Electricity is my friend
Jan. 28th, 2008 09:22 pmTonight I have accomplished something I have never done before. I installed a light fixture. And it works. No snap, no crackle no pop and a puff of smoke (so far). I've replaced toilet guts, including the water line from the tank to the wall, I've tiled and grouted, I've installed a couple of sinks and a couple of vanities. But before now, I've never done anything electrical other than changing out a light switch. I'm confident now. I only wish I had three hands.
This was not an easy fixture to install. I was one of those vanity lights with four frosted glass shades. Over the weekend I painted the downstairs bathroom, installed a new toilet paper holder thingy and a new towel bar. The light fixture was a bigger project because I had to cut the power and then of course there's the whole working with wires and connectors. Like I said, I wish I had three hands but after an hour of cussing at getting those stupid wires into that connector, I got it all done and the light looks great.
But next time I'm calling an electrician.
This was not an easy fixture to install. I was one of those vanity lights with four frosted glass shades. Over the weekend I painted the downstairs bathroom, installed a new toilet paper holder thingy and a new towel bar. The light fixture was a bigger project because I had to cut the power and then of course there's the whole working with wires and connectors. Like I said, I wish I had three hands but after an hour of cussing at getting those stupid wires into that connector, I got it all done and the light looks great.
But next time I'm calling an electrician.