wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:07:46 -0000, wrote:

The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
fixtures.

I bet it is the flow rate in the faucet that is "illegal". Have the
plumber put a cheap faucet in there for the inspector and then call
another plumber back to "repair" it later. (or do it yourself).

Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with whether
the *sink* is listed?

Chris

On Jul 10, 11:19 am, Chris Friesen wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:07:46 -0000, wrote:

The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
fixtures.
I bet it is the flow rate in the faucet that is "illegal". Have the
plumber put a cheap faucet in there for the inspector and then call
another plumber back to "repair" it later. (or do it yourself).

Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with whether
the *sink* is listed?

Some of the designer lavs don't have overflows. All those spiffy
looking glass, copper and stone sinks are just bowls with a hole in
the bottom. I wonder if that's the stumbling block with the fixture
listing.

R

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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:19:12 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote:

Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with whether
the *sink* is listed?

Because that is the latest "save the world" agenda.

Reading comprehension problems are tragic.

- The OP is talking about a sink, not a faucet.

- There are actually places in this country where there are real water
shortages, so conserving water's not a bad idea.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:19:12 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote:

Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with
whether the *sink* is listed?

Because that is the latest "save the world" agenda.

Reading comprehension problems are tragic.

- The OP is talking about a sink, not a faucet.

- There are actually places in this country where there are real water
shortages, so conserving water's not a bad idea.

So, how do you get the water from Massachusetts to, say, California?

Maybe in a box?

RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 10, 11:19 am, Chris Friesen wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:07:46 -0000, wrote:
The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
fixtures.
I bet it is the flow rate in the faucet that is "illegal". Have the
plumber put a cheap faucet in there for the inspector and then call
another plumber back to "repair" it later. (or do it yourself).
Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with whether
the *sink* is listed?

Some of the designer lavs don't have overflows. All those spiffy
looking glass, copper and stone sinks are just bowls with a hole in
the bottom. I wonder if that's the stumbling block with the fixture
listing.

Hadn't thought of that one, Rico -- at least a possibility. I had
thought perhaps the faucet set came w/ it as a package being an import
and all...

But, I'm still hung up on why a local showroom would stock something
that can't be installed....that seems _most_ peculiar to me.

And, from what I saw at the web site for approved plumbing products, it
appears that anything hooked up to a potable water pipe has to have an
approval. I didn't try to pursue just what the regulations are as to
what is on the checklist of hoops to jump through.

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"HeyBub" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:19:12 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote:

Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with
whether the *sink* is listed?

Because that is the latest "save the world" agenda.

Reading comprehension problems are tragic.

- The OP is talking about a sink, not a faucet.

- There are actually places in this country where there are real water
shortages, so conserving water's not a bad idea.

So, how do you get the water from Massachusetts to, say, California?

Maybe in a box?




Does it matter? Water flow regulators cost what - two pennies? They're easy
to remove. Do you expect faucet manufacturers to ship different models to
different states, so save two pennies per unit?

"dpb" wrote in message ...
RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 10, 11:19 am, Chris Friesen wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:07:46 -0000, wrote:
The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
fixtures.
I bet it is the flow rate in the faucet that is "illegal". Have the
plumber put a cheap faucet in there for the inspector and then call
another plumber back to "repair" it later. (or do it yourself).
Why would the flow rate of a *faucet* have anything to do with whether
the *sink* is listed?

Some of the designer lavs don't have overflows. All those spiffy
looking glass, copper and stone sinks are just bowls with a hole in
the bottom. I wonder if that's the stumbling block with the fixture
listing.

Hadn't thought of that one, Rico -- at least a possibility. I had thought
perhaps the faucet set came w/ it as a package being an import and all...

But, I'm still hung up on why a local showroom would stock something that
can't be installed....that seems _most_ peculiar to me.


Maybe the OP could call the showroom and ask.

Nah. Never mind. That would make too much sense.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"dpb" wrote in message ...
....

But, I'm still hung up on why a local showroom would stock something that
can't be installed....that seems _most_ peculiar to me.


Maybe the OP could call the showroom and ask.

Nah. Never mind. That would make too much sense.

Hey, it's usenet! We're not supposed to make much sense, are we?

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In article , dpb wrote:
But, I'm still hung up on why a local showroom would stock something
that can't be installed....that seems _most_ peculiar to me.

Maybe because a lot of people will install it anyway?

Just spend a weekend watching every house flipping show on TLC, A&E,
HGTV, and watching "Holmes on Homes" on Discovery Home, and note how
many times someone repairing something runs into plumbing, electrical,
or worse that is totally against local codes. It's clear there are
plenty of people willing to install pretty much anything!

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--Tim Smith