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Saturday

 
Dan rode up with Eliot and I; Christina brought David, JJ, Peter, and Hannah. Lunch was eleven people.


Another dump run.


David worked on the pantry for the shedlet.


We had to install one panel of siding so the meter base would end up on top of it.


Dan & Eliot preparing the meter base and panels for dry fitting.



Meter base is mounted; fitting the conduit.

Sunday


Preparing and installing the service entrance conductors.

A shout out to my friend Brett who spent a few hours on the phone talking electrian-shop this week!


This panel/meter layout and conduit routing was Eliot's solution to our panel placement problem.


Meter base installed and wired to panels!


Panels bonded & grounded to Ufer ground. An Ufer ground is basically rebar near the bottom of the concrete foundation that's continuous up through an access stub where it can be wired to the panel. Remarkably, the moisture in the concrete is enough to create a much better electrical connection to the earth than other grounding techniques, like a rod pounded into the soil.


Having finished the panel install, we took measurements so Jon could order siding for next weekend.




On the drive home, we took a two hour detour that replaced 24 miles of freeway with a winding path up through forest service roads. We climbed switchbacks up to 4400' (1300 feet above the pass elevation), and enjoyed stunning panoramas of Keechelus Lake and Mount Rainier.



The mountain wildflowers came in a dizzying array of colors!



Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 21, 2020 at 12:33 PM

    Jon,

    Great work!! With all that done there is someone new to send you a bill.

    DC

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  2. Molly LiljaJuly 21, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    Such a wonderful opportunity!! Thank you so much for including us in your cool project!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Molly LiljaJuly 21, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    Such a wonderful opportunity!! Thank you so much for including us in your cool project!

    ReplyDelete

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