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[cellio]

I always get a little nervous when contractors say "hmm, I think I can do that" to what I thought were simple questions. But the electrician we had in this morning says that yes, he believes he can add the new outlets we need in what will be my office, on a different circuit from where the air conditioner will go, and that he can put appropriate outlets in the new TV room. (This room currently has no outlets. How in the world did that ever pass inspection?)

A different contractor will be by in a few weeks to do some minor remodelling in the new TV room, so he'll be able to patch up any holes left by the electrician at the same time. Then we can go out and buy furniture, and maybe even a new TV. The current TV is starting to get flaky, and it's a little small for the current state of my vision anyway, and it's so old that it can't handle a DVD player. So we may enter the 1990s in terms of television technology. :-) (We're pretty sure we don't give a hoot about HDTV, at least at current prices.)

It's funny: I thought Dani was joking when he said he wanted to window-shop for TVs and gravitated toward the large flat-screen models. I think Dani has a secret vice he's been reluctant to let me see, as he is actually driving this more than I am.

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Electricians and Contractors

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

Unless Pennsylvania has drastically different regulations than New York, there is no minimum number of outlets for any room. They're only worried about overloading circuits and causing fires, doing Amish impersonations isn't a safety hazard. :D

As long as you have a contractor going through the place anyway, if it's at all humanly possible, have him walk through with the electrician and you and have the electrician explain what he's going to do. This way, if the electrician's an idiot, the contractor will be able to tell him not to cut through the support beams. If you don't think it's worth the bother, don't take my word for it, ask Steve and Ruth. :