Brian G Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Suppose you were appointed as the official Code King of the entire U.S. of A., and you word immediately became law everywhere. What would you change right off the bat? Number One for me would be to ban installing evaporator coils without ready access. They would have to be accessable at least on the input side, with nothing more than a screwdriver (no taping allowed, gasket required). The drip pan would have to visible as well, and the drain line could not block the panel or the screws holding it (violators forfeit one gonad, then the magic missile itself on 3rd offense, then death on #4!). Number Two would be to require the basic info (including brand, date manufactured, model & serial number, capacities, etc.) be STAMPED into all major appliances in an accessable location (or two). No decifering crap, just stamp it right on there in plain English. Number Three means no more water heaters in attics, period. Dumb idea. That would do for the first morning. [:-dev3] Brian G. U.S. Code King [:-king] (in my dreams) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 All windows would require flashing, even the the flanged ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 It would be illegal for Home Depot to sell unapproved plumbing materails, faucets or shower heads on extended hoses without vacuum breakers and any panel boxes, electrical devices or wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIE Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I would make it illegal to buy ANY building materials with out 120 hrs of General Construction training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by crusty It would be illegal for Home Depot to sell unapproved plumbing materails, faucets or shower heads on extended hoses without vacuum breakers and any panel boxes, electrical devices or wiring. C'mon Crusty, no love for the orange-vested aisle urchins? [:-dev3][][:-dev3] And I agree whole-heartedly. Brian G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Brian G. Suppose you were appointed as the official Code King of the entire U.S. of A., and you word immediately became law everywhere. What would you change right off the bat? All plumbers would be required to wear belts. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Brian G. Originally posted by crusty It would be illegal for Home Depot to sell unapproved plumbing materails, faucets or shower heads on extended hoses without vacuum breakers and any panel boxes, electrical devices or wiring. C'mon Crusty, no love for the orange-vested aisle urchins? [:-dev3][][:-dev3] And I agree whole-heartedly. Brian G. No, no love at all[:-bigmouth] And I agree with yours. I am sooooo tired of not seeing a secondary condensate and disclaiming it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Jim Katen All plumbers would be required to wear belts. - Jim Katen, Oregon [:-bonc01][:-bonc01][:-bonc01][:-bonc01] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Jim Katen Originally posted by Brian G. Suppose you were appointed as the official Code King of the entire U.S. of A., and you word immediately became law everywhere. What would you change right off the bat? All plumbers would be required to wear belts. - Jim Katen, Oregon Here here! But to be fair Jim, we would need to disarm the electricians with hammers and the tin knockers with chain saws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Jim Katen Originally posted by Brian G. Suppose you were appointed as the official Code King of the entire U.S. of A., and you word immediately became law everywhere. What would you change right off the bat? All plumbers would be required to wear belts. - Jim Katen, Oregon Hey Jim, That's great, but you're thinking like the Code President. This thing doesn't have to pass two houses of Congress -you're the KING! I'd say belt and a quality pair of suspenders for backup. First violation earns you a fine, second one gets a couple drops of hot solder down the ol' coin slot. But if I were Dictator for a day, I think I'd start with enforcement of existing codes and training people in medieval flesh scraping tortures to deal with offenders. But that's just me and it's been a long day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Jim Morrison I'd say belt and a quality pair of suspenders for backup. I'm not sure that would be enough either. Let's throw in a requirement for extra-long-tailed T-shirts while we're at it. You can't be too careful. Maybe with all three they wouldn't be the "butt" of so many jokes. [] Yeah I know, that's a bad one. [:-dev3] Brian G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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