Remember my occasional reference to the condo conversion process that my building partners and I are going through? Today, one of the major hurdles has been completed. We had the meter for the common area installed.
The meter for the common area
As usual, the backstory. In each and every condominium complex, and we are trying to have our building declared as two condominiums, there is almost always areas of the building that can be accessed and used by any members of the condominium association. The common area for our building is the garage in which we store our stuff and where my washer and dryer is. Because the common area is on the same level as the lower level of my unit, all of the electricity that was used in the common area was attached to my PG&E bill. To turn the building into condominiums, we have to formally peel off those outlets in the common area into a third electrical system. This required an electrician (obviously I couldn't do anything like this) and by far the most expensive portion of this process. Back in September, we forked over a hefty chunk of change to an electrician to do the work.
The newest fuse box is on the right
Today, PG&E came and installed the meter as seen above. The journey continues.
As usual, the backstory. In each and every condominium complex, and we are trying to have our building declared as two condominiums, there is almost always areas of the building that can be accessed and used by any members of the condominium association. The common area for our building is the garage in which we store our stuff and where my washer and dryer is. Because the common area is on the same level as the lower level of my unit, all of the electricity that was used in the common area was attached to my PG&E bill. To turn the building into condominiums, we have to formally peel off those outlets in the common area into a third electrical system. This required an electrician (obviously I couldn't do anything like this) and by far the most expensive portion of this process. Back in September, we forked over a hefty chunk of change to an electrician to do the work.
Today, PG&E came and installed the meter as seen above. The journey continues.
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