When the plumber installs a window.
When that same plumber does a service.
When that same plumber does a service.
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An average day
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Raised floor framing inspection. Not enough wire is strung and they are ready to insulate.
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MASSDRIVER
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WussICE said:It's odd that I wouldn't have given it a second thought back when I actually worked for a living.
Brent
fatboy
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Yeah, I shudder when I think of some of the means I used to get elevated to do the work...........
I used to spot for a crane. Sometimes there was only one way to reach a perch where I could see the operator and the load. I would straddle the headache ball and get a ride. Getting off was easy, getting back on could be scary.
I took on a job cleaning an exhaust system on a 2 story hotel. I did not know it was built with 12 foot ceilings on the first floor and 10 foot ceilings on the 2nd floor. My ladder is not that tall, and I do not have a way to transport a ladder that tall. The customer parked his pickup on the sidewalk, I extended his ladder full length. I barely could reach the railing around the fan and pulled myself up to the work platform. I usually take the wand and hose with me, that day I took a rope with me. I had tied the rope on the wand and pulled the hose and wand up. I cleaned the fan and duct, and lowered my equipment to the ground. Usually I go down the ladder, change the pick-up tube to fresh water and return to the roof and rinse off the fan. Not that day, one trip was enough. After I got down, I looked at the grease I blasted off the fan, it landed on his freshly primered pick-up. Two boys were washing cars across the street. I gave them $5.00 bucks and told them to do their best. They got some grease off.fatboy said:
About 5 years and 2 or 3 owners later, I got a phone call to fix the fan. I declined.
The drop is long.
The conduit laid over. The garbage man spotted it before he snagged it with his truck. Edison came to the scene and did a temporary repair.
The crease in the conduit is visible above the jack.
According to the contractor, Edison's records show an emergency repair over a year ago.
The conduit laid over. The garbage man spotted it before he snagged it with his truck. Edison came to the scene and did a temporary repair.
The crease in the conduit is visible above the jack.
According to the contractor, Edison's records show an emergency repair over a year ago.
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It's Sunday morning and I had to go to work because a car ran into a AM/PM convenience store. The fire dept. made the store close. There is no electrical or plumbing involved and hardly any damage to the store. The other side of the wall is behind the counter area. Not worth the four hours overtime and driving 65 miles. It isn't even in my area so I wonder why I got the call.
I did notice the propane storage cabinet has been ripped from it's anchors. A car hit that too....a month ago. There are no bollards protecting it. It's not really my call since I don't work for the fire dept. but I told the owner to put in a couple bollards and anchor the cabinet. He was so happy that I told him to reopen his store that he just said no problem.
I did notice the propane storage cabinet has been ripped from it's anchors. A car hit that too....a month ago. There are no bollards protecting it. It's not really my call since I don't work for the fire dept. but I told the owner to put in a couple bollards and anchor the cabinet. He was so happy that I told him to reopen his store that he just said no problem.
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I received a call from a solar contractor. He wanted to know at what stage do we require a rough inspection. I explained that the inspection should take place after everything but the panels is installed. That's when he described the mounting feet. He told me that according to the approved plans there is a three part system of mesh and tar that seals the roof. i told him to use a tar that will harden and sprinkle granules into the tar before it sets up.
That tar will never become solid....that's a good thing
That tar will never become solid....that's a good thing
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Wayne
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If that's a granule, what's a boulder?
MASSDRIVER
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Somewhere there is a railroad missing some ballast.
Brent.
Brent.
It looks like a #3 roofing rock.
The job is a re-roof. The carport is a bootleg. 2x6 rafters span 20'. You talk about spongy...this one is.
The light fixture gets it's power from lamp cord.
He gets to keep the carport but after dark, he's in the dark.
The light fixture gets it's power from lamp cord.
He gets to keep the carport but after dark, he's in the dark.
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1:30 PM in the jungle.
This is the the service panel. The two new breakers at the bottom are the PV connection.
This is the the service panel. The two new breakers at the bottom are the PV connection.
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Msradell
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I'm sure that she did roof will really help generate a lot of electricity from those solar panels!
MASSDRIVER
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I've never seen breakers like that.
Brent.
Brent.
Those predate electricity.MASSDRIVER said:
TheCommish
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I still have them in my town hall and old school built 1949
Aha... Pushmatic panel, should replace with a FPE or Zinco to get with the times! 
Just had a rusty ol Pushmatic panel replaced here, had two 75amp main shut off breakers. You could actually shut off one 75 and the other side of the residence would still be energized, not good!
pc1
Just had a rusty ol Pushmatic panel replaced here, had two 75amp main shut off breakers. You could actually shut off one 75 and the other side of the residence would still be energized, not good!
pc1
The job is a service upgrade to accommodate PV. This is the old cabinet. You can see that it is a surface mount with KOs missing in the back.
This is the new cabinet. As you can see, it is also a surface mount and it's quite a bit longer than the old cabinet.
This is where the old cabinet was mounted over an old recessed cabinet. The plan was to place the new cabinet over the recessed cabinet/hole.
This method is practiced, mostly unimpeded, on a large scale. I turn it down every time. And every time, I hear "You've got to be kidding. I've done it this way for years and you're the first inspector to say no". I don't think that they are lying about that.
The contractors that do this are not all hacks and bandits either. I have inspected many jobs with clean, correct work...except for this one fatal flaw. The disappointment on their faces tells me that they don't see anything wrong with this.
In as much as this happens so often and I am convinced that I stand alone with this correction, I am thinking that I might just lay off. You know, what the Hell, houses aren't burning down....so many are past their expiration date anyway....why should I keep pi$$ing these people off?
This is the new cabinet. As you can see, it is also a surface mount and it's quite a bit longer than the old cabinet.
This is where the old cabinet was mounted over an old recessed cabinet. The plan was to place the new cabinet over the recessed cabinet/hole.
This method is practiced, mostly unimpeded, on a large scale. I turn it down every time. And every time, I hear "You've got to be kidding. I've done it this way for years and you're the first inspector to say no". I don't think that they are lying about that.
The contractors that do this are not all hacks and bandits either. I have inspected many jobs with clean, correct work...except for this one fatal flaw. The disappointment on their faces tells me that they don't see anything wrong with this.
In as much as this happens so often and I am convinced that I stand alone with this correction, I am thinking that I might just lay off. You know, what the Hell, houses aren't burning down....so many are past their expiration date anyway....why should I keep pi$$ing these people off?
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correctly.......If you are "standing alone", that makes you a very, very valuable
Code Sheriff !.............Besides, who is going to [ at least ] attempt to try to keep
the contractors somewhat honest & compliant ?
Also, ...in looking at all of your posted photos & commentaries, ...you; my Forum
friend, are in your element !...........I would say that your present position is your
ministry [ i.e. - trying to make a positive difference in your community ].
I say, ...keep on fighting mediocrity, whenever and wherever you can.
We appreciate all of your efforts on here.
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Shirley you are not not considering "laying off" ! :-o......I thought that you wereon a mission.........You have already created an atmosphere of wanting things done
correctly.......If you are "standing alone", that makes you a very, very valuable
Code Sheriff !.............Besides, who is going to [ at least ] attempt to try to keep
the contractors somewhat honest & compliant ?
Also, ...in looking at all of your posted photos & commentaries, ...you; my Forum
friend, are in your element !...........I would say that your present position is your
ministry [ i.e. - trying to make a positive difference in your community ].
I say, ...keep on fighting mediocrity, whenever and wherever you can.
We appreciate all of your efforts on here.
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