Originally Posted By: John Steinke
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Joe T. thanks for the quick posting
As for others, I apologize for being "incredibly stupid," but we all have our faults ![icon_smile.gif](upload://b6iczyK1ETUUqRUc4PAkX83GF2O.gif)
Without getting off on another tangent, well, "grandfathering" is the law, as our forfathers established in the very beginning.
Case in point: the house in the pic I submitted would fail in the following areae, if today's standards were applied retroactively to it:
-No receptacle in bathroom;
-No GFI in bathroom;
-no convenience receptacles in kitchen;
-no GFI in kitchen;
-No dedicated circuites to kitchen;
-No equipment ground;
-No ground rod;
-Only 60 amp service.
While claiming "safety" as an over-riding concern, that is a matter of opinion, with widely varying interpretations. For example, many countries ban all bathroom receptacles....while we require them...in the name of safety. Emotional appeals are unprofessional and make for bad law.
I'm sure that, deep in your heart, you agree with me.....or do you really advocate that everyone tear down their homes, and start over, every time the code changes?
If so, perhaps it should be pointed out that the "updatte it when it's worked on" doctrine is also a specific part of the UBC, with many parallels in other codes.
I'm also sure that you are not arguing that the "inspector" has free reign to ignore any code, law, regulation, or constitution, and replace it with his own doctrine, as long as its' in the name of "safety."