The BIGGEST Mistakes DIYers Don't Know They Are Making When Installing Metal Electrical Boxes
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Published 2022-12-03
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All Comments (21)
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Have you ever seen any of these mistakes made in this video? Hopefully this was insightful. If you know of other common mistakes made, feel free to list them here. Never know when I may feature them in a future video! š
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My Dad was an electrician , and many times I would help him on jobs in the summer, and when it got to point where he could trust me to rough in a box ( they were ALL metal back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth!), Dad ALWAYS made sure I grounded the box with a crimped on copper terminal screwed to the box. Dad made sure it was done right! All these years later, I STILL remember that. Thanks Dad.
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Thatās some great advice. In Bulgaria where I live, metal junction boxes are not that common in households. However, water heater switches are pretty often installed in metal boxes. Which can make it even more dangerous if the water becomes dangerous. Greatly explained, Sir.
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Thanks for educating me as I am putting new outlets in metal box for the first time, only dealt with plastic boxes in the past
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Tightening the loop of ground wire around a loose grounding screw literally made this video worth much more time than I spent watching. Thanks!
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On new work, I install those pre-made ground pigtails in each metal box ahead-of-time (and "Z" them out of the way). It beats fighting through other wires to get to the back of the box with the screw.
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Thanks for all your work! Lots of stuff I did not learn at my tech school... plus even plumbing vids! (As a landlord, very useful)
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Thanks for the info buddy. The grounding screw on a metal box I will be installing for my finished basement project could've been something I forgot. Now it's etched in my brain to not forget. Have a blessed day and work safe brother.
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Excellent video. Exactly what I needed to help overcome my discomfort working with electrical.
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FINALLY! A YouTube video that actually cuts to the chase pretty quickly, and gives you good, concise, quick (and hopefully complete) information. Well done!
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Thank you for your video. I have been doing some electrical work at home and rewiring our garage with new breaker box and all. I didn't realize grounding the box would prevent electric shock and other problems. I'm going to fix mine first thing in the morning. Thank you for the advice.
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Interesting to see the differences... Here in the Netherlands, you would typically see only plastics used in residential installations for boxes, conduits, sockets, switchgear and consumer units. Wagos are, of course, well loved over here too. Wire nuts, though still available, are a thing of the past. Those you cannot trust DIYers to get right and the pros have long gone the way of the Wago because of the time savings they offer.
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I love good videos like this with good close- up photography, clean explanations, and just the right amount of information. š
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One thing I learned the hard way to do is to check those Romex clamps for casting burrs that can cut into the Romex; I had to replace 30 feet of Romex after that lesson, when I turned on the breaker and ...BOOM...the breaker tripped and the Romex was damaged right at the clamp, leaving it too short to use.
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This was super helpful. Thanks for taking the time out to make this video!
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Many people -- licensed journeyman electricians included -- struggle to properly secure a box to a permanent structure. Only one screw, drywall screws, nails, crooked, no cover, etc.
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Thank you for these videos. The biggest takeaway for me was using the stripper to make the hook to go around the screw. I was using needle nose to do it, and it wasnāt always easy to get the curve right. Everything else will help, too!
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Whew! I have been doing it right all these years. This is a great go to video to show friends that want to try their own. The mistakes I found in my home after I bought it were a bit unsafe. Just subbed.
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Thank you for this video! You probably saved me from a future headache. I'm just a DIYer and I made the ground wire mistake. Going out to fix it now.
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Always willing to learn something new or the newest best practices. Thanks a bunch!
