Archive for July, 2008

The Politics of PEX in California

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

PEX, (or cross-linked polyethylene tubing) is `legal’ for installation in homes and businesses in 49 States of the Union — but not in California. This despite the fact that the 2001 California Plumbing Code (CPC) listed PEX “as an acceptable material for domestic water piping,” (but didn’t approve it for installation). So do the International […]

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Back From A Short Break

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Took a long weekend over the 4th to go camping. Not far away, just “over the hill” to a little campground called East Fork, near Willow Creek. Got away late on Wednesday and went into Willow Creek for dinner, then back to camp.
It has been a couple of years since I had any time off. […]

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