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F*O*A*D

On 3/18/14, 12:50 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:25:16 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

If I need to replace my gas water heater, I know exactly which plumber
to call. Nothing baffling there.

That is the only thing I believe

AAAA Plumbers, the first one in the Yellow Pages

Indeed, I'd want a *licensed* journeyman gas fitter to install a new gas
hot water heater, one who has at least:

Completed 32 hours of training in backflow prevention device testing

Completed 7,500 hours of training under the control and direction
of a licensed master plumber

Has held an apprentice license for at least four years

Has passed a comprehensive written examination

Those are the minimal requirements to get a journeyman's license in this
area.

The alternative, I suppose, is to hire an unlicensed home handyman type,
one whose formal training and experience in installing gas water heaters
was learned during a stint in the Coast Guard and in the assembly room
of an IBM factory.

The guy who supervised the digging of the trench for our generator and
the installation, hookup and testing of the gas lines was a licensed
master gas fitter who had a journeyman working under his direction.

I'll replace a faucet or pull and reinstall a toilet, but I'm not going
to fool around with propane or natural gas, nor am I going to let an
unlicensed handyman do that kind of job for me.

Sorry, Charlie. Say, if you need surgery, do you have any handy guy down
the street do it? Just how far does your disdain for formal education
and training go?