Electrical Wiring-Fake Ground wire

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Some people try to take the easy way out and cheat!!

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[robotnaghandi]

LOL -- HVAC guys don't get squat for training on electrical. I provided a 3-conductor-plus-ground cable rough run for a pad-mount compressor, not knowing if the A/C needed neutral for any 120V controls or what. The HVAC guy cut my red conductor short at his end and connected white and black #8 for 220V!!! At the panel end (where I had terminated the cable) the white conductor was not long enough to reach the 2pole breaker. I told the customer the HVAC installer was going to have to run it again.

[sparkyUonline]

@robotnaghandi I agree that "ALL" trades need continued education. The internet has made Free training available to anyone that wants to improve on their training. If only a few people read your comment they might learn to double check the wiring. Not all trades understand the variables in our industry. When I go on a job and find something out of the ordinary I will look to find out why it's different and not to just assume.

[mpelletier92]

Damn it's unbelievable how people can be dumb. I love your videos.

[sparkyUonline]

@mpelletier92 Well Thank You!

[tbwjs]

EGC should be green or bare. 250.119

[sparkyUonline]

@tbwjs Thanks for adding the code article,something that I will be doing more of in my videos. Thanks for watching!

[mythril4]

I am not an electrician, but I install satellites directly for DirecTV. About the grounding issue, we are fired instantly if we forget to ground one dish properly to NEC standards. We do not get a second chance on grounding, they have a "no ground no job" policy they heavly enforce.

[sparkyUonline]

@mythril4 Sounds like a great policy to me.

[MrCraThe]

@bilzup We dont, but with old buildings needing repair, the old wires are left in place. A true nightmare when your swapping out boxes or trying to find a isolated circuit. I've seen live ceramic couplers and bare wire, just a fire waiting to happen.

[MrCraThe]

keep hiring some joe blow in home depot parking lot. and expect more scams and code violations. I'm not say poster hired them, but i see it all the time. But hell keeps me working, by redoing all the fail jobs done before me.

[ibeleaf]

@TheFred1952 to put it simply something with "juice" is touching the ground wire(or a grounded box) at some point. call a friggin' electrician if you don't know what you're doing.

[bilzup]

I din't know you guy's over the pond still use cloth wound cable!!

[TheFred1952]

I have had somthing odd happen the power in the bathroom has stoped working and in testing the wires I have found the I have juce flowing through the black (i know that is normal) and the ground (I know that is not normal ) My question is this how do I correct it I was told that I might have a loose nuetral wire if that's the case how do I trace it thanks

[YouAreSoRight]

Just Pretend you have had to say this for the tenth time to a person who is not listening; Speak much louder, shout into the mike because you're discriminating against hard of hearing people.

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Re-record this video.

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[exporms]

@WhiteShadow2k1 in new york city its been bx cable, metal boxes from the 1920s on.. but in states like vermont no bx cable but you can use plastic or metal boxes inside but outside its all bx wireing and boxes just that plastic tube is used over bx cable..

[WhiteShadow2k1]

@exporms Okay, I understand that. Maybe they actually use metal boxes in industrial environments over here. All I know is that in private homes I have never seen them being used. The next time I hire an electrician I will ask them about it. :)

[exporms]

@WhiteShadow2k1 Metal boxes are safer because they are fire proof, plastic will melt in fire. the ground issue is not as important as the fire issue also metal boxes have grounding if done right..

[rhblakeman]

Neighbor of mine did his own replacement of overhead service when his old 1950's service was torn off the wall during the ice storm in 2009. I looked at it and told him that he needed an earth ground with 2 8 ft ground rods and the spacing. He didn't want to drive the grounds into the frozen earth so he ran a 3 ft piece of bare copper into the conduit and onto the block. Inspector had no problem seeing it as fake since no open ground rods were on the grade to inspect. Shut him down, failed him