MASSDRIVER
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That's how you start a fire without matches right there. Guy must be a survivalist.
Brent.
Brent.
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An average day
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MASSDRIVER
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So, not shlt, today I had the roofing torn off an addition, about 8 square, and ALL the dimensional shingles were installed upside down, meaning tabs up. Addition was permitted 5 years ago, roof inspection row signed off.
I purposely took no pictures as I thought it beneficial to society as a whole if there was no evidence of the a55hatery, on any level.
Brent.
I purposely took no pictures as I thought it beneficial to society as a whole if there was no evidence of the a55hatery, on any level.
Brent.
Msradell
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I hope this was a homeowner DIY project and wasn't done by a contractor! We all really would have appreciated pictures of that one however.MASSDRIVER said:
steveray
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Boiler drain for hose bibb? No backflow? Thought you guys would be more protective of your water supply with it being scarce and all.... 
There was a slight breeze and it was shaking.
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Do you really make people ruin their hose bibb with an anti back-flow gizmo?steveray said:Boiler drain for hose bibb? No backflow? Thought you guys would be more protective of your water supply with it being scarce and all....
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jdfruit
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in post #1488, what the eff is the candy cane tube function?
Not sure..jdfruit said:
steveray
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608.13.6 Atmospheric-type vacuum breakers.
Pipe-applied atmospheric-type vacuum breakers shall conform to ASSE 1001 or CAN/CSA-B64.1.1. Hose-connection vacuum breakers shall conform to ASSE 1011, ASSE 1019, ASSE 1035, ASSE 1052, CAN/CSA-B64.2, CAN/CSA-B64.2.2 or CSA B64.7. These devices shall operate under normal atmospheric pressure when the critical level is installed at the required height.
Pipe-applied atmospheric-type vacuum breakers shall conform to ASSE 1001 or CAN/CSA-B64.1.1. Hose-connection vacuum breakers shall conform to ASSE 1011, ASSE 1019, ASSE 1035, ASSE 1052, CAN/CSA-B64.2, CAN/CSA-B64.2.2 or CSA B64.7. These devices shall operate under normal atmospheric pressure when the critical level is installed at the required height.
Yes and they install with a set screw that ruins the threads on the hose Bibb. i owned a house that came with them. Unles the hose was open I had to wipe off my glasses every time I closed the valve. A really asinine piece of crap hardware that I have never asked for. I bet that they cost $20 too.steveray said:
steveray
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They do come built in some of the new fangled technology you know.....
MASSDRIVER
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Somebodies bright idea of a fart fan duct.jdfruit said:
Brent.
mtlogcabin
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jdfruit
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mt; your pic caption got cut off.
There must be a story on this pic; what is it?
There must be a story on this pic; what is it?
mtlogcabin
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Just wanted to see what electrical code violation ice might notice
It was sent to my inspector from someones facebook page.
Just another reason to plug all the knock out holes in a box.
It was sent to my inspector from someones facebook page.
Just another reason to plug all the knock out holes in a box.
That KO looks plenty plugged to me.mtlogcabin said:
I was there for the final inspection. Three bathrooms were remodeled. Three fart fans were installed. This picture is the roof over one of the bathrooms. There is no sign of an exhaust fan termination above the roof. There is no signature for rough mechanical.
I wrote a correction to duct the fans to the exterior. I also asked them to remove the ceiling drywall because there is no way to reach that attic above the bathrooms without a long crawl.
The contractor complained bitterly about the ceilings. So I figured I would do him a favor and told him to provide a ladder and I will see if there is air coming out of the vent. The black box is the vent.
Here you can see another one of the black box vents.....and the ladder he provided for me to get on the roof.
Well I did manage to access the roof and there is no air coming from the vent terminals. So the Ahole put dummy vent terminals on the roof and figured that I wouldn't risk climbing the ladder. I did not climb that ladder. I made the contractor provide an extension ladder. Then I gave him a notice to pay a re-inspection fee. He said to me, "Maybe they hooked it up to one of the other pipes, did you check them too"? And he is a licensed contractor. Then I thought "You know, it's altogether possible that they did just that"..
I wrote a correction to duct the fans to the exterior. I also asked them to remove the ceiling drywall because there is no way to reach that attic above the bathrooms without a long crawl.
The contractor complained bitterly about the ceilings. So I figured I would do him a favor and told him to provide a ladder and I will see if there is air coming out of the vent. The black box is the vent.
Here you can see another one of the black box vents.....and the ladder he provided for me to get on the roof.
Well I did manage to access the roof and there is no air coming from the vent terminals. So the Ahole put dummy vent terminals on the roof and figured that I wouldn't risk climbing the ladder. I did not climb that ladder. I made the contractor provide an extension ladder. Then I gave him a notice to pay a re-inspection fee. He said to me, "Maybe they hooked it up to one of the other pipes, did you check them too"? And he is a licensed contractor. Then I thought "You know, it's altogether possible that they did just that"..
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The scope of work is to rebuild this bell tower. It states that deteriorated wood is to be removed and replaced as needed. The tower is taller than it appears because we are seeing it from atop a hill and the tower is below the hill. It is at least 75' tall.
So instead of rebuilding it in place, they took it off with a crane.
As rotten as this thing is I'm surprised that it held together.
Here is the new one. It is 24' tall.
So instead of rebuilding it in place, they took it off with a crane.
As rotten as this thing is I'm surprised that it held together.
Here is the new one. It is 24' tall.
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We really should require a license to install gas pipe.
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MASSDRIVER
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An average day
Thank you foam monkeys.
Every exterior outlet.
Brent
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Thank you foam monkeys.
Every exterior outlet.
Brent
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The inspection was for a furnace and coil in an attic. Today was the fourth attempt. The first time out there was no ladder. The scuttle was in the bedroom and about 10"x10". I wrote corrections on the A/C condenser, asked for a ladder to access the attic and a scuttle 22"x30" somewhere other than the bedroom.
At the second visit there was a ladder but the scuttle had not changed. I could get my head in the attic and that was it. They also had missed a few of the A/C condenser corrections. I could see part of the condensate line and noticed that it had no slope so I wrote that correction.
The third trip was all about the owner complaining about the attic scuttle. He told me that the contractor assures him that there is no place to locate it other than in the living room. I told him that is BS and to put it in the hallway.
Now I was there today for trip four. There is a 22"x30" scuttle in the hallway and I was able to get in the attic.
Here are the primary and secondary condensate drain pipes.
There's 25' of extra gas pipe in the attic. Not a code violation but odd.
The primary extends to an exterior gable end. The secondary stops here at the return air register....in the hallway.
There is no P-trap in the primary and neither the primary or the secondary drain pipes have any slope. The only way to get slope is to raise the equipment and it is already against rafters on one side so that means moving it.
The lady was angry with me a few inspections ago. You know, "Are you going to write corrections every time you come here". She almost lost it today. If she goes to the office to complain, should I sign off the permit and be done with them?
At the second visit there was a ladder but the scuttle had not changed. I could get my head in the attic and that was it. They also had missed a few of the A/C condenser corrections. I could see part of the condensate line and noticed that it had no slope so I wrote that correction.
The third trip was all about the owner complaining about the attic scuttle. He told me that the contractor assures him that there is no place to locate it other than in the living room. I told him that is BS and to put it in the hallway.
Now I was there today for trip four. There is a 22"x30" scuttle in the hallway and I was able to get in the attic.
Here are the primary and secondary condensate drain pipes.
There's 25' of extra gas pipe in the attic. Not a code violation but odd.
The primary extends to an exterior gable end. The secondary stops here at the return air register....in the hallway.
There is no P-trap in the primary and neither the primary or the secondary drain pipes have any slope. The only way to get slope is to raise the equipment and it is already against rafters on one side so that means moving it.
The lady was angry with me a few inspections ago. You know, "Are you going to write corrections every time you come here". She almost lost it today. If she goes to the office to complain, should I sign off the permit and be done with them?
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This is a service upgrade. It is back-fed from the existing service in order to maintain power to the dwelling.
This is the old service and the red and black are the feeder to the new service. The service drop is still hooked up at the old goose-neck. They want me to release it to Edison to switch the drop to the new goose-neck. I tried to explain that if I allow Edison to do that they will make the connection and the existing service will then be back-fed right up and out of the old goose-neck.
I am surprised that more people aren't getting killed.
This is the old service and the red and black are the feeder to the new service. The service drop is still hooked up at the old goose-neck. They want me to release it to Edison to switch the drop to the new goose-neck. I tried to explain that if I allow Edison to do that they will make the connection and the existing service will then be back-fed right up and out of the old goose-neck.
I am surprised that more people aren't getting killed.
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They are sticking a room addition on the front of this house right in front of the electric service. Several weeks ago I asked them to get a temporary power pole because the service drop would be in the middle of the building.
And it's a contractor no less.
And it's a contractor no less.
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