An average day

[ADAguy]

4-11-12

This is a variation of the "I found it that way" slog through life, mutt work. The job is a furnace replacement.....the A/C coil is existing. The primary and secondary condensate drains are tied together at the unit and there is a sag in the drain pipe. I asked the technician if he noticed the sag and he said that the drain pipe is not part of his scope of work. I revised the scope of work to include the sag in the drain pipe.

Then I gave him a doozy.

It is no small feat to install a furnace in an attic yet it didn't occur to them to secure the vent.

Not a California installation?

 

[ICE]

Not a California installation?

Why do you ask that question?

 

[ICE]

With a roll of paper towels.



Without the roll of paper towels.



You don't suppose that he was trying to fool me do you?



He did this twice on the same building. He was shouting at me as I left the scene of the crime.

 

[jar546]

Oh such a nice story. At that point, every single inspection for this contractor would be meticulous as hell because the trust level is now in the negative and he will be trying to get even with you. Is that a subfeed? Looking for the bonding screw........don't see one. Why the main disconnect on the panel?

 

[Mr. Inspector]

They were just trying to be nice and give you something to clean your hands before you write up the failed report.

 

[SCBO1]

Is that a subfeed?

 

[ICE]

This is a development near my home. I went nosing around on Saturday. The subject of the picture is the garage slab.



There's four three inch pipes sticking out of the floor....for what, I don't know. One might be a cleanout but the other three??

 

[Msradell]

Really strange and they're located so they would be between 2 vehicles, they look like they are about in the middle of 1 of the 2 bays. It will be interesting to see what they end up being, hope you are putting in keeping us informed.

 

[jeffc]

Perhaps the house will be used as a model home and the pipes are for a barrier free bathroom.

 

[Mech]

What is the purpose of the blue flexible hoses?

 

[SCBO1]

Could the pipes be covering copper lines to trick the copper pirates? Back-flow devises maybe?

Got me scratching!

 

[ADAguy]

"Think" Tesla charger!

 

[SCBO1]

Suspended garage slab with venting for below?

Whats odd is they maybe in the vehicle tracks.

 

[SCBO1]

Whats up with that road, is that a city approved road with now sidewalks or curbing?

 

[ICE]

Whats up with that road, is that a city approved road with now sidewalks or curbing?

Bike path.

 

[twoply]

As a trainee electrical inspector, I ask what is wrong with this ground connection?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Mr. Inspector]

wire is on wrong side of acorn. Should not be under bolt

 

[SCBO1]

My guess is that the grounding electrode conductor (GEC) is under the set screw which should be making contact with the ground rod. The GEC should be on the other side of the clamp and bent over. Reason I think is that the GEC could loosen up the way its done in the photo under the set screw, IMO.

 

[ICE]

Add to what rick said: Every end of the armor that protects the GEG shall be bonded. The wrong clamp has been installed. The armor is too short to reach a proper clamp.

 

[SCBO1]

Is this the correct clamp to use?

 

[ICE]

Is this the correct clamp to use?

It would require two. There is another version that has a bonding strap on both sides.

 

[ICE]

The job is a furnace and A/C replacement. A well known contractor. You can bet that he's gonna say, "That's the way it was"

 

[ICE]

There's an elementary school across the street. I was in a hurry so I didn't stop. I should have time to knock it over tomorrow.

 

[ICE]

The job is a heat pump on the roof of a house.....All I saw was the top of it. The lady that met me has a story to tell. The work was done several years ago without a permit. The heat pump has been unreliable and several workmen have pointed out issues to her. Apparently the condensate drained to a gutter that becomes clogged with leaves so it runs tea colored water on the wall. The support is rotted wood. The contractor lied because not only is he not a Trane specialist, Trane has never heard of him.

So another company has obtained a permit and the lady met me for the inspection. I should mention that English is her third language.....after the first ten minutes I started to decipher what she was saying.

Then she said that she wanted me here because I am an expert. She told me that her new contractor left a ladder for me to get on the roof.



She was quite upset when I told her that I would not use that ladder to access the roof. Her lip curled when she asked me if this means another appointment. Then she asked me if I would be the one to come next time because it takes a long time to tell her story and she doesn't want to do it a second time.