Nothing seems to be easy anymore...So today my new fridge was delivered. I wasn't home, but SWMBO was -apparently everything went smoothly other than that a) they didn'twant to bring it in through the back door, because they would have hadto take the doors off, so they brought it through the front doorinstead - which would have been fine, except there was a large shelfin the way that we hadn't moved, because we figured it'd be easier tojust take the doors off and bring it in the back and b) the installersrefused to hook up the water supply because they stated that the"supply kit" that I bought at That Orange-Colored Store was notcompliant with state plumbing code as it used plastic tubing, whichwas Not Allowed, it had to be copper.OK, so HD is selling non-code-compliant products labeled for aspecific purpose? Somehow I'm not surprised... Is this actually thecase? I found the code online and skimmed a few sections but I didn'tfind anything that pertained directly to my situation.So I figure since now SWMBO thinks that my installation is substandardand unacceptable, I should just "fix" it since after all a few feet of1/4" copper shouldn't be that expensive, yes? Ran down to Lowe's overlunch and went over to the plumbing section. Not a scrap of copper tobe seen, save for in the "icemaker installation kit" bin, where therewere two rolls of 1/4" copper tubing (and no installation kits,)clearly someone had been in there and stolen the saddle valves,ferrules, nuts, etc. and just left the tube. No packaging, no SKU, nobar code, etc. So I grab one and corner the plumbing guy who appearsto be very confused. Give up, take over to Customer Service. Explainto them that I just want to buy this tubing (along with the twobaggies of ferrules and nuts that I laid on the counter next to it)can you please find out what you'd be willing to sell it for, thiscauses a huge flurry of confusion. Finally after 15 minutes of pagingthe plumbing guy, who never returned their calls,...

You are a taxpayer, no? Just consult (on-line?) thestate plumbing code. (It is not on line here but there isno charge to see it at the building permits office at city hall.)

anyone know VA plumbing code?

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Ed Pawlowski 17 years ago

You may be on to something. When I drink a lot of cold water or hot tea I have to pee later. That has been going on for the past 63 years now.

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Stormin Mormon 17 years ago

Try starting with all natural, freeze dried, dehydrated water. Much less chemicals than the manipulated stuff that Monsanto puts in its genetically modified foods. You really don't want to be drinking FrankenFood water. Oh, it gives me shudders. Think of the children, man!

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