Just one little glitch

My next trip down I brought along the heater, as well as a small non-electric propane heater.  The electric service was installed, but no meter, so this would be a wasted trip if I didn't stay over at a motel for the night.  Other than getting the power company to bring over a meter and plug it in, it was just a matter of adding an outdoor outlet to the breaker box on the pole, move the wood that was brought down to be used for blocking under the cabin (in the assumption it would have to be raised above the ground) and some others that were already lying around the property to provide a visible barrier across the clearing from the power pole to the cabin and lay the 100 ft extension cord down along side that to provide temporary power to the cabin.

As this cabin was built for remote use, there were overhead fluorescent lights installed on the ceiling and about 6 outlets on the walls connected in one circuit to a plug that was on the exterior (this wire was tied to the railing for the move).  Very basic and set up so one could simply plug it into a generator, and for two months I ran it as such plugged into the outlet at the power pole until I was ready to hook up the mains to the cabin.

Part of the installation of the electrical service was to run wires underground from the pole, under the laneway to the side of the cabin, but only as far as the breaker box on the pole was to be completed and the underground portion just ready to be hooked up when needed. 

The installation of the heater was just a matter of measuring out the spot at which it would clear the sink cabinet and door, drill the hole through the wall for the exhaust pipe and one for the oil line to enter, hook those up to the heater, run the line over to the oil tank and install the filter, open up the shut-off valve, check for leaks, plug in the heater and presto, actual heat instead of the little propane heater.