\nAfter being told each apartment should have a fuse box inside (I'd always thought fuse box could be outside and I never paid enough attention to notice it indoor) by a building supervisor from a work place, I finally found the time last night around 6-7pm, to take off the 4 old style round screw fuses inconspicuously hidden on the wall next to the bathroom.\n<\/p>\n
\nReplaced two single pole light switches with dimmers I bought from HomeDepot. With wallplates, and two round knobs for two other broken switches, costing me almost $45. Boy should I get compensation from the landlord, would have been easier if he hadn't "abandoned" here.\n<\/p>\n
\nMy worry was the new light switches. Good thing the 3-way is compatible with the single pole and came with clear instructions. But they work very well after I put the fuses back. A little troubling though, since I couldn't find a wire to connect the ground from the switch to, as instructed by the manual. Well, I supposed we'll have to wait until the fuses blow then.\n<\/p>\n
\nAt least now I get to walk into a bright corridor coming in from outside at night.\n<\/p>\n
\nNext: I need to fix the paint\/cement corroded walls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After being told each apartment should have a fuse box inside (I'd always thought fuse box could be outside and I never paid enough attention to notice it indoor) by a building supervisor from a work place, I finally found … Continue reading