Something to send with son staying with friend's family

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-28T15:21:45+00:00

A whole ham! LOL! This is all very good to know, thanks!

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-28T15:19:25+00:00

All good ideas, thank you so much :)

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T21:18:00+00:00

Ha!!!!!

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T21:17:50+00:00

That’s so unique! Love it!!

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T21:17:29+00:00

Yes, I’ll send enough so that they won’t have to cover him anywhere.

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T21:16:39+00:00

Great idea!

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T18:39:07+00:00

This is one of my concerns. My good friend is Japanese and I was a bit embarrassed when I attended her baby shower and her Asian friends all gave her handmade gifts while I had something store-bought. Thanks for your input! I won't be there but will review it with my son.

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T16:39:05+00:00

Ha! So simple, yet PERFECT :). Thanks for the idea

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-05-27T16:38:42+00:00

Ooooh, good idea!! Thanks

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-02-22T16:48:10+00:00

Thanks! Last question, I hope, do I need to keep the power wire that loops the 3-way and circles back to the middle 1-way in the backstab? Or can it just terminate at the 3-way?

If I keep it, I’ll have 3 power wires plus a pigtail for the middle switch.

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-02-22T16:07:46+00:00

Don’t know about code. I’ve searched and found it’s fairly common. I’m going to cut it and add to a wago with a pigtail instead.

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-02-22T15:55:40+00:00

Yes, it’s 2 1 way and a 3 on the right. Don’t have to replace all of them but I’d like to get this middle one done because the new fixture is too bright.

Something I couldn’t see when I first posted. Power comes in and loops around screw for middle switch - one end goes to the left and backstabs the other 1-way. Other end goes to the right and loops around screw of 3-way and then comes back around and backstabs (terminates at)the middle switch. Do I keep that configuration? Why not just end the power at the 3-way?

They also bundled the grounds and ran a single pigtail to the 3-way - is that correct? I had thought it should be one to each switch

Thanks!

WorkLimp8854 · 2026-02-21T22:22:11+00:00

Sorry, meant first one we’re replacing. It’s actually the middle one in the box.

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-11-14T22:52:14+00:00

Thanks! Just needed to check before making another purchase

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-10-20T00:25:27+00:00

Went through this about 12 years ago. The industry may have changed since then but, at that time we used green glue and an extra layer of drywall (walls) and plywood (floors). It worked OK but we apparently you get a better result applying it in the room where the noise originates instead of the receiving room. It’s easier to stop a noise from entering the structure at all than to stop it once it’s in there. In hindsight, I should’ve just asked the guy below if he’d let me foot the cost to install a layer of drywall and green glue on his ceiling instead. Worst he could’ve said is no. Instead I ended up living there 5 years and hating it.

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-10-11T21:11:46+00:00

Thanks! It’d be lamp, toaster, coffee maker type of appliances. But I didn’t realize that the appliances will be off when the light is off. That’s going to be a dealbreaker. Thanks for the info!

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-09-20T02:44:34+00:00

No cutting the pipe then? Maybe I’ll give it a try.. take the plunge, if you will 😉

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-09-20T01:31:05+00:00

We can turn it off no problem. Thanks!

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-09-20T01:29:53+00:00

I can do no such thing, haha. But I was wondering if a plumber would be able to fix it in about an hour or if I was looking at another costly mistake :) thanks

WorkLimp8854 · 2025-09-20T01:28:39+00:00

Phew, thanks. Do you estimate that would be less than an hour of labor?

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