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Re: Inspector's responsibility
The clients mentioned did use locating equipment; historical documents & drawings; and their best judgment. They missed.
The clients mentioned did use locating equipment; historical documents & drawings; and their best judgment. They missed.
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for Ryan,,,,because i said so LOL.... your not suppose to be over here reading my post anyway >>>> how was your weekend? enough suds?
for my post,,,,because in general most problems with inspectors come from not having enough experience in the field they inspect!!! there are the exception.... just think about this Ryan,,,,how would you feel if the Medical Doctors in your area where inspected to see if they where doing it to standards set my the Gov. and Medical profession and this inspector was just someone that happens to be a non Doctor but they are doing the inspection!! get my point? but as i stated, there are the exceptions...i feel that Ryan is one of these also.....Trust me Ryan,,,we read about the inspectors am talking about on these Forums all the time!
for Ryan,,,,because i said so LOL.... your not suppose to be over here reading my post anyway >>>> how was your weekend? enough suds?
for my post,,,,because in general most problems with inspectors come from not having enough experience in the field they inspect!!! there are the exception.... just think about this Ryan,,,,how would you feel if the Medical Doctors in your area where inspected to see if they where doing it to standards set my the Gov. and Medical profession and this inspector was just someone that happens to be a non Doctor but they are doing the inspection!! get my point? but as i stated, there are the exceptions...i feel that Ryan is one of these also.....Trust me Ryan,,,we read about the inspectors am talking about on these Forums all the time!
sandsnow
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Bob you absolutely right. I haven't run into anyone who thinks this is an unreasonable request after explaining it.
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Long ago, as a helper, I witnessed an imspector tell the electrician the largest wire in a circuit HAD to be closest to the breaker. We had run a #12 from the CB to an outdoor J-box, then ran #10 in UF cable to a well pump. The electrician argued....successfully. I spent a lot of time trying to understand the logic of the inspector.
I hope it made me a better electrical professional.
Perhaps the best solution for the original poster's inspector to do was to mark or tag the cable as a 20 amp circuit only, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread.
Long ago, as a helper, I witnessed an imspector tell the electrician the largest wire in a circuit HAD to be closest to the breaker. We had run a #12 from the CB to an outdoor J-box, then ran #10 in UF cable to a well pump. The electrician argued....successfully. I spent a lot of time trying to understand the logic of the inspector.
I hope it made me a better electrical professional.
Perhaps the best solution for the original poster's inspector to do was to mark or tag the cable as a 20 amp circuit only, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread.
websparky
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I wouldn't know anything about throughing weight around, because I don't do it. I also don't know everything about the NEC as some on this forum seem to think they do. I was meerly stating my opinion from this side of the fence. If you choose to be a bare bones minimum NEC electrician that is your business. I choose to be a professional electrician and so I make suggestions to electricians and homeowners as most inspectors do. For those of you who understand this, my hat is off to you. For those few who don't , well maybe someday we will all be as smart as you are.
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John Cosmo
I wouldn't know anything about throughing weight around, because I don't do it. I also don't know everything about the NEC as some on this forum seem to think they do. I was meerly stating my opinion from this side of the fence. If you choose to be a bare bones minimum NEC electrician that is your business. I choose to be a professional electrician and so I make suggestions to electricians and homeowners as most inspectors do. For those of you who understand this, my hat is off to you. For those few who don't , well maybe someday we will all be as smart as you are.
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John Cosmo
ryan_618
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I am an inspector myself, and I can tell you that if any inspector pulled this kind of nonsense on a job I installed, I would go over his head faster than you can beleive.
I am an inspector myself, and I can tell you that if any inspector pulled this kind of nonsense on a job I installed, I would go over his head faster than you can beleive.
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while i agree with all the electrician's comments pertaining to the wire size and the inspector being wrong, i think that the post where the service feeders were in the slab brought up a different point. Service cables are not to feed through intervening buildings and it is considered "IN" the building if in the slab. Needs to be under the slab and i don't have my book to look at for the depth.
paul
while i agree with all the electrician's comments pertaining to the wire size and the inspector being wrong, i think that the post where the service feeders were in the slab brought up a different point. Service cables are not to feed through intervening buildings and it is considered "IN" the building if in the slab. Needs to be under the slab and i don't have my book to look at for the depth.
paul
volt101
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Just wondering how many of you would go in a home that the owner has been complaining about tripping breakers, see #12 on a 15, and simply change the breaker to a 20 without checking out the whole circuit's integrity.
Just wondering how many of you would go in a home that the owner has been complaining about tripping breakers, see #12 on a 15, and simply change the breaker to a 20 without checking out the whole circuit's integrity.
bphgravity
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An electrician that would do that has no business performing work without supervision and needs better training.
An electrician that would do that has no business performing work without supervision and needs better training.
pierre
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- Westchester County, New York
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I agree with Bryan and Roger ... that is hopefully what experience can do for one.
Pierre
I agree with Bryan and Roger ... that is hopefully what experience can do for one.
Pierre
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Along the same perverted train of thought is a 20 amp circuit tripping put it on a 50 amp breaker it will clear.Eventually
Along the same perverted train of thought is a 20 amp circuit tripping put it on a 50 amp breaker it will clear.Eventually
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