This episode is all about breakers, from the outside-in. I cover the differences between single-pole, two-pole, and 3-pole breakers. I talk about how a breaker is a simple spring-held mechanical switch that operates by an internal electromagnet. Finally I take a Square D single-pole breaker apart and show you how a breaker trips, and how the mechanics of the inside of a breaker works. If you found value in this video please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE so you don't miss any of the electrical videos that I come out with weekly. #electricianclasses #electricaltraining #electriciantraining #whatsinsideabreaker #howbreakerswork ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6krSsThAO8

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This episode is something a lot of green apprentices need to watch.  Switch-loops are very difficult to grasp when you're new to the trade, and in this show I break down how to install and wire for these bad boys. First of all the reasons why you would do a switch loop are plentiful.  Most of the time there is a specific reason why you'd need to do one of these, but all of them revolve around there being a hot run to a junction box or a light fixture, and you need to get that hot down to a switch box to control the light. Normally we would run a hot and neutral TO a switch box, then run a switch leg (and neutral) up to a light.  This is how 90% of switches are wired.  In a switch loop this is not how it's done.  Switch loops work by "stealing" a hot that's in an attic or maybe in a light fixture box in the ceiling, and sending that hot down to the switch on a white wire, then sending the switched side (black wire) back up to that same box to turn a light fixture on.  A lot of older homes are wired this way.  Old-school electricians used to run their "home-runs" from the panel to various ceiling boxes throughout the house.  From there they would spider out to all the switches and plugs.  Now days most of us run our "home-runs" from the panel to switches or plugs, then run switch legs up to the lights. The idea of a switch loop is that we take our incoming hot in the ceiling and tie it together with the white wire that goes down to the switch.  Then we tie the black wire coming from that switch to the light fixture that you're hanging in the ceiling.  The neutral wire in the ceiling box just stays there to be hooked up to the light fixture's neutral wire.  So at the end of it all you'll have hanging out at you: a black switched wire, a white neutral wire, and a black wire tied together with a white wire under a wirenut that you will simply push in the back of the box.   Finally when you go to install the switch, you put the white on the switch, and the black on the switch.  Pretty simple right?  Please leave a comment below if you have any questions, or if you just want to reach out. Please check out the Electrician U Facebook page and subscribe to the YouTube Channel if you like these videos! **Disclaimer - These videos are for training purposes alone, all work done on electrical systems should be done by a licensed and insured electrical contractor.  If you are not an electrician, do not attempt any of the work you are seeing in these videos.** #electricianclasses #electricaltraining #electriciantraining #howtoswitchloop ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=invMXtTOMiQ

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB3jUEyCLRbCw7QED0vnXYg/join As electricians (or any trades really), we all do not start off at the top- running things! We start off at the very bottom and work our way up. So, what should someone expect when they first enter the electrical trade? In todays episode of Electrician U, Dustin shares his perspective on what a brand-new electrician should expect to be doing as well as a few tips regarding work ethic. ?⚡️MEMBERSHIP⚡️? JOIN ELECTRICIAN U - become a member and get: FREE Continuing Education every year FREE Practice Exams FREE Monthly Video Courses FREE Weekly Live Instructor-Led Classes FREE Monthly Educational Newsletter Premium Members-Only Content Private Discord Channel Monthly Members-Only Discord Chats Sign up here --- https://www.electricianu.com/electrician-u-membership/ ??MUSIC AND VIDEO:?? https://www.facebook.com/descantmv ?✍️ART AND ILLUSTRATION:✍️? https://www.daverussoart.com Let’s face it; there is so much to learn to become a journeyman electrician, that that amount of knowledge needed can be a daunting task to grasp. To be a great electrician, you must start soaking in that knowledge early on in your career AND continue to learn the entire time you are working in the trades. So, upon entering the trades, this learning starts day one. It may not feel like it, but it’s happening. For the first several months, a green apprentice (or helper) will be expected to be HELPFUL but not necessarily feel IMPACTFUL, and you should learn to be OK with that! You will be expected to do the mundane tasks of cleaning, organizing, and bringing parts/tools to those electricians above you. Part of the reason is because those tasks still need to be done, but the other reason is to learn. There are tons and tons of electrical materials/tools, and an electrician will need to know what those materials/tools are. So, by being asked to go find, restock, or deliver those materials/tools you get the repetitions in by searching for them and handling them. You may also be asked to do many seemingly mundane tasks like doing nothing but putting the three wires on a receptacle, but not being allowed to screw it into the box. By doing an entire house of installing 3 wires on a receptacle, after several houses, you will become proficient at the task. At some point, your journeyman will recognize your proficiency, and will take the next step at letting you put those receptacles into the box and properly install the cover plate. Its all learning and repetitions! Even something as simple as sweeping up or cleaning. While this seems like something so easy to understand, you are actually learning attention to detail as well as learning how different journeymen want those types of tasks done, as each journeyman is different! Trust me, what works for one may NOT be the way another one wants it done!! You will undoubtedly be the one whom crawls in the attics or under houses. Almost all our work as electricians is hidden from view (with the exception of where the electricity will be utilized like receptacles, light fixtures, panels, etc.) and you will need to know how to get from point A to point B. in addition, veteran electricians have been in so many attics and under so many houses, that we no longer want to get in those spaces! Enter the apprentice!! Something worth mentioning is WORK ETHIC. Construction work is hard work, and the electrical trade is no different. Show up to work EVERY DAY ready to put in 120% effort into the tasks you do. While not necessarily on day one, be willing to jump in to help when the need arises. Watch how other electricians do things and try to replicate those tasks. Phones can be a powerful tool when it comes to looking up information or things of that nature but can also be a huge distraction. And considering that those electricians who are above you are from a generation that sees them as a tool and not a source of entertainment, you should learn to not be attached to your phone while at work. Leave it in the truck if you have to but recognize that you are there to work and learn, not be entertained! If there is a reason for you to have your phone handy in case someone NEEDS to reach you (a relative is sick or your wife is about to go into labor or something like that), let your journeyman know the situation and they will most assuredly understand and accommodate you. We are not MONSTERS after all!! We hope this has been an insightful look into what the early days of your apprenticeship would look like. Is there a topic you would like to see discussed on Electrician U? Leave a comment in the comments section and let us know. Please continue to follow Dustin and Electrician U as we are constantly updating our content to assist our followers in becoming the best electricians that they can be. #electrician #electrical #electricity ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1GrC35q-Uc