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The electricians thought they would be completely done on Thursday, but they got to thinking about how things were set up and realized they would need to string an additional set of cables that were not fully addressed in the installation manual, so they worked on that all day today, and will come back on Monday.
Also, they were going to put one of the new junction boxes in the laundry room right next to the existing breaker box, but discovered that I have a pocket door there so they couldn't cut into the wall. Now there are some test cuts in the wall, but they assure me it will be patched. This meant that particular box will have to go into the attic. We would never need to access it, they just thought it would be convenient for repairs if it was right there in the laundry room.
The big hole in the wall, the bottom one, needed to be cut so they could pull wires up from the crawl space. It is going to be patched up by their expert drywall man. I am glad I didn't paint the walls this summer.
The plumber was here today to connect the propane supply lines to the generator and test the pressure while it was running. The top and side panels were off when they started it, so I don't know how loud it will be normally, but all opened up like that, it's really, really loud.
One of today's tasks involved pulling our large deep freezer away from the wall in order to drill holes in the walls behind it for wiring. It has not been moved for 30 years, and not a pretty sight back there because that area is open to the garage, so all the garage mice go sit in the warmth next to the compressor motor. I vacuumed it out so it looks better. Now I can die and people can't talk about 'did you see behind her deep freeze? Filthy. Mouse dirt. Eeew.' But I'll need to hurry and die because those mice are going to go right back and set up housekeeping again.
Speaking of mice, I bought some small live traps that are doing a good job catching mice, and I release them into the river where they are free to swim for the shore or decide to go with the flow. The traps work great as long as I am awake to hear the captured mice in the trap and empty it out. There are never any there in the morning, so I have decided they are able to get out if I don't empty it right away. Since I like this system in general, I'm ready to invest in a more robust live trap that will keep them inside until I send them on their way.
Here is the state electrical inspector.
It's very interesting to hear how he interacts with the electricians - he asks them about what continuing education or certification classes they plan to take, he discusses how electrical codes differ between jurisdictions (many counties have their own code), and he checks the electricians' licenses. All this while standing outside there. But when you think about it, this is their office, their workplace, and this is only his opportunity.
