On Jun 3, 3:08*pm, Swingman wrote:
On 6/3/2010 1:30 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

The inspector says "Well, you don't need receptacles every six feet in
a closet. You're all set."

Common sense quite often dictates what passes and what doesn't ... a
recessed light in an 8' ceiling above a shower will fail in most
locales, on a 9' ceiling above a shower and it will pass, but be
prepared to prove it to each and every inspector.

Then again you can get away with a lot when an inspector can't read a
set of plans, particularly an electrical plan ... almost always have to
correct some inspectors when it comes to "dead" three way switches,
particularly when they operate lights on different floors ... like with
balcony and porch lights.

One of my favorites is municipalities that dictate where HVAC returns
can be. Some Z&P boards don't want old folks standing on chairs to
change an AC filter, so specify they can be a maximum of 48" above a
floor or landing. Others are perfectly happy if you put it on a 10'
ceiling ... although the owners may then finally appreciate just how
farking stupid your architect is.

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

"Common sense quite often dictates what passes and what doesn't"

I think in this case the inspector let it slide because my friend was
meticulous in just about every detail of the build, from the 12V
elevator he installed to bring his firewood up from the basement, to
the "whole house fan" he installed in the basement to draw warm air
from the top of the house, down around the double-walled center column
so it was deposited into the sand mass under the slab, where it would
then flow back up through the black plastic pipes than ran to the
vents on the first floor.

I'm guessing that a missing receptacle or 2 in the dining room didn't
bother the inspector too much.