Space Improvement

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Revision as of 13:42, 24 February 2024 by Mrtuttle (talk | contribs) (thinking out loud about the light switches.)

Description

This is a list of improvements that can be made to the space that are simple enough that they probably don't need their own page. Feel free to make a page for any item you think is complex enough.

The List

  • open sign/light.
    • i have been writing "i assure you, we're open" on a piece of tape and putting in on the door when I'm there.
  • get a new three-way switch for next to the basement entrance.
    • i think the switch next to the door is bad. it looks like power comes into the top of the switch, but then power is going down both of the travelers. the travelers go to the switch at the top of the stairs. that switch looks like a one-way switch but should probably be a four-way. when i opened up the boxes, i didn't actually pull the switches out. i just looked around the edges of them so i didn't get a real good look. inside the box at the top of the stairs, it looks like it is wired up as a simple "power going in, switch leg coming out" setup. in the j-box below the upstairs light switch, there are 4 yellow wires going up to the switch. i think this implies there should be a 4-way switch up there. what i think happened is the three-way switch next to the door went bad, whoever tried fixing it didn't have a new one to replace it, but did have a one-way switch and just replaced the four-way at the top of the stairs with it as a temporary bandaid but never got back to finish the job.
  • get some kitty litter for oil spills.
  • get the fire extinguishers checked out and mounted around the space.
  • get some kneeling pads.
  • clean the bathroom.
    • i know. yuck.
  • mount mirror in the bathroom.
    • it is behind the door right now.
  • get some sort of motion sensor so people can see the path to the light switch.
    • it would probably need a light sensor too so it doesn't turn on when the lights are actually on.
  • make some advertisements for getting the word out.
  • figure out a criteria for getting those sponsored memberships out.
  • figure out a way of checking if someone has been trained to checkout the more dangerous items.
  • come up with a naming convention for locations.
  • maybe come up with a new way of inventory-ing things.
  • investigate barcode systems.
    • find a cheap bar code reader/printer.
    • check with the slug group to see if anyone has one.
  • get some head lamps
  • get a coffee maker