Electrical
Tim Dickens and his partner, also named Tim , did a great jog with the more complicated parts of the electrical system. My friend George Ortman wired the main breaker box.
Cables emerge from the utility room on the left to feed most of the house's 20-plus electric circuits.
I was warned to be sure to plan on having enough light and since light is a very important part of my life I erred on the side of too much light with 27 recessed ceiling cans and two short track lights. It works great. Thanks Bob and Martha for the good advise.
Just before the electrical inspection I zip-tied this big bundle of cables so it would look neater. Wrong. That's a fire hazard. The inspector said lots of people do that as she politely watched while I cut the ties. Without her I would have had a fire hazard in my ceiling.
To anchor the electrical boxes in the fired adobe block wall I used concrete screws coated with liquid nails. Might be overkill.
I call this "switch central" because of the six different switches for six different sets of ceiling lights. The conduit labeled "no cable" is empty and serves the sole purpose of holding the two boxes it attaches to in position.
I call this "switch central" because of the six different switches for six different sets of ceiling lights.
