Septic Plans Are In | 1970's Electrical Panel Gets Upgraded

[@aboulderlifeoffgrid]

Happy New Year everyone! We've got a lot of work ahead of us. Let's see what 2023 has in store. Thank you to you all!

[@lilliedavis3102]

That little man of yours is the cutest. He's decided to do his own building.

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Eli is so precious. You all are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

[@brendarice5287]

Happy New Year to you and your family 🎉🎊🍾🎈😘👍🏻💕

[@helenbarnett695]

Lovely intro eli, love the family sections as much as the work side, i have 4 cats at mine (not all mine) they can be very entertaining, can't wait for more ❤️

[@richardzahn7570]

Great day. It's awesome to see the progress of all the work done. Eli was great in explaining the start of the video. So glad he likes mountain tops....thanks for explaining the check valve issue. Good to see the new panel going on and safety will not be a concern anymore...

[@Extranjera76]

Bendecido 2023. Be a electrical year.

[@meglange3595]

You guys have amazing patience and perseverance. Such a lot of difficult and tedious work but you just keep plugging along thru all the ups and downs. I commend you. Hope the new year brings you much progression and satisfaction. Your "community" will be here cheering you on!! Take care and have lots of good family fun this winter. 🥰

[@kathybrunson2390]

I really applaud your hard work, patience and the fact that you have no fear to always try something you’ve never done before. So grateful that you discovered the check valve issue before you buried the pipes, what a nightmare that would’ve been. Happy New Year and many blessings to your family!

[@wadeprior5203]

Good morning or good afternoon you guys hope you guys getting this project done so that way you can get everything done that you need to get done all right guys have a great year and be careful out there

[@kennethalmond8922]

Enjoy seeing progress :)

[@rubybirdseye1503]

Happy New Year everyone!! Eli is adorable!! Plumbing and electrical looks great!! It’s incredible all the problems you have to anticipate in the future. You always do an amazing job!!

[@lindahiggins7744]

A very Happy New Year to all 🎉🎉🎉

[@buskerjames]

Elie your a great little guy just like my grandson who is 4 years old, thanks for the New year video and all the best in 2023 from Calgary Canada

[@lyndamcclain8795]

Happy New Year ! May your new year be filled with progress on all you do.

[@helenkey9912]

Love watching Eli building his fort he sure is a hard worker. Love the videos. Happy New year to all of. You

[@itsjubilee2012]

A new video, What a great way to start the year😊. Blessings to your amazing and inspiring family in 2023. Keep progressing one step at a time. Your shop will become reality. Eli is so adorable, he really loves to shovel; chief shoveller😂

[@laruedouglas7972]

Happy New Year and to a great 2023.

[@loucinci3922]

I have seen others use a heated tape/wrap to go around pipes to prevent from freezing (Trent & Allie). Also, bails of hay and house wrap around the perimeter of camper to block wind. Things to consider...maybe. Nice rebuild of electrical panel. Thanks for sharing

[@stigrunetefke2157]

Happy New Year to you all. :)

[@mrssmith7234]

Happiest of new years to you and your family!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

HAPPY NEW YEAR GUY'S! Love watching ! Can't wait till the next video!

[@myrigarou]

happy new year ! Thanks for the video !

[@stephaniechavez9422]

happy new year!!

[@loucinci3922]

consider a length of rebar (5') driven into ground at the end of the shop pipes to mark the location after you back fill. Maybe some caution tape tire to top. Pipes look good. I feel a pressure tank is in the near future. Might want to plan on it for future space. Will the washing machine go next to door, in front of the water pump? Looks good. I like it. Thanks for sharing

[@aboulderlifeoffgrid]

Yup, right in front of the pump. Thanks for the tips.

[@milonetzler67]

Question: do you work a job outside of this or is this your job for now till it’s complete? Love your vids!

[@joanpodmjerski9330]

Happy New Year to your family have fun.😍🙃🙂🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊😉🤗🥰😃😄🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

[@alliewolf3392]

❤😊❤😊❤

[@dionh70]

I totally feel you on having to make a silk purse from a sow's ear, when being forced to re-work legacy electrical work that looked like it was originally installed by a drunken monkey. I recently upgraded the entire service panel on a mobile home, including the unpleasant surprise of the 100A main breaker that refused to reset after replacing all the individual breakers, and THAT was a minor nightmare. Worse, I was doing it on a weekend in a semi-rural area, so I had to drive to the nearest Lowe's, a full 30 minutes one-way, to get the replacement main breaker. Thankfully, the store had ONE in stock, or I would have had to drive ANOTHER 15mins one-way to try Home Depot. For the water pipe coming into the trailer, what about using an inline pipe heater instead of a heat lamp?

[@aboulderlifeoffgrid]

Actually just bought some heat cable for the water pipe. Not sure if that's what you mean by an inline pipe heater.

[@QuietCottage]

In my life in commercial construction lending I had the unfortunate experience to deal with an old/very old apartment complex that had aluminum wiring. The owner of the apartment complex was a single entity borrower & guarantor who did not fully understand the liability of such wiring. The entire project was unsuitable for remodel or upgrade. The $$$$$ was excessive. In the end of the situation the city condemned the site. It was later plowed down and an entirely new apartment project was developed for lower income residents. {how this all came out for the lender & the borrower/guarantor shall remain undisclosed}. Jacob, what was your previous occupation before the move to this homestead??

[@aboulderlifeoffgrid]

Aluminum wiring can be a nightmare. I was a commercial electrician and later a fire alarm technician. Thanks for the comment. 👍

[@greggbala6686]

Hello I’m a new viewer I love watching you two work together and you guys interacting with the kids involving them in the process great teaching and learning process for them. If you don’t mind me asking do you two have full time jobs besides working on the property?

[@aboulderlifeoffgrid]

Currently, working on the property is our full-time job. Thanks for your support. 🙂

[@greggbala6686]

@@aboulderlifeoffgrid 😎