Thanks for watching and the comment 👍 I've had to deal with 5 different electrical inspectors since i started in years past. George is by far the most thorough🧐 electrical inspectors I've had the opportunity to met. He also teaches at the Wor-Wic community college and code classes on the weekends. He is very hard worker. And tries his best to make sure things are done right to the NEC codes.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 a Sharpie to mark? I've always used a lumber keel. I do love inspectors like George, they save expenses down the road, when everything's finished in.

the inspector who inspects my wiring does that too-he pulls the mast-meterbase-panelbox etc

@@afzalhakeen4941 Yeah but that’s a problem… inspectors like that follow the rule to close, sometimes it’s safer to make an exception to the rule based on the circumstance…But you can never tell him that

Yeah, me neither. 40 years in the trade, 25 as a licensed ME EC.

Thanks for watching Brian. I really appreciate the compliment 👍👍. I glad it helps you

I've a saying, "I only miss something on days that end in "y" in English". Hence, why I've always valued another set of eyes and an inspection, be it a network security inspection or an electrical inspection. It's too easy to miss something that'd get really expensive, really quick once everything is finished.

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 The electrical inspector and I have had this discussion about making connections up after the fact. He told me nowhere in code it mentions it and they can enforce it. He's allowing me to make up my connections on final. And he also encourages it due to the painters over spraying the wires in the boxes. As to the topic of two NM wires under one staple, my inspector allows this due to manufacturers instructions.

It's also so much nicer to have everything done and ready for devices. Trim out is a breeze and no mess at all.

@@phi5head Inspectors are not permitted in any jurisdiction to change the code as they see fit. Different jurisdictiions can make changes to the NEC, if the NEC is adopted, following mandated steps that are made law in Administrative portion. which is the legal (law)portion. 1. The changes are more restrictive. 2. The changes are approved by a board, then they have to be posted so all license holders filing can locate them. I know, there are some jurisdictions that allow electrical work performed by other than licensed persons.

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻 I really appreciate it and I'm glad you like the video.

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Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate you sharing in the comments. Please comment anytime.

Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm glad you liked the videos. I'll be doing more of them as time goes on Thanks for subscribing 👍

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻. He was a very respected electrical inspector. He passed away mid 2022😥. He is greatly missed.

Thanks for watching Luis. I appreciate the compliment ❤️

Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it 👍🏻

Thanks for watching and commenting. I explained to to them and they understood.

Thank you fellow sparky, I really appreciate the compliment 👍👍. Thanks so much for watching. I appreciate it.

Thanks for watching and subscribing,Steven. Congratulations on obtaining your master electrician license 👍. I've got a trim out walkthrough video on this house if your interested in watching it.

Your right 2020 NEC. This video was on 2017 in Maryland. Firestop is done by another company. Not the electrician job to call and fire stop. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻

Cool beans bother. I do work for a contractor they do all the fire caulking.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Your absolutely right about that. Maryland is still on 2017 code whish this video is based on.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 That's what I figured. Mass is always up to date. We're on 2023. I like the idea of killing power outside because the available fault current on the live panel inside is seriously less than the fused transformer outside. Not that it matters to DIYers. They are probably going to play in the panel more now.

Yes! Very thorough! George Landing was one of a kind! He passed away a month ago😥. I was hoping to do a lot more videos with him on electrical education training and etc. He is greatly missed 😥Thanks for watching M Carroll 👍

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 I just found your channel and really enjoy your content. I am an electrician as well, I really like when I see people perfect their craft. I’m sorry to hear about your inspector, I wish more of them were like him and hold electricians to high standards!

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 RIP Mr George, he was a great inspector.

he is looking for some $$$$$ 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Thanks for watching Don. I love the idea of using cardboard 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for watching and commenting. Good question. Most electrical appliances don't need 20 amps in a residential setting except garages, kitchen, laundry and bathrooms. 12 gauge wire cost more and is harder to work with. I've done houses in the past that the customer requested it.

Thanks for watching and the input. I greatly appreciate it. Please chime in anytime.

Thanks for watching and commenting. The past inspector I had, didn't require the boxes being made up on rough-in. No code to enforce this much heated topic 🤔 The new inspectors are requiring at least the grounds being done on rough-in.. This creates an all new set of issues to work through. (Physical wire damage) 😥 Between Drywallers and painters using my stripped wire to hold portable lights, radios,coats, hats,calk guns and blue tooth speakers from switch locations 🤯. When their done they won't push the wires back in the boxes far enough and will rotozip the wires🤯. Painters are air spraying everything. I have to scrape the grounds and clean off the caulk before terminating the switches due to them using my wires as caulk prickers.. I'm looking into getting 16ga. 2,3,4 gang metal covers made up , to prevent such damages.

​@@workingmanrondoyle3287 if you do your joints at rough-in stage. You will have way less chance of your wire flopping out, than if you didn't joint it at rough-in. For your not rolling it in against stiff jacket. its wires bending like a spring that simply stay in. the jacket can make them pop out more so. Ive never had a receptacle I jointed pop out, unless someone pulled it out. Is no NEC code for it. Cities demand it or don't. Try it next time. Just do your joints at rough-in. Its easier in multiple ways. When you hit trim out faze, you'll have a grin on your face installing those receptacles first time. Especially for switches. Just twist together the wires for each switch after doing your neutral/ground joints, in the location in box for that switch. No labels needed then. I can have just about anybody installing at trim out, within minutes, due to that.

Thanks for watching James and commenting. I looked into getting lapel 🎤 microphones and found no one makes them for smartphones yet. I'm hoping to get monetization this year which will enable me to get an SLR camera with lapel mics and other equipment to shoot better video. George was checking ground resistance on the rods. 25 ohms or less is the target 🎯 he's looking for. There were no GFCI breakers available during this job. I had to install all GFCI outlets at the locations needed.

What county and or State are you working in?

Thanks for watching, No, to the question of wire derating. I've had four different inspectors over the years do inspections for me. The only thing that keeps coming up is where the NM wire goes through a hole that has to be spray foamed commonly known as fire blocking/fire stop.This can play a big part to hot spots in wiring .One other inspector had requested I use oversized straps to secure them to ceiling joist. So as there are not grouped tightly together. Hopefully that answers your question.

Thanks for watching Chad. The Millbank 200 amp underground meter socket in this video will accept 350 wire. Shaving wires off for them to fit under lug terminals is not the ideal thing to do. If you install a meter trough below the meter socket you will have ample room for splicing lugs to downsize your wire to fit the smaller lug terminals in other brands of meter pans from those (extended run). I assume that's why your wire size is so large. I hope that answers your question.

Your right! There is a 6' minimum rule. Most electrical engineers will say twice the length of the ground rod which is 16' for optimal performance. Thanks for the comment, it's a good one👍

Your probably mistaken for what those are. They don’t look like constant receptacles they are stair lighting. Those will be trimmed out with lights to add ambiance lighting on the staircase. Your welcome

Thanks for watching 👍 But your statement is far from the truth. George Landing was always overly thorough with his inspections. Many electricians admired him for being a stickler for wanting and having it done right. That's the whole reason he became an electrical inspector to start with. Very sad 😥 to see him pass away just a few months ago. He will be greatly missed in the electrical field!

Thanks for watching and commenting. I would say 99% of all the residual houses on the eastern shore have cpvc piping. And the houses that don't are converting to it over time.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 Really?? My 1994 house is all CPVC. And that stuff is BRITTLE. It's fine as long as I don't touch it. But kid gloves are required when mods are needed. I thought EVERYONE was moving from CPVC, to PEX. Especially for new construction.

Pex is making a comeback around here but not as popular as cpvc .

Yes, really. This area had two large home manufacturer years back and Pex is all they used, hooked to a Man-o-block valve system. Over time the these systems failed causing lots of mixed feelings about Pex piping causing damages. Most plumbers in this area don't like or use Pex now.

Hey Larry, that's exactly what I nail my boxes at. The only time I change that is when ADA standards are required on a case by case bases.

Thanks for watching and commenting. I install most of my smoke detectors on the ceiling when possible. Most of the small hallways screw with this plan if there's a bathroom doorway in the hall and ( it has a shower).= Smoke detectors need to be at least 48" away! Smoke detectors have to be at least 48" away from air returns, ceiling fans and 12" down from ceiling and 12" away from inside corners =due to smoke roll. Another 🤔 topic for another video. Outlets have to be no more than 6' from a entrance door's edge in living spaces. And on every wall 24" wide nor greater in width. I hope that answers your question. Let me know.

The first thing I would as you is , what code cycle is your area using. Here in Maryland we're still on 2017. When we go to the 2023 Nec. We're required to install a service disconnect after the meter socket. This may also apply in your area? Make sure the old meter socket is rated for the 200 amp upgrade and is in good shape. If your running new feeds to the new panel inside and your on the older code cycle that doesn't require a service disconnect=your panel from the meter socket need to be on adjacent walls in relation to each other. To answer your questions. You have a few choices. If your going with copper single stranded conductors. It has to be in conduit or Greenfield . They don't make close 90° in conduit. You could adjust the meter height to your needs if your not in a flood plain and that your abiding by the utility companies checklist on height requirements for meter sockets. This spread sheet can be obtained from your local utilities company upon request from their engineer. If you choose to use PVC for this application you could use an LL or an LR to get a tighter radius. But you'll need to install an access door so as the conduit door is accessible for future use. The cheaper option is using 4/0 SEU aluminum feeder cable. Then use large nail protection plates inside the wall cavity. Let me know if you have other questions.

thank you so much for that information! I don't know if we are under 2017 or newer. If we have to install an outside emergency switch, it will have to be above the meter and I don't know if that's permitted @@workingmanrondoyle3287

@@willpartin622 There are a couple of meter sockets with an attached service disconnect. There great for tight spaces. If you go this route, make sure it's labeled (service rated equipment) and check with your utility provider to make sure it's approved.

and i don,t know of any elec inspector in Louisville , that actually tests the rods for low restiance..

Thanks for watching Rodger you're absolutely right the minimum is 6 ft apart. The electrical inspector I use recommends they be twice the length of the rod to get a better ohm's reading. Due to the rods being in a different circumference.

Thanks for watching and the comment. No, not at all. I asked the owner why there was a window at the base of the stairs? He replied, to keep the windows symmetrical on the front of the house. One had to go there. They ended up putting window film on it as an alternative to the code requirement for tempered glass in that location.

Thanks for watching and commenting. The sheathing material used mostly in the United States is 7/16"OSB

Thanks for watching and commenting. Having grounds made up for the (purpose of an electrical inspection) are not a code requirement. But rather an electrical inspector's requirement. George Landing of Maryland Electrical inspection did not require them being done on rough in. Because he would check it out on the final by removing cover plates.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Here in Maryland, they put a stop to homeowners doing their own Electrical work a few years ago.

Thanks for watching Kirk. I'll be looking through the 2017 NEC to find it.

Yes, national electrical code. I'm in Maryland and the video is on the 2017 codes. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I had conversations with the past 6 inspectors I've used in this matter. All of them had the same opinion on the amount of wires going through one oversized hole. They all said as long as they're not tight and spray foam is not tight around them.

Yeah, around here it all depends on which inspector you get. You’ve got a hate that spray foam as an electrician

@@nukiepoo Ya , if I see spray foam around a group of my wires going through an oversized hole, I'll peal some of it out and make sure the wire can move a bit. That's if it's not already covered up with rock!

Thanks for watching Adam. I have to sweep up after every job. I'm not saying I like doing it, but it's just got to get done.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 I'd suggest you to get a Rack-A-Tiers exploding garbage can and throw the trash in it as you go and there will be minimum sweeping to do at the end of the day.

@@illestofdemall13 Thanks for watching and commenting. That is a great idea but under the job locations I do, that rack-a-tears trash can would walk away😥. I use the exhaust fan boxes for clean up.

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻. I do, when required. For example 3 qty. 14-2 or 3 qty. 12-2 NM's in a box with a outlet installed.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 Ok. My boss has us pigtail all recepts that have 2 cables or more. We make up our boxes at rough in phase. I also prefer that method and the other reason is many inspectors here in South Florida want to see the conductors ready to go for installing the devices at rough in phase. They also want to see that grounds are bonded already when metal boxes are used. Basically when trim out comes, all I need to do is just strip the wires, bend hooks and connect devices. The only down side is drywallers could possibly damage conductors in the box since the box is already made up.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 You're welcome. I like to see how others do it. I am wiring a 20,000 square foot mansion and it's a very detailed project and the owners keep changing their mind on things.

@@illestofdemall13 Your absolutely right. I've had problems with the drywaller's and the painter's. George Landing was the only inspector that would let electricians do it on trim-out. He left that decision up to us. I'm said he's gone. 😥

@@illestofdemall13 WOW, that's a big one! Sounds like a bunch of change orders coming your way. Good luck to you. I hope that goes smoothly.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I'm a master electrician. We are still on the 2017 code on Maryland. I believe will skip over the 2020 going stright to the 2023.

​@workingmanrondoyle3287 we are on 17 also...I thought we were the backwoods ones. Ha

Oh here in Tennessee meant to say...neat work...+

Thanks for watching Barry. I'm not able to use mic's with a smart phone during recording. Hopefully I'll be getting a go-pro or SLR camera by the end of the year. George Landing is licensed for electrical inspections and teaching. This is a real electrical inspection. Nothing fake here.

This inspector was that thorough- I used him as well. No one else in this area did it like he did. Fyi Barry, he passed away suddenly a few days ago.

Thanks for the reply. George Landing was one of a kind. No one could ever fill his shoes in the man he was. Yes, 😥he recently passed away. I was one of the pallbearers at his funeral. The dear friend was lost that day 😥 and another angel was granted his wings.

@@workingmanrondoyle3287 Hello, Ron. I came to check out your channel after you told me about it after the service. Glad you have this video, I’ll sure I’ll watch it often…

Thanks for watching Mark. I figured that was you. I appreciate you watching buddy 👍. I sure wish George was still around 😥

Thanks for watching and commenting Terry. The conflict of interest was a big thing between electricians and Mason's on jobs where a euphoground is to be installed. I would supply the acorn clamps and 30' of no.4 bare copper and over half the time it was installed on the wrong side of the house or in the wrong spot. Other issues, copper left for me was to short or I couldn't find it at all. I had to bring a metal detector to the job sites. Big waste of time for me 😒

Thanks for watching and commenting. No, not that at all. I've been speeding up the video to cut down on the length. And I'm realizing people don't like watching it that way. I was also trying to keep up with the inspector that kept walking around. This video lacks audio bad. I need better Camara and lapel microphones. Thanks again for communicating. This is definitely a learning process for me as well.

Thanks for watching and commenting. No, not that at all. I've been speeding up the video to cut down on the length. And I'm realizing people don't like watching it that way. I was also trying to keep up with the inspector that kept walking around. This video lacks audio bad. I need better Camara and lapel microphones. Thanks again for communicating. This is definitely a learning process for me as well.