TexMedium
Well-known member
And then forgetting all about it. Pretty much sums it up. Twenty odd years ago i moved my mother's washer and dryer(gas!) out of her basement onto the first floor because of her increasingly worsening mobility issues. Some new outlets, extended gas line. No big deal. Back in May of this year, i had to replace those machines. Three days ago, she calls to say they are tripping the breaker. I figured new machines, more features, heavier loads, so i go loaded for bear. You know, wire, boxes, breakers, the works. I'll just stab in another receptacle on a new circuit. When i start chasing things down, i realized i'd installed a quad box already. With two separate circuits! Twenty years ago. And when i'd plugged in the new machines, three months ago, i plugged them both into the same duplex receptacle. All i had to do to fix it was move the washing machine plug to the other receptacle. On the other circuit. So here's to doing it right the first time. And then remembering what you did!