This morning I installed my five circuits into the main electrical panel. I first tested my three relatively normal circuits which are just outlets. They all worked. Then I tested the grafik eye circuit which has no less 30 individual wires running into it. Once it came on I then tested the lights. When they the lights literally came up it was a great feeling to see that I had done it all right. I then tested each zone individually. I can't test zone 1 as it is the sconces which can't be mounted until the drywall is in. The other five zones I could test. Four of the five worked perfectly. Zone four wouldn't light up. I first checked the bulbs and got no difference. Then I checked the wiring at each can and still nothing. I called my dad for ideas then. He gave me two things to try. First I switched the hot wires from zone 4 and 6. It made no difference so I knew the dimmer was good. Next I wired each can to an outlet by themselves to test and they were both good. Then I wired them together and still good. Finally I went back to test the wiring from the dimmer to the lights and found the problem. I had not tied the zone 4 ground and neutral into the common ground and neutral, this meant there was no power getting to the zone. I fixed that problem by joining them into the existing wire nut mess. After that zone four worked perfectly as well. I guess that isn't too bad forgetting one set of wires, considering I managed to avoid any short circuits or anything.
I need to install one more outlet in my last circuit that will power the stereo rack, sub woofer and projector. Once that is done I can test that circuit and all the electrical wiring will be done and verified. With that done I just need to finish installing insulation before drywall can be installed. I will also probably test the speaker wires and the Ethernet and satellite wires as well.
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