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An average day

fireguy said:
We see those at higher elevations. It is a snow splitter, so the snow does not fall on the A/C unit. Apparantly the roof was designed for higher elevations.
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..and colder...much, much colder...
 
steveray said:
ICE...What do you say that made them do that?
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I ask for a rain diverter on the roof over the condenser. For many years that was found in installation instructions. The reason is to keep stuff from the roof washing off the roof and into the top of the condenser. I haven't found that in the installation instructions for about the last five years. It was a good idea then so why wouldn't it be a good idea now?
 
At the first inspection the perforated drain pipe stopped short by about 12'.....is 3" and the plans call for 4", does not daylight.

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Today the pipe was buried by the stone. There was a shovel so I dug up the pipe to see if it was 4". It is...... 4" round x 16" long.

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This had nothing to do with anything that I said but everything to do with a conference the contractor had with the office manager. It seems that he was told to slope the pipe towards the weep holes that are at 32" on center. I am leaving for two weeks vacation in the morning so how this will play out is anybody's guess. I just left a correction to glue the segments together......or if he's a thinker he might stay away from my office manager, get new 4" perforated pipe and daylight it.

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ICE said:
I ask for a rain diverter on the roof over the condenser. For many years that was found in installation instructions. The reason is to keep stuff from the roof washing off the roof and into the top of the condenser. I haven't found that in the installation instructions for about the last five years. It was a good idea then so why wouldn't it be a good idea now?
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They realized they can sell more equipment if it fails?....
 
Not primed for one thing. Should be run down under the gravel, and sealed around the inlets. Whoever put it on was a wrinkle monkey, and it's also a good idea to use silt filter. But that's just me.

Probably more.

Brent.
 
Thanks gentlemen. As I recall, plans call for "waterproofing" occasionally but not always. I'm away on vacation so I can't say what this one called out. I'll look for the Grace PDF.
 
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Thanks gentlemen. As I recall, plans call for "waterproofing" occasionally but not always. I'm away on vacation so I can't say what this on called out. I'll look for the Grace PDF.
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=ze7gVN_AK8TGsQTS1IGIDA&url=https://grace.com/construction/en-us/Documents/13GR_059%2520Bituthene%2520HB%2520Web.pdf&ved=0CB8QFjAA&usg=AFQjCNED0kuDXNuLT4xMGbah83PUGJvulA&sig2=_EKxyD1HTt4fiMryCTVhPA

Hopefully this works.
 
I did find the installation instructions. I'm thinking that a deputy inspector is a good idea. :D

The crews around here stop reading at "Sticky side in"
 
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An average day

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Weatherproof. Not direct burial.

Brent.

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Four separate head tests. For a toilet, shower and two lavs.

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Now if they can get it a foot underground it might turn out okay.

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The panel on the right is the original GE ?amp. It apparently had a bunch of breakers with no main disconnect. A solar contractor has installed the panel on the left. It is fed by the 50 amp in the original panel. The solar contribution from an inverter passes through the new panel and lands on the 20 amp breakers in the old panel.

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I have no clue as to the rating of this bus. The backfed breaker is right next to the point of connection from the utility.

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starting with 1975 NEC, min 100A for service equipment on new single family homes. Double check the meter feed bar (insulated) to buss bars; looks like the connector machine screw is missing the head.
 
It is a bootlegged 400 square foot bedroom addition with a full bath. Flipper requested a foundation inspection. He also exposed framing because....well that's what my office told him to do.

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We forgot to tell him to disconnect the wiring. Of course he swore that it is dead.....and other than 120 volts it is..dead or is it deadly?

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And that foundation? He was relieved to discover that there is one....or at least half of one. Okay so maybe there isn't any steel....who knows? He offered to cut it open and take a closer look. He did that without any prompting from me. He was trying his best to demonstrate how cooperative he is.

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Then a good thing happened. Flipper asked me for my opinion of what he should do.

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It's solar. Need I say more? The knucklehead got testy. Wants a code section.

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Today was the fourth time that inspection was requested and nothing has changed. I got a little testy and want a re-inspection fee.
 
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