The bad news yesterday was--no water! It turned out that the circuit breaker that was feeding power to the well pump was bad, and we haven't filled the water tank to the top in some months.
Good news is that the counter depth refrigerator is in place, as are the washer and dryer. The refrigerator needs a hose to connect the water supply to the ice maker, but that's a pretty trivial operation.
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Unfortunately, the washer and dryer were a little taller than specified--so the counter that the builder put in to just clear them wouldn't. The builder and the appliance delivery guys removed the top covers from both, and then they fit. I'm still not completely happy with this, and I think we are going to have him raise the counter an inch or two to clear the washer and dryer with the tops in place.
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The builder and I worked together on getting the Jenn-Air cooktop switched over from natural gas orifices to LP gas orifices. LP gas is denser, and has more energy in it, so you use smaller orifices for the cooktop. There's some interesting aspects to this cooktop.
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The left side (in this picture)
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is a grill, with a little drain hole and a container to capture falling fat. The left side is a conventional two burner setup. The grill side, however, pops out in a matter of seconds (assuming that it is cool) to put a two burner setup in its place. The cooktop came with the spare two burner setup. I'm not sure how often we will use it, but it is a nice capability to have.
The cooktop has a downdraft exhaust in between the burners that sucks all the smoke and smell down, and vents it to the outside of the house. You can turn it on manually, and it turns on automatically when you start the grill.
Best news of all: Frontier Telephone insists that their DSL qualification tests indicate that they can give me DSL out there in the boonies. The real test, of course, is what happens when they run the line up the hill, and we try to sync up with the DSL access multiplexer at the other end of the wire. This is really good news, because the data rate will almost certainly be better than my wireless and satellite options--making winter telecommuting practical.
All the inspections are supposedly complete, so we should have a certificate of occupancy shortly.
Another view of the end panel of the jetted tub so that you can get access to the motor, if need be. Getting all the trim pieces to look just right is a source of irritation to my wife, and probably beyond that to our builder.
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The builder had to move the window sill a bit to handle the kitchen sink faucet. Here it is just lying in place:
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Final result:
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Garbage disposal installed:
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The interior of the dishwasher--yes, that's stainless steel:
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The extra fluorescents in the garage are installed:
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I mentioned that it looked like the plumber had been beamed up in the middle of the project the other day. This is what I meant:
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The master bathroom vanity still was lacking mirrors Wednesday night, but I think this has been fixed:
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Last house project entry.
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