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Jake86 said:

Finally approved by the almighty building department. (after flunking first inspection) What an ordeal! My wallet' s a lot lighter, but my stove is no longer wearing hand cuffs. That's what I get for being honest, I guess. Or stupid. If I had said I had a 4" flex liner installed to terminal (top of chimney) instead of three inch to six inch stainless to terminal, I would have passed in the first place. Lesson learned the hard way. So a word to the wise: have your wife who knows very little about your installation deal with the inspector and if he asks, say the dog ate the stove manual and you'll pass with flying colors. Kidding, not!

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Ya but it seems pretty standard in Se Ma to go with 4" liner . It's like the accepted defacto liner when in doubt. I've had installers tell me they have gone up 32 ft with it and passed, also with no operation problems.. So now you are good to go, hurray !!

Jake86 said:

Finally approved by the almighty building department. (after flunking first inspection) What an ordeal! My wallet' s a lot lighter, but my stove is no longer wearing hand cuffs. That's what I get for being honest, I guess. Or stupid. If I had said I had a 4" flex liner installed to terminal (top of chimney) instead of three inch to six inch stainless to terminal, I would have passed in the first place. Lesson learned the hard way. So a word to the wise: have your wife who knows very little about your installation deal with the inspector and if he asks, say the dog ate the stove manual and you'll pass with flying colors. Kidding, not!

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Congratulations. My inspection is Monday morning....crossing my fingers.

Pain in the backside but your home owners will be happy with the inspectors report ... Happy Burning!

Congrats, glad to hear that you are good to go!

Jake86 said:

Finally approved by the almighty building department. (after flunking first inspection) What an ordeal! My wallet' s a lot lighter, but my stove is no longer wearing hand cuffs. That's what I get for being honest, I guess. Or stupid. If I had said I had a 4" flex liner installed to terminal (top of chimney) instead of three inch to six inch stainless to terminal, I would have passed in the first place. Lesson learned the hard way. So a word to the wise: have your wife who knows very little about your installation deal with the inspector and if he asks, say the dog ate the stove manual and you'll pass with flying colors. Kidding, not!

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It's best to be honest. These building inspectors really have gotten ridiculous transitioning from 3 to 6 inch stainless that follows the path all the way up to chimney termination point is not a safety issue. Some times I wonder If they get kick backs from the chimney liner group!

Phil Do's fire. said:

It's best to be honest.

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Absolutely! I am a contractor both residential and commercial and a former building inspector so I get both sides of the equation. Many inspectors actually have no real world construction background nor experience either. Some are very cool and realistic on the other hand.

Bottom line is you did it right and covered your ass. Congrats! Every now and then I'll encounter some jack wagon with a chip on their shoulder but for the most part the inspectors are easy to deal with as long as safety and requirements are met.

All that said, I have also told one or two to get the hell off of my job site and send their boss or someone who knows what they are doing also. Some of them are simply stuff shirts collecting another form of welfare off of the tax payers and are simply clueless punks on a power trip. Usually a rookie. I have zero tolerance for any crap. Especially, crap I pay for.

On the flip side codes are implemented for a reason and that is mainly safety. Countering that some of the codes or requirements are flat out ridiculous and look good on paper. I deal with it almost daily so I understand the hassles.

IMHO many of these positions are a waste of tax payer money but many are not. Like any government worker there is a bunch of inefficient practices and hoops to jump thru. Out right silly at times. It is sad to say that in my experience it is also just as much about the money they collect than safety per se. Not getting political here....... It is what it is.

bags said:

send their boss or someone who knows what they are doing also.

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You find a few of those inspectors that have gaps in their education ... last diving job Hubby was on, the Engineer rep on site had never heard of a tremie pour for concrete. Pretty standard pour method for concrete underwater. The rep was doing his field experience for his PEng.

With building inspectors, it is more about limiting the city/town liability when they ensure structures are built to code.

Yeah, inspectors are sort of a necessary evil. LOL! I have just finished a commercial job with many, many state, local, and fire inspectors involved heavily. It was a medical day care for special needs and handicapped children. Some both mentally and physically. Broke my heart to see some of the little ones at times.

bags said:

Yeah, inspectors are sort of a necessary evil. LOL! I have just finished a commercial job with many, many state, local, and fire inspectors involved heavily. It was a medical day care for special needs and handicapped children. Some both mentally and physically. Broke my heart to see some of the little ones at times.

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Given the precious occupants, not surprised there would be multiple level of inspections. Used to work with special needs adults and have seen the province ramp up on requirements for group living arrangements - the province is requiring retro-fit for sprinkler systems for vulnerable occupancies (with multiple occupants) due to some tragic fires.