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An average day

I think what scares me most is imagining what that serves. My mind is filling in the rest of the picture, it isn't pretty.
 
SCBO1 said:
Someone told me a long time ago that water and electricity doesn't mix?
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In the 1960's my father had a project which utilized copper conductors that were pipe. Water flowed through the pipe to prevent it from melting.

Grok said:
"Pure H₂O, in its ideal form, does not conduct electricity effectively because it contains no free ions or charged particles to carry an electric current. Water molecules are neutral, with a covalent bond between hydrogen and oxygen, and pure water has a very low concentration of ions due to minimal self-ionization (H₂O ⇌ H₃O⁺ + OH⁻). This self-ionization produces an extremely small number of ions (about 10⁻⁷ M at 25°C), resulting in very high electrical resistance.However, in practice, even "pure" water may contain trace impurities, dissolved gases (like CO₂, which can form carbonic acid), or ions from containers, which can slightly increase conductivity. For significant conduction, water typically needs dissolved electrolytes, like salts, to provide free ions.So, theoretically, pure H₂O is a poor conductor, but real-world "pure" water may conduct slightly due to impurities or self-ionization."
 
Commercial job, new small restaurant. I was there for the plumbing rough. No one was there but the plumber. I was leaning on the ZIP wall talking to the plumber and noticed the fastener quantity and type. 99% of building was fastened this way. I wondered aloud if they were planning to come back to roll the ZIP tape and nail the panels off with a 6/12 nailing pattern per normal for shear. The plumber said they were planning to install siding the next day. We had not been called to look at the nail pattern, and this was at 4:00 in the afternoon.

Phone calls were made. The general contractor had not followed up on the subs that installed the ZIP and from the conversation I doubt that they would have before the siding went up. The siding installation was delayed pending a passing nailing inspection. The GC was from out of town, but had hired local subs that they didn't know had no business doing what they were doing. The GC was very cooperative and gave us no trouble. I do not think they will use those subs again.

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I was instrumental in having a contractor unhired recently.
Drove by a project - tight on time to go somewhere else. At 50km (30 mph for you in the Excited States), I saw an ICF foundation with vertical rebar way far apart. Shot an email to the client, who countered that his contractor said it was OK.
I sent the requirements to the client.
Then the client calls back and says the contractor wants to go above-grade in an earthquake zone, which requires special reinforcing. I told the client that special reinforcing was required.
"The contractor says he doesn't need to."
So I send the contractor a few bits of info that yes, he kinda does.
Client emailed back "Mr. Contractor is no longer working for me."
 
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