Jeremy

"I wish I would have signed up when I was 17." It takes a lot more than just signing up, so don't feel too bad.

Has anyone tried Open Office?

That was a Mythbusters Top Fiver. I saw it the night it aired, and honestly, I had tears in my eyes. It was possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Yeah.. A beauty...

This is an old article, but since we're on the subject. 4 injured Authorities said a plumber had been in the building the day before the blast, and they were trying to determine whether the electric hot-water heater had been worked on. "I've never seen 18 guys' butts come out of their chairs so fast," Lynn said.

I'm sure there was no TPR on this one.

Totally Awesome Mike. I recognize the roof top rescue picture from Inspection World 08 session. Former Marine was teaching on inspector liability and photos in reports. He was from your side of the continent.

The moving jet; is that the water or dry air. I just keep imagining dripping wet, like a car leaving the car wash without a dry cycle. I suppose no paper does make it a green product.

I thought the industry standard for receptacle height was top of the hammer handle. Works good for me.(As long as you use the same hammer throughout the whole project.)[:-spin]

Thought you might get a charge out of this. "But lavatories here can do much more than keep you warm. One even sends a tiny electrical charge through the user's buttocks to check their body-fat ratio." read the article here. I'll keep the one I have.[:-spin]

Well...doesn't look that way. Has anyone started a test yet? I'm headed to the basement.

First let me state that I am in no way suggesting that the trap in Phillip's photo should not be called...rules are rules after all. But, simply for the sake of discussion, what would be the actual safety hazard of that trap, if it was at an interior location as opposed to an unheated garage? I can see that a trap located where the standing water could be frozen would be a huge no-no, but I've never quite got my head around the issues involved in one like Phillip's. So, aside from the flex, can someone convince me why this particular trap poses a threat? Hi Richard, What comes to my mind is that it would be a place for critters to nest or if wet a place for scum to grow, either one causing a restriction. I'm sure you've seen ac condesate traps clog with scum. Then, when it dries it becomes like a plug. Just my thought...

Using any kind of flex on the TPR befor the air gap would not be good. A rigid tube is much more tamper proof, especially in areas exposed to children with curious hands. Flex would be subject to having a trap snatched in it without notice.

My dryer vent terminal would also have adequate clearance from the ground, to include any accumulation of snow. Especially today.

www.observertoday.com/page/content.deta ... l?nav=5093 Here is what was left of a home that exloded in Bemus Point this past summer. Natural gas.

I agree. I was curious as I have been called out by an AHJ on this over a little 2 1/2 ton unit that I had installed. I suppose it is a matter of what the inspector decides is readily accessible.

You'll find the definition for "Location, Dry" in article 100. Personally, I think that the MC cable is fine in this instance. The disconnects shouldn't be located behind the condenser units. - Jim Katen, Oregon Unless the units are located 36" or more away from the building.

Monday mornings can be tough! Was that before or after the coffee?

You checking to see if everyone is anal like me? They are. I learned it here. BTW it's compressor and condenser. Second only to masonary. Yeah, the condenser could make you "sor" when reaching for the disconnects on the "masonary" wall.

Did you call out the location of the condensor disconnects?

Best hunting this year!

I find it interesting that a brickmaking family would have such a house and not have any brick anywhere. ??

We don't really own our homes. We purchase the right to occupy the home so long as we pay the taxes. We lease our property from the government one year at a time. We make improvements, call it our own, and sometimes even refer to it as our castle. But, when it is all said and done, if we don't pay the annual lease, then we no longer have the right to occupy the property. And the more we improve the property the more the lease cost.....just a thought.....

The water heater was still working and no signs of leaking, but plenty of corrossion at the nipples and the draft hood was eroded away where one of the lines passed by it. It was one of those large hoods. The house was built about 72 and I think it is likely that this is the original water heater. It is old.

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You suspect correctly, and they were certainly informed of that. It is my own curiosity I am trying to solve at this point. Mike, you right, that is not a reducer. The TPR itself has 3/4 inlet and 1/2 outlet and so as far as IRC goes, it meets the requirements. ...but I still like TPRs with 3/4 all the way through... Do you concur? I'm glad the heater is toast!