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Everybody asking about the PVC. I'm wondering about that poor dog that got it's ball stuck. Ball stuck so bad, it destroyed a threshold trying to get it's ball free.

It may be that your lights are all connected in a series with other outlets. If one part of the series loses connection / blows out, it can prevent the rest of the series from getting power.

As others have said, see if something has tripped as a GFCI outlet. I've purchased a voltage tester pen, and it has saved me many a headaches and allowed me to feel more confident and safe when dealing with electrical.

In my situation, I ran into a weird phenomenon where I updated a light switch (same type) and then lost lighting to the entire room.

Except then it turned back on. Then off again. I checked the box for a blown fuse. Nada. I went up to the attic to see if a junction or something burnt out. Everything had power.

I eventually figured out that there was an outlet that had a backstabbed connection and it would sometimes lose connection / regain when opening or closing the door. That outlet was connected in series with the lights, so when it lost connection the rest of the lights.

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It's the same old plumbing joke; The smaller problem revealed how bad it really was.

He was very thin

Though sanding isn't explicitly necessary, it is absolutely a step that can be added to GREATLY upgrade your results.

The end result is absolutely night and day different. Steps include:

• Remove all wall plates, lights, fixtures so that the entire wall is exposed. Tape where necessary, switches for example.
• scrub the entire wall with a TSP solution to remove all surface grime.
• pole sand the entire wall.
• hand sand around every outlet and switch, these areas get extra shabby over the years.

Then paint. You will with out question see a difference.

Rockler sells a small speaker kit that can get you started

I’m not sure. I did turn it off twice and restarted as well as flipped each breaker. I think it’s either a wire I disconnected or possibly I didn’t connect the hot wire.

The default toilet doesn’t leak though

Just replace? Save time and money!

Is it possible then that is just never re-engaged? Maybe it has nothing to do with the dimmer.

White. I got the lucky forever default toilet.

It's cheaper than buying all the parts...

Probably not made for that. I'm looking into a way to buy a toilet and have grocery money.

I visited my uncle at his house for the first time a couple years ago (he lived on the other side of the US) and I was pretty shocked that his sink, tile, toilet, and bathtub were all baby blue. Bit jarring lol I'm sure it originated from the '70s or 60s.

I actually shut off the main breaker because I’m paranoid:)

Could be that you blew the breaker on one of the two phases coming to your house.

These breakers are often in a separate box from the normal breakers.

I’d do that - I’d shove the straw way inside & fill that cavity

We don’t talk about the PVC

Wow! How does one even do that?

I would suggest just buying a similar Bluetooth speaker unit and then just pull it apart and put it into your package. It becomes a huge project if you need to learn how to code Bluetooth, setup audio amps, battery management, charging circuits, etc….

And increase the pressure in the garage forcing that air into the house.

How can you know this? I'd pressure washing doesn't do it, how will 6 months? Sunlight?

This is US

Because a bunch of laypeople may not know what lateral means, and I'm trying to make the information as accessible as possible. That's also why I explained shear and tension.

But also because lateral is no more accurate or precise than sideways. Lateral loads are horizontal, as made distinct from vertical loads. The most correct terms are shear and tension loads, or possibly in-plane and out-of plane loads.