How to Make Electrical DIY Safe for Beginners

In this electrical DIY guide i will be showing you what tools you need to carry out safe DIY electrical work and i will be showing you how to use them. Whether it be safe isolation or testing a socket, this video will level up your electrical DIY work and help to keep you safe. If you like the video then leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this.

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If you are not confident undertaking electrical work then you should have this work undertaken by a qualified electrician.

[therealdojj]

I fitted one of them fat Quinetic switches to my garage this afternoon, about the same time this video was dropping
I told my Mrs AND took my son along to not only help me not fall off the ladder, but to hold the torch while the power was off, that's 3 more tips that people don't think about
Telling someone what you are up to
Having an assistant assisting you
Having an extra pair of hands
And yes, it all works fine 😁

[KJ-mflz]

Brilliant. Thank you for this. Clear, confident delivery gives reassurance. Yes, I teach- that's my bag - you are a natural! Thanks again. K

[sherazkhalid]

Great channel, with top tips for DIY at home 👍

[Retrobution]

i love the auto wire stripper but from a diy perspective it can be very easy to puncture the core cable underneath if you are say trying to strip a socket cable or lighting cable (twin and earth). some brands have sharp gripper ends, some do not. and it takes quite a bit of adjusting to get it just right and quite a bit of force to pull apart the insulation without cutting into or stretching the sleeves of the cores underneath.

i find that it would be better to buy one a twin and earth cable stripper specifically for these cables, and use the auto stripper for the smaller cores.
just wanted to add that from my experience

[tuttabob]

Amazing simple way of staying safe yet very educative . Thank you. Do you a video of how to add sockets from existing ones in a room with few unreachable sockets ?❤

[geoffreyholmes]

Another fantastic video, appreciate how you include DIYers and product links, a real plus!

[cjmillsnun]

Glad you showed safe isolation done the right way.

[Mclaneinc]

Excellent, the fact you always make sure safety is first does you proud. I do some electronic work which includes CRT TV's where I need to discharge the tube, so anti arcing stuff is a major plus. Getting a bite from KV is a tad sore. And as the man says, only do this work if you are SURE you know what you are doing, shoddy electrics are a huge risk to your life and home. If in doubt, call a sparks (electrician). One plus for the strippers, , makes the work look neater and no yanking at wires with side cutters, downside, another tool to carry.

[henry-b]

Brilliant video mate, I always enjoy watching your content. 😃👍

[altafahmed]

Brilliant video, pls keep it up, Went and bought a voltmeter and socket tester after this video as i was changing the sockets and light in the house, switched off the relevant switches in the consumer unit but for a couple of the switches the voltmeter showed me a voltage, it seems the electrician used a feed from somewhere else for it😞. The voltmeter is now my go to tool before i do anything electrical

[Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng]

Nice video and guidance. I have recently been upgrading my kit, very boutique now!

[charlescp]

The strippers are fine when you’ve enough length of wire to work with, but the end cutting ones are better for, say, stripping wires for a plug. Anyway, another good video. Thanks, Charles

[MalcolmJames-sgzg]

👍 great, i been wondering when the next video was coming THANKS 👍👍👍

[essdee]

Let's face it, some people will always try their hand at anything before getting a professional in.

From fixing the car to landscaping the garden you name it anything and everything goes, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop this happening..

Videos like this have the potential to actually save a life (or a disaster) from happening in the first place..

And how can helping to save a life be a bad thing...?

So keep up the great videos, I think you're doing a great thing for everyone..
Because at the end of the day there's no such thing as being too safe.. 👍

[nsoper]

have you done a review or 'user-guide' for the Bosch detector tool? I've got the same one but find it a bit tricky to use.

[thomasbaker]

All good stuff. Though I'd add a lead lamp to the list having just had to do an electrical job in the loft with the light circuit off

[uctpjic]

Can I change an old Emersion heater switch into a socket?

[georgeanastasi]

Great vid and really helpful thanks! What do you think of ferrule crimpers? I might invest in some to make safer connections with stranded cable

[masa]

Hello can you pls explain how to correctly wire a 2 way switch ? There’s a bunch of wires behind the hallway and landing switch, some cables are actually marked saying’2 way” but are all taped up, I’m trying to determine the correct combo so that hall and landing lights can be operated from either side independently

[BritishEngineer]

Did you repair the socket?cfault in the end?