Especially since this is for beginners, it would have been good to demonstrate and emphasize the habit of wiring ground first, then neutral, then hot.

This is seriously one of the best instructional videos that I've ever seen on KZfaq. Clear instructions, high quality video, and straight to the point. Great job! I've been doing DIY electric work around my house for 25 years, and I learned several things about how to get better use of the tools and how to choose the right receptacle.

For screw cutting, insert screw into threaded side in pliers. Make cut. Then, backing out the screw (which may require a screwdriver to start turning) will freshen up the end of the “buffered up” threads.

This is One of The Best Basic DIY Electrical equipment instruction videos I've seen

Haha- go back to the 50s. My dining room, I'm 6 or so with a hairpin. That small slot, and my hairpin, it blackened the wall and blew me across the room into the piano. Quick lesson and have never forgotten.

Extremely helpful video! Thank you for sharing this! I bought my current home just a few months ago and part of the process of "making it my own" was painting it. Along with the paint, I had to change out all the outlets and switches from white to brown...had to make it look good! Lot's of valuable information here that made my task so much easier, with no mistakes!

Very good explanation of all the features on outlets. What makes your video excellent is your evenly paced clear dialog and especially your well lit close up shots. All videos should aspire to this quality of communication. Congratulations.

Excellent description of outlets and wiring! Thanks so much. I’m patiently waiting for a video on ceiling lights that are undersized for the new style LED lights, I’m older and have never ran into this issue before.

Excellent video for beginners and newbies like myself. Pretty much knew all that, except for the indicated stripe gauge area on the back! And as the comment below me stated- ground, neutral, hot order! Thanks for that. I probably would have done ground last-like when hooking up ground in breaker box.

20:20 One way to be more sure of being able to still thread a nut onto a bolt that you've cut the end off of is to first put on a nut before you cut the bolt, so that you can then unscrew it afterwards and thus hopefully restore the threads so that they will be even enough to let nuts get screwed onto the end of the bolt again.

One of the best instructional video on YT. Always good to review and share out with friends who start with their DIY home jobs. Even some jobs I will hired a contractor to do it but it's good to equipped yourself with knowledge.

After seeing the entire video, I agree this is THE BEST video about this information! Thank you so very much!

I have used the "break off tabs" you mentioned for depth control as the spacers you mention later in the video.

Just beginning an electrical project and this video was very helpful. Great job and narration!

Perfect! Been looking forward to learning and taking on projects for this! If you ever get time, I would love if you covered labeling and figuring out breaker boxes.

Very informative. In a massive rewiring project of my home, built in 1958, I inadvertently bought 250 feet 12/3 20A rather than 12/2. I was still able to use it and cap the red wire, but its nice to know that I can use it for three way switches. I used a mid-way connection box where the 12/3 wiring connected to 12/2 wiring that goes to the main panel to avoid confusion in the main panel.

Thank you! This is absolutely the best guide on changing out an old receptacle! Not hurried, very detailed. Much, much appreciated!!!

Fantastic! Great explanation on technique to avoid nicking wires and showing why. Clearest demonstration I've ever seen.

I agree that this video covers all the basics, ... everything a beginner could ask for. I also found two tools on this video I really could use and I have been doing electrical work for 50 years! Never too old to learn something new.

Excellent, informative, detailed, more information than any other video I’ve watched and I’ve watched a lot of them! I feel more confident and prepared to tackle the outlets, thank you!

Perfect timing on this fantastic video, moving in A couple of days and will be changing every light switch and plug in the house, the ones in it are yellowing or broken.

Great video, hands down the best video for someone who wants a little more info on outlets prior to taking on their own project.

This the first video I have seen cautioning against nicking the wire when stripping. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for being so detail oriented I’m an old dog trying to learn new tricks to save money 😊

This is probably the BEST DYI video I have ever seen. This is all new to me, but I now have confidence that I didn't have 23 minutes ago. Thank you very much!

For cutting the screws shorter you should screw in first passed the cutting edge to the length you want to cut off, then when you remove screw, it cleans off the burr made by the cut. Great video for beginners, thanks.

The title says it all! Great video. Must watch for any newbie.

Great video for beginners! I am buying myself and outlet tester now, even in an apartment!

Loved the video . Fundamentals explained so simply . Thank you

Good enough video to give me the motivation to continue into my project, and even become a Professional Electrician. Thanks! Learning is fun.

Thank you. Especially liked the ECX tip. I bought the Milwaukee 13 in 1 screwdriver set with the ECX I also bought the Klein tool wire strippers. What a difference quality tools make. I’ll buy the outlet tester and the voltage tester when I can afford. I never knew these tools wee available. I always used the wire voltage tester. The ones with the 2 probes and 4 indicator lights to tell you the voltage. I.e.110, 220 etc. No fun!

Again - simply outstanding. I bought several items from your linked Amazon store. They were not my first purchase using the link from your videos. Thank you again.

Just like your title says, this is absolutely the best electrical 101 instructional video. TY

Thank you...short, concise, and VERY informative for a rookie dyi guy!

Agreed. Best. Hands down. Subscribed. And whenever I buy this stuff I am buying from your store. Absolutely.

Thank you, Scott. I do my own minor electrical work around the home, and have done so for many years. But I never fail to learn something from your videos. This one was great, and I appreciate the work you put into your content.

Love this. Very easy to digest for a newbie like myself

Fantastic video. Great reference to keep. Thank you for sharing. Love to see a video on how to reseal Saltillo Mexican outdoor tiles.

I found the information to be extremely informative. I feel more confident that I can handle my wiring projects.❤

Very nice explanation of various elements of wiring and the tools.

Scott - fabulous instructional video! Exactly what I needed!

Thank you very much for showing us these different receptacles with the using tools. Very good class.

In some places the red and black wires on the hot side of the outlet could be in a kitchen running essentially both phases through a double pole breaker coming in due to small appliances consuming enough power that one branch circuit isn't enough. Granted, in most kitchens these days there is often a 20 A circuit off of a GFCI (RCD in the Euro/UK/Australia areas) in the kitchen but older setups may be that 120/240 VAC that we're familiar with in North America and similar setup in Japan.

Seriously! The best video on electrical outlet changes! Thank you very much!

Excellent video. Regarding receptacles having red and black hot wires and the metal tab between removed: those are also used for split receptacles that the electrical code requires in kitchens, for example. Doing this avoids the problem of plugging two appliances into the receptacles and blowing the breaker. Splitting the receptacle puts the coffee pot and toaster on separate circuits. (BTW, those two breakers have to be tied together so they operate together).

Thank for the video! The tool over view was very helpful for me as a beginner diy'er.

Absolutely wonderful video. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

At 20:06 when cutting screws you should put the screw in the threaded side of the tool first. This will prevent the screw from flying out somewhere, and if you cut a small amount, the scrap piece can be difficult to remove. Another reason is when you back out the shortened screw, the threads on the tool will help chase off the burrs. Good video Scott, very informative.

As a female and novice DIY, I totally appreciate well thought out instruction. Thank you

Very clear and extremely informative. Thanks

I've been DIY-ing for >40 years and I learned several things (some non-trivial) from this video. Your instructions are clear with great video quality and are very succinct. I have a new favorite home repair channel.

"Might be a bit of a bold statement that this is the best video out there for covering all the basics DIYers need to table a simple outlet install project around the house but take a look and let me know what you think" Truly, this is a SUPER useful and helpful video.

In 40+ years of licensed electrician work I have found many burned up connections on spec grade receptacles from the use of solid conductors in the BACK WIRE CONECTIONS. Hook solid conductor around screws you will not have any problems. Use Pigtails (wire in,wire out & wire to receptacle) in J boxes to avoid more then one wire connection on receptacle . (STRANDED WIRE IS FINE FOR THE BACK WIRED CONECTOINS) PLEASE NEVER USE PUSH IN CONECTIONS !! You will sleep better. PS .You do a great job on your Videos

Ooh Milwaukee fastback looks cool I’ll have to get one for sure - also I was unsure about carrying that ecx because it’s one more tool to carry but I talked to a guy at work and was surprised to hear him say he has one and loves it

Thank you so much for teaching kenyan electrics. I learned the german way, but as I found my love in kenya and her house burned down, maybe caused by an electric failure - I wanted to learn how it is done in kenya. So maybe I can have a look at the planning and the result and maybe do some testing

Great video. I need to replace my strippers and buy that ECX#1 screwdriver. Thanks for these useful tips and tricks.

You're a mind reader. Thanks!!!

i agree with most comments VERY VERY good video

Very clear for a beginner like myself

Very nice instructional video... great job!!

Fantastic video! Love your explanation of how to do electrical, keep them coming!! Would like to see more about sub panels….

Re: Switched outlet (21:35) This particular configuration actually splits the receptacle into 2, one switched, one always-on. If you want both outlets to be controlled by the same switch (I have one of these in my room), you'd leave the tab attached but make sure to only connect the red wire from the hot side of the outlet to the switch.

At 14:55 where you loop the wire around the screw and then tighten it, before I do that I'll get mini needle nose pliers and squeeze the end of the Copper loop and with where the insulation ends so the copper it's looped totally around the screw before I tighten the screw. Why not do this. You have extra copper just being wasted not looping and taken advantage of of the entire screw being utilized securing the copper.

This video was very well done. Thanks for the info!

Excellent! Great content and great presentation. Not a lot of bs. Just great info!

Excellent. Thank you!

At 20:25 when you show off the bolt-cutting portions, if you put the screw through the threaded side first then cut, then when you back the screw our of the threaded hole, it will normally fix the tiny edges created from cutting allowing them to easily be screwed in to electrical boxes without risk of going cross-threaded.

Awesome! Answered so many questions. My confidence level is way up now. New subscriber.

3:18 You can use a #1 Robertson or use a Klein combo tip #1 or Milwaukee Ecx #1 which fits into the entire screw head reducing stripped screws and giving more force and pressure to secure the wires to the screw.

Great job... You just earned my subscribership.

Fluke ammeter is simple to operate but very reliable, sometimes the various multimeters have so many settings and modes that it’s easy to mess things up

Good video. The most interesting part of all this to me is that in literally every house, every apartment, and every structure, ive ever resided in, its never done correctly. Not one time. from the breaker box being labeled incorrectly, to multiply "hot wires" being on a switch incorrectly. The most common one is how the entire house is wired incorrectly with romex and then also labelled incorrectly when you try to fix it. This video showed me that the "experts" didnt even know what they were doing when they built the house.

You can also use the top of the outlet to strip the wires. Also use the outlet to make your J hook.

Agreed. The best summary info video for DIYer home wiring tips. Thanks!

Best video I’ve seen on this subject.

Great tutorial. Thanks.

My home doesn’t have a dedicated outlet under the sink for adding a garbage disposal. I was told not to share the dishwasher outlet. What would be the easiest way to add a line for the new garbage disposal? I have an unused outlet just outside of the cabinet. Can i move that, or will that mess up that circuit? I apologize if that is a remedial question. Great video. Basic and informative! I appreciate the lesson without the extra chatter that can be so time consuming. You held my attention from start to finish.

THANKS for the video!

U r awesome U explained to me about the horizontal T ..3 days u told me what I needed to no thanks

I really appreciate your videos!

wire strippers -- Kaiweets Self Adjusting -- learned about this tool from another KZfaqr and have found it so much better than the traditional kind. Very useful - how much insulation to strip off...now I have to check what I've done.

Great info. Anyone wanting to get the the basics, here it is.

Fantastic. Thank you

Thank you! 👍🏼 Good video.

Great tutorial, thanks much

Thank you

Best tip of the year or maybe 5 years using a square driver to tighten down the screws. For years when I have to do an outlet job I always take a philips and a regular screwdriver and today only had to use the square. The key word is "Have To" because I'm not paying an electrician 60 to 100 to switch out an outlet like today putting in a garbage disposal so had to add a power cord the dishwasher and install a GFCI outlet to plug both of them in and replace all the plumbing under the sink and put the new faucet on didn't need new faucet but when she's in a buying mode you just do it. Happy Wife = Happy Life

Hi Great video, I was a little surprised you didn't include a gfi receptacle,It Could Be Helpful for people that Don't Know What They Are, AND What To Do If They happened to Blow one or reset one .And Were They Are Commonly Used. Just A Thought! I Learned A Lot. Thanks For Your Time& Video Rick

Great job! Very informative!

Thanks for calling it 'Robertson' (commenting from Canada)

Love this going to replace a wall receptacle going to get these ew tools first

Great video, I learned a bunch

Recently did a tile backsplash in a kitchen in an ugly old house. A "handyman" had been previously living there and did all sorts of work, including electrical. I turned off the breakers on the counter plugs to pull the outlet away from the wall. EVERY plug had its own circuit. Each outlet was on a split circuit using 14-3 with one breaker for the top plug, one for the bottom plug and shared neutral. 2 of the outlets would not switch off, even though I went through every single breaker in the panel. Eventually I discovered the problem. He wired them up for a split circuit, but forgot to break the tab off between the individual plugs. So it was been feed by TWO breakers at all times and when you switched off one breaker, the other breaker would keep the full outlet live. I had to switch off 2 breakers to kill it, then break off the tab to split them. He did two outlets with that mistake. On one of them, the overhead microwave/exhaust fan was connected by simply backstabbing it into the back of the plug, another big mistake. I reported what I found to the REAL electrician who had been working there so he could check it out professionally.

very well done

Thanks for all of the great videos! Is it ok to have 20 Amp receptacles on a 15 Amp circuit?

Alot of helpful information, thanks for sharing.

Wow! I have never seen that milwaukee screwdriver before! I've been doing commercial building maintenance for a few years now and never have I heard of that tool. I'm gonna order one right now

I'm a learning Diy'er ,. And I just subbed to your channel.very helpful, instructive video. Thanks 👍🏻

This is very enlightening. Do you have anything on ungrounded outlets & lighting?

Just a heads up on homes built before 2011 regarding light switches: the white wire might be used as a hot travel wire in a light switch box, and is likely being used as such, unless the circuit got rewired to meet later code. In a home with 3 way switches, rewired to meet 2011 and later code, the switch wire might be 14-4 or 12-4 cable being used for the 3 way and 4 way switches. That way, the box will have a white neutral wire in it.