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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by prodigal_erik on Sunday December 25, 2016 @05:28PM (#13255712)
Not all of them are. When you can't install a waterless toilet without hiring a licensed plumber, that's just corruption.
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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by _asummers on Sunday December 25, 2016 @05:35PM (#13255750)
Where is that code, out of curiosity?
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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by prodigal_erik on Sunday December 25, 2016 @06:42PM (#13256045)
All I know is what the manufacturer said about unexpected resistance to changing building codes, and the blatant make-work compromise they ended up with:

https://reason.com/blog/2010/06/24/plumbers-unions-vs-waterl...

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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by stuaxo on Sunday December 25, 2016 @06:19PM (#13255952)
Surely just a legacy law?
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