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An average day

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Shirley you will see the light. The receptacles will require ARC fault protection and the lights must meet the energy code. The switches will end up being replaced with dimmer switches for most rooms. So of course they wouldn't know any of that if they didn't get a permit. And even then, they wouldn't know any of that until they get an inspection.Sad but true.
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While the items that you brought up would apply during a complete retrofit of a home they wouldn't apply for general replacement of receptacles, switches and many light fixtures would it? If it does no matter what its intent is it's a stupid requirement.
 
Do you require the goofy tamper proof receptacles? And the comment about dimmers ... are you saying the switches need to be replaced with dimmers?
 
The dimwits will install dimmers because they didn't install high efficacy fixtures.
 
A guy called this morning to find out what time I would be showing up for an inspection. I gave him a two hour window and he asked me if he had to be there. The job is solar with a service upgrade so I said that he must be there to open everything. Normally, I will remove deadfronts but solar companies are a little to scary even for me.

I get there and the contractor's employee isn't there. An elderly woman answered the door. I explained that the only part of the inspection that will be done today is the smoke and co alarms. She said "Ruben had to be at another job so he showed me which screws to remove and gave me a screwdriver".

I have Ruben's screwdriver.
 
This will be a difficult job from start to finish. There's going to be 500 square feet of kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. They called for under-slab plumbing inspection. They misunderstood the concept of "under-slab" and everything finishes out under the finish floor.

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I asked him where the building drain that I can see connects to the rest of the building drain. He said that the connection is at the front of the house. I couldn't get him to explain how that was accomplished but I did ask that all of the waste pipe be exposed for inspection.

There is a service panel right in the middle of it. It was placed where there was a window. There is Romex popping out of the wall. Before the start of the work there was an enclosed patio that has been removed. So the Romex was not exposed to the weather.

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I gave a notice to install a temporary power pole.

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What I should have done is make them move to Motel Six.
 
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The overhang is being replaced because it fell off of the building. The ledgers had only nails holding them to the building. Now there are lag bolts.

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They can't tell me what these ducts are serving and there is no means to ventilate the space.

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This is the first time that I have seen these dampers on a residential furnace

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I'm not so sure that hanging the equipment from the top piece of sheet metal is a good idea.

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This is a few house away from the re-roof.

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I'm going to try to get one of those T-shirts for Brent....what do you say there Brent....size 16 to 18....what color matches your dress?

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The truck load is the roof structure of an addition that they decided to remove and replace and whatever was between the kitchen and living room.



The owner was shocked to learn that permits are required. He said that the addition was permitted years ago and shouldn't need another permit to replace it.

I probably should have asked if the furnace has been replaced.

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ICE, What are you doing inspecting in Esparto...arn't you out of your jurisdiction?

And it's not a skirt....it's a framing kilt!
 
ICC,

I'm pretty sure the furnace support is required below the furnace by strut or angle iron, might want to check with RUDD install instructions.

Never seen it done that way, but the local HVAC guys would't have pulled a permit anyway.
 
The original correction said that a 12 awg wire can't be on a 40 amp circuit. It was also a cable in a wet location. So they switched it out for this.

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The owner was surprised that they don't know what they don't know.

This is the owner's patio cover.

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That post has a slight lean.

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e hilton said:
Whats wrong with the electric panel?
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The white wire that has been used for an equipment ground is a violation. Equipment grounds can be bare, green, or yellow with a green stripe. White is for neutral conductors and only neutral conductors however, not all neutral conductors are white. The wire is also a waste of copper in that it is not required to be larger than #10, but that's not a code violation.
 
Would or could you allow the white wire if it had green tape at the ends?....cricket sounds?...

pc1
 
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Would or could you allow the white wire if it had green tape at the ends?....cricket sounds?...pc1
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Wire smaller than #4 shall not be re-identified. If it were a solid wire I would not be opposed to stripping the insulation for the entire exposed length.
 
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There is a service upgrade with the Edison drop running across the neighbors garage roof. It is less than 3' above the garage roof. Edison spotted the meter where it is so apparently Edison has no concern about the proximity to the neighbors roof. I wrote a correction that the drop has to be 8' above the garage roof.

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At some point, an Edison crew will be making a hook-up. The next picture is the neighbor's service. I will wait to see if Edison has anything to say about that.

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ICE, I think you made the right call, the roof looks less than 4/12p in the picture. Greater than 4/12p could allow the drop to be 3ft.

The mast will look like dog dodo when it's all said and done, but that's the code.

pc1
 
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The right side of the tower could have been a little cricket.

At least there's not a bunch of scaffold waiting to collapse.
 
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