Vent covers, electrical box cover, replenishing wire nuts, and buying and using more hangers to keep the power hugged close to the wall and ceiling so it can’t be bumped, tugged on, or pulled. Nothing major so I feel comfortable doing it. I did end up buying two 2″ PVC pipe caps, one to go indoors and one for the exterior. Inside one slipped on with a nice pressure fit, no problem there. My issue is the exterior already has an elbow on it with a wire mesh insert, so the cap I have will not fit over that wider elbow piece. I am loathe to cut it off incase the length of the exterior pipe is governed by a bylaw or building code, and messing with it will only cause me issues in the future. I could likely silicone a metal plate over it and call it a day at some point in the spring. I didn’t see any 2.25″ caps, or 2.5″ caps, so I’ll just make do with the interior cap for now. No harm done. It was $3.00 for the cap, so I don’t need to rush back to return it. That’s a blessing in and of itself.
I picked up some larger pliers and side cutters while I was out since my tiny ones made the wiring job so much more difficult. I personally don’t touch wiring in the house, at all. Too high of a potential for burning the house down. I did however wire in the smoke/carbon monoxide sensors which worked out pretty well, but all I had to do there was join a red to a red, and a black to a black with wire nuts, and the job was done. Nothing to it. But typically I wouldn’t touch any of it. I’ve needed to swap out a light switch in my wife’s bedroom but haven’t done so because it makes me nervous. Our electrical panel isn’t marked very well from the initial install when the house was built, so finding the correct zone means going through and shutting every switch off and on until we find the correct one. That’s annoying, time consuming, and I don’t feel like testing them all. It would be beneficial at some point to identify what they all do and mark the box accordingly, but not today. Not while everyone is home, and my wife’s in a bad mood already.
Speaking of which my youngest has come down with a fever, which means tears to the uninitiated. Also means my wife’s plans for the afternoon have been scuttled, making her even more angry. Fun-fun. That’s also why I’m tying off loose ends so there are fewer items to set her off. I have managed to convince my youngest to try some pain/fever relief medication, so I hope that helps to cool her down, and brighten her spirits. We had three flavours to choose from, so she had some input into what was used. Fingers crossed.
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