Power Up
Last week was dedicated to getting the power turned on in my shop.
Monday morning I called the Electrical Inspector and had him come out to do the final walk-through. He pulled the front off my electrical panel and liked everything he saw. I did a pretty nice job with the panel if I do say so myself.
He did notice one thing though. The White wires going to the 4 220 VAC circuits were actually carrying current (white is usually reserved for the neutral wire) He grabbed a quick black pen and marked the white wires with black ink in case someone doesn't understand that a 220 breaker has 2 hot wires.
Internal wiring complete and signed off!
Next the inspector looked at the meter box. It turns out, I made a major mistake on that one. I had installed a 100 Amp meter box where a 200 Amp box was required. So, I spent the rest of Monday completely removing and installing a different box on the house. Oops.
It wasn't really that big of a job but it still took about 4 hours to complete. The inspector returned the next day, checked my work and gave me a clean bill of health. Inspection complete.
He notified the electric company and on Friday the truck arrived and in about 20 minutes I had power to the shop.
I did have one hiccup there too. Because the shop is technically classified as a garage, each circuit had to have a ground fault circuit interruptor (GFCI) socket on the circuit. That meant that when I flipped the main breaker I still didn't have power until each of the GFCIs was reset. I had forgotten that these were there and it took me a few minutes of puzzling to remember that I needed to activate the GFCIs before I had power.
Start to finish this job took me about a month. I was able to save approximately $25,000 by doing this myself. It was worth it to me to take the time to get it done to my satisfaction but I was one whipped puppy when it was all done.
So, how does this relate to WA? It's all about the story. Creating a relationship with your readers is a long term proposition. None of us are perfect. I certainly made several mistakes along the way. Everything worked out for me. If you can engage your readers like I seem to be doing with this blog and the one that I'm writing chronicling my journey to a Woodworking Business, then you will get a following that trusts you and will buy from you when you make recomendations.
It's all about the story that creates trust.
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I like it when you mention trust. I do agree that trust is something that has to be earned. It can't be sparked up instantly.
That is why it is so fragile and yet precious.
Have a great day ahead. Cheers!
You need to build a relationship with your readers. Get them coming back by creating content that has value and you will gain their trust.
Keep building. My Woodworking Warrior site is new so it hasn't turned the corner yet. But I keep plugging away at it and people seem to receive it well.
It is a matter of time and focused content building.
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So true
Great post
Daisy