The storm shelter that came with the property was hardwired for electricity. But there was no electric wire going to it.
Ran wire from the West Wing into the storm shelter. We have this space between the shelter and the wall that we are talking about what to store in it. It is too good of a space not to use.
Probably didn't need to but Bill went ahead and built a casing for the wire to run through for protection.
Electrical wire to connect to the light.
Of course, no power yet so the trusty trouble light gets to hang out with Bill again.
The fluorescent light didn't work so he had to test all its wires. Didn't have to replace the transformer in it just tighten everything up. We don't plan on having power very long when we are down there so we also have big flashlights stored inside the shelter.
We have light! When Bill told us to "Quick, quick get in the shelter." he is such a good actor Sutton thought there was really a tornado on its way and moved very quickly. He may have been disappointed that we were just having a trial run. A winter project I will do is to decorate the shelter. No reason to just look at bare walls while waiting for havoc to rain down upon us. Our shelter is registered with the county and our friends and family know where to look if the roof falls on the door. This is something the I hope we never ever have to use.
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