The Top Everyday Electrician Videos of April 2024

May 8, 2025

Last month's most popular videos from Trevor Ottmann featured overhead line work and replacement of a jammed auger.

Another Everyday Electrician® e-newsletter means more popular Instagram reels, TikToks, and YouTube shorts! Today, we're highlighting the top three videos of last month, featuring Trevor Ottmann of 3/0 Electric, across EC&M's social media channels.

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What is going on with this overhead line?

Something is definitely up with this overhead line that is feeding a 400A service. Check out this video to see how Trevor troubleshoots this issue on the job site.

This video is also on YouTube and TikTok.

When the floors give out, part 1

Occasionally, Trevor is called to replace augers that get jammed when old grain bin floors give out. Here’s what it looks like before he goes in with a replacement.

Check out this clip on TikTok and YouTube (where it got nearly 12K views!).

When the floors give out, part 2

It's no surprise that the second part of this job-site issue was another top video last month. Check out the second attempt at trying to get the grain out of this bin went — Trevor shows us a cool aerial shot of the work being done.

You can watch this clip on YouTube and TikTok as well.

About the Author

Trevor Ottmann

Trevor Ottmann is an electrical contractor based in southeast Nebraska. After graduating from Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Mo., in 2006, he attended Southeast Community College in Milford, Neb., to learn the electrical trade. After graduating from Milford in 2008, he joined Progressive Electric in Lincoln, Neb., where he worked from 2009 to 2018. While full time at Progressive, he started doing contract work in 2016, launching 3/0 Electric as a side business. From 2018 to 2022, he joined Capitol City Electric in Lincoln, Neb., where he joined the Local 265 Union. In November 2022, he took the plunge as a small business owner and started working full time for 3/0 Electric with his wife, Jamie, At 3/0 Electric, he mostly focuses on commercial and industrial jobs as well as agricultural electrical work. He has held an electrical contractor's license in Nebraska since 2012. He is also a firefighter for the Bennet Rural Fire District since 2021 and is a nationally registered emergency medical technician (NREMT) since June 2023. Trevor lives with his wife and daughter in Bennet, Neb.