Thanks boss. I hope you know you are helping a lot of children with out fathers in their lives like me.

This guy is such a dad and I love it.

The fact that this guy didn't have a British accent blew my mind. Thanks for the video.

I recently became a single mother and having to learn so much on my own and I just wanted to say thank you for this video ☺️ I just changed my first plug-in all by myself 🥳

My dad taught me A LOT. He’s 500 miles away and still teaching me things. Including how to take projects on by myself. So now that I own my first home, you can imagine there are many things that often need fixing. This was my next project as I have the same issue with plugs being loose and coming out. He gave me the confidence I needed to do this and you gave me a very simple video to follow step by step. Thank you 🙂

I’m going to learn most of my skills though the internet. It’s people like you who are going to singlehandedly teach the upcoming generations. Thank you!

Thanks for your video. Everyone is too busy to help me and KZfaq videos have taught me how to do all the household repairs my ex-husband used to do. It is very empowering to do these things myself and not have to rely on anyone.

You look like jimmy neutrons dad 😂😂 great video 👍🏽

Thank you so very much for this video. Easy to understand and straight to the point. I am a 60 year old single woman, and my house is from 1959, so all outlets need to be replaced. I will follow your instructions and get this job done. You earned yourself a new subscriber. Thank you Sir.

Shaun, thanks so much for this video. I am a single woman and new homeowner of an older home and I want to do as many of the updates and repairs myself. Now I believe I can do this.

To save trips between the outlet and the breaker box plug in something that makes noise-like a radio at full volume.

Thanks! I live with an electrician but they don’t like to help lol. This is why I love the internet!

Instead of running back and forth checking if the breaker is correct, just plug a radio in, turn it up, and flip breakers until the radio shuts off. Edit: when you plug the light in to test if the outlet works, plug the light into another outlet to see if it works so that way you know for sure it’s not a bad light.

My socket was slightly different (only one hot and white wire and no ground wire), but your demonstration worked perfectly. Thanks a bunch for this video!

Thank you sir. I was payed two years ago 50$ a outlit. Because of you I completed my first one for free! God bless you for the video to the public

My dad said I couldn’t do this Bc I didn’t know I watched on KZfaq and successfully changed 4 outlets

5:27 the lower common wire is wrapped counter clockwise around the terminal screw. You always want to go clockwise so as to pull the wire around the screw while you tighten it, rather than pushing the wire away. This can cause a faulty connection. Also, you should point out that having too much insulation and catching it under the screw is as bad as leaving too much bare wire exposed.

I like that he goes step by step slowly as to make sure people understand how to do it correctly.

Thank you so much. It's really hot here in Texas and I have a plug that was a definite fire hazard. My late husband used to do everything around the house, now I'm on my own. When I opened the plug there were 3 different sets of wires... I panicked. I tried calling every electrician in town with no response at all. I started looking on KZfaq and found you. You are such a blessing!!!!

Thank you!!!! I've never done this before and was kind of nervous to do it. I watched your video. You made it look so easy! I did it!!! Thank you!

With electrical problems? please watch this video... this video literally saved me over $800... to the guy who made this video is prey you recieve over a billion blessings... amen... Thank you... oh yeah did the job myself with only $20... wow

If I want to be electrocuted, I simply skip step one, correct?

I just changed an outlet, cause of you and this video! Thanks a lot for uploading and teaching people. So much thanks to you!! Take care

thanks to you i was able to replace my old and loose outlet, and i didn't burn down the house!!!!!!!

My father passed away July 1st couple days ago and he’s shown me twice about this but I forgot it’s been a year so I’m here reviewing :)

This one was easier to see and you, Sir, explained it very clearly. Thank you!

Thanks man. That video helped me a lot. Changed all the outlets in the basement using this tutorial and they work great now. No loose connections anymore. 😎

Thanks for the refresher, it had been a hot minute since I’d replaced an out let ! It was a real confidence booster.

This video/ tutorial was so helpful. Thank you so much, I fixed it, thanks to you =)

Great vid, man. Appreciate u putting this out.

Thank you for this video!! I’ve changed outlets before but not like this one - you made it so easy! 👍🏻

Awesome! Thanks brotha! Needed that!

Entertaining and helpful. I laughed so hard at the reaction to the dog licking his face at the end. Same thing I would do.

Fantastic video. Clear, simple, and easy. Appreciate the video Shaun

I am planning to replace mine this weekend. I just watched three other videos, yours was, by far, the most comprehensive. Thank you!

Simple. Informative. Thank you :)

An easy test is plug in a baby monitor or something similar and once the image disconnects, voila! You found the breaker...saves you from going back and forth

Good job, thanks! One of our outlets just buzzed and scared the heck out of us. I’m confident enough after this video to do this myself and save 1-2 hundred bucks. I’m guessing it’s not cheap to have an electrician come over, even for just 10 minutes.

Not one to comment on videos on KZfaq much, but this helped me a lot! My fiancé has been making excuses or pushing off changing the outlets in my daughters room since we moved in here. So I took up doing little projects around the house to keep me busy. This helped me since my fiancé hasn’t been much help. Thank you!

Inspired me to change my loose plugs! Thanks Shaun!!!!!

Thank you Shaun!! Changing my outlets seemed like a daunting process beforehand, but after watching this I feel more than capable doing it myself. You are awesome. 👍

BRO YOU SAVED ME $2500!!!! I DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO THIS BY MYSELF AND I DID!!! ONE DOWN 8 TO GO. YOU ARE MY HERO!!!!!!!

Thanks a million! I actually was able to get the wire release buttons to get the wires out, and I put the wires in the holes of the new outlet because I didn't want to mess with bending them. It worked!

I’ve replaced a few in my lifetime and I have a bad heart now from getting shocked so many times.

You wrapped the bottom hot and neutral wires on the receptacle the wrong way. It should be clockwise like the top terminals. As you turn the screw, it will tighten around the wire securely.

This guy is a hero! Helping people who grew up without fathers! I learned how to replace them after watching this vid

Thank you for the easy to understand demonstration and explanation! I’m going to be switching out all the outlets and light switches at my house from off white to bright white outlets and switches!

Thank You for posting this video. It was beyond helpful for my husband and I as we know nothing about this stuff. It was tremendous help!

Thank you. With this video, I was able to replace a loose outlet with a modern one. It was a real pain, though. My wires were much shorter than in this video, so I had to struggle hard to connect them all.

Thank you Shaun! This video taught me exactly what I wanted to learn!!!! Nice easy step-by-step

This was exactly my case most other videos I found it was to screw the wires on the side. Very helpful

Thanks for this video! Our house has relatively new wiring for its age, but it has every color possible for outlets and switches. We're changing them all to white and this gave the confidence to start.

I'm currently practicing to become an Electrician so this is VERY helpful. thank you.

Thanks man. Had our outlet start smelling like an electrical fire. It’s been there for years. Whoever wired it up put the white and black wires on opposite sides. Glad I watched this first before just putting the new one back the way the old one was.

great video man thanks I'm doing mine tomorrow

Very helpful, thank you.

Very helpful; thanks. I did 12 outlets in the house so far. I didn't have to cut any out, thankfully. The hardest part was getting the new one screwed back in. And don't screw in the face plate too much or it'll crack.

OMG! I love this guy! Informative and funny! Thanks for the video and I am going to start replacing all my old outlets!

Dude. You helped me fix my problem. Saved me a ton on an electrician. Thank you.

Perfect, thank you!!!

Thank you for making this video!

Thank you so much king 🤴 for your help and time.. Very useful 👌 👍 👏 😀....

What a great example of how to explain directions to people. You are a great teacher who showed and explained everything perfectly. Appreciate you!

Well done. Right to the point. No fluff. Clearly articulated.

Pro tip "your wire strippers can be used as a set of pliers".

nice video shaun good work i love it

Thank you so much for the help and perfect detail! I need to replace about 30 of these in an 1880 house I bought. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks for the easy and clear directions here

Thanks, dear. Bless you.

Please always follow the 5 golden rules of working with electricity, of which only 1, at max 2 are shown here; 1. Remove Fuse (turn off w/e) 2. especially when living / working with other people, make absolutely sure that no one can turn the fuse back on (either remove the fuse entirely and leave a note behind, or lock the fusecabinet, and tell everyone that no one is allowed to turn the fuse back on; in short, prevent reenabling of fuse 3. make sure that the outlet in question is out of juice, a lamp is probably fine, a better and safer way is a multimeter to measure voltage, resistance, etc. 4. Short the outlet, even if your chosen method of looking for electricity told you there is none, always short anyways, in the offchance something went wrong on step 3 5. (not so important in home use), cover or close off other active parts of the system you are working on. Electricity is NOT A JOKE, and it does not care if you are an amateur or a pro, if you respect it, and follow these rules practically nothing can happen to you, but do not take 230 Volts and multiple Ampere on the light shoulder. Take it from someone who works daily with electricity, and who had 230 Volts in his system, its not fun and you do not need that experience. If you ever have the displeasure of 230 Volts, if you feel funny for longer than a few minutes, call an ambulance, if anything in your left side starts hearting, especially your chest and arm, call an ambulance, and never, I repeat NEVER be alone for the next 24 hours. The current fucks with your sinus rythm of your heart, and that can show up to 24 hours after the incident, even if you felt perfectly fine for the first 23 hours. And you do not want to be alone with practically a heart attack. Again, follow the golden rules and nothing outside of human failure can happen, but never forget that electricity does not fuck around. Stay safe!

Utube has really help me save alot of money and time watching how to do videos thanks so much

This video is extremely clear and easy to understand. Thanks so much.

Thank you you saved me 200$

My house is so old like 50+ years haha. But whatever is plugged in is so loose the slightest bump it turns all my tvs etc off. I'm guessing I need to replace my socket???

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Just what I needed. Was going to return the slightly different model but the video saved me! Thanks a bunch!

4:47 you do not want the insulation of the wire to go under the screw, it will make a poor connection that will be prone to arch.

It's also a good idea to tape off the receptacle by running a loop or two of electrical tape around it covering the screws, prior to pushing in to the box. It adds a safety layer over the screws preventing shocks if it is handled live or for some reason the cover plate is removed while live.

Very informative. Exceptionally well articulated...Dr. C. Bennett.

You are a good teacher!!! Thanks for instructing me--I need all the help I can get! Great video!

A better way to always remember which wires go where to an outlet, just think, "White guys where Silver, and Black guys where Gold" ; white wire to the silver screws, black wire to the gold screws, and your ground aka the straight copper wire, always goes to a green screw, a ground screw. Also a convenient tool to have is a voltage tester, you can get one at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. and for the breakers, really if you don't know which switch it is, just kill the power to the whole house and turn it back on when you're done.

Love the facial expression dude

Thank you!!! You were very explicit and clear. I had no problem understanding exactly what to do.

Thank you, this was super simple and clear as far as instructions go.

I want to point out 1 thing, im not an electrician and I did the same thing thing your doing... I thought i was being super safe, shut the breaker off plugged in a radio to make sure it was off... it was, so as I was pulling it out I ended up touching the black wire at some point and got a shock from hell. I didnt understand, I shut off the breaker and tested it with a radio. Well turns out that a wire from another breaker that was life was wired into the receptacle with the one I shut off so the outlet didn't work but there was still live wires. Anyway I will never trust the outlet power again by plugging something in. Get a 15 - 25 dollar voltage tester, there is tons of them on amazon. Even walmart has them. Its worth it

Great & helpful video. One of my sockets was not working properly. The top would not work, but the bottom one had power. I followed this video and when I removed the outlet from the wall, I noticed the top white wire was a little loose and not as tight. There were no signs of burnt, discoloration, or wear & tear. I made sure that loose screw was on snug/tight as he mentions in the video. It turned out to be the problem and it's working again. Little victories. Thank you!

Thanks! I couldn't figure out why the wires wouldn't release, thanks for commenting that they might be fused, I hadn't thought of that. Great video!

Awesome video, very informative and helped me replace my first! Thank you!

Thank you shaggy

1:23 “you’re sliding on thin ice buddy” When you’re a meme and don’t even know it yet lol

Awesome 6 years later and you just helped me. You are awesome

Great tutorial. Thanks!

should actually do the ground first.

240 volt's out of a 110 V outlet

All of mine are from the 60s-70s so I'm fixin to do all of mine. Wish me luck 😂 thanks for this video!

Very thorough explanation and demonstration. Thank you.

Why is he everything I’ve expected from seeing that goddamn face🤣

Start ground first !!!!!

Thank you so much just purchased my first trailer home it has a lot of messed up plugs and thanks to you they will all be fixed by the end of the week

Thank you for a great video! I watched a couple other ones and they didn’t explain how to do it as well as you did. Now I’m confident I can change an outlet! Thanks again!