dionysius wrote: 

Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions.

 dionysius wrote: 
In the meantime - YOU DA MAN!

 dionysius wrote: 
That's the easiest $200 you'll ever make. ;-)

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

99% done. We are successful on all fronts; I just have a pesky leak where the hot water line feeds into the machine. I'm going to wait until it's dry tomorrow morning and redo the connection tightly, with new teflon tape. Make sure there's no leakage. Push the beast in and screw it down. Then I'm going to turn the breaker back on and wash some dishes.

Right now, I'm tired, my knees are killing me, and I need to have a beer and about nine hours of sleep. 

Almost there.  Almost.  Small leak at the elbow valve.

You know you got a tale to tell so tell it.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:If you're thinking that cutting the plug off is some kind of hack, it isn't.

If you want to get it running tonight, go do the wire nuts thing, then this weekend you can get the box and do it better. It'll be fine. BONUS: 110 won't kill you. Very often.
 
I was installing a dishwasher in a house I lived in in Oakland way back when. Had the old dead one out, new one ready to go in, roommate was standing in the doorway watching for a while. Had the plumbing all set to go but was inevitably sitting in a puddle of water. Had some pliers on bare wire and the roommate went into the pantry area *flick* *flick* no lights. So he came back in the kitchen and flipped the breaker! Zow!



MARY~~ Would you like me to walk into the house and slap him? I could, you know...
Your friend,
Justine

Is something burning?  *sniff*

Is Dio still under the cabinet or what?

 maryte wrote: 
 That's just a degree of difficulty that no one should put themselves through.

 Beanie wrote: 
Funny how it's all interconnected, ain't it?

 maryte wrote: 


 maryte wrote: 

This part is why we don't have one in our room now. I hate standing on the bed just to change a lightbulb, nevermind doing something requiring a skilz.

 Beanie wrote: 

It was my job to keep the chair balanced. 

 maryte wrote: 
It's a requirement in the instructions... Step #4.

 Beanie wrote: 
WINDEX!

(I've had to explain that comment to my nephews on FB.)

 maryte wrote: 

Ah, yes; my husband did that with my daughter's ceiling fan, just before he fell backwards off the chair/bed combo...

 Rod wrote: 
I didn't realize this was a political thread...

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

It was a replacement - didn't have to get into the attic.  Just had a 6'4"-Never-Installed-a-Ceiling-Fan-Before-Standing-on-a-Chair-Balanced-in-the-Middle-of-the-Bed Husband swearing.  He almost *never* swears.  It was frightening.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

Exactly!