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Similarly, I have felt huge satisfaction with DIY repairs. Re-plumbing a couple sinks and replacing a garbage disposal and/or adding a dishwasher is not hard to
by mattbrewsbytes 3y ago
Similarly, I have felt huge satisfaction with DIY repairs. Re-plumbing a couple sinks and replacing a garbage disposal and/or adding a dishwasher is not hard to do, the building codes aren't terribly overbearing and its like Lego connecting things together with immediate feedback loop when testing for leaks (modern PVC plumbing, not older copper/metal).
When you own a home and have the time, there are some tasks that will save you a bunch because they are labor intensive but material costs are low. Also if you live in an area where people hire everything out you'll find shortages of contractors and high prices.
- tracker1 3y agoYeah, that's the spot I'm in right now... contract rates where I live went through the roof over the pandemic and never came back down. Aside: I wish I could smack whoever did the wiring in my home. They saved a few dollars on a breaker, but if I run my AVR/TV + Microwave (in adjacent kitchen) and the lights are on in the summer, it blows the breaker. And there's a dozen spaces on the box still available even.
- leoqa 3y agoCan you just swap to a bigger breaker if the cable is sized properly?
- tracker1 3y agoIt's already 20A US, no bigger option that would be appropriate without rewire.
- hattmall 3y agoThat doesn't seem like a lot on a 20A circuit. I would replace the breaker.
- tracker1 3y agoHave, three times... once with a different 15A, and on the second 20A. There might be something else wrong in the wiring, and may have to rip up at least the cabinets and drywall on the one wall and the ceiling in the kitchen at the least to get to it. There was a remodel about 10 years ago (about 5 years before I bought it), and that may have been it, though could be original. Been wanting to replace the kitchen lighting anyway.