Obvious answer. Any good plumber would do the same thing: educate the customer on the extreme danger and code-violations that need to be addressed immediately.And what do you do when your fixing a toilet and you walk by the WH and the T&P has a 3/4" plug in it.
You mention it to the homeowner and they say it's fine, don't touch it
Ditto what Cal said.IL ,, that is kinda out there ,,, however I would push REAL hard for a T& P , if they don't do it ,,,, I call their local inspector ,,,, SOMEONE is putting one in !!
Cal
Exactly. That was the root question of my hypothetical. I know it was out there Cal:laughing:I haven't been calling the inspector on stuff....but maybe I should? I don't want to make enemies in the neighborhood though.
Tell them that it is wrong and could cause death due to exploding, if the temp and pressure should rise beyong it peramiters.And what do you do when your fixing a toilet and you walk by the WH and the T&P has a 3/4" plug in it.
You mention it to the homeowner and they say it's fine, don't touch it
I pretty much had this happen. I tried to be as diplomatic as possible but finally gave up. Told them I was calling the gas company to shut off the gas if he did not either let me fix it or fix it himself right there on the spot. He finally let me.)IL ,, that is kinda out there ,,,
WOW! That guy should get an award for a$$h01e customer of the year!I pretty much had this happen. I tried to be as diplomatic as possible but finally gave up. Told them I was calling the gas company to shut off the gas if he did not either let me fix it or fix it himself right there on the spot. He finally let me.)
HO threw major fit. It was a rental and the renters were pissed. At him, not me, because they heard the entire conversation. I tried twice to get him to talk to me away from the renter but he refused. So I talked! LOL He later came in to talk to my boss to get me fired. Boss told him to pay his bill and leave.
(HO had installed an old fashioned, used, 1/2" T&P backwards. In the T&P tap there was a 3/4" nipple, a 3/4 x 1/2 coupling, a 1/2" nipple, then the 1/2" T&P outlet. The T&P inlet was out in the open air. I still have it around here I think.)
A week later I quoted a guy a price to install his own ped lav in his remodel. Included opening wall and relocating the PVC tee. Quoted way too low, BTW.WOW! That guy should get an award for a$$h01e customer of the year!
I have never forgotten that after you told em that on the phone. WOW!A week later I quoted a guy a price to install his own ped lav in his remodel. Included opening wall and relocating the PVC tee. Quoted way too low, BTW.
I showed him the price and he went crazy. I mean, flip a switch kind of deal.
At one point he had a knife in his hand, not threatening me with it, just picked it up while yelling at me. He was between the door and me so I picked up his cordless phone, dialed 91, and asked him if he was going to put down the knife and walk to another room until I left or whether I needed to go ahead and dial the last 1.
He put it down and walked away. Shook me up good but I was professional the whole time.
It was a small town. I loved seeing him in the grocery store, etc after that. He would always try to sneak away and I would holler his name and say hi really cheerful like. Everyone knew what had happened so people would laugh at me.
Hee hee! When I am an old man, my caretakers will hear me tell this story and sigh and roll their eyes because they heard it twice the day before.I have never forgotten that after you told em that on the phone. WOW!
In Christ,
Song Dog
Shut the heater down and explain to them the dangers of operating it with a plug in it. I might burn a bridge but at least I can sleep at night knowing I did my job instead of hearing the heater malfunctioned and blew up. I could never live with myself if that happened.And what do you do when your fixing a toilet and you walk by the WH and the T&P has a 3/4" plug in it.
You mention it to the homeowner and they say it's fine, don't touch it
That is the awesomest way to handle it! Excellent!:notworthy:Had a boiler with a plug in the relief, mid-winter.
I shut the boiler off immediately, the homeowner objected, saying the boiler was fine.
I told him I didn't care what he did, but I wasn't gonna stay in that house with the plug in and the boiler on...no death wishes here.
He decided to have me replace the indirect that was backfeeding into the boiler once he understood I wasn't kidding about the danger.