New Building Codes

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JeepURE

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I was talking to a guy yesterday and he said that new houses in/around the Raleigh area are being built with no outside water spigots. Is that true? People won't be able to water their flowers or wash the car or anything? He said it has something to do with the lack of water in the area. I was just wondering if anyone else had heard anything of this.
 
Checked with our Plumbing Designer dude and he called BS due to he had a condo go through Raleigh planning with no problems 2 weeks ago with outside bibs. He does mainly commercial and has had buisnesses approved within the last 2 days with outside bibs. It purely states in the latest NC code book that it is allowed and there is no amendments posted from Raleigh for anything different. I think this is just a case of another harrassing Inspector thinking he's above GOD...
 
lol, could you imagine having a garden hose running from your kitchen sink, through your living room and out into the yard?
 
NC follows the IBC, which does not mention anything about eliminating outside bibs...
You can put as many on your home as you'd like because the addition or deletion of them poses no structural or water flow issues, etc. MOST codes are there for the safety and proper operation of the home, not in place to conserve water in times of drought.

This is actually interesting
 
the water that comes out of the waste water plants is not 100% clean, but, it meets regulations and is "cleaner" than most of the water they pump out of the lakes and rivers...
 
(shameless hijack)
Anyone familiar with NC electrical codes, if you could please PM me, I have a couple questions...thanks,
 
pm sent
 
They aren't allowed to put in garbage disposals in new homes in Raleigh. Too many people running grease down the disposal and plugging up the drains. Like I said the the country livin' thread, city life sucks a$$!
 
rattlecanpaint said:
They aren't allowed to put in garbage disposals in new homes in Raleigh. Too many people running grease down the disposal and plugging up the drains. Like I said the the country livin' thread, city life sucks a$$!
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rockcity said:
??? that doesn't make sense!!!!
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Well I'll be damned
http://www.raleighrealestatenews.com/?p=255
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/garbage-disposals-composting-460226
http://joelraupe.blogspot.com/2008/03/raleigh-bans-garbage-disposals.html

Of course, you aren't supposed to have them w/ Septic systems either...
 
anyone with a sink can pour grease down the drain. whats next from Raleigh? A "ban" on pouring grease down the sink? Most people could care less...
 
I did a lot of plumbing at my last job, and let me say, no one should WANT a garbage disposal in their house. The reason that law is in place is so that when you clog up the sewer and your house floods with $h1t water, then it is all your fault/expense to fix - the city is in no way liable. And also most flood insurance does not cover self-induced flooding...
pipes are made for water, and sewers are made for water, human waste, and toilet tissue - nothing else...
People dump all kinds of crap down their drains/flush it down the toilets, and just assume it magically goes away...
Heck, clean out the trap under your bathroom sink sometime, see all the sludge just from toothpaste/hair/soap, and then imagine what would happen if you started putting food scraps through...not to mention flushing big chunks of tampon/condom/those"disposable" swiffers, etc...
just a little rant. You'd be amazed at how nasty drains get very quickly...
 
TeamSpatula said:
I did a lot of plumbing at my last job, and let me say, no one should WANT a garbage disposal in their house. The reason that law is in place is so that when you clog up the sewer and your house floods with $h1t water, then it is all your fault/expense to fix - the city is in no way liable. And also most flood insurance does not cover self-induced flooding...
pipes are made for water, and sewers are made for water, human waste, and toilet tissue - nothing else...
People dump all kinds of crap down their drains/flush it down the toilets, and just assume it magically goes away...
Heck, clean out the trap under your bathroom sink sometime, see all the sludge just from toothpaste/hair/soap, and then imagine what would happen if you started putting food scraps through...not to mention flushing big chunks of tampon/condom/those"disposable" swiffers, etc...
just a little rant. You'd be amazed at how nasty drains get very quickly...
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That was an AMAZING description and the visual has scarred me for life of ever wanting to be a plumber. Heck, I might not even be able to eat for a few days!:flipoff2:
 
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