Our TOP TIPS on doing a fuse board change | Nagy Weekly ep5

[@Laughingstone97]

Best board install ive seen so far from any UK electricians. Very good job.

[@thomasnagy]

I'm sure James will be very happy to hear that!

[@TomWhi]

I love how organised James is. True pride in your craft, I love it!

[@pauliboo2]

James is really good on camera! Love his tips too.

[@pnxelectrical]

There are probably ladies (or lads, no judgement) out there that love his tips too 😂

[@Daz-L-CV]

loved the outtakes at the end, should be more of them, and yes, he does do a lot with his hands lol. but nice to see he takes such pride in his work at the end of the day, well done James.

[@thomasnagy]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@tncorgi92]

James and Tom are both expressive with their hands, the thing that caught my eye more was the lighting James had where his hands cast shadows while moving around.

[@gregf9160]

We love James 🤗 he's great -- a real asset 👍

[@rn5666]

Tom will forever be the number 1 KZbin sparky god

[@acidhelm]

Thank you James for pointing out that "the next guy" could be you a few months from now. Doing a neat job helps everyone, including yourself.

[@pnxelectrical]

"Pay it forward", simple but effective, how many boards have you taken the cover off and cursed the sod that installed it or touched it last? Seen a few vids recently were they show off the purely pornographic boards that someone has taken time on and there's never enough of that.

[@sheargillsparkie9588]

A very good addition to the Nagy team. Thank you for presenting young James. 👍🏽

[@LawrenceSingha]

These videos get better and better, great tips of 50,962 😂 and I likes James’s systematic approach to his fuse board is best I’ve ever seen. Awesome outtakes and best for last with everyone deserve a good laugh. Great video 👍🏼 can’t wait to see next one.

[@robbiedix6775]

Nice to see a fellow Taff making a neat job. I served my apprenticeship in 60-70s thats how we were taught, well done.

[@martin54123]

James makes a good presenterr and shows his enthusiasm for the wok. The team seems to be working well and I think you look far more relaxed so the direction your taking works!

[@croikeymatesthrowashrimpon8130]

only thing id change about how you do your mcb/rcbos is leave a small loop down behind the breaker instead of straight into the top, so handy having spare length , i normally group all my lives into a bundle and loop it down behind the mcbs and bring them back up and bend back on itself into the mcb, that way they can basically reach anywhere inside the distribution board

[@Alchemetica]

I love neat cabling. There are few things as satisfying as sitting back and looking at a just completed perfect cabling layout on the back of a rack of audio/video equipment. Nice work James.

[@dcallan812]

could we swap the gromet strip for a wallace? 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@russjam121]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dcallan812]

@@russjam121👍👍

[@PeterReidUK]

Really evident James takes pride in his work, and does a great job for the customer too. Very natural on camera too. Love him

[@Jay22222]

I really appreciate this attitude, the opposite of the usual “fk the next guy” YOU ARE the next guy. You’re ALWAYS the next guy.

[@muzikman2008]

You look like a great bunch of lads to work with..fun, pro and pride in your work.. 😎👍 love the outakes as well, funny...

[@thomasnagy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mikeenglish1492]

Nice job James, numbering of cables 👍

[@themadmasonmancave6291]

James, What a top lad 20 out of 10 💯👌💯

[@cantbelieveimhere2935]

James knows a hwll of alot for a 16 year old! 🤣🤣 On a serious note though, the channel is quality...way ahead of the other YTers!

[@weekendmasterelectrician5900]

Do more videos with James please. You both do excellent work.

[@thomasnagy]

There's more of all 3 of us working in the coming Nagy weekly episode, make sure you don't miss it ;)

[@Holdeenio]

Tidy install James 👌🏼 you seem like a top lad too 👍🏼

[@dannycrooks8462]

Love the outtakes 🤣😂😂😂😂

[@brianwood5220]

Great video guys, loved the out-takes. Thanks for sharing.

[@thomasnagy]

Our pleasure!

[@ddk4664]

The amount of work that goes into all this is amazing , always good to watch and to be fair with it was on channel 2 or something

[@alq1082]

Nice one James. 👍

[@speedmytube]

More of James please 🥰

[@IansMusical]

Tom when that moustache has reached maturity I'll get the Magnum PI music cued up :-)

[@tncorgi92]

Very neat job! The numbering is a nice touch, like he said the next person to work on that board might be you.

[@nevilleborg5031]

59868 useful tips. I counted them. Thank you really well explained and useful!

[@chriholt]

Awesome job on the fuse board James - OCD is both a blessing and a curse :) I have never seen a zip connector like you had on those fly leads at 13:38 - that is brilliant!

[@acelectricalsecurity]

It's quite a common hack on you tube, I have seen that method used as a cable tidy

[@nusermane1076]

Piece of art, nice work! Would like to see you perform on a huge 3phase board, that would be nice 😎

[@darylsummers89]

Such a great video! You will go far in your career. Great advice and very informative. More of this! 😊

[@thomasnagy]

Thank you so much!

[@briantwigley]

Love how far you have come, well done on all the hard work, and keep the videos coming!

[@deanstephens6131]

Young James did a great job there. Sounds like he's from the South Wales valleys, to me, rather than the big smoke😉

[@Tomukas]

Great video. James is a very good presenter. Love to see capital letters in channel name :)

[@thomasnagy]

;)

[@ranbirsingh7666]

Let me catch up on episode 3 - and I’ll big back…. Few hrs later .. 😁 Brilliant video 👍, outtakes should be on a separate video 😁😁

[@MOTO_LEW]

Are you back yet ?

[@ranbirsingh7666]

@@MOTO_LEW 😁😁 not yet mate

[@PhilWaud]

Great video - nice to see youre developing youtube stars Tom! Thank you!

[@roamingwithrej]

10:15, I appreciate the great advice James! The intimidation factor is something I go through so often 😩 but these words will resonate 🙌🏽

[@tony-yp6qk]

Another great video has always Thomas 👍

[@IanFarquharson2]

Super tidy job, and all the effort well justified.

[@peanutpotion]

Great stuff James 👍🏼

[@TheEcorristine]

Okay first, James your savage neat, love that, am sooo pernickity and especially when it comes wiring. Out takes are brilliant lads, it really looks like a great company to work for and that's really rare these days. Thomas is so like myself , gadgets and toys...lol

[@carlton683]

Quality work James

[@THECARKUS]

Loved this vid. Great helpful stuff and really well presented. Can we have more like this? Top job. Thanks

[@thomasnagy]

Thanks, will do!

[@craigdiamondbrite]

James is awesome 👌

[@paultabor2446]

excellent video

[@cranefamily]

Loved This one great tips thanks James👍🏻

[@richardince6114]

great video. The lad comes across really well. Saved this video

[@williammartinculleton7523]

Full marks James, I'm 82 & still learning 🇮🇪

[@lewisadams8992]

South Wales maintenance born and bread James boyyyyy

[@pauladventure]

Your channel just keeps getting better ❤️‍🩹 love the funny with the educational, the consumer unit install was brilliantly explained. I also thought the Mexican moustache suited you until you became magnum. 🥸 Keep up the good work 👍

[@hasanucar5456]

Love this channel.

[@Stoney_Eagle]

What a lovely order of tips you got 🤣🤣

[@davidmarsden9800]

Really well explained board change.

[@lippya4311]

Smashed it lad.

[@scottmcintosh7006]

Great job! I'm from Adelaide, Australia. I use RCBOs all the time. The only main difference is most of our Distribution Boards are plastic. We only switch the Active on Main Switch. Also our wiring colours are your "old style". Actives: Red, White (pre 80's yellow), Blue. Neutral: Black. Earth: Green/Yellow (pre 80's Green and also uninsulated). All our Twin & Earth cable have insulated Earth so we dont need Earth sleeving. Our cables are all stranded. We use 1.5mm for Lights, 2.5mm for Power, 4/6/10mm for heavier loads. Main supply is normally 16mm or higher for larger installations. Main earth normally 6mm.

[@RichardArblaster]

Great tips 😎

[@Snookerholics147]

Great work lad

[@snagright1300]

Great vid. Link for screwdrivers by any chance?

[@adeytecnic]

Thanks for the tips, always trying to improve my boards 👍

[@everythingrick370]

That moostache is ridiculously well suited for him. Keeping it may be in order

[@Geeraffe]

top job indeed james - Boddingtons do supply insulated inspection mirrors btw

[@JensenPGATourDriven]

Great info and awesome job by the James , And can you guys explain , two - way and intermediate switching . ⚡️👊

[@pwaelectricalltd29]

I really like any tradesman who takes pride in their work! So thumbs up for that 👍 I’m not a fan of those clip on cable markers though! They have a habit of pinging off and getting lost. I do like the idea of marking up the cores though.

[@LB-wi6wu]

Whats the brand of the cable strippers that you used to remove the outer sheath please?

[@ottersdangerden]

So those ferrules, the way those are crimped do they actually hold onto the wires properly? All the times I have seen em they are usually squished down into squares or octogons.

[@robjolly8982]

Thinking of the next person who comes to my fuseboards I always try and leave more length than that, but it compromises neatness.

[@Russwig]

Nice work! Board wiring reminds me of working with Dornier techs when installing lithotripters many years ago. The techs were all trained to lay cables as if in an aircraft. A bit more time to install but very helpful tracing faults and understanding the house in the future.

[@tommymack3210]

How do they lay cables in aircrafts?

[@Russwig]

@@tommymack3210 with extreme neatness and organization. Obviously in a confined space like that you can't afford a lot of room for cabling so it's all bundled very nicely and very concisely.

[@charliegumble6355]

Hi. Just a quick question where did you get the blue drivers from. Thanks Charlie.

[@ellieandphoebe]

Nice job James...quality...what part of Wales are you from...from a fella Welsh spark.

[@alfacoro1984ify]

Really great job super neat, I love to take my time on my own jobs but no way I would be able to come back the next day at work would be expected to do that board in a day or less shame that so many companies just want the cheapest quickest work I mainly do offices and industrial, and a lot of the work I see is utter rubbish keep up the good work.

[@colinhubbard4826]

Just curious and maybe a topic you can talk on Tom.. The top of the consumer unit was slotted and plastic trunking above, I didnt see any attempt to seal the slot following cable installation, what method was used? Also re: Cable ties inside CCUs, is this now an accepted practice as I always thought not? I’m out of touch with latest regs so maybe you can explain?

[@chrisardern4594]

I might have missed it but did he torque up at the end I assume he did but just didnt mention it.

[@alanmarriott9216]

What cable stripper was that you used and is it any good on LSF twin cable??

[@bhavin2987]

Hi Mate, can you please share a link for your wire stripper?

[@russjam121]

Woohoo new vid 😊

[@MrAcculinx]

Tom can you tell me the model number of the cb radios you use in the vans please

[@barryarmstrong5232]

Cracking lad.

[@oscardb9131]

Do you have recommendations for the most premium and well thought out boards/ trunking , clips and breakers i think abb is the best but is there a better option?

[@tresslerj1985]

Also very neat.. but you should consider spacing for the rcbos for heat dissipation.the zip tie trick is a good idea for reducing gouping factors.

[@paulegan1476]

Nice work James!!! 👍🤩 where in Wales is he from?

[@g.t.36]

Got a link for the wire strippers pls Also where can I get the blue insulated screwdrivers from. Thanks .

[@rayc1503]

Hager screwdrivers and you have to buy 2.5k of gear to get a set of blue Wiha vde drivers. Look up quick wire or jokari twin and earth wire strippers.

[@g.t.36]

@@rayc1503 thanks

[@Sowie-sm6xk]

What happens if you have a burnt cable that needs re-connecting you have no extra length

[@theinstallerguy786]

Cut back and extend.

[@rayc1503]

Ideal spliceline through connectors for upto 32A. Wago 221's Not compact for upto 42A. Cutback and extend the conductor cable.

[@tommymack3210]

@@theinstallerguy786 or just leave some length on the wire behind the RCBO…

[@timhoward7037]

Agreed. I appreciate a neat board, but I do an S shape at the top of the RCBO so there's a few inches of spare cable. While I accept that it doesn't look as much like an exhibit in Tate Modern as the one in the video, it is after all a functional item with the innards hidden from view 99.9% of the time.

[@arronplant8082]

Great video, and excellent work, I've done countless board changes, and no way could you produce something that tidy with existing cables? New install yes. Also couldn't justify 2 days for a board change. Quality all the same

[@chrisryan3770]

I’m in the marine electronics world, we would usually crimp bootlace ferrules with a square crimp. Is there a reason you crimped with a U crimp?

[@Lawasoft]

Ah, bloopers.. and Time codes, good things come.. a good video has bloopers, 2-3 ok , more.. even better :D

[@thomasnagy]

I'm glad you noticed :)

[@olly7673]

I've been looking for that cable tidy you've used in the fly leads but not able to find any. Can you put a link on for them place? Fanks.

[@_Steven_S]

Loosely wrap one tie around all cables. Snug up a tie between each wire so that it wraps around the first tie and spaces the wires out.

[@olly7673]

@@_Steven_S Thanks for the response Steven S, I thought it was a proper cable tidy bar, not just tie wraps. Im sure I'll find it one day.

[@onthego2004]

James/Thomas? have you the link for those MCB screwdrivers please?

[@Chrissykes78]

it's always good to spread the load :P

[@tresslerj1985]

Tom what about an ecolift?

[@georgejexter]

Top geeza

[@ivorbigun8214]

How high do you fit boards

[@shaunburke]

Nice board

[@kikiv1993]

I have the bigger fuse box for the garage itself. 5x24 per house is such a reasonable start.

[@freelifeproductions]

i have one question... after you have stripped all the cables. and lost the signing.. do you still know what every cable was for?

[@georgejexter]

How he know what cables to put in correct RCD ?

[@stephenwabaxter]

Tom, How about a video on Metering ie impulse electricity meters through to SMETS2 Smart meters ?

[@STEM-ROACH]

love watching artisan electricians and then a day later coming to see the same video from Thomas nagy

[@harrymurfet177]

You have a great big hole in the top of the board straight into plastic trunking, rendering the metal CU useless?