Originally Posted By: gbell
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Sorry there was no question yesterday. Gerry and Dave must be busy.
I had a full day inspecting also.
Back to the IRC.
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Sorry there was no question yesterday. Gerry and Dave must be busy.
I had a full day inspecting also.
Back to the IRC.
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Hi to all,
thanks Greg, sorry I am traveling this week, currently in South Carolina. Normal service will be resumed next week.
BTW, good question Greg, I don't know the answer 
Regards
Gerry
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Originally Posted By: ladams
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| gbell wrote: |
| Sorry there was no question yesterday. Gerry and Dave must be busy.
I had a full day inspecting also. Back to the IRC. |
Originally Posted By: staylor
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What’s DWV?
Originally Posted By: gbell
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What a question from our code guru!!!
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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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| gbell wrote: |
| What a question from our code guru!!! |
Cruel I still do not know What a DWV is Roy Cooke
Drain waste Vent ???????????
Originally Posted By: gbell
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Abbreviated term for drain, waste and vent piping as used in common plumbing practice.
Roy
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Originally Posted By: rmoore
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Getting back to the original question…
I've tried that "air" pressure test a few times but can't seem to get a proper seal. Should I not be using the toilet seat?
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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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| gbell wrote: |
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IRC 2003 Definitions
DWV. Abbreviated term for drain, waste and vent piping as used in common plumbing practice. Roy Steve has more credentials than most of us will ever have. We all try to be like Steve. |
I did a 14 year old home last year and it still had the orange test cap on the vent pipe on the roof . The owner said every thing seemed to work well for him . That was a first for me . I did not take it off .
Roy Cooke
Originally Posted By: tallen
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| rmoore wrote: |
| Getting back to the original question...
I've tried that "air" pressure test a few times but can't seem to get a proper seal. Should I not be using the toilet seat? |
Too funny!!  
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Originally Posted By: tgardner
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I did an inspection of a roughin the a while back and found that the plumber had Super-glued the Pressure guage mechanism at 10 PSIG. I figured this out when I tripped in the gravel and while falling, pulled apart a stub out trying to catch myself. The pipe came off in my hands, and the guage still read 10 PSIG!
Turns out the plumber was unlicensed.
tg
Originally Posted By: gbell
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DWV systems shall be tested on completion of the rough piping installation by water or air with no evidence of leakage. Either test shall be applied to the drainage system in its entirety or in sections after rough plumbing has been installed, as follows:
1. Water test. Each section shall be filled with water to a point not less than 10 feet (3048 mm) above the highest fitting connection in that section, or to the highest point in the completed system. Water shall be held in the section under test for a period of 15 minutes. The system shall prove leak free by visual inspection.
2. Air test. The portion under test shall be maintained at a gauge pressure of 5 pounds per square inch (psi) (34kPa) 0r 10 inches of mercury column (2488 Pa). This pressure shall be held without introduction of additional air for a period of 15 minutes.
The correct answer is B
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Originally Posted By: roconnor
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When I am wearing my building inspector’s hat and observing a gas or DWV pressure test, I always have the plumber let out air and watch the gage drop at the end.
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Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Hi to all
Rob I hope that you are not suggesting that some inscrupulous contractor might have a guage stuck at 5psi, that would be real hard to believe 
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Originally Posted By: roconnor
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Naw, that would never happen Gerry …
I haven't run across any fused gages (yet) like Tim did, but I have had one where a valve right after the gage was shut off for the system pressure test. After opening the valve the gas piping leaked like a used blow up doll on a nail bed ...
He swore up and down he didn't have time to trace the leaks before I got there, and was gonna fix it before the meter was set. He got the hint that wasn't a good call after three red tags and charges for the additional inspections ...
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I am absolutely amazed sometimes by how much thought goes into doing things wrong
Originally Posted By: bking
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I’ve seen a stuck needle on a pressure gauge on a hydraulic system, the kind that has a liquid immersed needle and no reason to be tampered with. It was stuck at the usual pressure that was present for several years.