We are back this month with some of the most popular The Everyday Electrician™ videos by Trevor Ottmann, president of 3/0 Electric, from last month! He shows off some installations and unfortunately finds some water in an MCC room.
Scroll below to see which ones were favorites of our Instagram followers — we've also included links to TikTok and YouTube.
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Now check out the June 2025 highlights.
This video was by far the most viewed one from June! In it, Trevor shows how he went about this installation with two motors and a single-phase 480V. This is pretty common around where he is, but it may be something others aren’t as familiar with.
It got more than 10K views on TikTok! You can also check it out on YouTube.
This lighting-relating video was Trevor's most-watched short on YouTube! In this video, Trevor is on a lift taking care of a lighting run inside a highly corrosive dry fertilizer facility. Because of the corrosive nature, he is using PVC plastic fittings/supports. He also ends up temporarily stuck when the lift operator has to leave for a bit...
You can also check this one out on TikTok.
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.