The recent work in the pink room has raised some questions. Readers, we'd love to hear from you -- explanations, scientific or humorous -- are always most welcome.
Without further delay, answer me these questions three:
Question 1:
What kind of plug is the one on the left?
Question 2 (same as 1, but different picture):
What kind of plug is the one on the left here? I think it looks like cable, but there's no actual cable coming out of it. There are two of these in this room.
Question 3:
Have we made a serious mistake in covering up the box that's photographed here?
This is a mystery box that was in the wall, a little bit below where the doorbell is attached to the wall. It seemed to have no wires in it. Why is it here/what does (did) it do, and now that it's covered by drywall, are we in trouble?
Bonus Question:
What's up with this door?
I know, trick question. There are many things wrong with this door. First, there's the pink accent, which is not our fault. Then there's the red accent on that top section, which is our fault, because we were trying out a color that we thought we might be able to just paint over the pink (no dice).
If you look at that door, you may notice that something besides the color is off-kilter. It's just not-quite-right that there are three rectangles -- it just seems like they're not spaced appropriately, right? Yeah, now that you mention it, it does look kind of off.
That's because this door apparently is not an original door for this spot. If you look at the bottom, you will see that this door has been made larger with an extra couple pieces of wood attached to make the bottom 4 inches or so. This door was originally meant for a doorway that was shorter. Also, it's pretty clear that it's not really supposed to be an exterior door. It's not nearly as thick or sturdy as the other exterior doors in the house. This has me wondering what happened to the original door.
That's all for today. Hope you're having a lovely weekend. It's hot and rainy here. Sigh.
Question #1 It's the kind that you're not going to use. It looks like a europlug which only adds to the mystery.
ReplyDeleteQuestion #2 I agree that it looks like a cable. TV or possibly audio for old speaker system.
Question #3 No wires means no mistake and no trouble. Probably used for doorbell at one time. It seems like our wiring "system" has been upgraded many times. 83 Durant seems like a good site for a Lowell Museum of Electrical Modifications. Grant application possibilities?
John
I was thinking cable for #2 and old doorbell box #3 as well. These were just gut answers, mind you. I have no expertise in such things. I do like that whoever installed the outlets in #2 did them in a nice fan pattern. Very pretty. We have similar fanning outlets in our condo, which is all new (re)construction! Hope you're staying cool in the heat!
ReplyDeletexo G
TJ thinks that plug #1 is some kind of an old-school phone jack because he has one in his bedroom at home but we were unable to find any evidence of this with internet research.
ReplyDelete-Angela
#1 is an old-school phone jack; it is what my grandparents in Kentucky had.
ReplyDelete#2 looks like 1/4 inch audio – for a set of headphones, a speaker, or a microphone for a PA system. But I'm not sure.
While in the elevator bay at a nearby library, I noticed a jack resembling #2 under the up and down buttons. It was labelled "Elevator Handset." Do y'all by chance have an elevator in your house with which you might need to communicate?
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