holy crap! I didn't realize homes were still wired with that.
On Aug 9, 2009, at 6:25 PM, Dr. Who wrote: > > So. my sonic screw diver failed. tried to get some things in order in > the baby room. > > 1. replace old sconce on knob and tube wiring. did my thing with the > dremel on a new sconce said wife provided. added a pull chain so it > could be turned on/off. cant see either black or whit on knob and > tube. wire it the way i think the old one was. > > 2. replace a non-grounded outlet. wired the way the other plugs > looked. again knob and tube. (did this multiple times after problem > below....) > > light comes on/off. > cool > > plug work's as designed. > > but now the plug for pc on other side of house doesn't work, neither > does the plug directly below it, in the living room. or light in > wife's closet.. > re wired plug replacement plug in babies room a few more time back and > forth to see if i just had wrong wires switched.. > > no luck.. > now i am pissed... > > reset all circuits. noticed air conditioner was not running fan - > wtf.. reset breakers. air back on! i don't get it.. > > had electricians do the plug i use on pc specifically.. i mean i am > pissed.. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301718 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
