How To Strip Wires Without Wire Strippers-Using Pliers Instead

In this video, I show you how to strip wires without using wire strippers. The process that I use involves pliers. You use the inside blade of the pliers to pierce through the sheathing around the wires, and then use the pliers to pull the sheathing off. Stripping wires without wire strippers is really easy, just follow the steps in this video and you'll be able to do it!

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[poeticintrovrt]

I am a young woman that's miles away from her father who usually fixes her mishaps, and let me tell you...these videos have possibly saved my life. Lol.

[xxasininenamexx]

I'm an Electrician apprentice and I can guarantee to you that is not way you should be doing it. When you nick the wire it ruins the integrity of it, eventually causing it to break and causing a fault in the electrical device.

[valeriekeller]

I found this really helpful. I tripped over a wire and broke it and needed to re-join the wires. I don't own a wire-stripper and wanted to try doing it without buying one for this one time I'll ever use it. It helps that I already have a sense of what to do once the wires are stripped - I've joined and capped wires before. You shouldn't try to join wires without researching how to do it properly. So far no fires. I'll write back if that changes!

[gunneredwards]

That’s a very creative way to cause a short

[wolfswatch]

Ya, he nicked the common and the hot. They will eventual break after changing outlet boxes or too much movement. Plus no a shock hazard at the nicked areas. I have done electrical for years and stopped using wire strippers because of the easiness to score or nick the wires. I always use a razor knife to open the main case. Then use the small area on the back side of the pliers to squeeze the insulation on the wire. This splits the wire insulation casing and the you break off the plastic on both sides. No more accidentally ruining the wire. .

[carrotspaghetti]

Applying pressure right now to the fresh cut from trying to strip wire with a razor...I like your gudance a whole lot more.

[seanrogers]

I'm currently doing a Trade course and for some reason in our first lesson we had to use pliers instead of wire strippers to pull back the insulator / sheathing.

[pat]

My heart rate went up by about 50 beats per minute watching this. Maybe you could use this method in a serious pinch, but good luck convincing an insurance company to pay out when your house burns down. If you are dealing with line voltage, and you don't have proper wire strippers, I forbid you to ever do this.

[Ihateusername]

Thanks for the job security! Your chanel shouldnt have anything to do with electrical work

[travelinouniversaltripstou]

lol im learning this for my grade 5 school i cant do it my classmates are doing it good

[johnphelan]

The damage he just done to both the single insulation and the conductor is one of the MANY reasons why these people should not play with things they are not qualified to we watch him work on gas next and then liven up his installation??? I think someone might be getting a call if he's stiil alive!

[possibilityable]

And if this was an energized circuit... BOOM

[FutureRideshareMillionaire]

You're a f***ing lifesaver. Perfect f***ing video!

[j.refugioreyesjr.]

obviously not an I'm cringing just watching him trying to strip romex wire

[truthdefenders-]

He said his striping was “perfect”? You can see where he bit into the insulation of the wires. 😆

[balfemotor]

Get some wire cutters, not pliers, split the end of the wire by cutting it where the earth is, grab the earth with the cutters and pull it, it will split the sheathing with no effort, pull until it's long enough then cut off the insulation, no nicks, no risk of cutting through the other cables, this was painful to watch.

[therrienmichael]

I am looking for a way to strip all of the wire. I'm not an electrician but sure wouldn't use that to make a connection.

[plumbraider]

On the thinner wires you can just apply pressure and pull. No need to ‘eat’ around it

[christianlopez]

U guys ever have to strip the hot with linesman’s live? zapped tf out of me

[whyureadingmyname]

I don’t advise it but seems like a cool trick