[Build] electrical team plan

[Shannon Lee]

Hey,

This is awesome!

Do you guys have any idea what you're looking at in non-labor budget?

--S

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:09 AM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:

>
>   after rachel, lamont, and ted left, andy showed up
> and pointed out that the large gray metal box to the
> right of the front room's electrical sub-panel was
> itself a sub-panel. jim removed the cover so's to make
> inspection a little easier.
>
>   the plan is thus altered with respect to removing
> circuit breakers from the front room's sub-panel
> (phase 3):
>   inspect the newly discovered sub-panel and trace
> the supply conductors to whichever circuit breaker in
> the bigger sub-panel (i'm guessing a two-pole breaker
> in positions 19 and 20).
>   if possible, move that two-pole breaker to positions
> 16 and 17 rather than remove it entirely from the
> (bigger) sub-panel.
>   leave all the circuit breakers in the newly
> discovered sub-panel and trace the circuits they
> control along with any that come from the bigger
> sub-panel.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 21:32 -0700, Rachel McConnell wrote:
> > This evening Jim, Ted, Lamont, and I met at 2169 and Jim came up with
> > the following plan:
> >
> > Phase 1: Demolition
> > NOTE: first step in any demo is to make sure what you're working on *is
> > not energized*.
> >
> > * pull out flex on wall by where old sewing machines were (flex on wall
> > is bad)
> > * remove flex coming out of light fixtures! (2 places)
> > * remove wire mold against back wall
> > * remove flex near bathroom wall
> > * remove wire mold along side wall in front near small room
> > * remove empty pipe across front windows
> > * remove rods by sliding glass door
> > * remove unused coaxial cable
> > * remove pipe w/#8 wire that comes from a 50A fuse, in the middle of the
> > space along the ceiling & down a pillar
> >
> >
> > Phase 2: Investigate/modify
> > NOTE: first step here too is, make sure it's *not energized*
> >
> > * pipe by front door with wires sticking out
> > * wire mold along left wall with hole & visible wires
> > * figure out electrical in dj booth
> > * far bathroom light socket
> > * near bathroom light & fan
> > * overhead tracks - verify what's in them is black/red/green, or what
> > * pipe over rear exit door
> > * bad sockets between rear exit and little room
> > * breaker box on front window wall w/fuses
> > * wire from flex to light fixture by front doors
> > * lights in stairwell
> > * alarm-looking things plugged into janky socket by front breaker box
> >
> >
> > Phase 3: Breaker boxes
> > NOTE: make sure it's *not energized*
> >
> > * fix dead front for rear breaker box (the one outside the door)
> > * fix naked copper in a couple of the breakers
> > * front breaker box:
> >   * pull out all triple and dual breakers
> >   * move single & paired breakers to slots 1, 2, 13, 14
> >   * get Cutler Hammer dead fronts for the rest
> >
> >
> > Phase 4: Circuit tracing
> > NOTE: MAKE SURE IT IS NOT ENERGIZED FIRST
> >
> > * all wires from front breaker.  sort into plugs & lights, plugs in 1,
> > 13; lights in 2, 14
> > * wires from rear breaker box, label circuits at both ends
> >
> >
> > At this point we will be blocked on other teams' plans, including (but
> > probably not limited to):
> > * floor plan - need this to plan outlets and light switches
> > * kitchen/oven - need this to plan circuits
> > * bathroom details for light and fan circuit
> >
> > After those are worked out we can make a detailed plan of work and a
> > budget for it.
> >
> > Rachel
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Shannon Lee
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