Sunday, May 22, 2016

Zip Zap done with That!

We have completed our electrical for sheetrock and insulation.   The inspector passed us with only two small changes.  The photo of our 400 amp power company meter base shows the generator cut out (the metal face plate that keeps the correct breakers on/off so not to backfeed up the line and create a hazard for the lineman.    Ruth is holding the door open for our generator feed cord.  we recently purchased a pto generator that is powered off the tractor to generate enough power to feed the whole house.   The other grey box that is mounted lower is an rv power plug.  the smaller 200 amp sub panel breaker box is now wired and the generator anti backfeed plate is install here also.  At the bottom of this box the large breaker is for an electric car charger.
   The blue wiring throughout the house is cat 6 computer wiring.  instead of going completely wireless my thoughts are to feed any tv's,  security camera's and a few download stations around the house so not to load up the wireless bandwidth .   keeping the cat 6 wiring 6 inches from all 110 volt wiring is a bit of a chore looking back i would have ran the 110v wiring with that in mind.  we will have a computer desk where all these wires terminate.
    In the mechanical room you can see the dryer aux blower to help with the distance i had to go  from the dryer to find a spot to vent it.  i can see that i should have added another 4 foot or so in width to this room , but that is hindsight so we will keep moving forward.   In the kitchen area the duct is up for the range hood venting. Ready to sheet rock around this.
   Lastly is the greywater tank that the bulk of the wastewater from the house will end up,   This keeps all the soaps and grease out of the septic tank so the anerobic activity is not disturbed .  Only our two toilets are on the septic tank.  Should make for a  long life in our septic tank and drain field