why is documenting plumbing connections such a nightmare?

dev617 · 2025-04-07T14:55:48Z

I'm honestly about to lose my mind over here. Our city inspector came by last week and started grilling me about all these "cross-connection" records and backflow prevention docs. Like, I get it, safety first and all that, but man...the paperwork is just ridiculous. Half the forms are outdated, the other half contradict each other, and good luck getting a straight answer from anyone at city hall. I spent hours yesterday trying to track down old records from previous owners. Turns out no one ever bothered to keep proper documentation, so now it's somehow my problem. And don't even get me started on the diagrams—half the time they look like someone scribbled them on a napkin. Is it just my area that's this messy with their plumbing paperwork, or is this a universal headache? Curious if anyone else has had to deal with this bureaucratic maze and if there's some secret shortcut I'm missing...

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"even a rough sketch or a quick note like 'hot line left, cold right' can save hours of frustration later."

Haha, learned that one the hard way last summer. Thought I'd remember which valve went where...ended up with ice-cold showers for two days. Scribbles are underrated!

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