While I agree on that, there's still the possibility to work from one of the rails. Not ideal and I'd prefer to leave more slack on it but I've seen a lot worse to work on.
Non-compliant electrical panel in France. A common neutral is prohibited. Branch circuit breakers must disconnect both the live and neutral wires. There must also be 30% free space remaining. However, it must be acknowledged that the work is well done.
They are installing an electrical breaker panel. Outside power comes in through the tube and are the tan sheathed wires. The yellow sheathed wires are the ones running through your walls. White boxes are the breakers, they might be a different style than you’re used to if your breaker panel has columns of switches rather than rows.
Would be nice but the main problems aren't the house installations but the attacks on the power grid. (Aside from the war itself, obviously. The war just utterly sucks!)
Thank you for the information! I don't know much about the regulations there but from an electrical standpoint he didn't do anything wrong. Besides that, Russians (well, the people) don't support the war either. I'd wish everything would return to what everything was before the war, even with the knowledge it's impossible.
It's likely a medium sized supermarket since it's too many circuits for a normal house, just one, can't be an multi apartment house and for a work shop the high voltage is missing.
I can't speak to differences in electrical standards between the US and where this is from but a fairly large house with a garage/workshop attached could use 27 circuits (you don't necessarily need HV in a workshop). I mean I'm talking McMansion size or larger but I can still see it happening.
Hell if I was wiring my house from scratch I would probably have at least 1 circuit/room, plus a couple of dedicated circuits for big appliances/outside, that would get me to 13-14 on my smallish house
My house has a main panel with 44 breakers, 4 of which are high voltage supplying 3 subpanels, one for outside services, 1 for the pool and spa, 1 for the guest house, its not a McMansion, but stuff adds up quickly
In europe where this was filmed high voltage is achieved on the socket, you don't have a special HV line until you need something that goes above 1kV. Single family houses and workshops get 3x220~240V (voltage depends on exact country) AC lines, and for industrial/workshop type equipment you simply install a socket that have a pinout to connect the separate 3 phases, resulting in 460~480V being available to your equipment. What I'm saying is this can easily be a workshop lol
None of that is high voltage. The RCCBs running into the rows of breakers could mean that it feeds into some domestic setting,like offices or a few shop units, cant tell for sure though as I dont know the local rules for domestic/commercial for wherever this lad is.
In any use of 3x220~240V (except stoves, which don't actually use 380~400V but just 3 different circuits) you have 3 COMBINED breakers. And that's a MUST! That's very obviously not the case here.
Don't think that's a requirement, the house I've lived for 30 years has 3 400V sockets outdoors that don't use combined breakers, and that's in central europe part of EU, not some tiny blip on the map country with poor regulations. Having such breakers would be neat tho. I had only a one 3 phase combined breaker and that was explicitly for backup electric central heating for whenever the solid fuel furnace would be down and one 2 phase combined breaker for central heating water pump.
In the EU countries of which I know the regulations of, all of them require that since at least the early 80s. I don't know when your house was built or if it was a "I know a guy" situation but if you don't have a combined breaker, there are small fittings/rails for the breaker flip switches you can slide over the 3 breaker switches. If your house doesn't have that either, then some 'expert' probably thought "they aren't like the others, that's dangerous" and removed them.
What I can make out (a lot of it is too blurry for me to read) is definitely "valid" Russian. It may also be equally valid in other languages as well. I put that in quotes because there are a lot of abbreviations that: who knows? But for example #4 reads "холод." which is in Russian is short for "холодильник" (or "fridge"). But e.g.: the Ukrainian word for fridge is identical, so it could be either? (Also, they speak Russian in much of Ukraine, so even if the language is Russi𝘢𝘯, it doesn't
Hibbtygibitty
This guy’s sock drawer must look fantastic.
SpikesGuns
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TanithRosenbaum
Nice and tidy. I like it!
2fligh2high
Stuffitwithbeans
DecapodianSaysWoopWoopWoopWoop
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alluro2
His daughter has the best braids in school
BklynPunisher
There’s something so satisfying about watching someone who takes pride in their work. Bravo 👍🏼
electrajet
Love that satisfied smile and thumbs up at the end. Well earned, good sir!
usingYourMomAsAHat
hamsterking5
dat proper labelling!
khaoselement
Holy shit my dude, add a NSFW tag on this. That was the GOOD stuff there.
Ehvilmonkey
This looks really fun job. Also job what would be really easy to fuck up
MentalUproar
-cries in American-
squishycs
morrisdev1
I just applied to get my MS in information systems. I would have preferred to get an electrician license - but it's a LONG apprenticeship.
DrKonrad
This is amazing
chicharrone
Wait a second! Could I be an electrician now?
paynoattentiontousernames
You would be shocked
Alurkerforcedtologin
Leaving zero slack for future rework is tight.
AdventurousDonut480
While I agree on that, there's still the possibility to work from one of the rails. Not ideal and I'd prefer to leave more slack on it but I've seen a lot worse to work on.
slinkiisu
I WANT TO DO A SEX ON YOU
thewax00
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WillLickNudibranchsForBUzz
only thing that bothers me; the cable running to the box are all jumbled. Oh well, can't have it all.
Snooj
If that bothers you don't look at the top of the second set of blue wires.
AdventurousDonut480
Yeah, I feel the same way, it's probably done by a different (read: cheaper) guy.
thedoorman42
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Sarcastus
His wife must be satisfied to no end because I bet she appreciates those meticulous hands that can rewire her whole day.
AdventurousDonut480
At least she knows he's not short tempered.
Mxlespxles
Service loops! SERVICE LOOPS!!
my god it's beautiful
woodworkerf
LÖÖPS!
Samthetrue
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Kukabuksilaks
Crubon
Non-compliant electrical panel in France.
A common neutral is prohibited. Branch circuit breakers must disconnect both the live and neutral wires.
There must also be 30% free space remaining.
However, it must be acknowledged that the work is well done.
LenneSamunai
isaw this last night late, before bed. and i actually dreamed about doing this myself! lol
HOLAKOOO
AdventurousDonut480
Haha, I'm totally yoinking that one! Thank you!
bluegargoyle
Was that *supposed* to look like Frylock?
ilhares
Pretty sure it wasn't real, so yes.
jlcurtiss
Im not 100% sure what this guy is doing but I know art when I see it.
TheChlorineAddict
They are installing an electrical breaker panel. Outside power comes in through the tube and are the tan sheathed wires. The yellow sheathed wires are the ones running through your walls. White boxes are the breakers, they might be a different style than you’re used to if your breaker panel has columns of switches rather than rows.
klean9
Maybe when he’s done there in Tomsk he can go make repairs to Ukraines electric grid.
AdventurousDonut480
Would be nice but the main problems aren't the house installations but the attacks on the power grid. (Aside from the war itself, obviously. The war just utterly sucks!)
esparadrapo
The operator is Russian.
AdventurousDonut480
Thank you for the information! I don't know much about the regulations there but from an electrical standpoint he didn't do anything wrong. Besides that, Russians (well, the people) don't support the war either. I'd wish everything would return to what everything was before the war, even with the knowledge it's impossible.
spittytrinkles
Do it Again, but slower this time.
AdventurousDonut480
"But the boss will cut my paid hours if I work slower!"
spittytrinkles
Fair Call.
Exyr
I wanna see what the fuck its running.
codenameRadical
Looks like a generalized control panel. Some commercial building. Maybe office type. Maybe very, very light industrial, at most.
esparadrapo
Not three phases. No automation. No relays. I can't even begin to imagine what's this for.
iceph03nix
From the brand name, it's Russian. Mostly Automatic Switches, so thinking light automation or something
AdventurousDonut480
It's likely a medium sized supermarket since it's too many circuits for a normal house, just one, can't be an multi apartment house and for a work shop the high voltage is missing.
IHateToTurnUpTheVolumeOfMyTvBecauseMyCatIsSnoring
Lol it's smaller than the one at my parents house. Europe tho
AdventurousDonut480
Could also be a commercial building with a lot of offices.
Badprenup
I can't speak to differences in electrical standards between the US and where this is from but a fairly large house with a garage/workshop attached could use 27 circuits (you don't necessarily need HV in a workshop). I mean I'm talking McMansion size or larger but I can still see it happening.
Hell if I was wiring my house from scratch I would probably have at least 1 circuit/room, plus a couple of dedicated circuits for big appliances/outside, that would get me to 13-14 on my smallish house
Krakencrotch
Yeah but you'll probably never see this guy work a McMansion, those are all about cutting corners.
Marsupialmessiah
My house has a main panel with 44 breakers, 4 of which are high voltage supplying 3 subpanels, one for outside services, 1 for the pool and spa, 1 for the guest house, its not a McMansion, but stuff adds up quickly
pritolus
So just a regular mansion then?
Wololo9000
In europe where this was filmed high voltage is achieved on the socket, you don't have a special HV line until you need something that goes above 1kV. Single family houses and workshops get 3x220~240V (voltage depends on exact country) AC lines, and for industrial/workshop type equipment you simply install a socket that have a pinout to connect the separate 3 phases, resulting in 460~480V being available to your equipment. What I'm saying is this can easily be a workshop lol
Shouldhavethoughtthisthroughabitbetter
None of that is high voltage. The RCCBs running into the rows of breakers could mean that it feeds into some domestic setting,like offices or a few shop units, cant tell for sure though as I dont know the local rules for domestic/commercial for wherever this lad is.
parduz
In Italy rigid wires were banned decades ago (you can still have them in your house, but cannot be installed anymore).
BrdCdn
Rigid wires? You mean solid core wires? I highly doubt that.
AdventurousDonut480
In any use of 3x220~240V (except stoves, which don't actually use 380~400V but just 3 different circuits) you have 3 COMBINED breakers. And that's a MUST! That's very obviously not the case here.
AdventurousDonut480
Wololo9000
Don't think that's a requirement, the house I've lived for 30 years has 3 400V sockets outdoors that don't use combined breakers, and that's in central europe part of EU, not some tiny blip on the map country with poor regulations. Having such breakers would be neat tho. I had only a one 3 phase combined breaker and that was explicitly for backup electric central heating for whenever the solid fuel furnace would be down and one 2 phase combined breaker for central heating water pump.
AdventurousDonut480
In the EU countries of which I know the regulations of, all of them require that since at least the early 80s. I don't know when your house was built or if it was a "I know a guy" situation but if you don't have a combined breaker, there are small fittings/rails for the breaker flip switches you can slide over the 3 breaker switches. If your house doesn't have that either, then some 'expert' probably thought "they aren't like the others, that's dangerous" and removed them.
mrputter
The circuit list (?) on the wall next to the panel is written in Russian, so I would guess... Russia?
pritolus
Can you actually tell it's Russian, or are you just recognizing the Cyrillic script? Many languages use Cyrillic, not just Russian.
mrputter
What I can make out (a lot of it is too blurry for me to read) is definitely "valid" Russian. It may also be equally valid in other languages as well. I put that in quotes because there are a lot of abbreviations that: who knows? But for example #4 reads "холод." which is in Russian is short for "холодильник" (or "fridge"). But e.g.: the Ukrainian word for fridge is identical, so it could be either? (Also, they speak Russian in much of Ukraine, so even if the language is Russi𝘢𝘯, it doesn't