CRAZY DAY!!!! Sonny and Ian
arrived per normal at 7 and got to work shingling. Just after 9, Glen Peck showed up with his
crew (Shawn Lathrop, Luke Charlebois, Mike Cormier, and Holden Yildirim). Over the course of the day they accomplished
many electrical tasks: lowered the main electrical panel 18″; repaired a wire lug
inside the main panel that obviously was broken at the time of installation in
2009… and was a potential severe safety hazard; ran the power cable from the
repaired main panel into the house; installed the control panel that will
switch power automatically from the electrical grid to the emergency generator,
when grid power is lost; installed the utility room electrical panel; ran two
UF 14‑2 wires to the septic system pump tank, connecting one to supply power to
the septic pump and the other to the septic alarm panel (which was itself
installed and tested); installed an electrical outlet for the septic alarm to
plug into; and, last but not least, wired the well pump to the well control
panel and then ran power to that panel.
Whew! Sean stopped by mid-morning
in the midst of the turmoil with the bill for Goose Creek’s labor so far this
year… not a small number. A severe
downpour just before noon also kept things stirred up. Found that the cover to the septic pump tank
(made of cheap plastic) has had a hole smashed into it already and several of
the (cheap plastic) lugs that the cover screws into are either broken or
cracked. Grrrr!!!! Sonny and Ian, lacking much needed electrons
while the main electrical panel was torn apart and under repair, helped out
with assorted (battery-powered) carpentry tasks in support of the electricians.
When Sonny and Ian were back in shingling mode this afternoon, Chree cut and
stained shingles per their requests. I
spent the early morning sorting shingles, then the rest of the day running in
small circles while making decisions about where the various electrical components
were to be placed, conferring with Sean, and checking on quality, hopefully
without being too obnoxious.
P.S. The mosquito control truck
made the rounds again tonight… and once again failed to come down our driveway
in spite of the large, bright orange painted sign up at the road that says,
“Please spray” with an arrow pointed in the right direction. Strongly worded phone call to follow…
