Water heater inside the house...question

[jhugenroth]

Originally Posted by kwood

Mr Hugenroth:

Joe is right. No codes should ever be mentioned in your report.

Didn't I just say that?

I'm certainly not going to say "code" in my report, but it is included in the the BASIS for our reporting, along with other things such as manufacturer's recommendations, etc.

If something is not allowed by local jurisdiction, it's not allowed, period.

TPR drain lines are NOT ALLOWED to terminate in a drain pan here in CA.
If they are allowed where you are, great.

I'm not going to write "the code says" in my report, but I will inform my clients that it is not an acceptable installation.

[James H. Bushart]

I think the most retarded and negligent use of code books by home inspectors is evident each time someone asks "What year was such and such required by code?"

What difference does it make...other than to a real estate agent wanting a soft report?

If a GFCI next to the kitchen sink would make your client safer...for crying out loud, it needs to be in the report. So what if the house was built at a time when people didn't know any better...or the builders were successful in lobbying to keep their costs down by keeping things out of the code? Who cares? They are not buying it in 1940...they are buying it, today.

Code officials do 15 minute drive-bys to get their 25 inspections done, today. If they could be counted on for reliable inspections and enforcement...your client wouldn't need to hire you. Why limit yourself to the same minimum standards that a code official is stuck with?

And...in the end...every code book with every citation as to what is required will defer to (1) a manufacturer's requirement and (2) the on-site judgment of the AHJ who has probably been dead for 25 years by the time you look at it.

Keep that crap out of your reports since...with the code book in your hand as you cite it....you can still be technically wrong.

[KEVIN WOOD]

Thanks James:

I could not say it any better.