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Normally, a pipe has a big, solid flange like that because the contents are under pressure and you don't want it to leak. Cutting a notch in the flange is going to reduce the sealing ability of that flange. On the plus side, if they ever start losing pressure, they'll know where to look for the leak.
Found this over on Bayou Renaissance Man. He has a bunch of funnies posted.
I once did a structural beam design for fire damage repairs. I spec'd engineered laminated framing members and provided a detail. In the detail I listed the specifications to follow for any holes required for pipe and conduit. The location, size, quantity and spacing.
ReplyDeleteThe contractor did a fantastic job installing the beams but when I returned for the final inspection BOTH the plumber AND the electrician had ruined the beams by placing too many holes in exactly the wrong areas that were too big and too close together. In other words they broke every rule there was to break.
The scary part is that if the framing had failed and collapsed while they were doing that it probably would have been my ass on the chopping block.
The question is who cut the flange, the pipefitters or electricians?
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