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azurelunatic) wrote2023-03-03 08:39 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2023-03-03 08:39 pm
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Poems of the moment, electrical update (good)
This spring day
A uniform grey
It's nice
Kitten, kitten: full of yells.
Kitten, kitten: full of smells.
Electrician arrived, looked inside the box, pointed out the problems. Said that turning off the breaker saved this from being a much more expensive call. Replaced three? five? switches (the two three-ways and the dining room dimmer, the back door floodlight, the indoor garage three-way), and the face plate for the box with the new dimmer. It's a slider and switch now, instead of a push-turn knob with the very green custom 3D printed part to accommodate the extra thick wood look (wooden?) faceplate.
Importantly, it wasn't a small fortune, and he had Thorts on how to accomplish our "rewiring" for a smaller fortune: add modern wired circuits, and leave the old outlets to the lamps. This is a good idea and I support it. Also I'm having organizational thoughts about how to make the General Chaos slightly more manageable when it comes time.
First, make sure that my craft/etc stuff is also sorted into High Use/Low Use, and have the Low Use in well labeled, reasonable weight, sealable boxes. Have "loose" things in containers that can be easily shelved.
When the time comes, shuffle some of the bulkier Low Use items into colder storage (storage unit, garage, whatever) and put the Loose Stuff bins in their place, out of the way of the Electric Mayhem. (Dr. Teeth optional.)
A uniform grey
It's nice
Kitten, kitten: full of yells.
Kitten, kitten: full of smells.
Electrician arrived, looked inside the box, pointed out the problems. Said that turning off the breaker saved this from being a much more expensive call. Replaced three? five? switches (the two three-ways and the dining room dimmer, the back door floodlight, the indoor garage three-way), and the face plate for the box with the new dimmer. It's a slider and switch now, instead of a push-turn knob with the very green custom 3D printed part to accommodate the extra thick wood look (wooden?) faceplate.
Importantly, it wasn't a small fortune, and he had Thorts on how to accomplish our "rewiring" for a smaller fortune: add modern wired circuits, and leave the old outlets to the lamps. This is a good idea and I support it. Also I'm having organizational thoughts about how to make the General Chaos slightly more manageable when it comes time.
First, make sure that my craft/etc stuff is also sorted into High Use/Low Use, and have the Low Use in well labeled, reasonable weight, sealable boxes. Have "loose" things in containers that can be easily shelved.
When the time comes, shuffle some of the bulkier Low Use items into colder storage (storage unit, garage, whatever) and put the Loose Stuff bins in their place, out of the way of the Electric Mayhem. (Dr. Teeth optional.)
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