How Poorly Thought Out
@GardenGerty (160624)
United States
May 5, 2017 6:59am CST
We were going to move our office into one of the two small bedrooms. I loved the idea. Well, we can't.
After looking all around we find only one electrical outlet in the intended room.
I may look one more time.
We have an air conditioner in that room, and we would need a number of outlets for our computer/printer set up. I could pay an electrician to come in and add an outlet or two, but I am not sure we want that expense right now.
We are moving one of the big beds into that small bedroom, and then we will put our office in the other big bedroom. That includes all the product hubby sells.
Who on earth only puts one outlet in a room?
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
This one is a 30's house. They have had cable outlets run in, which we do not need. I felt sure there was one on the wall where we have put the a/c but if so it is very well hidden.
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@Juliaacv (51131)
• Canada
7 May 17
@GardenGerty We use power bars in every room, it offers extra outlets and there is the surge protection on the bar as well.
@allknowing (136125)
• India
6 May 17
I made a mistake by having more than one outlet in our bedroom. It is misused by guests
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
How is that a mistake. How do they misuse it.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
5 May 17
I have a power strip plugged into the wall.....and another power strip plugged into that power strip!!
There is also another power strip plugged into that power strip that is long so that others can charge from the couch too.
We do have 3 outlets in the living room...the one behind the tv has one of those things plugged into it making it like an 8 plus outlet. The one on the other wall be my shelf isn't used much except for my warmer and sometimes one of the kids sit in a chair over there to charge.
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
I would not want to run an a/c plus two computers, printers and lights off of one power strip or even two. I am too afraid of overloading the circuits.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
8 May 17
@GardenGerty No, I wouldn't run air conditioners on a power strip.
@celticeagle (166784)
• Boise, Idaho
5 May 17
That is weird. Usually there is an outlet on every wall. Was this room made after the original structure went up perhaps.
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
I thought so too, but this house was built in the 30's.
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@celticeagle (166784)
• Boise, Idaho
7 May 17
@GardenGerty .......Oh, they didn't have such a code then.
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
It will work fine as a guest room, though.
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@JudyEv (339581)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 May 17
@GardenGerty It's good you've been able to adjust your plans.
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
5 May 17
You've never noticed that before? I dont know why there would only be one either
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
I have not owned this house long, and it was occupied when we bought it. I may be overlooking one more outlet, but the room has been full of storage. We have had what we needed in the past for the room.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
7 May 17
@GardenGerty id look around as it would drive me nuts not finding another one. Lol
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
5 May 17
My husband has gotten really good at electrical work and could easily add more outlets. He's had to do that a few times.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
7 May 17
@GardenGerty Due to lack of money and a really old house, hubby has had to learn to be handy.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
5 May 17
Isn't that a pain, sorry to hear that Heather.
I think electrical outlets and designs need to be revised.
They always seem to be inconvenient or not enough.
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
It is an old house. I certainly would have more in a newer home.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
7 May 17
@GardenGerty Even in this apt though it is what 80s built they are stupid. Course power surger protectors can help you know the multi plug things?
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
5 May 17
That would never pass an electrical inspection. We have outlets enough for 12 homes....I'll lend you a few LOL!
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
I like multiple outlets. I may find myself searching a bit more, but it still is a better move to put the office in the bigger bedroom.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 May 17
I often use a smaller bedroom as the main one, and save the big main room for the pc room. I think older homes often didnt have enough outlets, as once upon a time so few things needed plugged in!
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
6 May 17
The small one will be our main guest bedroom now. It makes sense, really.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 May 17
I am guessing its an older house? My old home place was like that and it was built in the 1940`s
As you know I bought several more older houses over the years and one by one I have had to add plug in`s and with that upgrade and add more breakers. In 20 years I have put new wiring in every single one of them, new breaker boxes, some had the over head pull light strings.
You should be able to get just plug in`s added and one new breaker for under $500. Like you said, it may not be feasible at the moment.
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
The house was built in 1930. When we had the two electrical systems joined and the outside brought up to code it cost $800 but it was done correctly.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
5 May 17
I had that problem in this house as well. But the house was built in 1900. We had the entire house rewired and more outlets put in. Cost us a fortune but well worth it as there were 4 different types of wiring in this house and some of it was really really old and didn't look good. This is a wood framed house and would have gone up in smoke eventually if we hadn't of spent the money to make sure that didn't happen.
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
So far all we have had done electrically is to have the two sides joined, as it is a 1930 duplex. I would like two or possibly four outlets on the outside and feel that may be more pressing than a spare bedroom at this time.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@GardenGerty I hope you can get that done sometime
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
That is correct. They would not have had the air conditioner that I have in the room, and no computers either.
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@Essjayd (1567)
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7 May 17
@GardenGerty
What makes me laugh
is due to the shape of our main
bedroom there is only one place
you could logically put a double
bed which is in a slightly recessed
alcove!
Whoever came up with the idea
of placing the one wall
socket in the one corner where
it is covered by the bed really
didn't think it through!!
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
7 May 17
I would be afraid of blowing the breakers. It may be what we end up doing anyway, just for the purpose of cooling.
