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Re: Cooling attic (and home) by spraying water on roof (shingles) - good/bad?

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From: wkearney99
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:43
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> I really have to agree, but I feel the government already has too much
> to say in how I do things at my home.  I can't even REPLACE a bad water
> heater without getting a building permit.  Dealers will not sell the
> heater without the permit, and it is just a way to extract a $35 fee
> from the homeowner. Supposedly it is to provide inspections to insure
> proper installation, but when I insisted that the inspectors actually
> come out and inspect my installation they got very upset, and claimed it
> would cost them a lot more than the 35 would cover.  The did come out,
> since I told them my next call was to the newspaper.

Given the risk of damage to property and loss of life due to improperly
installed water heaters I'd say it's perfectly reasonable to insist a permit
be issued.  As for your permitting people being lazy, that's certainly worth
a call to the newspapers.  Call them anyway, if just to give the Metro
section reporters something to write about.
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