Following various complaints from me that it is "soooo hot" at night, Drew spent most of yesterday putting a ceiling fan in our bedroom. Mind you, I am almost always cold, so when I get hot, it's usually pretty hot. But, it doesn't help that I have to sleep with at least a sheet and usually a blanket or quilt as well. It's a security thing.
Okay, so without any prior experience putting in a ceiling fan Drew felt he could tackle it himself. On my way to work he said his goals were not to 1. Fall through the roof and 2. Get electrocuted. I, of course, told him to wait until I got home to help him. I don't know what I would have been able to do other than hold a tool or something for him, but at least if something happened I would be there to call 911. He went ahead anyway - thankfully not falling through the ceiling - although he said he did get a tiny shock at one point. He went into detail about it, but I don't know enough to explain. I am proud of him, because by the time I got home this was the view of the ceiling...
Unfortunately, it didn't have power. Again, I'm not quite sure the details. Drew explained it to me quite a few different times, but I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to handiwork, much less electrical work. All I took away from his explanation was the fan and light worked when he wired it to another room, but there are so many wires coming from the outlet he wants to wire it to that it was creating a lot of confusion, and ultimately no power.. Here's the wire mess...
which is where he ultimately had to stop. He was pretty disappointed that he couldn't figure it out after trying so many times, but he did get help from his uncle this morning and our fan should be working by the time I get home. Another project down, and many more to go, but we are learning and having fun in the process - okay, fun might not be the word Drew would use here, but with every project we are settling in a little bit more.
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