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I am wiped out.

I pulled out the old 8-3 Romex from my air compressor circuit. I replaced it with about 27 feet of 6-3. I guess that took three hours. Working with 6-3 Romex is a lot like wrestling an alligator, except an alligator can’t give you electric shocks. I probably went up and down the ladder 40 times.

After that, I stripped maybe seven feet of the outer insulation off, made a new 3/4″ conduit, and shoved the Romex through it. I installed the conduit and attached everything to the existing disconnect. That took maybe an hour and a half.

I can’t believe how long it took. This stuff is very hard to work with. And when it was all over, I found I had the wrong kind of circuit breaker. So I stuffed the 40-amp job back in the box. Hey, if it doesn’t blow, I know I don’t need to replace it.

I still don’t have a socket. But the wire and conduit already exist, so it will be a quick job. I’m irritated that Home Depot doesn’t have the right receptacle. I’ve decided to jury-rig it with a receptacle intended for a cord (those, they have), and I’ll order the right part off the Internet. I can’t wait a week for a stupid receptacle.

The whole time I was doing this, I was thinking how wonderful it would be to have air conditioning. I guess that means it was worth it. Next time, I WILL have air conditioning.

Hope I can get by with that 40-amp breaker. Smaller breakers are always better, when you can get away with them.