I love watching all the electricians from different states argue with each other about what will pass and what won’t.

There is no shortage of electricians who think that their work is better than the other guy's. It's the nature of the specialty. Keep up the good work.

When I was building, you had to staple the romex within six inches of the box

That guy worked in low voltage before being an electrician. 😅

Then here come the Drywaller with the Dremal !

Looks like your neuteral Re stripped a little short doesnt look like theres much copper twisted under that wire nut

Your neutrals are going to come apart. It doesn't hurt to strip them longer than you need, twist all of them together then clip them to length.

Imagine how much more elegant and spacious the box would be if it had buses for the neutral and ground wires, and the switches simply snapped into place like circuit breakers.

Sheet rock screws just entered the chat😮😮😮

Don't need to support the other end of the box? That box would fail in my area; no greenie on grounds, no support on box, no service loops allowed, and no staple within 6" of box. Looks clean, though. ❤

Should fold the wires not roll the wires into the box so when the drywallers come with their rotozip and they nick the wire, it nick's it where you still have plenty of wire

Our inspectors would not approve that. I like it though.

I think I speak for all sparks in the uk … what the FUCK .. how is that an acceptable way to terminate cables especially the earths 😂

Looks real nice but it's a code violation cable must be stabled within 12 in of box code

Those labels will be helpful after texture and paint is applied

My inspectors would not pass this

"fastened within 12" of termination point"

I love it when electricians make service loops... It makes future upgrades so much easier!

I like deep boxes with bare minimum length I like to help electricians after me appreciate their own work more

That might pass inspection in your state but not in Fayette county 😂

Violation NEC 334-24 bending radius romex

Amerian wiring is Crazy to me

Beautiful work. Really wish more elechickens did work like this. Can really tell, you've been the guy who had to fix someone else's work.

This is why everyone jokes electrical takes forever, they're making up boxes this way 😂

Service loops can burn your house down, seen it personally. I agree with the method and appreciate it, but insulators and drywallers don't care about your wire. 541.47 won't save you on the supports either. Overall very clean work

Now if we could just teach them to cut the wire to the right length to begin with and save the 10ft cut off as waste in just this box...

Tail out grounds to switches

Fun fact: service loops are a code violation. Looks great though 👍

NEC article 100- read it.. we have to follow manufacturers recommendation, if you read the information on the wirenuts container you’ll find useful information, too many conductor for that size wire nut…..

Wish my boxes looked even half that good.

I was fortunate to work with multiple electricans with 40 plus in the trade. One of them once said to me "always remember this simple phrase... function over form"

I appreciate your attention to details!

Romex shall stapled within 12 inches out of the box, and then every four feet, the loop you are leaving ( I understand why you are leaving it) but doesn’t the inspector say anything about the lack of the first staple

no sleeving on ground!! mandatory in uk

I appreciate electricians. All the hard work put in.

Use deep boxes - on everything. Make them up neat , no need for a service loop . Ever

Think carefully before choosing to share neutrals. Might be alright in this case, but not always.

You have to secure the romex within 12inches of the box and are allowed 18 inches of free wire before termination in the box

I do DIY electrical for friends and family. I’ve opened hundreds of old work boxes. I wish some of them looked like this.

Yeah the cost of wire is not coming out his check

Your work has inspired me to be a better electrician

Wow very nice ... especially the service loops! I did a renovation of my house build in the 60s. So many short cables!

They made Pass-through ground wire-nuts

Lol @ the wire nut drill attachment

Awe you use a drill for your wire nuts how cute 😂

competition is good for our industry!!!! but we all know that my work is by far bar none the best!!!! 😂

In my area romex must be stapled with in 6 inches of the box

I’ll never forget someone opened up a panel I made up and asked me where the service loops were

Please don't twist the neutrals like tgat. Such a pain to pull apart

Nice work! My house here in Texas must have been wired by Helen Keller.

I would try and stabilize that box better.

The absolute last thing that is is nice and neat all those cable twisted together Jesus

"Service Loops" are not a thing inside of walls. Code says to secure cable within 12" of the box. Those things will whip around like crazy during a short circuit.

Helen Keller apparently wired our house.

No way he is that clean every time.

Wow, first time I see an electrician doing service loops; excellent!

Only ladies make up joints with an impact 💅 box makeup looks good though.

I got fired for taking that much time making up boxes

Looks beautiful; I wish all Electricians followed suit

Damn that looks clean AF! Great job

It's late. You had a rough week and your ready to get home. You forgot to bring a 3 way switch, you finally find one in the truck. You got a little careless with your razor blade because your rushing. It's in that moment you could kiss this man for leaving you service loops.

One of the guys who trained me use to say that “ if you ask ten different electricians how to do something you get ten different answers” and that’s bc we all have our own way of doing things. But as far as code and what passes it’s national code so that’s what we have to go by for all of us it’s not that complicated. But the one thing the code book does tell you is AHJ has last say. So that can vary from state to state; and some of them are true blue dummies.

Have you not heard of prescribed safe zones?

The amount of wire wasted on service loops must be staggering. They’re a code violation and very rarely needed.

The old guys hate service loops I love em Even if no one ever uses them When u need em, u’ll wish u had em

Great workmanship!!

Finally someone who does the work properly, cable stay within 12 inches of the box, service loops, all grounds bonded together and tails left to go to the individual equipment, and each set of wires labeled for ease of identification in the future. Only thing I don't like is the plastic boxes as they don't provide great cable securment and are flimsy but other than that outstanding job!

My lord the US electrics are rough as, you boys wouldn't last a day In the UK also may I add the loops are a big no no

Nadie se dio cuenta del error que cometió? Por código no puedes amarrar más de 5 alambres del número 12 con un conector rojo. Debes usar azul.

Its called national electrical code not local this has at least 3 violations

And that's why we invented WAGOs - Watching those wire nuts with a drill gives me the chills

You made your instructor proud. A++++ in my book.

It would be so nice if the average so called pro contractor did it like that. I think they've been trained to cut it off just barely long enough to work with.

As a professional i give this a grade of D. Folding the grounds over makes the wirenut grab the loops and not tighten properly on all the strands as well as over stuff the wirenut makinga vary loose connection. Loops are stupid, waist full and yours are longer than code alows 18"fron the last staple to the box. Use the proper crimp connector (i personally don't like crimps but not illegal) or properly sized green wirenuts with the threw hole and individual strands.

nice work and it’s always nice to have a little slack for future service / changes!

On the stud on the right side is 2 wires under 1 staple. That is illegal in Canada.

That's all fine and dandy but need to secure the box to something!.. .

Super. ALWAYS twist together and trim the ends of the wires before you install the wire nut. I do agree that he should have used a gray wire nut, not a red one, (or use two red nuts or one red and one green w/hole) and that the wires need to be attached to the stud, which can still be done after wiring the box. The people suggesting future repairs would be easier with a Wago connector are correct, but how many times do you expect to disconnect, repair, and reconnect wires in the box? And yes, you do tie all of the ground wires together, while at the same time you leave a separate ground wire sticking out for each switch or outlet. While crimp rings and Wago connectors are legal on the ground wires, I suggest you use wire nuts or solder the wires together. After forty years of wiring, I sleep very well knowing the kind of wiring I have installed will easily last a lifetime. 💙 T.E.N.

I wish the people that built my house, then worked on it over the years, additions, repairs, had taken as much pride in their work as the people making videos on KZfaq do. I wouldn’t have had to tear out two baths, fill ridiculously large air gaps, add insulation, re-wire things, fix plumbing that wasn’t even code when house was built, fix janky plumbing, moisture issues, etc, etc.

Wow so clean and organized, great job 👏

Oh I do like the service loops, A lot of guys miss this or don’t care but when you’re doing old work you will praise the guy before if he does this.

Top shelf, it’s the things folks can’t see when it’s all said and done that the craftsman takes home with pride

Fking beeeautiful bud. This plumber is loving it. Good shit man

Looks great I just don’t understand the big Service loop

Shouldn’t fold the grounds over like that, it compromises the copper on every tail, and then you’re reliant on the wire nut to keep a consistent connection to the grounded switch.

As a fellow electrician, nice work brother, we’re in this together 👍

Every time I see them twisting up the cables and putting a nut on it makes me twich like f**k

If I opened up a wall and saw that..I would get a little teary eyed.

The ground wires are supposed to get a Green wire nut by code. I know I have done electrical work for a couple of years.

This looks neat but those big “service loops outside “ the box are wrong. Very neat layout inside the box though

Beautiful work! Beautifully done!

I don't put more than two devices per box. That means never using a box larger than two spaces.

Pro tip if you can't slice Just use wagos. The expenses will save on fire and call backs.

Looks great inside! "Service loops" look nice but not code compliant. Section 334.30. Within 12" (12" of wire)

The 1.5" of available wire in your 50 year old switchbox: 😏

NEC stands for NATIONAL electrical code. NM cable is to be secured with 8" of entry to jbox. Wtf are these "service loops" . That should not pass inspection in any jurisdiction.

This dudes a freaking artist.

Very neat. What would you do when fault finding in the future? When all the earth and neutrals are twisted together ? 👍🏻

Damn the neutrals look like u only strip back about 1/8 from tip 😂

The most satisfying video I’ve seen this week. 🤘🏾