Aaron Parecki

🔴 LIVE! Designing the electrical system for the triplex!

April 30, 2023

Questions

() I'm guessing that Aaron is not keeping track of time on the other channel

(4:55) Aaron's mic is live.

(4:58) extraneous door noises too

(6:06) Q: Aaron are you going to plan the wired Ethernet jack locations and wireless access points today as well?

(7:57) Q: Will you be planning to include utilities in the rental cost of your 2 rental units?

(12:18) Q: Does Portland have building code regulations for a minimum distance between outlets?

(14:49) Q: The minimum distance between outlets is part of the National Electical Code, which all licensed electricians are required to follow. The NEC code is basicly all about safety.

(29:51) Q: Are you only going to have only classic two and four outlet boxes or are you going to have some custom sized boxes with more outlet density?

(30:13) Q: will your house be wired for A/C? Solar panel? Battery?

(32:26) Q: Will you use GFCI breakers for all cicuits? Or maybe AFDD for some of them?

(32:57) you can add a private sub-meter on your own install

(33:02) Q: would they allow you to have multiple meters on the same account?

(35:14) Q: Will the system have the option built in to add batteries later if the they become more reasonably price?

(36:08) Q: should not any common area and studio into the same account for business expense write-off?

(36:43) Q: Are you going to put in analog phone wiring? My guess is that you would not use it, but does Portland require it for rental units?

(37:06) AFDD would be imposed by code on certain circuits

(37:14) Any AC Duplex or FourPlex Outlets that will be "HALF HOT" (Where the top outlets a Duplex Outlet can be controlled by a wall switch..?

(43:10) In the UK some lamp sockets have smaller round pins and are rated at 2 Amp. Not easy to mistake for rectangular pins and 13 Amp.

(44:03) It seems the cabinet is blocking the window.

(44:26) Q: As the cabinets will not be in place when the outlets are placed, are you planning to have the cabinet be opened in the back?

(44:41) Q: If not, then ask for an outlet in the 'knee space' of the cabinet, and put an power strip into the cabinet that you can place where you want.

(44:52) Q: Will you install smoke alarms? I heard that they are required for rentals. And that they have separate electric breaker.

(45:48) Q: Is this y'all's "forever home?" and if so will you be installing an elevator?

(46:47) and then the stupid smoke detectors only detect something when you cook 🤣

(46:51) Linked smoke alarms are recommended because when it goes off in the rental, you will be alerted also.

(47:16) I have cut out outlets in the back of built-in cabinets and then plugged things in inside the cabinet

(48:09) If you plan to have cameras in the entry ways multiple CAT outlets.

(52:46) I suppose you can't have any cameras inside the rentals

(58:07) Q: add a cam on the roof pointed to the nice view you get from there

(59:36) PTZ for the nice roof view cam?

(1:00:02) Q: do you have a camera that is pointed at the studio from the house and vice versa?

(1:01:57) THAT’S IT? That’s very close

(1:02:31) yeah there is one

(1:02:33) a very nice ptz one

(1:02:33) we installed one for a marina

(1:03:03) With one PTZ camera (and a lot of ropes and pulleys) you won’t even need all those other cameras!

(1:07:52) The flooring people will like you a lot for that floor outlet. Are you thinking of a hide-away floor box?

(1:08:15) Q: Does the dumb waiter affect fire regulations in the building code? (That’s why it’s rare these days to have laundry chutes)

(1:10:31) Modern day elevator is slightly larger than dump waiter and can be installed pretty easily

(1:11:34) Q Which software are you using?

(1:11:47) Q: it you put all switches in the same rack, there is a UPS module from ubiquiti USP-RPS-Pro-US-EA (early availability for now)

(1:12:32) Q: Electrician is locating boxes for power, are they also locating your data network boxes too? Don't know if that's been asked yet.

(1:14:36) No pneumatic tubes for sending messages around the house?!

(1:16:24) Outlet for electric car ?

(1:16:26) @Rossi this is PDX, they don't use cars there 🙂

(1:17:05) Q: going Japanese with the toilet?

(1:17:07) Q: because they're gonna be toto japanese style bidet toilets ?

(1:17:14) Extra soundproofing in bathroom wall next to office? (To reduce “noises” while recording)

(1:17:56) What is PDX ? @Amaury Jacquot

(1:19:49) Plenty of Air conditioning in closet where network rack is?

(1:21:01) that sounds crazy

(1:21:03) on ONE 15A circuit... yay, winners !

(1:21:04) It depends on how old the wirings are, that might have been legal, but the moment you touch it, probably the entire rental building would need to redo the wiring.

(1:22:07) Vents in closet door?

(1:24:15) I think you should request at least 2 completely separate circuits for the server rack

(1:24:20) The equipment is rack generates heat

(1:24:39) Q: What program are you using to show the 3D house plans?

(1:25:22) so that you can do maintenance on one while keeping everying running

(1:25:48) If your stairs are 19” wide, you could make underside individual rack spaces ;)

(1:29:00) Do you like model trains? It’s fun to see layouts where the tracks run between rooms (and floors).

(1:29:21) Q: will you have power blinds for those top windows?

(1:29:42) G scale!

(1:30:50) G Scale is too small for cats!

(1:31:11) Q: under cabinet lights and above cabinet light for the kitchen?

(1:32:21) Q: under toekick lights ?

(1:34:16) Built in VAC? Nope. Don’t like it. I prefer my Dyson.

(1:34:56) I hear it's great, but I never had the occasion of putting one in my 630 sqft appt 😉

(1:35:01) I hear in house vacuums suck. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

(1:35:06) Q: The built-in Vacs are great, the key is making certain they can be serviced and maintained.

(1:35:14) Only concern with in house vaccuum is longevity, repair, parts over time. How many years before parts become unavailable?

(1:35:37) Common problem of whole house vacuum systems: where do you store those hoses?!

(1:35:46) Kitchen: separate circuits for electric stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, for wall outlets, and lighting (that’s 6 circuits)

(1:36:36) I know that railroad engineers suffer giant cat on the track problems all the time.

(1:36:40) Just use small boxes for rail cars. Cats can squeeze into so many things. Tell the cat they shouldn’t do that, and that guarantees they will.

(1:37:21) Q: those things that use water (fridge, dishwasher, ...) I'd have at least on a GFCI breaker

(1:38:36) Q: UV light for the plants?

(1:38:38) Q: Do you want/need an extra higher outlet for your Flapboard signage (that is so cool)?

(1:39:42) I mean vertically mounted

(1:39:44) Horizontally-mounted train layout on big wall!

(1:40:18) Q: considered mood lighting for the Green Wall?

(1:40:53) Could also use big wall for constant video projection!

(1:41:00) It is better to have a refrigerator on a separate circuit. You can turn off other circuits while you are on vacation and the fridge is still running.

(1:41:05) A separate circuit for the refrigerator also prevents the fuse from blowing due to some other equipment.

(1:43:18) Wetbar GFCI outlets for appliances

(1:44:33) I long for the day the oven manufacturers will have a battery and radio-sync clocks

(1:45:01) @David Shanske there's already proper heat insulation for the rest of the electronics... also those with wifi connections should do NTP, damnit

(1:47:54) The drawings are inside that other folder (right next to THAT one)

(1:50:57) TV on a lift (to rise up out of cabinet)?

(1:51:40) Q: maybe some outlets under the coffee table ?

(1:52:39) Hang a retractable power strip from ceiling!

(1:54:50) Speakers/audio system for TV room?

(1:57:06) Ceiling outlets for effects lighting in karaoke room

(1:57:43) With soundproofing?

(1:57:49) Q: projection?

(1:59:44) Karaoke room should feed into ceiling speakers in other rooms (fun for parties)

(2:00:35) then you could use dante for audio transport

(2:01:17) Q: unless you use a short-throw projector….

(2:01:53) just uses a separate vlan on existing POE switches

(2:01:57) I would put dante and NDI in the same category for configuration.

(2:02:11) Karaoke audio feeding into Sonos; also video cam for feeding other TVs

(2:02:15) Or streaming from karaoke room

(2:03:38) they have like 2 channel dante things that power via POW

(2:03:43) Consider your house as a set for flexible streaming opportunities

(2:04:05) Under bed lighting

(2:05:43) Q: Does washer/dryer have drain pan (with drain pipe) in event of overflow/pipe break?

(2:06:03) Awesome idea to put washer dryer next to the closet. So efficient to put clothes away

(2:06:17) Clothing rail on track would need power for the WIC

(2:06:33) Exhaust fan for the dryer?

(2:08:12) USB outlets at the bedside. Instead of wall warts

(2:09:33) Q: there are regular / USB outlets

(2:10:17) Do you have powered automatic feeders or litter boxes for cats? Power outlets for those!

(2:12:37) 85” TV in bathroom?

(2:12:46) No saunas?

(2:12:53) They have push button timers for the fans.

(2:12:57) I switched from timer to locally controlled smart switch that I can set as a countdown switch

(2:13:06) lights around mirrir?

(2:14:18) Any room’s a sauna if you try hard enough

(2:14:22) Q: smart screen behind the mirror ?

(2:15:51) you need a network connection behind that mirror then

(2:16:57) Speaker in bathroom/shower?

(2:18:41) You can also get dante speakers No adapter needed

(2:20:37) omg I can’t believe you are still going

(2:21:04) Lily, we haven’t even gotten to the helicopter pad yet !

(2:21:34) Did you add in outlets EVERYWHERE in my office

(2:21:41) Also I need lightning in my cloet.

(2:22:54) omg that won’t block the entrance to the bathroom while I am ironing!?!?

(2:23:40) Q: where is your closet? The WIC for our master bedroom is all of my wife’s stuff. Mine is in the guest room.

(2:23:54) Slide out ironing board

(2:24:07) I was hoping to do a slide out ironing board

(2:24:11) What about a chandelier flush mount in my office over the internal window

(2:24:51) I WANT A CHANDELIER in my office

(2:30:10) Powered shades/blinds on roof room?

(2:30:20) Ohhhhhh the roof loft is so cool!!!!!

(2:30:22) I have already wished it was done several times this week

(2:30:31) Lighting is a must for evening dinner on the roof

(2:30:54) Don’t forget cat power!

(2:31:08) We need to reach 1000 subs on this channel before the house is done

(2:33:10) To free up space: train the cats to call an Uber when they need to travel to another location for a litter box & food.

(2:35:21) Did you remember power in the call closet

(2:35:26) Q: ubiquiti door controller thing ?

(2:36:09) Powered litter boxes look interesting (and automatic feeders / water)

(2:37:05) wayyy sooner than 2018

(2:37:07) you started it in 2014

(2:39:08) Between your laser cutter and 3D printer you could make a waaayyyy better one now.

(2:39:49) Marathon Achieved 👍

(2:40:14) What about the sub basement bunker ?

(2:40:56) I literally made dinner and ate it in the time you started this episode.

(2:41:05) Usb C next to beds

(2:42:07) You can keep this channel going long after you move in, It will hit 1K do or die!