The Top Everyday Electrician Videos of September 2026
We are back from the NECA show, which means we are back to our regular content from The Everyday Electrician™. Scroll below to see the top three videos from last month that Trevor Ottmann shared.
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Some of Trevor's most popular videos feature tips and tricks for other everyday electricians. In this one, he shares one of his top ones for wire pulling: Remove the bent ends before starting.
One of the other popular videos from last month was a continuation from the first one. Sometimes your spool rack won't hold everything you need, so Trevor offers some advice for when you need additional spools.
Talk about a messy situation! This step down transformer inside of an outdoor motor control center really needs to be cleaned. This sort of simple maintenance is necessary when it comes user safety and equipment functionality according to Trevor.
About the Author
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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.