what could go wrong? [View all]
I thought it would be easy to switch out a ceiling fan. I've done it before. It's not complicated.
But, our condo is in a 1928 building. Once I got the old fan down, I discovered a nest of jury-rigged-no-way-is-this-up-to-code wiring. I tried to "fix" it and ended up killing the power to the lights in two closets and an outlet I use all the time.
So, time to call an electrician, right? If only it was that simple. My wife and her 94-year-old dad decided they could figure things out.
My father-in-law is a retired scientist with a doctorate in chemical engineering. My wife has a master's in urban policy. How that adds up to "electrician" is a mystery for the ages.
But I guess this gives them a project to work on until they either succeed or allow me to call in an expert.
What could go wrong?
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