5 CLEVER Electrical Tricks Everyone Should Know

Here are 5 clever electrical tips, tricks and hacks that everyone should know! See if there are any here that are new to you! #homehacks #electrical #tipsandtricks

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00:00 #5: Ditch the Twist Connectors
01:43 #4: A Strong Fix for Cut Wire
02:57 #3: Don't Toss That Broken Cord
05:03 #2: Always Work With the Grain
07:24 #1: The New Wire Strippers Are Here

[leebowers]

I am 71 and have been a master electrician/electrical engineer for over 50 years. Your knot method without solder or mecanacal compression is falted. It is for a temporary repair only. The natural operation of the wire will by current flow heating the wire which causes expansion and natural cooling the return to original size, eventually cause a the knot to loosen and eventually start arching over time. Use a Western Union splice and solder the thing before the heatshrink. Save the square knot for rope.

[grammahuggytoy]

Love how he says to not use traditional wire strippers, but every demonstration is made using them.

[carsoncochran]

All of you guys saw this before I did, and I have to say that you picked this guy apart very well. As one of you said, "a little knowledge can be VERY dangerous". Good job people!

[dickjohnson]

There is nothing wrong with wire nuts. The correct way to use them is to pre-twist the bare copper with linesman plyers, then apply the wire nut and twist until it stops, then continue to twist until you have about 2 inches of insulated wire outside the nut braided. The new lever action connections have their place in some applications, but its a fancy solution to a simple problem.

[MiltonRoe]

I love 1:52 where he starts using the exact tool that the thumbnail and intro are saying no one needs 😂

[sparky]

30 years of experience tells me, some people know just a enough to be dangerous.

[johnwilson]

40 years experience for me and I agree that some people know just enough to be VERY DANGEROUS! ⚠️

[blackened]

As an electrician, if you SPLICE the wires properly the wire nut it’s really only acting as a protector for the connection. I’m all for wire nuts. These other things are not nearly as good, take more time, and take up more space inside the junction box.

[michas]

Tip 3: yellow-green wire should always be a little longer than L and N, in case if the plug is pulled hard, the PE wire will pull out as the last one.

[scrambler]

The automatic wire strippers are nice when you're stripping a LOT of wires at once, especially if you're sitting on a 5gal bucket parked in front of an electrical panel or J-box.
For service work a pair of the Klein 'All Purpose' Pliers are my go-to for preparing wires.

[pjoneal]

TIP 4: Knots that can tighten will result in the perpendicular crossings trying to sheer through one another while strain is also being applied. If the knot is just snug and then soldered this tip is useful. Heat shrink wrap won't prevent the sheer and strain forces.

[bcismar]

Another tip for your universal wire stripper: When stripping multistrand wire, before removing the stripped sheathing, use it to twist the strands. You'll get a far more universal and tighter twist that way.

[braeburnhilliard]

Most of us, as electricians, we'll find this somewhat entertaining and scary. In addition to that, most of us will work with voltages and not signals.

[richardcline]

The one drawback I've found over the years before I retired is that those universal strippers seem to have one flaw. The right side jaw does not release at the same time as the left and that usually results in the wire being crammed up against the opposite side. If you're stripping stranded wire this just wads up the wire and you have to waste time straightening them all out. For that reason, many of our supervisors outlawed the use of them on the jobs we did.

[haloblade]

0:09 Your supposed to twist the wires together not just stick them in and pray that they don’t become the reason the house burns down. Twisting the wire secures them together as well as not having the neutral or hot touching each other which causes short circuits. Short circuits end up burning houses down.

[p.t.anderson]

Master tip when using ANY wire stripper on stranded wire. Do not remove the insulation all the way immediately. Use the bit of insulation to twist the wires and then remove it the rest of the way, much neater and easier on the fingers if you do a lot of them... all day long...

[thirdayman]

Wire nuts create a physical bond between conductors. Wagos have a "bus bar" to connect the conductors, that are limited to the current that they can handle vs the the current the conductors can handle when using wire nuts. Properly installed wire nuts for me all day, everyday.

[jeffw]

Tip one: Use Wagos to connect wires
Tip Two: Try the universal wire strippers until you determine that their bulky size and tendency to slip isn't worth it...and you'll be once again grateful for the lightweight, simple design of your old wire strippers.

[jamesspaulding]

25 year electrician here, tio twist the wires together clockwise. Then you know you have a proper connection. Then use a wire nut and twist it securely. The other connectors have a tendency to have one or more of the toggles getting undone in a full junction box.

[guspaz]

I have a pair of those automatic wire strippers. I found them to be way more work than the manual ones. You need to constantly adjust the dial on them, they pinch the insulation short of the stripped part (sometimes pinching all the way through), and they usually require multiple attempts to get the tension just right. I switched back to regular manual wire strippers.