In Washington, forward thinking that we are, we require anyone installing sprinklers to be licensed. We have a special license for 13D stuff and there's a test that has to be passed for designers. Installers have to have way too many hours before becoming installer but that number is by statute rather than administration so is next to impossible to change. So if a plumbing contractor wants to install sprinklers he has to also be a sprinkler contractor (the business), have a certified designer on staff (the technical oversight) and a licensed residential sprinkle installer (the trained labor). By the same token if a sprinkler contractor wants to do plumbing he has to be a plumbing contractor (the business), have a licensed administrator on staff (the technical oversight) and a licensed journeyman plumber (the trained labor). Once we were willing to trade residential work for backflow installation for sprinkler systems but they demanded that they keep that backflow and that little piece of potable pipe between our underground & our system and so we kept all our systems. They may be singing the blues come 2011 as long as we can hold the NAHB & BIAW at bay.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Steve Leyton <st...@protectiondesign.com> wrote: > Yes Todd it is just math, and if he ever sees the light of day again in > his life, I bet Bernie could become a residential designer himself > someday. > > Steve > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org > [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd > Williams > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:58 AM > To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > Subject: Re: Residential systems in California > > >>. It's just math, right? > > Didn't Bernie Madoff say that? > > Todd G. Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, Connecticut > www.fpdc.com > 860.535.2080 > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: > techsupp...@firesprinkler.org > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3874 (20090220) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3874 (20090220) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: techsupp...@firesprinkler.org > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman at home.... _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: techsupp...@firesprinkler.org To Unsubscribe, send an email to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
