How To Wire a New Outlet & Breaker Through Attic. DIY Microwave Plug Install

Рет қаралды 35,253

Күн бұрын

How to Fish and Pull wire Through Attic & new outlet and breaker install inside cabinet.
Head to squarespace.com/modernbuilds... to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MODERNBUILDS
I'm installing a new microwave / range vent hood above my stove and it needs an outlet in the cabinet. I decided to run a dedicated circuit breaker so that the microwave never flips a breaker if other devices are being used. This is a documentary of my process, if you're not comfortable doing DIY electric work do not risk it.
Materials and supplies (affiliate):
Fish Tape: amzn.to/3NJgRpv
Plug: amzn.to/3TyWCi5
Flexible Fish Bit:amzn.to/3TAnxdr
Bit Placement Tool: amzn.to/3TWhUGL
12/2 Romex: amzn.to/4aBz2HC
Old Work Outlet Box: amzn.to/41DZJaj
Spade Bit Set: amzn.to/3RFT62C
Right angle bit: amzn.to/3RF0Ba6
Flexible Bit Holder: amzn.to/3RDGObb
Screwdriver Set: amzn.to/3TEIfbT
Electrical Tools Set: amzn.to/3RU34iq
Staples for Romex: amzn.to/47ccJFy
Oscillating Multitool: amzn.to/47daXUy
Multitool Blade Set: amzn.to/488zKdC
120v breaker: amzn.to/3GUZzls
Wire Strippers: amzn.to/3GRIzN9
Cable Clamps: amzn.to/3GZk7Jq
Intro 0:00
Tools Needed to Fish Wire 0:12
Drill Hole for Romex Through Top Plate 1:10
Cut Hole for Old Work Box 2:49
How to use Fish Tape though Wall 3:10
How To Fish Wire through Attic 3:56
Install Old Work Box & Outlet 4:56
Squarespace Code: MODERNBUILDS 6:01
How to install 120v Breaker 7:11
120v outlet test 8:38
Wiring Pug Under House 9:15
Where I Get My Music (Free Trial): www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
Thanks for watching!!
www.modernbuilds.com/
___________________________________________________________________
ADD ME ON:
Instagram: goo.gl/UgEpJs | @modernbuilds
Facebook: goo.gl/KiI1cX
TikTok: / mikefrommodernbuilds
Subscribe: goo.gl/pgDSS8
Website: www.modernbuilds.com/
Merch: www.modernbuilds.com/store
___________________________________________________________________
Thanks for watching!
-Mike Montgomery
MODERN BUILDS
Hi, My name is Mike Montgomery and I'm a MAKER; a designer, builder, and full-time content creator. Accessibility is my focus with Modern Builds, not simply accessibility of designs, but accessibility in materials, information, and projects themselves. I've focused on creating furniture and DIY projects that are simple enough that any beginner maker can accomplish, yet interesting enough that any expert might be inspired. Building and making is becoming less and less of an exclusive hobby and profession. My goal is to reduce that separation even further.

Пікірлер: 67

@compunurse 5 ай бұрын

I like it to the Andy staying in 20 feet away when he says it should work.

@matthewchance8835 5 ай бұрын

2:33 Liked how you played the song "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd in the background, because your camera was blurry, that was clever.

@ModernBuilds 5 ай бұрын

PSA: don’t electrocute yourself. Also, if you have helpful tips leave them below so we have a good resource for future viewers, Thanks for watching!

@CharlesOlcott 5 ай бұрын

Just a reminder that not every panel will have your neutral and ground on the same bar, so be sure to double-check ahead of time! Good job!

@JWill6969 5 ай бұрын

Thats what I was thinking. I replayed that portion of the video like 6 times

@suzy1676 Күн бұрын

Great to know an electrician!😅

@patbird9694 5 ай бұрын

1800 Super Pro Drilling and making a crack in the wall 😂 Watching Modern Builds is like watching Homer Simpson DIY Thanks for the laughs 😂😂😂

@californiacritic9779 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to SUPER PRO!

@CelestialTrill 2 ай бұрын

THANKS bro i just learned a lot from this!

@ModernBuilds 2 ай бұрын

Sweet!!! Glad it helped 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@3s-Woodworking 5 ай бұрын

The video I've been looking for.

@chrisbarger6128 5 ай бұрын

Andy is a paid actor ❤

@Bettercalldough 5 ай бұрын

American electrics is wild. Even Mikes sockets are shocked 😮 5:54

@autumn__girl35 5 ай бұрын

Is it good.💙💙💙

@FixitFred 5 ай бұрын

Having run tons of wires and low voltage (speaker, network, fiber, satellite) in attics. Always wear a hardhat and a thick shirt its amazing easy it is to smack a roofing nail and get scratched or worse.

@MBMCincy63 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Looking forward to the installation of the microwave vent system.🥶🖤🔔👍🏻💓

@jessevado 5 ай бұрын

I'm wondering: For a Dutch guy it's super confusing to see the breaker box outside of the house. Why is this and isn't having it inside way more practical?

@AmazingFalcon276 5 ай бұрын

U.S. building codes can be odd depending on where you live. In my state, we do 16 inch centers but, because my mobile home was manufacfured in a different state, I have 12 inch centers on loas bearing walls.

@MBMCincy63 5 ай бұрын

I think in certain climate ( Warmer) it's okay to have the electrical panel outside. I prefer it inside.

@chriscornell8766 5 ай бұрын

Most houses in Arizona are outside, or in the garage, as far as I know (the ones I've lived in).

@christobar 5 ай бұрын

I think he is in Oklahoma, so a drier warmer climate. It’s far more common in dry climates.

@jessevado 5 ай бұрын

So, it's more common in warmer areas. But any specific reason why it's outside and not inside? And can just every access it? So many questions haha

@PorkStufff 5 ай бұрын

Pro tip: NEVER skimp on electric tape it's cheap and available everywhere. Wrap your feed cable thoroughly then your tape.

@kelseyjones13 5 ай бұрын

But why not a 20a receptacle?

@jimrumsey8077 5 ай бұрын

Not needed for a duplex outlet

@K3n38 5 ай бұрын

The white wire is considered a “hot” for a 240 set up in this panel? Not a neutral. I thought it was black and red for 240?

@jimrumsey8077 5 ай бұрын

I would like to know what code cycle they are on. Probably should be a afci breaker and if the outlet is within 6 feet of the sink needs to be gfci as well

@Suzieq5446 5 ай бұрын

Tight squeeze!!!

@gregmize01 5 ай бұрын

The ADR is killing me, lol.

@DrRockso. 5 ай бұрын

Nice!!

@WentakFurenti 5 ай бұрын

I could be wrong but doesn't NEC require that outlet to be GFCI?

@christobar 5 ай бұрын

Depends on what version of NEC his locality is using.

@ShadowzGSD 5 ай бұрын

electricians in the UK will all be thinking how dicey everything in this video looks 🤣

@MrJlucRober 5 ай бұрын

Even across the Channel, this epissode looks scary ! With all this stripped wires waiting for a mouse to be electrocuted in the main switchboard

@GlamourGal 5 ай бұрын

Is house electrical wiring done before roofing, some so those spaces are to tight to work in. I was scouting the internet few months ago looking for such video to extend a socket for my washer, I used my intuition and was successful, I did exactly the same steps and I'm a supper pro 💪🏾😂

@quilleymemory 5 ай бұрын

What’s cooking supper pro?!

@dennisschickling2249 5 ай бұрын

Just like a SUPER PRO. Happy New Years 2024 🌏 #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

@buff444 5 ай бұрын

A little more Puddle Of Mud would have been nice.

@GillySqueeze 5 ай бұрын

In Florida it would be a one outlet 20 amp receptacle

@yossid422 5 ай бұрын

@rdchaira 5 ай бұрын

Neutral and Ground on the same bus in the panel?

@hagfish1013 5 ай бұрын

Neutral and grounds should be bonded at your first means of disconnect which this would be since you can see panel is being fed directly from the meter

@swabbies 5 ай бұрын

That is a 15amp receptacle.

@jimrumsey8077 5 ай бұрын

It's fine when it's a duplex outlet

@ep7 3 ай бұрын

yeah, on 12-2 wire rated for 20A connected to a 20A breaker. Mike really should switch this out to a proper 20A duplex outlet instead of a 15A rated one

@jimrumsey8077 3 ай бұрын

@@ep7 not required it is code compliant

@ep7 3 ай бұрын

@@jimrumsey8077 thanks. Must be state specific code then. I’m from Canada and this would never pass here. At least the wire rated higher than the outlet so it can carry the amperage safely. Still. I would have at least put a 15A breaker in the panel at the other end so when looking at the outlet it would match its rating.

@elchimpo9590 5 ай бұрын

I’m posting from tomorrow

@gregmize01 5 ай бұрын

i'm replying from yesterday!

@jaspermooren1157 5 ай бұрын

Within 10 minute gang

4 ай бұрын

wait.... so anyone can turn your power down? merica is weird bro but why did you add a breaker just for a microwave?

@nielstaildeman 5 ай бұрын

God that panel / junction box is a mess

@billpinkley3871 5 ай бұрын

What you installed is actually called a duplex receptacle, not a plug. A plug is the male end.

@JakeBoi16yt 5 ай бұрын

people who are early 👇

@thecurtish 5 ай бұрын

Early gang

@JakeBoi16yt 5 ай бұрын

yessir

@CastelliOnAir 5 ай бұрын

The North American electrical standard terrifies me 😱. No GFCI mandatory for all house...you like to die as heroes😂.

@jaydouglas1090 5 ай бұрын

Per code, all kitchen receptacles are to be gfci now.

@jimrumsey8077 5 ай бұрын

Microwave is only needed if it is within 6 feet of a sink

@jaydouglas1090 5 ай бұрын

⁠@@jimrumsey8077the 2023 code changed that to every outlet in a kitchen is gfci protected now. Some states have adopted this already.

@Samtagri 5 ай бұрын

I think the code in Europe dictates that you can only run a cable in a plastic type through the house calling it a “group”. You. Any just run a naked cable like this through the house. That’s a fire hazard.

@vathevladimir 5 ай бұрын

It depends on the cable used. The manufacturer will always tell you what the cable is rated for.

@AB-nu5we 5 ай бұрын

In the US, Romex cabling used in indoor applications can be run without any extra conduit aside from the jacket, in this case yellow for a 12 gauge wire, which is a heavier gauge supporting a 20 amp circuit appropriate for a heavy current pulling appliance like a microwave. There can always be exceptions of course.

@MarkDelaney 5 ай бұрын

Amongst 200 other things, please sleeve all of your exposed CPC in your breaker box.

@spongebobc.g855 4 ай бұрын

An inspiring book with lots of ideas for a variety of garden buildings The instructions are detailed and clear with plenty of photos. As a beginner kzfaq.infoUgkxlg1H4xyrEBR03VoimQHdPx6Ebmzrr0nO I was looking for a manual that would walk me through the basics with detailed instructions and this book does just that. The book caters to both the beginner and more experienced DIY enthusiast with builds varying in complexity, from straightforward projects such as the one we've completed, to more ambitious builds. Absolutely on trend, with instructions on how to install solar panels, green roofs and sweet chestnut shakes - It's given me lots of ideas for future projects!