Tag Archive | "electrical"

Totally Bummed Tonight :-p

Monday, August 30, 2010

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We have a short circuit somewhere in one of the electrical lines. It’s the kitchen lighting circuit. While screwing in the underlayment for the kitchen floor last night, we accidentally went through a wire that was too close to the subfloor. *sob* We managed to repair the nicked line and restore the circuit… or so [...]

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First Cabinets Installed!

Monday, August 23, 2010

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Oh my word, this is a day that will stand in history. We got some cabinets up!!! AND we are 100% electrified now!!! See the ceiling fans? I can’t tell you how thrilling this is for us. We have endured over 3 years without electricity in parts of the house. And now we have switched [...]

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Back to School for Me

Friday, April 2, 2010

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It’s hard to believe that I haven’t worked on this house (in a major way) for three years! I wish I hadn’t waited so long to pick it back up again; I’ve forgotten a lot of what I knew about electrical wiring. So I’m repeating this year what I did for that summer of ’07: [...]

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You Can Do It, Yes, You Can!

Monday, March 22, 2010

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In my recent post about my new textbook, Lin from Duck and Wheel with String asked a question in her usual elegant and poised manner: Head gonna ’splode. Are you seriously gonna do that yourself??? Wow. Hee hee! I thought I’d post my response here (rather then have it buried in the comments), because I [...]

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My New Textbook

Monday, March 22, 2010

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Here it is, came in the mail today: It’s not a thoroughly extensive book for wiring, but it addresses the basics. Plus, there is some very good information on wiring ethernet and other digital stuff throughout the home. I am definitely going to wire for ethernet throughout the house. Eventually, I’ll set up a small [...]

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