I'm An Electrician. Here Are 10 Things Wrong With My Home's Wiring.

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Synopsis:
For those following the channel story of Joel’s never-ending house rewire, let’s just say, there’s plenty more work to do. The Walsman’s bought their 1938 home knowing that the electrical needed serious attention, and so this is not a video endorsing any of the practices you see. Instead, it just so happens to be a single location where we can show you most of the common issues we see across jobsites daily! Feel free to chime in in the comments with which violation you stumble across most often.

Laced within the technical instruction are recommendations and points of professionalism employed daily by Jefferson Electric masters, journeymen, & apprentices.

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National Electrical Code (NEC) referenced in this video:
[] Unused Wires Must Be Capped [NEC 110.12]
[] Open Panel Or Box Knockouts [NEC 110.12(A)]
[] Separation of Grounds & Neutrals [NEC 250.32(B)(1)]
[] Breakers Matched To Wire By Circuit [NEC 240.4]
[] Electrical Connections Fully Enclosed [NEC 110.12(A)]
[] GFCI In Damp Locations [NEC 210.8]
[] Wire Secured & Supported [NEC 334.30]
[] Conduit Secured & Supported [NEC 358.30]
[] Loose Fittings [NEC 258.42]
[] Working Space [NEC 110.26]

Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - 1. Uncapped Wires
1:12 - 2. Open Knockouts
1:42 - 3. Misplaced Neutral Wires
2:29 - 4. Mismatched Breakers-To-Circuits
3:08 - 5 & 6. Missing Electrical Enclosures & Lacking GFCI Protection
3:56 - 7. Incorrectly Secured & Supported Wires
4:28 - 8 & 9. Incorrectly Secured & Supported Conduit & Loose Fittings
4:49 - 10. Inadequate Working Space

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[davidwayneprins]

You should do a video on how you fix the problems in the "dungeon". Just did some wiring in my basement and wonder how close to perfection I came.

[mathman]

Lots of work Joel hope it all comes together for you.

[EeekItsSnek]

I've worked on quite a few old ragwire houses and it always amazes me how little they cared for making things even _look_ nice, even if they're technically illegal. The phrase "if you're going to do something wrong, do it wrong the best and safest way you can, " rings very true here. That panel was uuuugggglllyyy. Same with knob and tube setups. They just flung wires around all willy-nilly.

The last knob and tube house I worked on had been remodeled 3 times and you could tell when by the type and style of NM cables used. It had the panel *_IN THE BATHROOM_* over top of the sink hugging the edge if a window. Pretty negligent stuff. Even back then, they knew water and electricity aren't friends but they did it anyways.

[alexjones]

That example of the exposed wire that needed a wire nut, really need to trim back the exposed conductor first so that the wire nut will completely cover the conductor. What he did is a little better but still not sufficient. Maybe he is just demonstrating what is wrong and didn't intend the 'fix' as a direction but he should have said the proper way.

[MrKen]

When I replaced my oven, I had to upgrade the wire from 10/3 to 8/3 since the oven spec was 40 amp. The miracle happened when doing the work, found a 14/2 that a mouse had eaten the jacket off. Talk about a fire in the making. I decided to put a work box (properly grounded) in the attic to replace the segment going down the wall to the basement where I could access the destination box. I really wanted to replace the entire line from panel to box but would have been a bit much. What do you all do to seal drill holes in floor and ceiling plates? I used insulation. Take care and thank you.

[JamesHalfHorse]

Question as I am going to run into it on my farm in a few days. Meter and 200 amp disconnect on the pole. Does that mean any main panels behind it need the neutral/ground separated like the ones downstream from it? Also Meter > Disconnect > ATU > Main does the main and neutral need to be separated from the disconnect back in that situation? Co-Op can probably tell me but their engineers are... fun... to work as a homeowner with especially when it comes to generators yet they generally don't have any problems with me working on the ones running my transmitters go figure..

[wmcomprev]

"If the house is over 20 years old..." The question isn't so much, does the house meet current code, but did it meet code at the time it was built? Some of the changes are definitely needed to prevent fires, but most of them while good, are not critical.

[ChristopherMedina-ql]

Let talk about those contractors who support trade schools and training but never provide. How do we report general contractors in a respectful way that will not jeopardize our future

[MrKen]

I’d call an electrician to have this fixed - 😂. Life Question: when installing GFCI breakers, do you leave the pretty coiled neutral or do you shorten appropriately?

[Genesislights]

Why is the wire size need to match with the breaker, we obviously don’t want to downsize but why can’t we upsize the wires for a specified breaker.

[zerosparky]

Give you some advice. take it for what it is worth. take off your tool pouch. pack them in a tool box. i am a sparky. been in the trade since 1978. over time that bag will shift your back. i now am going to a Chrioprator. Several Sparky, s over there years i known has had back issues. i keep my tools now in a tool box. took them off about 10 years ago. a few of my back disc, s now have degenerative. it is mild. just have to take it careful though. drink lots of water.

[stanleykania]

Fixing my son's new house. It too has many violations

[imark]

Let's see should I get counseling from a qualified electrician counselor?

[RossTheGenMan]

didn't you install the electrical panel you where showing yourself?

[cengeb]

If a circuit is tripping ask him to share

[alec]

I think as an electrician my house is more out of code then most. I wouldn't say it's dangerous but that's cause I'm an electrician and I understand electricity. Definitely would need some things done if I were to sell it 😂😂

[claudej.montgomery]

2:55 isn’t necessarily true. What about voltage drop?

[williamdawson]

If a old house is like a old person DR. Phil would be very rich both with their crazy things that happen to them over time and even a few things against the law one never knows of until you dig in to it.

[mikeschannel]

You dint properly torque that Robertson screw

[jovetj]

4:39 What does your wife think about your weird arm right here? :-D