I spent more time in the rig this evening, cleaning the study and getting ready for the next round of paint. I had a lot of vacuuming to do. So I plugged my shop vac into my new 120V outlet pleased that I could plug it directly into the wall and not have to run an extension cord from the bottom of the upper cabinet. Well, so much for my triumph over electricity. The shop vac wouldn’t start.

That was pretty much the proverbial straw for me regarding the work I’m trying to get done in the study. I’m just fed up with simple projects that take much longer than they should. I just about stormed out of the room when I saw something out of the corner of my eye.

It was the lid for the electrical panel. It was open. And one of my breakers was off. Then I remembered. After I did my final tests yesterday, I turned the breaker off to get everything secured and the face plates on. I’d forgotten to turn it back on. I flipped it up and went back to the shop vac.

Vroom! I vacuumed for a good 10 minutes and there were no sparks. I think my outlet is working just fine. 😀