I disagree with this statement.
Just how much ripple does neat allow for?
"I feel" is not a quantifiable standard
I agree, but as with so many things in our trade, someone WILL draw the line. As QC manager I have been in the position to draw the line with veto power by my upper management. I feel is an enforceable standard in that case.
Are you of the opinion that, since that question can't be definitively answered, no amount of ripple too much, or are you just being argumentative? ( I don't mean this in an aggressive way, just as a curiosity.)
Unless "neat" and "workmanlike" are explicitly defined in measurable terms then compliance will be left to someone's opinion. And the number of differing opinions will vary as the number of people making them. My "neat" and "workmanlike" may be more strict or lenient than someone else without some measurable reference. Just one man's opinion.
My eyes and the sprinkler pipe tricked me. I thought it was 1"! Oops... so with all that said, ive never had problems w/2" and never had seams split...
Everything you said is true. None of it changes anything. I quoted a code requirement. I think the code is pretty clear on the meaning of its rules and who and how they are enforced. "Shall" in the requirement means must. Since it is open to interpretation, the AHJ has the final authority, so his opinion is no longer "just one man's opinion." The bottom ling for me is, the owner of my company would not allow that to remain with his name attached to it. He has a fit if the couplings don't line up and has made workers tear out an electric room because the tops of the panels don't line up. It is his money, but I am happy and proud to work for a man with those principles.
If the amount of allowed ripple is undefined, how do you determine it is too much? I don't like how it looks but I would not make them remove it and redo. It is just not that bad imo.
