EPro - Electric Pro Academy

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. • IC22 = rated for direct contact with insulation. • Can light install: • Determine the correct installation location. • Measure and mark both rafters with the center line location. • Use the center line mark on the can to correctly locate the can on the first rafter. • Stretch out the can hangers to the second rafter and align the can with the mark, install the hangers. • Measure and adjust the can's center mark to match the required distance off the second wall. Use the set screws on the hanger slides to secure the can in this location. • Strip and prepare Romex wire and insert the external sheath at least 1/4" into the junction box. • Use a wire nut to secure the color matched pairs together. Twist the nut until the twist wraps the insulated part of the two together a few time - pull on the stranded wire to ensure that it is locked into the wire nut. • Fold and tuck the wires into the junction box and reinstall the cover. • Finally secure the wire within 12 inches of line length to the framing. • Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3 Product Links: • https://www.lowes.com/pd/Juno-New-Construction-Airtight-IC-Recessed-Light-Housing-Common-6-in-Actual-6-87-in/1000227181 • https://www.lowes.com/pd/IDEAL-Twister-500-Pack-Tan-Wire-Connectors/50335987

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. • Use 1/2" plywood to make a jig for 1/2" plywood • Pro Tip - layout and wiring order for a residential rough in: 1) Nail on all of your boxes. 2) Pull all of your lighting wire. So you can pass through the framing room to room. 3) Pull all of your socket wiring. • Use a wire caddy to unroll your wire to prevent it getting twisted or kinked. When a roll of wire is in a coil there is a twist for each wrap of wire, it the wire roll isn't rotated once for each wrap of wire removed that twist ends up in your wire. (https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/p/M-W-Mh8110-Wire-Caddy-Floor-Or-Wall-Mount/6447446) • Wire color code: • White = 14 gage • Yellow = 12 gage • Orange = 10 gage • Dual wing treaded auger bit: https://www.greenlee.com/us/en/product-overview-holesaws-auger-bits • Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. * Adjustable depth boxes allow saves you time and money and gives your customers greater flexibility in their wall finish choices with out delaying electrical installation. * Once installed and the wall covering is finished the box depth can be adjusted with the adjustment screw allowing the electrical installation to stay on schedule and be completed without being dependent on final wall covering design choices. Avoiding rework, schedule delays, and allowing you to accommodate customer change requests. Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3 Product list: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Carlon-2-Gang-34-cu-in-Adjustable-PVC-Electrical-Box-with-Side-Clamp-B234ADJC/100315472 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Carlon-1-Gang-21-cu-in-New-Work-Non-Metallic-Electrical-Wall-Box-with-Adjustable-Bracket-B121ADJ-40R/202077339

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. Installation of a metal box and wiring for an over sink vanity light. * Install light box at 72 inches (center of the box). *Box height may vary based on the intended fixture (up vs down lighting) and is ultimately dependent on the homeowner and designer. * 1/2" deep pancake electrical box * Make sure that metal box has a grounding screw and a hole grommet to both secure the wire and prevent the sharp metal edge from cutting into the wire. * The grounding conductor must be connected securely to the grounding screw on the box. * Install a wire staple so that there is less than 12" of unsupported wire. * Grounding Screw required NEC 250.8 (A). Machine screw engaging not less than 2 threads or secured with a nut. The requirement for the screw to be green is often found and enforced among local inspectors. Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. Residential New work 3 gang switch box wire setup - Hot feed black wire is marked with colored tape (NOT white, grey, or green per code) - All hot feed conductors are stripped extra long - Make sure that the wiring for each switch postiion is located in the corresponding knockout in the box - don't zigzag or cross wires in the box if possible, it makes a mess. Generally the first switch should be the main light, second switch the accessory lights, and third switch the ceiling fan. - Start by routing all grounding conductors to a common location to be mechanically connected by twisting them in a clock-wise direction, then cutting and removing the excess and installing a green grounding wire nut with a hole in the top for passing the grounding pigtail. Keep twisting the wire nut until the grounding wires are well twisted. - White conductors are not always neutral conductors - if they are not neutral they must be marked accordingly. - Tuck the wires vertically into their corresponding switch positions and overlay the hot feed power line over the other conductors horizontally. Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. Installing a temporary GFCI for job site power supply. Wiring details: - Black, flagged wire (hot) to "line" in side of the GFCI, line neutral to the line side silver screw. - Load black wire to load side gold screw, load neutral to load side silver screw. - Ground to green ground screw - Apply three wraps of electrical tape around the screws for temporary installation where a face plate will not be installed Marking and labeling wires correctly for easy identification on finish out. Finishing out a new build electrical installation happens after drywall and painting. The electrician comes back to the job site and terminates all the sockets, switches, and light fixtures. Correct wire labeling is a must for a quick and easy finishout without having to trace down and trouble shoot each electrical box. Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. - After running wires the job site is turned over to drywall and paint. If you don't correctly manage your wires inside the box it is highly probable that the drywall installers will tear up your wires with their wallzip tools. Then on finishout you will have to spend more time repairing and possibly even re-running wire wasting your time and money - Leave 9 inches of cable inside the box. - Fold don't stuff your wires Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3

Electric Pro Academy - Real Skills to make real money. How to install a new work 3 gang electrical switch box and the correct way to run a new wire to the box. Code References in order as they appear: NEC 300.4 Protection Against Physical Damage, 334.15(C) 1/4" outer jacket inside the box. 45" to the bottom of the box is standard switch box install height - refer to architectural notes which are generally center of the box measurement or match existing site install height for consistency. Install gang box level and in the wall plane for a clean and easy finish-out. Leave a 7 inch service loop. If the box has a clamp the wire should be supported within 12 inches (of wire) from the box exit. Install the wire staple closer than 12" to account for the service loop length. Got a question or ideas for a video leave and comment below and submit your idea here: https://forms.clickup.com/f/23xa9-70/MU8E4HBGPNY3NXVQA3

Electric Pro Academy How to install a new work electrical box and the correct way to run a new wire to the box. Including how to correctly secure the wire with a service loop and tuck the wire into the electrical box. Code References in order as they appear: NEC 300.4 Protection Against Physical Damage, 334.15(C) 1/4" outer jacket inside the box.