I went out to the trailer and discovered that the AC power wasn't working. There was a big thunderstorm last night, so I suspected the failure had something to do with that. I checked the AC cord to the garage. It was OK. I checked the circuit breakers in the trailer. They were OK. All of the lights and outlets are on a single GFI, so I checked it. It's hidden, so this takes a little effort. The GFI was tripped, but wouldn't reset when I tried to reset it. I unplugged the only appliance plugged into an outlet, but the GFI still wouldn't reset.
Crap.
I decided to start where the power cable enters the trailer. I opened up the junction box inside the trailer to check the wiring. There's plenty of strain relief, but who knows. Maybe the cord got stepped on or driven over. I also suspected fire ants. For some reason they love electrical wiring. I've had them screw up the well pump switch, an air conditioner relay, and the gate opener at the house. So it wasn't a stretch to think they might be inside the box in the trailer.
Everything inside the box is connected with wire nuts just like normal home wiring. The connections all looked fine and no sign of fire ants. I was just about to start checking other things when I noticed something behind the wires in the back of the box. It was a Texas bug of some sort. It was about an inch long and looked a little like an over grown June bug. It was sitting across two of the wires. I removed it.
I went back into the trailer and tried the GFI. It reset like it should. End of the debugging session.
I should mount the bug on a plaque.
The contractor's work continues. We settled on where all of the plumbing parts will go. They framed in the seat and wall, and put in the drain. The plumber came and did a little work. I think he needs to buy a few parts. The tile is on the way.
I'm a little disappointed that the end result won't be any wider than the original space was.
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