![]() ![]() In that case, I thought the power was dead and the multi-meter seemed to confirm it… but when I actually started work, the resulting jolts informed me that the power was still live! I do it in that order because I have had cases in the past where my multi-meter had dead batteries and the voltage indicator lights didn’t light up. ![]() After that, I go back to the outlet and repeat the test with my multi-meter to ensure that the voltage is now zero. I then go to the circuit panel and flip the breaker. Doing it up front tells me that my multi-meter has charged batteries and is working correctly. I get out my trust multi-meter and verify that the voltage is 120v. My very first action is something I do on all electrical projects after getting zapped far too many times. Not pictured is the 12 gauge THHN wire I used for the conduit chase. Note the printed out circuit breaker map - that’s absolutely essential. I also spent quite a lot of time researching how I could attach the conduit to some kind of box in front of the original outlet box before finally realizing that a “lamp holder cover” would work perfectly. I looked very easy to work with, but I never had. I used this opportunity to finally experiment with flexible “liquid tight” conduit. I also made the first video for granworks all about this project! Check it out here: ![]() Along the way, I’d upgrade it to a double gang outlet to double my ports and use new “professional grade” outlets to hopefully last in good condition for longer. The plan, then, was to extend the outlet to the front of the slat wall, making it far more accessible. Now, in addition to being an overall bad outlet, it was also far less accessible! I installed a slat wall in front of the outlet that only made things worse. The grip on the plugs was sloppy at best and only having a single gang outlet made it problematic if multiple tools were needed at once. Our back patio had one single gang outlet, which wasn’t in a great place and was definitely seeing the effects of time. ![]()
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