate those jobs that become a can of worms 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@BiGBoYBLaZie_1]

The best way to straighten a cable is pull the cable through your hand and then use your thumb and push down on the cable and pull and that is the way I was taught to straighten the cable but depends on the size of the cable but it will usually work with a lot of cable but each to their own but using something that may have sharp edges may damage cable but if you know what your doing then should be fine

[@Locky78btcourt]

You rock those wires girl 👊🏽👊🏽

[@abelgarcia480]

Happy new year freckles ❤

[@sparksmcgee6641]

Look into getting platform ladders. Best upgrade. I worked on ladders for 20 years

[@ilovejesusreignsforever5512]

How do you keep long nails 😂. That's the first thing to go after a rough in... never fails.

[@ls3will987]

This is how they keep smacking that panel lol. Dude backing in- am I close to the wall yet? Dude guiding him- naw come on back now you good. Dude backing in- ok this should be close enough. Dude guiding him- naw you got some more I’m not gonna let you hit anything just come on. Dude backing in- sigh ok. But I swear I’m about to (BOOM)!! Smack that fuckin panel. Dude guiding him- it’s alright we do this ALLLL THE TIME don’t worry.

[@chrisbysize]

Do you use also an IR camera for hot spot checking and loose connection. Is of cause tricky with a lot of reflecting metal, but Ulefone, CAT or even the add one once are good, to get a quick overview. And learn to trust your gut feeling - take a step back and get the hole picture. That's when usually shit hits the rotary impeller, working exhausted or deviation without adjusting the plan.

[@mr-andre]

The good ol netrual fork 😂

[@tnproudcountrys666]

😂😂😂 oh i love your nails and love how u work with them...Your so BEAUTIFUL NATURALLY girl u dont need make up....😮😊❤

[@Daltoncom]

Lexi drinking game. Take a shot every time she says "mess"

[@anthonyesparsen7776]

Smart move Lexi use what is already there

[@anthonyesparsen7776]

Well the last guys probably never got permits for the work so meaning no inspector was going to see the work, but in New Mexico all new trade work must be permitted and inspected guys , New Mexico is a highly regulated state

[@steveg8337]

I didn't even notice your nails till you said something lol

[@EvanBrumbaugh]

I am curious why you like Homeline better. I am a real estate investor of residential real estate and I always put in QO in my rentals.

[@Deafjustin]

I am enjoy watch your video!

[@plainviewfarm9872]

Do you record with your phone or GoPro? The view of you working with camera on your chest is awesome.

[@frankdiaz7571]

Good work

[@VeganPies]

The image of that spliced neutral wire will haunt me forever.

[@angelmanzo5523]

very good

[@Mcello-tl3cx]

You should do a video on all the tools you use

[@jaguilar11009]

You are Awesome ❤😊

[@nematube]

Aren't you supposed to bind the long hair back so it can't block view or get stuck in all kinds of things causing accidents? I say that because I have longer hair too and it tends to be in the way when I haven't bound it.

[@cupdejello]

why don’t you run a temporary shunt for the garage door openers so you don’t have to work with the doors open the whole time?

[@erwinsmith3198]

Hi, will you do Q&A in the future? Or maybe some content not related to your job?

[@bwillan]

I suspect much of the wiring in the panel was done by previous fire fighters. Many of them fancy themselves as contractors in the various construction trades on their 'off' hours from the firehouse. So it's no wonder you encountered a bunch of weird and questionable wiring.

[@Ag-47silver]

Omg I'm in ❤..

[@byoder456...3]

I wish you luck with this

[@anthonyesparsen7776]

In the trade workmanship like is a very vague description of work and nobody is going to come up with an agreement on that , but as an inspector we just want everything to be installed to the minimum code requirements and work right, no one is going to see your work it’s behind walls and or inside boxes

[@anthonyesparsen7776]

A lot of times there is a date marked on the cable itself

[@tchads_57]

Municipally owned building, lowest bidder gets contract and sometimes that leads to less than perfect electric install. One comment, when you do a voice over lower or mute the live audio. It can be hard to follow what you’re saying. Thanks for the channel.👍

[@BiGBoYBLaZie_1]

That isn't the worst but when people install they usually install and think that is that then people add more and more to it. And people seem to never future proof just incase someone adds other circuits

[@MrFitzfn]

What can I do to start my career in being an electrician, I went to college for residential and commercial but it's been 5 years ago , my goal is to start my own business? Thank you

[@artemisargent8623]

Just wondering, did you murror the footage or no? You are saying right, but talking about things shown on the left of the screen.

[@Werdna12345]

9:34 I think this is the first time I’ve heard someone say they prefer the homeline over QO. Has she talked about why in a different video? Would love to hear more about that

[@GreyWave33]

I wish I knew where to find a woman like this:( ❤ love the video. Learned a bit too.

[@alfredoflores270]

Nice job beautiful ❤️

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

We live in a world of hackery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alextuman51]

🔥

[@billwise7407]

Can I assume you're a union member? Saw you wearing IBEW t-shirt

[@alexcasta3256]

I fucking miss working as an electrician 😢

[@cheech15188]

TE ACOMPANO LOS SENTIMIENTOS MY CONDOLENCES TOO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GOD SPEED UNTIL THE NEXT ADVENTURE.

[@FrankMartinez-t8f]

What made you want to be electrician