CO Plumber case studies
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The Colorado plumbing credential is issued by the State Plumbing Board, which sits within the Division of Professions and Occupations (DORA) at 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350, Denver, CO 80202. Colorado licenses plumbers at more than one level - Residential Plumber, Journeyworker Plumber, and Master Plumber - and each level is reached by examination. The CO Plumber case studies are 5 cases and about 3,977 words.
1Sewer Odor, a Silenced CO Alarm, and a Scorched Draft Hood
A technician is called to a 1962 ranch home in Pueblo to replace a dripping kitchen faucet. In the basement she finds a strong sewer odor near the laundry, a floor drain that is bone dry, and damp staining on the slab around it.
702 words, about 4 min2Repipe a 1953 Galvanized System Without Losing the Electrical Ground
A 1953 ranch in Grand Junction has 1/2-inch galvanized supply piping. Static pressure at the hose bibb is 58 psi, but it drops to 18 psi when the shower runs and a toilet is flushed, and water runs brown for a minute after any shutdown.
743 words, about 4 min3Atmospheric Water Heater at 6,500 Feet in a Closet
A homeowner in Colorado Springs (about 6,500 ft) bought a 50-gallon, 40,000 Btu/hr atmospheric Category I gas water heater online to replace a 40-gallon unit of the same input. The closet measures 3 ft by 4 ft by 8 ft and has louvered bi-fold doors opening to a 1,200 sq ft finished basement with an 8-ft ceiling.
819 words, about 4 min4T&P Relief Drips After a PRV Was Installed
A two-story house on a hill has 135 psi static pressure at the hose bibb. Last spring a plumber installed a 3/4-inch pressure-reducing valve set to 60 psi and a new 50-gallon gas water heater with a new T&P valve rated 150 psi / 210°F.
795 words, about 4 min5Owner-Builder Basement Bath: What the Inspector Will Want to See
A homeowner in a Front Range Colorado town is finishing a basement and adds a bathroom with a water closet, lavatory, and a 36 by 60 inch shower. The house has a 4-inch cast-iron building drain under the slab and a 3-inch vent stack in an interior wall.
918 words, about 5 min