In OR it is against the law to collect rain water, as it belongs to the State. Also has many regulations regarding use of your property if adjacent to a wet spot. When I was there the legislature tried to pass a bill that required all building owners to pay an annual fee per sq foot of roof top. The fund would be used to pay for systems …
In OR it is against the law to collect rain water, as it belongs to the State. Also has many regulations regarding use of your property if adjacent to a wet spot. When I was there the legislature tried to pass a bill that required all building owners to pay an annual fee per sq foot of roof top. The fund would be used to pay for systems to deal with rain run-off. The entire Willamette Valley gets 9 months of continuous rain. I was requested to put backflow devices on my outside water faucets to keep contaminants from entering the water system. I declined to do so - I was not on a water system, but rather a well in my back yard. It also enacted a law that forbid wrapping a hot water heater but required the water heater to be strapped to the house wood framework to keep it from falling during an earthquake. You just can't make this stuff up.
Should not need to wrap water heater today. Our 40 gal went toes up and we could not replace with another because the e.p.a. (who I detest) have increased insulation requirement so had to go to a 30 gal. Was not happy.
I have no idea how old mine was, it came with the home purchase in 2009. When I went to sell the place in 2016 the realtor had her husband rip the insulation off saying it was against code. It was on the main ground floor under the stairs behind a door. He strapped it to the stair frame so it “would not topple over” in an earthquake! Stupid people…
Property rights usually extend to as far into the sky as the eye can see and under the ground until you reach China. How did we allow any state to usurp our rights as free people?
In OR it is against the law to collect rain water, as it belongs to the State. Also has many regulations regarding use of your property if adjacent to a wet spot. When I was there the legislature tried to pass a bill that required all building owners to pay an annual fee per sq foot of roof top. The fund would be used to pay for systems to deal with rain run-off. The entire Willamette Valley gets 9 months of continuous rain. I was requested to put backflow devices on my outside water faucets to keep contaminants from entering the water system. I declined to do so - I was not on a water system, but rather a well in my back yard. It also enacted a law that forbid wrapping a hot water heater but required the water heater to be strapped to the house wood framework to keep it from falling during an earthquake. You just can't make this stuff up.
Should not need to wrap water heater today. Our 40 gal went toes up and we could not replace with another because the e.p.a. (who I detest) have increased insulation requirement so had to go to a 30 gal. Was not happy.
I have no idea how old mine was, it came with the home purchase in 2009. When I went to sell the place in 2016 the realtor had her husband rip the insulation off saying it was against code. It was on the main ground floor under the stairs behind a door. He strapped it to the stair frame so it “would not topple over” in an earthquake! Stupid people…
Repair it.
Wish I had. Miss that 10 gallons.
Property rights usually extend to as far into the sky as the eye can see and under the ground until you reach China. How did we allow any state to usurp our rights as free people?