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10-08-2009, 05:37 PM
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Local 150 Lake County,IL
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Who said residential guys can't do nice work!
This is the MDP coming in to feed this 27,000 sq. ft. house I helped wire and all of its 7 sub panels. That is a 1200A transfer switch for the 400A Kolher back up generator. I know people will criticize the pipes coming up out of the slab but I wasn't there for the underground, I just helped install the panel and T.S. I would have dug the pipes down deeper and put a nipple on it.
This pipe rack is in one of the mechanical rooms in the house. This was done by two union residential guys. I didn't help on this particular rack but I was doing a rack of 3/4 out of a trough in the main mech room. It's nice to see/work with guys who still take pride in their work and can still get a lot done too. Enjoy!
Last edited by running dummy; 10-08-2009 at 05:41 PM.
Reason: some spelling issues
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10-08-2009, 05:40 PM
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I am a RAT.
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Good looking work.
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10-08-2009, 05:47 PM
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really nice work.. what does the HO do for a living to get a house THAT big
Let me guess.. NBA
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10-08-2009, 05:48 PM
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Local 150 Lake County,IL
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yea it was a nice job to be on. I did a **** load of piping all over that house. Over 15,000 ft of 3/4 went in and almost as much 1/2 inch. Didnt get to trim it but thats my least favorite thing to do so I was fine with it ha ha
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10-08-2009, 05:49 PM
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Local 150 Lake County,IL
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CEO of Motorola... yea... very nice people though! They are set on 10 acres too.
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10-08-2009, 05:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by running dummy
yea it was a nice job to be on. I did a **** load of piping all over that house. Over 15,000 ft of 3/4 went in and almost as much 1/2 inch. Didnt get to trim it but thats my least favorite thing to do so I was fine with it ha ha
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Ya'll run over 5 master bundles of conduit in a house? Why not use romex?
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10-08-2009, 05:54 PM
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Hack and Rat all in one
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Quote:
Originally Posted by william1978
Ya'll run over 5 master bundles of conduit in a house? Why not use romex?
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Probably required by Chicago (or vicinity) local code.
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10-08-2009, 05:56 PM
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Very nice work. 
But, what a waste of time and money for a dwelling unit. 
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10-08-2009, 05:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
Probably required by Chicago (or vicinity) local code.
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Why?
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10-08-2009, 05:57 PM
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Get a good camera and next time take plenty of pipe pics
Guys like me only run NM in a house and seeing something different is always a plus
I would NOT like to give up my NM 
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10-08-2009, 05:58 PM
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I have no idea why. I just know that in Chicago and outlying areas EMT or RMC is the only wiring method that you can use, even in dwelling units.
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10-08-2009, 05:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
But, what a waste of time and money for a dwelling unit.
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I couldn't agree more. 
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10-08-2009, 06:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
I have no idea why. I just know that in Chicago and outlying areas EMT or RMC is the only wiring method that you can use, even in dwelling units.
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I wonder how many couplings were used in that house?
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10-08-2009, 06:00 PM
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Very nice work.
But, what a waste of time and money for a dwelling unit. |
Very true, but the guys making the codes like it that way
How could they ever afford all the "toys" they can buy without piping a house
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10-08-2009, 06:08 PM
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That is some slick pipe work there, I can't beleive it's for a house. A 27,000 Sq/ft one.....I can't even wrap my head around that. The largest house I did was around 6,000 Sq/ft and I even thought that was too big.
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10-08-2009, 06:14 PM
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Quote:
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It had to do with the O'Learys' cow knocking over a lantern in a shed. 
Late one night, when we were all in bed,
Old Mother Leary left a lantern in the shed;
And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said,
"There’ll be a hot time in the old town, tonight."
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10-08-2009, 06:16 PM
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Wasn't that started by a cow, and not electricity?
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10-08-2009, 06:20 PM
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Running conduit won't prevent a fire like that.
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10-08-2009, 06:21 PM
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DJFVT
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Quote:
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Wasn't that started by a cow, and not electricity? |
It was a fabricated story about the cow. Then they started overbuilding what they were rebuilding in Chicago, hence the conduit thing. 
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