I am building a new home and had an electrician rough in the wire so I could finish the panel and all terminations. Everything was fine until I discovered that the hot lead from the utility room to the panel is not there. All other connections are in that room but no power except for washer which is a 20 Amp stand alone circuit. My question is what would be the best way to get power to 4 other recepticles and 2 lights, run a new home run or tie into power some where else in attic. Also I cannot get this electrician back he is to busy. I am not an electrician by trade I am a telcom technician.

I'm renting an apartment temporarily, and would like to turn off the [newly installed] electric hot water heater when I'm away to save energy and $. The house is old and has a fusebox, but they installed what I take to be an AC disconnect pullout switch (Midwest Electric model U065P) for the water heater. btw, I already turned down the temp on the water heater to ~125 degrees, which is how I learned about the pullout switch. Here's my question: is it reasonable to use the pullout switch to routinely turn the water heater on and off? Just wondering if I'll "wear it out" prematurely by doing that. Also -- and this is more an energy efficiency question -- does it make sense to turn off the water heater when I'm away at work during the day and/or maybe overnight, or only when I go away for a few days? Not sure if I'd use more energy re-heating the water in the tank than I'd save by not keeping it hot all day/night. (If I owned the place, I'd go tankless!) If this makes any difference re my 2nd question, I'm a one-person household, the apt. does not have a dishwasher or washing machine, and the water heater is a 45-gal model w/ estimated annual energy usage of 4773 kwh per yellow sticker. If I were living here longer, I'd have a timer installed, but I'm only renting the place for 4 months! Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise.