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F.O.A.D.

On 7/30/13 1:24 PM, Eisboch wrote:

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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On 7/30/13 12:31 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:12:11 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

"F.O.A.D." wrote:

I was in south Florida on assignment for a client for two months
after
Hurricane Andrew and was astonished at the evidence of really
shoddy
construction and bad inspections allowed, even in commerical
construction. Is Florida still a state where that happens?

Bull. My son in law is an OSHPD inspector. Hospitals hire
reputable
contractors and they are avoiding code a lot of the time. Why my
son in
law has a really nice profession. If these people are so well
trained, why
do you need an inspector.

It is interesting that Harry brought this up. Maryland does not
have a
uniform electrical code, any municipality can pretty much approve or
exempt anything they want (the AHJ is king of his patch) and
there is
no state licensing of inspectors.
Some places might have basic requirements and across the street, the
inspector might just be the mayor's out of work brother in law (like
it was in Florida 25 years ago).
Contractor licensing looks pretty rudimentary too. (a 4 hour test and
pay the fees)
I did not see any continuing education requirements.

My county uses "the National Electrical Code, as
amended, which sets standards for and provides for the inspection of,
inspection procedures, permit requirements of the installation,
alteration, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical
wiring and equipment and interpretation of the Electrical Code."

What does your county use? The "brother in law knows wiring" code?

That in no way means that the inspectors adhere to said code.

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I haven't read the NEC book for several years but I think it used to
have a statement in the preface to the effect of, "local codes and/or
ordinances supersede these requirements" or something like that.

Well, no offense, but this has deteriorated into another rec.boats
facepalm thread. No matter what any posts, there are exceptions, there
are reasons why it won't work, someone's brother in law knows a lousy
inspector, someone's sister got electrocuted while using her AC powered
vibrator, the contractors are no good, the contractors are lazy, there
are exceptions to the code, ad nauseum.

All that is missing is Herring trying to blame it all on the Democratic
mayors of Chicago. That would earn the thread another facepalm.