Discover 6 clever electrician tricks that can make wiring safer, stronger, and more reliable. Learn how professionals connect solid-core wires, secure stranded conductors, create stronger terminal connections, use specialized electrical knots, and repurpose old cables for practical projects. These simple yet effective techniques can help you improve your electrical skills and avoid common beginner mistakes.
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Twisting 3 wire deal…center wire going to slip right out! ⚡️
So many mistakes in this. Example the stranded one twisting around to put it into a terminal you do not do that you crimp it and then put the crimped in into the terminal you actually use a sleeve crimp that is made for that terminal and you crimp it and put it in there
None are up to code where I live.
Electrician here. One thing I see very often in this kind of video is that people do not distinguish between solid and flexible wires. Simply said: Solid wire goes were cable does not move, e.g. in walls and flexible wires are used for movable devices or extension cords... Especially the last one where it's implied a rice-cooker cable is used for an outlet (wtf?). Usually outlet- clamps are designed for solid wires as cables in the wall are not moved very often. There are situations where you have to clamp flexible wires into clamps that are designed for solid wires but please don't twist and turn and do fancy hairdressing with those wires, there is a much safer option that's called "Electric wire ferrule". I admit those need a special pair of pliers so they get bent in a way that they don't slip off but it's the safest way to get a connection that 1. Does not slip out and 2. Has the maximum contact area with the clamp. Costs you maybe 50$ for the pliers but is cheaper than if the house burns down after your fancy improvised wired flexible outlet behind the washing machine catches fire.
So many people are getting a shock after doing these stupid things. And the fires after wrapping wires round themselves too.
Not meant to twist solid core conductors in the UK
No, electricians don't
Wages and ferrules are what a proper sparky would use.
3 also not good. Use a ferrule. Or adereindhuls like we call it in Dutch.
Completely wrong! Twist all 3 together equally so as to place a WireNut when your done. This is code
Electricians don’t use tricks. Peoples lives and property are at stake. We use tried, tested and coded methods. PLEASE, don’t do any of these things. Get an ELECTRICIAN.
WACOS!
THANK JOU FROM THE NEDERLANDS
The last example… what happens if you connect the colors wrongly? Thus guy said blue wire to the right but last shot is red wire to the right.
All of them are useful
You cannot fit 3-4 wires under a single hole if they're twisted. They wil easilyl slip out win bumped.
First one is fault. Bend 2 wires and the 3rd one in the other direction. Than twist. 👍
Red yellow and blue aren't cable colors
Good
All of them!😊