Friday, March 1, 2013

Electric repair at High Heat

Two hour electric repairs create power outage

 at my house yesterday at feels like 42C. 


Lesson learned:  Make such appointments early, when it's cool


Bought a new water heater for my kitchen. Arranged a 2 pm installation.

I said: "Kitchen" 20 times, I said: "mai abnam (not shower)."
When the installer arrived first thing he pointed out, "it's the wrong water heater."  

Next he questioned why I was replacing what he'd fixed two days earlier.

Refund on the new water heater.  Main circuit breakers were the problem.

One example:  Shower water heater has a 20 amp breaker going into a 16 amp main breaker.

Luckily I had my laptop charged and was able to watch internet TV while power was shut off to replace three breakers and replace a scorched wire.

With the video game out of commission, everyone else convened at the pool.
  


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