(Post 109 of 263. Thanks again to those who participated in the Fundrazr. As I mentioned in the post announcing Bast’s passing from COVID, I thank everyone for your generous donations to the original Fundrazr campaign, which resulted in sponsored 263 posts. I will continue to honour the commitment to write those 263 posts, but I will not commit to more. The link above is to a new campaign to help Bast’s family.)

Day two was primarily an electrical day, and, of course, there were surprises, like that you can buy either a 110 or 220V AC, depending on your house wiring, and, of course I bought a 110V model when my outlet was wired for 220V. 🤦‍♀️ At any rate, I’m in good hands and the contractors sorted out everything for me.

copper wire for ground the outlets; I like how it’s going to be under the floor

contractor photo showing the wires connecting the rooftop condenser and the interior AC unit, as well as the drain.

contractor photo showing the rooftop condenser, with grounding wire, and the cracked skylight that we will replace with a glass block

The contractor made an executive decision to give me a third grounded outlet, the one to the left. At this time, I really don’t need it, but I bet in the future, I’ll be glad he was smarter than me.

copper rod driven into the ground to which all the copper wires connect

the third grounded outlet

How is the shower looking both better and worse than it did last night?

New AC and fan in — super happy with both. The dark grey is a change from the usual white, and the dark brown fan will pop against the blue walls and white ceiling..

The new fan was a source of amusement because I won an argument. The contractor said that it was pointless to install a fan that small and that I might as well just put in a new light fixture. I found him at the end of the day standing under the fan with a look of surprise on his face — that thing was really moving air!

Two days down, how many more to go? At least, we agreed that the guys are starting around 8AM and are to use their key. I’m usually awake by that time but not downstairs, so my mornings aren’t going to feel so rushed if they can just let themselves in.