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Sink fixture not apporved in my State - Suggestions george.bozovic 07-10-2007
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Posted by on July 10, 2007, 9:07 am
Hi,

The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
fixtures. The sink is sold in MA, it has a distributor in Chicago, yet
we cannot install it.

Is there any way around this? My plumber said he will not install it
if it's not on the list because of the plumbing inspector. Given this
is NOT a saftey issue, I find it obscene that some lists what items
can and cannot go into MY home.

We did pull a permit for the new bathroom addition project. We also
had problems finding an "approved" bidet. I am getting kind of sick of
this permit issues.

Thanks!


Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on July 10, 2007, 9:18 am
> Hi,
>
> The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
> Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
> is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
> an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
> fixtures. The sink is sold in MA, it has a distributor in Chicago, yet
> we cannot install it.
>
> Is there any way around this? My plumber said he will not install it
> if it's not on the list because of the plumbing inspector. Given this
> is NOT a saftey issue, I find it obscene that some lists what items
> can and cannot go into MY home.
>
> We did pull a permit for the new bathroom addition project. We also
> had problems finding an "approved" bidet. I am getting kind of sick of
> this permit issues.
>
> Thanks!
>

- I'd satisfy my curiosity by contacting the demons who create the approved
list. Find out what criteria are involved in approving a friggin' sink.

- Install it yourself. Hit the library for some plumbing books - the kind
with lots of pictures for the do-it-yourselfer. Then, open the yellow pages
phone book and find a real plumbing store. Go there for the pipe fitting
parts. You'll get help that you're unlikely to receive at a place like Home
Depot.



Posted by Eric on July 10, 2007, 9:49 am
I'd second Joe's advice - do it yourself - with one big caveat.

Thanks to your friendly local legislators (with assistance from plumber's
unions I suspect), it's illegal for individuals to do *any* of thier own
plumbing work in MA. Technically you have to hire a licensed plumber even
to replace a faucet.

Many people deal with this by "forgetting" to pull a permit so Big Brother
isn't aware of what they're doing, but unfortunately that option isn't
available to you now.

Only thing I can think of is find the cheapest sink that will fit the
opening, have the plumber install it, get the project inspected & signed off
and the permit closed, then replace said sink yourself with the one you
really want.

Or petition your legislators to try to get the regulations changed... good
luck with that!

Me

> Hi,
>
> The significant others have choosen a regular sink, I think by an
> Italian company, in a local store in Boston where I live. Everything
> is fine, it fits the dimensions, but our plumber found out that is not
> an list of Massachusetts approved list of residential plumbing
> fixtures. The sink is sold in MA, it has a distributor in Chicago, yet
> we cannot install it.
>
> Is there any way around this? My plumber said he will not install it
> if it's not on the list because of the plumbing inspector. Given this
> is NOT a saftey issue, I find it obscene that some lists what items
> can and cannot go into MY home.
>
> We did pull a permit for the new bathroom addition project. We also
> had problems finding an "approved" bidet. I am getting kind of sick of
> this permit issues.
>
> Thanks!
>



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on July 10, 2007, 9:55 am


> Thanks to your friendly local legislators (with assistance from plumber's
> unions I suspect), it's illegal for individuals to do *any* of thier own
> plumbing work in MA. Technically you have to hire a licensed plumber even
> to replace a faucet.


What???? Don't they sell plumbing parts at hardware stores? Who do they
think is buying them? Parts collectors?



Posted by Eric on July 10, 2007, 10:16 am
Years ago, when I used to shop at HD in Somerville, they had signs all
around the plumbing department indicating that it was not legal to do your
own plumbing work in MA.

Also around 1996 when I was adding a 2nd story to my house in Woburn I had a
discussion about it with the building inspector. He told me in no uncertain
terms that I could not do any of my own plumbing work, it had to be done by
a licensed plumber, and that it wasn't a local regulation but a state one.

Eric

>
>
>> Thanks to your friendly local legislators (with assistance from plumber's
>> unions I suspect), it's illegal for individuals to do *any* of thier own
>> plumbing work in MA. Technically you have to hire a licensed plumber
>> even to replace a faucet.
>
>
> What???? Don't they sell plumbing parts at hardware stores? Who do they
> think is buying them? Parts collectors?
>



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