I’m pulling out my hair in frustration and worry tonight. My husband and I decided to bite the bullet and remove that mouse-chewed wire we found in our Living Room wall. Oops. That wire powered about half the house: two outlets in the kitchen (and we only had three total in there anyway), the entire upstairs bathroom, one entire upstairs bedroom, half the girls’ bedroom, the Dining Room ceiling light, and the Laundry Room light. I can’t believe all that was on one circuit. This house is wired CRAZY. For example, another circuit has just the light bulb in the basement. As my grandfather used to say, “Idjuts” (“idiots”).
Well, I removed the old chewed line and replaced it with a new line. I even tied it into the service panel (not as scary as you’d think). Guess what? It doesn’t work. The breaker trips. I am freaking out in frustration. I did everything exactly as it had been done– everything. We have no idea what is happening. I am going to go to Home Depot when they open tomorrow and buy a new breaker; I sure hope the problem lies with the breaker.
I hate going to bed with large problems unsolved. Lord, help us!
~~ Today in church I was fretting about our electrical woes and the realization hit me that God made electricity. Duh, you think. Sounds funny, but He is actually “Lord of electricity”! There have been times that could have been close calls with the power around here. It is a miracle that the house still stands. I have opened up some of the walls and could faint over the sloppy and scorched electrical work. But we are still here. Lord of the electricity!
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
electrical