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Originally Posted by spdrun
Sweating the joints would have taken maybe a minute more per joint -- a metal-metal bond is more reliable than rubber-to-copper. Leaving gaps in the cement around the vent pipe is just bad work and a CO hazard. Same with not supporting the expansion tank -- it's bad work, a leak hazard since it stresses the pipe joints, and takes a few minutes to do right.
The install would have flunked inspection as it was, and rightly so. Unfortunately, you have to wait a few weeks for an inspection appointment in that town.
Oh, and the kicker? They didn't re-open the water valve to the house fully. When I took a shower after I finished cleaning after them, there was next to no water pressure, and the pipes were making a screaming sound.
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I will disagree with you on the sweating of the pipes.
I have no water on the second floor of my house because the pipes are sweated. I also have to replace the plaster ceiling in my bathroom downstairs where water accumulated and destroyed the ceiling.
I will probably replace the stuff myself using compression fittings which do not suffer the issues which the shark or sweated types of connecters face.