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WHAT TO KEEP IN YOUR VAN AS AN ELECTRICIAN! | Day in the Life of a Service Electrician

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This step covers the organization of small parts and specialized materials within the Milwaukee Packout system. The electrician shows drawers filled with various electrical boxes (1900 boxes, 4-inch boxes, 4 11/16-inch boxes) for different applications. He then displays containers holding various half-inch and three-quarter-inch conduit straps, Romex connectors, and EMT connectors, emphasizing their main use in residential work. Another container holds PVC expansion couplings and other PVC components, essential for outdoor installations and service heads. Lastly, he displays a low-profile organizer filled with different colored wire nuts (blue for big wires, red for medium, orange for small), machine screws, washers, and Kwikon anchors.

Goal: Efficiently organize small electrical parts and connectors for quick access.

Tools and materials

  • 1900 Boxes — Electrical junction boxes for various applications
  • 4 11/16-inch Boxes — Larger electrical junction boxes
  • 4-inch Boxes — Electrical junction boxes
  • EMT Connectors — Connecting EMT conduit sections
  • Half-inch Conduit Straps — Securing half-inch conduits
  • Milwaukee Packout System Milwaukee — Modular storage for small parts and connectors
  • PVC Connectors — Connecting PVC conduit to other components
  • PVC Couplings — Connecting PVC conduit sections
  • PVC Elbows — Changing the direction of PVC conduit runs
  • PVC Expansion Couplings — Allowing for thermal expansion and contraction in PVC conduit runs, especially outdoors
  • Kwikon Anchors Kwikon — Securing items to concrete or masonry
  • Machine Screws — Securing electrical components and devices
  • Washers — Distributing load and preventing loosening of fasteners
  • Wire Nuts — Connecting large gauge wires

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And then here we go guys. This is um a super important drawer. We have 1900 boxes, 4-in boxes, 4-in and 11/16 in, super important in this field. You always got to make sure you have metal boxes. I have Milwaukee Packouts. We have The main thing in residential guys is 1/2-in and 3/4-in. I would say those are the main key sizes whenever you're doing work in the residential field because we're not dealing with big size wires. Wires that would like in commercial for example, you're dealing with way different animal size wires. Residential is mainly 1/2-in and 3/4-in raceways. So we got um straps right here, 3/4 inch straps, 1/2 inch straps, 3/4 inch Romex connectors, we have 3/4 inch EMT connectors, and we have connectors couplings. But guys, this is just an example of what you need and behind the scenes what you need as a service residential electrician. Also, now we get to outside. We have PVC. 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch PVC. Got to be stocked up, guys. Whenever you're dealing with outdoor work, it switches to PVC. So, we're prepared with that, you know, expansion couplings, that good stuff. We come over here. We got service now. So, this is now Look at Look how big this thing is. This is an expansion coupling. Expansion. Right? For our 200 amp service. Right? So, got to be prepared for the service heads. So, you guys know, just a little education. Residential homes are typically 100 amp or 200 amps. Okay. At least in New Jersey. And then this one over here Like I I got to fill this up, but we got service straps, SEU cable straps, 2 inch straps for my 2 inch PVC. You know, splicers, connectors. It's the little things you got to have. All right, so I'm going to put this back. Then we get to up here, guys. So, I have my What do you call it? My drop cloth. It shows the customer that you care about the home. You could be the best electrician. You could be the best conduit bender. But if you are not showing the customer that you care and you're walking around the home with dirty shoes, dirty feet, it means nothing. And I really at the end of the day. So, I have this drop cloth and I put this down everywhere I go in the customer's home before I start working. So, I highly recommend to get a drop cloth. You can get them at Home Depot. They're cheap. You just get one. And right over here is probably one of my number one pack outs. Okay. This is a low profile all my wire nuts. So, blue wire nuts are for my big wire, red wire nuts are for my medium size wire, and orange…

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