THE ULTIMATE PRO CONSUMER UNIT HACKS

THE ULTIMATE PRO CONSUMER UNIT HACKS - Electrician Life

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THE ULTIMATE PRO CONSUMER UNIT HACKS - Electrician Life.
Join Cory & Reuben as they smash out another consumer unit upgrade, this time Cory shares with you some of his hacks to get a super neat finish every time.
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@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

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@no_short_circuit 2 жыл бұрын

The reason Reuben made a good job of the install is because you've taught him the importance of having a high work ethic - he's lucky to have you and if he follows your example he can come and rewire my house any time. What a lovely neat board from you as well.

@user-nu3vc9xd7o 2 жыл бұрын

The username and profile pic couldn't be better haha

@aidie26 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Cory you are doing a fine job with Reuben, letting him do the complete job works everytime his confidence will grow very quickly. When you sign in and out of the videos could we have Reuben say Hi at the beginning and a bye at the end.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks great idea

@matthewfung5834 2 жыл бұрын

Is there anyone else that watches Electrician vloggers without 0 knowledge/experience in any trade? Honestly just find it really interesting to see other industries

@rowanclark4759 2 жыл бұрын

So I was an apprentice, and I work with the new apprentices. I did my apprenticeship in technical theatre, I now specialize in electrics and lighting. But one of the best things I always found and Still do is just involving them and giving them a "good job" every now and then. Some people just think, well when I was an apprentice I was forced to sweep up and do the shit jobs so Ill make them do that, but every day is a learning experience, so just talking though what your doing, asking if they know what you're talking about, in a non-condescending way, and just keeping them in the loop and getting them to-do as much stuff as possible. Hands-on is always better than from a book or from just watching. Love the videos btw.

@chrisrogers2848 2 жыл бұрын

Reuben is lucky to be working with you Cory - great to see you taking so much time and effort to give him quality training 👍 Seriously neat board too, lovely job.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@KTWElectrical 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely bang on with letting him do a job and figure it out for himself. The best way to learn is by doing. 👍 Great job

@tommymack3210 2 жыл бұрын

Definetly a tip for teaching apprentices, I am almost finished as apprentice now. And I say not to stress all the time, talk clearly, have patience, have fun.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@peterwalton1502 2 жыл бұрын

A long time ago I was an apprentice and Cory you are a very good teacher 👍👍

@beeautomation 2 жыл бұрын

Cory trying his best to be friendly to that dog… “never mind” 😂😂👏🏼👏🏼

@dannyboisparky 2 жыл бұрын

I’m taking on my 5th apprentice this month. I enjoy passing on knowledge and being part of their journey in the industry.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome well done

@alanjrobertson 2 жыл бұрын

Great how Corey is looking up teaching info etc to train Reuben as well as possible 👍👍 Loved how neat the board looked at the end! 🤩

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@philipsmith0752 2 жыл бұрын

well done to Cory for letting Reuben do his first job on his own and just looking in on him making . from time to time . congratulation to you both good job done . behind every good apprentice is a excellent instructor .

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@matthewsmyth2017 2 жыл бұрын

Could watch you all day bro so calm neat and tidy. Really good mate .

@J4MB0 2 жыл бұрын

I love you guys. Great sense of humour, great work ethic. Corey's a lucky lad to have that work environment. He'll make a great spark. Personality is a large part of success. Keep up the good work.

@hugebartlett1884 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I had a youngster help me with different jobs I always encouraged him to think it through,ask him how he would go about the task in hand,and generally let him get on with it,while I stayed close to check on his progress. Never talk down to the lad,always make him feel valuable and useful.

@shiamjad 2 жыл бұрын

That board is epic

@matthewbeddow3278 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think you do really well training Reuben he's gonna make a great Sparky.

@Doncaster_Cables 2 жыл бұрын

Great position of Doncaster Cables product right at the start! But of course we would say that...

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you are clever branding your cable drums!

@stefanovanenio 2 жыл бұрын

I love seeing a neat board. I have to begrudgingly admit, that is one of the neatest boards I have seen. Great job guys👍 also I love the tips.

@pwaelectricalltd29 2 жыл бұрын

Clarksons Farm is the best thing I’ve watched in ages. There better be a second series!

@thescandalousvideogamer5048 2 жыл бұрын

there is

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

I AGREE

@EndstyleGG 2 жыл бұрын

Man I've been binge watching these videos for the last week, can't get enough haha

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME, thanks for watching

@jamesbrooks6130 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid as always. Next time your near by the job pop back and fit a 25-20 reducer you can get them in galv or brass.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip

@martinburgess2322 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful looking board Cory. Piece of artwork. Rueban enjoy the straw eating. Get the man a new dustpan please Jordon. Well done guys 😃👍

@simonboulton978 2 жыл бұрын

I am enjoyed your videos and I am very impressed with you guys. Cory, you made a fuseboard look professional and neat. It looks fantastic 👌. Reuben done brilliant job with cable outside 👏

@jontownsend8090 2 жыл бұрын

The Artisan horse has done it again, 1st over the line once again. Great job guys.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Haha

@terrystephens1102 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job on the consumer board, and Rubin’s job on the charging unit looks superb. Well done all around guys 😃👌👏👏👏❤️

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@ianlove3 2 жыл бұрын

Cory, you are doing a grant job with Reuben. Great job Reuben.

@jammyb2008 2 жыл бұрын

You know you can move the neutral bar, right? If you moved the earth bar all the way to the left. Then move the neutral bar along. Whilst it won’t be at one end. It’ll give you some flexibility for cable dressing.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@BrandonTonner 2 жыл бұрын

Stupendous work 🔥🔥🔥

@MrBilly200970 2 жыл бұрын

Great work chap! another awesome film!

@g.williamswilliams8442 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Great work chaps

@mattWallJsy 2 жыл бұрын

Reuben is a very lucky apprentice being taught by you Cory. I'm certain he will do you proud 👍🏼

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Richardincancale 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job!

@tobysherring1369 2 жыл бұрын

The 17th Edition doesn't require fire sealant on knockouts. Lots of people do it and it makes sense to, but the regs require non combustible CU or a combustible CU in a non-combustable enclosure.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@patrickbishop4099 2 жыл бұрын

aren't we working to the 18th Edition now?

@tobysherring1369 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickbishop4099 yes, but Cory said that since the 17th Edition, fire sealant has been required on CU knockouts, and it hasn't.

@heladas90 2 жыл бұрын

Only required where the consumer unit is mounted onto a stud wall or void to stop the spread of fire into it.

@tobysherring1369 2 жыл бұрын

@@heladas90 where is that in the regs please?

@almerdiahmed3160 5 ай бұрын

That was a great job, thanks

@emmanuellomoteydamenor9649 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome work done. I'm amazed by you!

@andrewpowell6457 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Cory, & Reuben is doing fine, you are teaching him well Cory.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jamesrkelly76 2 жыл бұрын

Prior, Preparation & Planning Prevents.......... Another one - EDIP: Explain, Demonstrate, Imitate & Practice! Great work and great mentoring.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Nice thanks

@RichardArblaster 2 жыл бұрын

Great job guys 😎

@Chris-vc6bn 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job on the board it’s so great to see your quality work, Ruban nice work outside it seem your learning loads and your attention to detail is fantastic 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@oralwilson6464 2 жыл бұрын

You two make a great team and I like how you layout and execute nice and clean ..awesome...💥

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@billverdon2085 2 жыл бұрын

Really neat job on that CU and the EV magic

@abcelectric 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely neat board change! I carry 25-20 galv reducing bushes for those oversized knockouts.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip

@anyolirons 2 жыл бұрын

“The Five P’s” 🤣 really enjoyed that.

@Ted_E_Bear 2 жыл бұрын

Fine jobs !

@GeorgeCox 2 жыл бұрын

Go on, Reuben!

@philipmoore591 2 жыл бұрын

Tidy install, seriously impressed by the waste pipe in the toilet too 😁

@Sparklife-UK 2 жыл бұрын

We use Hellermann sleeves on industrial jobs to cover the crutch where the cable has been stripped for a neat finish.

@CiaranTrivium 2 жыл бұрын

10/10 on the board Corey, while der is always a trade off with neatness/time I'd always lean towards neatness as a priority! Great job lad

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@phillipbaker3860 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video

@nutter-world 2 жыл бұрын

A really tidy board. Nice.

@smev4341 2 жыл бұрын

Downton Abbey, your the man dood. God I love this channel.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks

@callumsimpson7483 2 жыл бұрын

When I used to train the new guys up I would literally make them do everything unless they couldn’t. Also I would let them make mistakes and ask make them re do anything that wasn’t up to standards. First couple of weeks they hate me but the three lads I trained up are all great engineers now and don’t really need much help

@reineragyei8129 2 жыл бұрын

Wow nice work, Your work is very nice I really really really like it and i want to learn from you

@philipshaw8180 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@hoonsurdaddy8482 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid as always. ANY advice for a 34 year old about to stat the apprenticeship? I am nervous and stoked at the same time.

@elliotcourt580 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Cory. Nice job as well Rueben. Cory how do you mark up your final circuit wiring before disconnecting from old MCB's?

@Lee22sas 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. How did you make off the swa at the board end?

@JensenPGATourDriven 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Corey & Reuben , really enjoying watching and learning from you , Epic job by the way, New Sparky at college Learning , Huge Thanks Jensen 👊 ( New Sub 👍)

@Waynesworldofgaming 2 жыл бұрын

What bits did you use in the Hilti cut out tool to cut the trunking? I thought you could only cut plaster board with them? It would be handy to know for myself going forward 👍🏻

@blahh397 2 жыл бұрын

Sideways mounted? SIDEWAYS? The earth is no longer round... (Seriously, nice neat work again Corey and particularly well done to Reuben).

@ForTheBirbs 2 жыл бұрын

As Dave from EEVBlog would say - strewth, all the electrons will fall out!

@danielelise7348 2 жыл бұрын

It'll be funny when Reuben's fully qualified &knocks on the customer's door they open up,look around,don't see anything &then look down "oh sorry young fella,didn't see you down there,the skateboarding park is down the street!😂😂😂

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@simpson053 2 жыл бұрын

Wiska make a 25mm to 20mm adapter that I’ve used for terminating SWA into if you need a smaller hole for the gland. It works a treat you just need a locknut for it!

@pinchermartyn3959 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@bm280 2 жыл бұрын

Cory is to trunking what Bundy is to Copex. :0)

@matthewyoungs819 2 жыл бұрын

After finding this channel I wish I did an electrical apprenticeship rather then ICT! Love the content, very informative and you all seem as though you love what you do!

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoy the videos! We do love what we do!

@peterlee2622 2 жыл бұрын

Corey - regarding mounting an isolator switch horizontally. I am guessing that such switches are designed to break on load, in which case they will have arc chutes above the contacts. These are usually mounted vertically so that the lighter gases in the arc travel upwards into the arc chute so the arc is quenched. In your particular installation, I guess that most often the supply will be interrupted by the main switch in the CU and the isolator opened just to make the CU completely dead, i.e. off load. But in general, vertical is the way to go!

@giuseppe9145 Жыл бұрын

Wish my Apprentice was as good as Ruben..

@lonewolfgeoff 2 жыл бұрын

padwan reuben is coming along like a star! nicely trained master cory (sorry bn binge watching star wars! i dont think electricians carry lightsabers! 😂😂😂) seriously tho, cory your an ace teacher! and sitting in your hideout beneath the stairs all day (bar breaks!) shows dedication and heavy professionalism imho. job looks awesome too! 😊

@cisk0skid 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Corey, how did you identify each circuit during rewire as i didn’t notice any markings on cables before removal ?? A very neat install 👍

@richardpearson6774 2 жыл бұрын

0:13 Doncaster cables 👏 my hometown.

@tresslerj1985 2 жыл бұрын

A good apprentice has everything to hand the spark needs before they realise they need it. Ruben.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip

@awhitaker2889 2 жыл бұрын

Ruben is a very lucky apprentice, I am gutted to be a late edition to the electrical industry..stick with it Ruben 👍

@stephencoulthard1718 2 жыл бұрын

Sideways mount ...like in a 3phase board :) I think there was a thing about the spring if it failed and gravity been in its favour to fail safe..? Or just natural on off direction?

@tanek100 2 жыл бұрын

Very neat job. It would be very nice to see some 3-phase residential consumer unit installation also.

@sam04019491 2 жыл бұрын

You’ll struggle to see three phase residential in the UK. Unless it’s a very large house, they’ll all be single phase. Three phase for commercial / industrial only I’m afraid.

@joe2395 2 жыл бұрын

They have done a 3phase board in a factory

@Marri-Tech 2 жыл бұрын

So as someone who qualified not long ago, exactly what you said is true. Let him make mistakes as long as it's safe. He will learn allot better from doing with guidance and trial then he will just watching

@danielhearnden3776 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how everyone says I’m gonna fire seal the board when it’s all done yet you never ever see it 👀

@michaeleverest3487 2 жыл бұрын

Currently training an apprentice that had zero experience or electrical knowledge before working with me. He's 20 years old, told us he had framing experience but just come to find out he really didn't do anything except keep a job site clean. Eight months now and I'm struggling to get him to learn things, he doesn't remember anything. And he's the slowest moving person I've ever worked with, in any job, ever. I'm at the point where I'm just going to work him part- time, I don't know what to do with him...

@mrseanpride6449 2 жыл бұрын

Apprentice tip 1 : Instead of always telling them what to do? Ask them the way they would do it? Let’s them think and take a bit of ownership of ideas. You can then tell them they are wrong and explain why. It’s better than just giving them jobs because that way all they are doing is following instructions and not learning.

@dannyboisparky 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance of a link for the black fire putty stuff? Would like to get on board with it

@keis9396 2 жыл бұрын

Buena! Llegue temprano 😅 saludos team Artisan!

@mrseanpride6449 2 жыл бұрын

Why the two main switches? Is there a service fuse you can pull if you needed to work on the consumer unit? Sorry I’m in Australia and while most of our stuff is similar sometimes the terminology is different and the way we do things slightly different. But I’d love to know why.

@TheMrSimplesimon 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Corey, what's your Top 3 Consumer unit brands? Obviously Hager must be top but the next 2? Loving the good work and videos 👍🏻

@cheeseburgerbeefcake 2 жыл бұрын

A clean and easy to work with installation saves the poor sod that has to go in there next - which will probably be you! Never skimp on what will come back to bite you. I remember not many videos ago, where Ruben was doing his first marking up, now he's a free apprentice, won't be long until he's signing off EICRs!

@starburst2203 2 жыл бұрын

get yourself a gardening chair for doing boards they are amazing

@normanchristie4524 2 жыл бұрын

The tools! Didn't have these sixty years ago! Having said that not much has changed.....

@MrJmackay 2 жыл бұрын

You should have used a 25-20mm reducer on the gland into the car charger and also a fibre washer to prevent water ingress.

@AndyK.1 2 жыл бұрын

Cory doing the testing at the end. I’ll just flick these rcbos up and hope they hold in 🤣

@JJ-kr6ky 2 жыл бұрын

In Australia we call it the “bang” test 💥.To be fair, even if you’ve done all your testing, you still can have a circuit trip

@NickP1707 2 жыл бұрын

Use a 25mm-20mm threaded brass reducer for the gland

@grahamek86 2 жыл бұрын

While I love the quality and standard of the work, it just shows that people will literally go for the lowest quote. The work you guys do is mostly at upper class properties where people are happy to pay a premium for quality cable runs and tidy board installs. I just wish the trade didn't have cowboys that will quote cheaper and do an inferior or unsafe job.

@andyburby6004 2 жыл бұрын

Quick questions lads. How do you guys break out the cat5/6 out of the swa at the board so the cat5/6 splits of to the nwtwork work switch and you still need to terminate another swa gland/connnector to enter the consumer unit .....hope this makes sense. . Andy

@fortsparky 2 жыл бұрын

Haveyou tried, a 25mm to20mm conduit reducer bush

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@heladas90 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a review on an SBS trade sales or CP fusebox board?

@c.k7785 2 жыл бұрын

Very tidy work. I am to be that good.

@Holdeenio 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a really tidy install Corey. When you’re stripping out an old board, do you label the wiring circuits? Just wondering how you easily identify them when patching them in to the new board. Cheers!

@quackiichan6173 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that too. It looked like a bird nest after he removed the old board haha

@dezire8470 2 жыл бұрын

Personally I tape my L, N, E together and write the circuit number on some white tape on the taped cables. I have a piece of paper next to me which has the number and what that circuit is doing

@Sixta16 10 ай бұрын

You are not supposed to ground the shield of the ethernet cable, let alone just one side of it. You are supposed to use a shielded RJ45 plug and terminate the shield to it properly. Any external attempts at grounding the shield will compromise the intended function of the shield and data integrity, as the network elements are designed for the shield to terminate into the RJ45 sockets of the device, where it is usually terminated the intended way. And by terminated I mean not just "connected", but terminated with a proper impedance against the rest of the device. For the shield to be effective, it must be properly terminated at both ends of the data cable. There is more to it than just grounding your armor of a mains power cable, that has nothing to do with shielding.

@mikemx1544 2 жыл бұрын

Just wondering what's the reason for switching some power tools to milwaukee now? Great vids by the way

@joemoore9991 2 жыл бұрын

Hager are the boys mind. Always used them, but we have used the new scholmore consumer units a couple of times lately. They’re alright, but not as user friendly as Hager

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mickbitchum4664 2 жыл бұрын

Don't think the Scolmore RCBOs are double pole though, and they are recommended for EV charge points, they do look quite nice units though