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An average day

The job is a pex re-pipe. The workers were last there three days ago. It's in a garage.

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I shut off the gas and called the company. There's a bedroom above and holes in the drywall. I've seen worse but it is aggravating to know that this was ignored. Okay, it might have fallen apart after the workers left but the fitting is wrong and some worker did that too. I’ve told hundreds of contractors to strap the vent. Such a simple thing ..... makes you wonder.
 
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There is water in the trench and much of the pipe is wet. The 180° change of direction will be eliminated along with the leak.

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Are they placing the slab on the top soil?

It's so weird to see construction there. So different from here with our 4' frost depth.
 
The job is a re-roof. I was there or the final inspection. So I have to verify the smoke and CO alarms.

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The dwelling is occupied but nobody was there. I called the phone number on the note to tell him that I do not enter occupied buildings without an escort. No answer....turns out to be the contractor's voice mail.
 
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On a service upgrade do you always require GFCI protection for the pool pump motor?

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I didn’t inspect that installation. I’ve seen more than a few carports that have an array for a roof. Would firemen get on the roof of a burning carport?
 
Pool pump motors require GFCI protection. ... According to 680.22(B), so yes i would hope my inspectors would catch that.

In as much as I have to write that correction every time there is a pool with a service upgrade....I'm certain that few inspectors require the GFCI.

I am not exaggerating about the "every time".
 
The job is a service upgrade. This is the water main. The contractor is an engineering firm that has a C-10 license. For everybody not in California, a C-10 is an electrical contractor and please stay where you are. Thanks for that.

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Notice the clamp that secures the jumper to the wall. The work is completely wrong and completely right.


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Why do they think that the armor can be in the dirt?

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These pictures were taken on the same day....so I had at least three service upgrades on that day. I am just one of more than 1000 California inspectors. Hundreds are done every day and dozens are done by professional electricians.
 
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The plumbing company is tied in with a couple of retailers so they do plenty of water heaters. They almost always up-sell with the expansion tank. It's a real money maker.

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The installation instructions: (http://backstop.net/pdfdocs/BackStop Instructions.pdf) state that the tank should be 18" away from the heater with the tank vertical and the pipe that it's attached to, supported. There is a an air valve on the bottom for checking the charge. Or as in this case, not.

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This is a rarity.
This is confusing in that the reason it is rare has to do with the placement of the valve which is usually attached to the end of the hard pipe with the connector screwed to it. The sediment trap is installed correctly and that is not so rare. I'd say about 50/50 on the trap.

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