Bathroom upgrade work at home
(posted from home)
(This post covers 27 – 31 March, 2011)
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Thursday, 31 March -
Today the plumber finally showed up to install the new sink, faucet, shower valve, tub spout, and flush handle. Labashi had hoped to have this work (and the entire bathroom update) done before my return from Florida. But the order took forever and then the first shipment came in damaged (at least that's what the scheduler said). But the installation went fine today. Our installer, Ed, was a very nice guy and though he had many little challenges he'd just say 'it wants to fight me' and fix the problem.
Ed started at 0800, took a short break at noon and finished up at 1530.
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Wednesday, 30 March -
Today I installed a new baseboard electric heater we ordered last week for the bathroom. With all the work Labashi has done to re-do the room, the old heater looks a bit shabby. The new heater is only $28 including shipping though we did have to order it online to get one in an almond color.
The installation went well even though the new heater is 3 inches longer than the old. I did find scorch-marks on the dry-wall paper behind the old unit so I installed a piece of aluminum flashing behind the new heater to better distribute any hot-spots the new one might have.
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Tuesday, 29 March-
Today I rode the F650GS into York, both for the ride and to pick up some tools. I've long wanted a kit of threaded fiberglass rods for running wires but the cost was too prohibitive until now. The Harbor Freight flyer showed a kit on sale for $10 as well as a 'circuit detective' circuit-finder at half-price ($20). The latter consists of two units-- a 'sender' you plug into an outlet or socket and the 'receiver' to scan the home's electric panel to find which circuit the sender is on.
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Monday, 28 March-
This morning I read several articles recommended on Longreads.com. In the afternoon I began one of my long-delayed projects-- repairing the underground electrical line to the pole light in our front yard. Last week I had borrowed Maypo's metal detector while in Chambersburg for this. I had also bought a wire-continuity tester last Fall. The tester quickly told me I didn't have continuity to any pairs of the three-conductor wire. Unfortunately it doesn't tell me the distance to the breaks. I spent an hour trying to come up with a way to run a new wire but the alternatives aren't great. I really need to find the break.
The metal detector does seem to be able to find the wire but only here and there and therefore I'm not sure it's working properly. This isn't going to be easy.
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Sunday, 27 March -
I spent much of today catching up the blog and then posting the update. I also took my Sunday motorcycle ride down to the Tollgate Starbucks and this time came home via Red Lion. The rides are getting more comfortable now that the weather has gotten to the low-Fifties.
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(posted from home)
(This post covers 27 – 31 March, 2011)
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Thursday, 31 March -
Today the plumber finally showed up to install the new sink, faucet, shower valve, tub spout, and flush handle. Labashi had hoped to have this work (and the entire bathroom update) done before my return from Florida. But the order took forever and then the first shipment came in damaged (at least that's what the scheduler said). But the installation went fine today. Our installer, Ed, was a very nice guy and though he had many little challenges he'd just say 'it wants to fight me' and fix the problem.
Ed started at 0800, took a short break at noon and finished up at 1530.
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Wednesday, 30 March -
Today I installed a new baseboard electric heater we ordered last week for the bathroom. With all the work Labashi has done to re-do the room, the old heater looks a bit shabby. The new heater is only $28 including shipping though we did have to order it online to get one in an almond color.
The installation went well even though the new heater is 3 inches longer than the old. I did find scorch-marks on the dry-wall paper behind the old unit so I installed a piece of aluminum flashing behind the new heater to better distribute any hot-spots the new one might have.
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Tuesday, 29 March-
Today I rode the F650GS into York, both for the ride and to pick up some tools. I've long wanted a kit of threaded fiberglass rods for running wires but the cost was too prohibitive until now. The Harbor Freight flyer showed a kit on sale for $10 as well as a 'circuit detective' circuit-finder at half-price ($20). The latter consists of two units-- a 'sender' you plug into an outlet or socket and the 'receiver' to scan the home's electric panel to find which circuit the sender is on.
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Monday, 28 March-
This morning I read several articles recommended on Longreads.com. In the afternoon I began one of my long-delayed projects-- repairing the underground electrical line to the pole light in our front yard. Last week I had borrowed Maypo's metal detector while in Chambersburg for this. I had also bought a wire-continuity tester last Fall. The tester quickly told me I didn't have continuity to any pairs of the three-conductor wire. Unfortunately it doesn't tell me the distance to the breaks. I spent an hour trying to come up with a way to run a new wire but the alternatives aren't great. I really need to find the break.
The metal detector does seem to be able to find the wire but only here and there and therefore I'm not sure it's working properly. This isn't going to be easy.
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Sunday, 27 March -
I spent much of today catching up the blog and then posting the update. I also took my Sunday motorcycle ride down to the Tollgate Starbucks and this time came home via Red Lion. The rides are getting more comfortable now that the weather has gotten to the low-Fifties.
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