Installing New Smart Switches In Old Weird Homes

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Synopsis:
There are plenty of videos about wiring smart switches in the pristine drywall of a new home, but what if your home is 100 years old and has had 7 previous owners with questionable repair skills, but weren’t shy about giving it a try!? As Joel is preparing his 1938 home for a full house rewire, he’s taking a brief detour in this video to install an Intermatic smart/timer switch. He’ll need to address multiple wall layers, assorted wiring types, some carpentry shortcuts, & a missing ground connection. We can’t promise that your situation is the same, but we might be able to give you some on-the-fly solutions to old problems. Is an old, smart home a “wise home”?...

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Products We’d Recommend:
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National Electrical Code (NEC) referenced in this video:
Free Access Here: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=70
[] Grounding Receptacles [NEC 404.9(B)]
[] Flush-Mounted Electrical Enclosures In Non-Combustible Material [NEC 314.20]
[] Non-Tapping Screws In Electrical Boxes [NEC 404.10(B)]
[] Wire Color-Coding [NEC 210.5]

Outline:
0:00 - Reasoning For Automatic Lighting Control
2:40 - Electrical Pre-Test
4:15 - Wall Plate Removal & Situation Assessment
7:44 - Short-Term Grounding Solution
12:33 - Identifying Switch Conductors
14:05 - Removing The Old Switch
14:44 - Understanding The Timer Switch Wiring
16:26 - Wiring The Timer Switch
20:56 - Testing & Covering

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