Finally the deadbolt is complete.
Allan
new laundry machines
Because the laundry machines had been changed in the rear suite, I had two new machines (well, new washer and almost new dryer) left over. I asked the tenants in the house if they wanted to swap them out. After discussing some details, here they are.
The washer has 5 years warranty, and the dryer has … not sure.
a little dim
The tenant advised me that the bathroom light, out of the blue, stopped dimming. It wasn’t a big deal, said the tenant, but it was annoying nonetheless.
What the heck is this all about? If it dimmed before, and then stopped dimming, it must be an electronic issue.
I replaced the dimmer switch, and the problem persisted. The tenant suggested it might be a light fixture. One other tenant who shares rent attends university in Electrical Engineering and suggested it was the fixture. So a few weeks later I brought by a new light fixture.
Just in case, I also brought some dimmable bulbs. Before replacing the fixture, I thought I’d take a chance and replace the bulbs.
520 12C St N Lethbridge AB main 20240501_122405 bathroom light working (new dimmer bulbs).mp4
Ta-dah! Fixed!
Hmm. The tenant didn’t change the bulbs?
tiptoeing through the tulips and weeds
The tulips are up!
However, so are the weeds.
dead as a doorbell
The doorbell quit! But I know why. It was a clearance item at Rona. When I installed it, I knew the button was sticky. So when someone pushed it, it activated the doorbell and ran forever until the thing died. Was it the transformer or the chime? Hard to say. But I replaced it all anyway.
In retrospect, sale items are not always a good purchase.
2nd deadbolt
Once enough practise was put in on the main house, the rear deadbolt is next.
deadbolts
I (finally) got some deadbolts installed in the rear and main house. It only took me a year, so that’s not bad.
Elextrolux laundry set
Finally, the new laundry machine (stacked washer dryer combo) has been installed. It only took Visions a month to deliver it.
520 rear complete … for now
The project at the rear of 520 is now complete. The renter moved in today. Actually, she has been moving stuff in for the past two weeks.
Some last minute tweaks and fixes:
shower door
This shower door from Maax has to have some of the poorest instructions I’ve ever seen. Not the poorest, but close. It doesn’t tell you which way various objects go (pointing inside or outside of the shower). The diagrams are all fairly simple but nondescript in terms of orientation. We ended up losing five toggle bolts inside the wall because we had to take a bracket off and put it on facing the other direction. If I had this to do all over again, I would know what to do. But how many shower doors does a person install during their lifetime?
I’ll show you when it’s all done.