Maytag no heat in main wash

[combo52]

Replay # 17

 " Around here there was no tempering valve for domestic hot water, water was about boiler temperature of 180F "

 

I have never seen such a system in this part of the country and have been told by plumbers that it would never have legal in the last 70 +years, what part of the country are you talking about and in what time period was this system installed ?

 

John

 

[Chetlaham]

Knowledge of codes varied widely back in the day as well as the enforcement of them.

Good example are 3 wire sub-panels which were never legal in the same structure but you can find countless apartments and condos built here and there up until the 90s with 3 wire feeds as well as 10-2 and 6-2 bare ground to the dryer and stove. (code requires the neutral to be insulated when using NM) Disposal or lighting tapped off the SABC, #14 to dinning room receptacles, GFCIs not installed despite being required at the time for that area, ect, ect.

Most of the homes are from the late 40s-50s. Some have tampering some don't, some have it just for the fixtures.

 

[combo52]

Where Are You Talking About, Up There ?

John