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By the power of repaired outlets, I HAVE THE POWER!
For the first time in the ten-plus years we lived here, we had to call for a repair. This triplex is old enough that grounded outlets are only found in the kitchen.
Well, one of them had something blocking the ground slot, and another one had one port stop working. Told the landlady, and today we had two very nice electricians come in.
There was a bit of confusion because there doesn't appear to be access to the crawl space under the building. What I think happened is that during a renovation the carpet layers put down carpet in all three unit closets, covering up the access point. I am half-tempted to try to find the plans for the place in the city records because at some point someone will need to get down there.
The senior electrician noticed my framed Black Jacket from Hell's Kitchen, and we had a nice chat about Gordon Ramsey. I was good and sat quietly in my chair and didn't kibitz. We now have two new grounded outlets in place of the ones installed by settlers in the 1880s. We were also warned to avoid over-using any one outlet, which we do already by using the plugs around the kitchen for different things.
Well, one of them had something blocking the ground slot, and another one had one port stop working. Told the landlady, and today we had two very nice electricians come in.
There was a bit of confusion because there doesn't appear to be access to the crawl space under the building. What I think happened is that during a renovation the carpet layers put down carpet in all three unit closets, covering up the access point. I am half-tempted to try to find the plans for the place in the city records because at some point someone will need to get down there.
The senior electrician noticed my framed Black Jacket from Hell's Kitchen, and we had a nice chat about Gordon Ramsey. I was good and sat quietly in my chair and didn't kibitz. We now have two new grounded outlets in place of the ones installed by settlers in the 1880s. We were also warned to avoid over-using any one outlet, which we do already by using the plugs around the kitchen for different things.