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

What happens here

The electrician demonstrates his 'ready-to-work' appearance when approaching a customer's door. He emphasizes wearing work pants and boots for professionalism and safety. He stresses the importance of always carrying a good toolbelt and a comprehensive tool bag. Then he moves to the main part of the van, showcasing specialized power tools and organizing systems. He highlights a Milwaukee Packout setup, which is secured with ratchets to prevent movement while driving. He retrieves various power tools from the Packout drawers: a Milwaukee cable cutter (for 4/0 cable), a Sawzall, a staple gun (for Romex/NM-B cable in residential settings), a Milwaukee multi-tool (for cutting drywall), and a Milwaukee hammer drill (for concrete or brick homes).

Goal: Present a professional image and have specialized power tools readily available in the van.

Tools and materials

  • Milwaukee Band Saw Milwaukee — Cutting conduits or wood in residential and commercial settings
  • Milwaukee Cable Cutter Milwaukee — Cutting large electrical cables, especially for service or panel upgrades
  • Milwaukee Hammer Drill Milwaukee — Drilling into concrete or brick for anchors or conduit runs
  • Milwaukee Multi-Tool Milwaukee — Cutting drywall or other materials to run wires or install fixtures
  • Milwaukee Packout System Milwaukee — Organizing and securing power tools and large equipment in the van
  • Milwaukee Sawzall Milwaukee — Cutting various materials, such as wood, metal, and plastic, during electrical installations
  • Milwaukee Staple Gun Milwaukee — Securing Romex/NM-B cable to wood studs in residential wiring
  • Work Boots — Foot protection and professional appearance
  • Work Pants — Professional appearance and protection
  • Romex/NM-B Cable Staples — Securing Romex cable with the staple gun

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So guys, when I go to a call if of a if a woman calls me or a customer calls me, "Hey, my outlet's not working." This is how I'm exactly showing up, okay? I'm showing up like this. I got my tool bag and my tool belt and I'm walking to the customer's door. This is how you should show up as a service electrician and you look really professional. Make sure you're wearing work pants. Make sure you're wearing boots, right? Um make sure you're wearing a work shirt. You know, don't don't come in, you know, wearing shorts and sneakers. You want to presentation is key in this business. All right. So that's pretty much how I'm coming in. Now we're getting to the van. Now you always want to be prepared as an electrician, right? You never know what these these service calls come. You know, right here for example, I have what's called a Little Giant Ladder. So if a customer's like, "Oh, I got a high light, it's like 15 ft in the air." Well, I have this ladder in my van just in case so I can get up 15 ft in the air. It's the little things that you need in your van that will make you above average than your standard electrician. This is going to make you the best electrician. So I carry a Little Giant Ladder. This thing can extend up to 15 ft. It can also go on stairs. Also, if you go in here, I got a Milwaukee Packout setup. I have Let's see. We got cable cutters, especially when you're doing a service or a residential panel upgrade, cutting some 4/0 cable. We got a Sawzall. All ready? Let's see. We got staple gun. This is a residential electrician's best friend, right? Because in residential you're mainly dealing with NM cable, NMB, Romex, and stapling the wire to a stud is really key. So it saves you time and money. We're not old school anymore, we're not going to do that hammer and staple anymore. It's about time and efficiency. So I highly recommend to get a staple gun. I know DeWalt makes a good one. I got a multi-tool, okay? So you can see this is by Milwaukee. Um this is nice for cutting drywall. If you need to get wire into, you know, the wall or anything, cut through the wall, I highly recommend to get a multi-tool. We also have a hammer drill. Especially you got to drill in concrete. You never know, sometimes the customer has a a brick home and we need to drill through a brick home. You never know what what you're going to come into. So always recommend to get a concrete hammer drill. And then that's pretty much that. And by the way guys, you saw what I just…

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