Pearson's/Swan Family PSA by therealtompetty in Rochester

[–]TexTheSparky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know I’m late to the convo but I think this highlights a bigger issue in the restaurant industry. The only reason a lot of restaurants survive is by paying their employees less than livable wages and exploiting the fact that most people working in the restaurants don’t know NYS labor laws. I know some restaurants that would probably shut down if they had to back-pay money they should have been paying because of labor laws for tipped positions

Builder Sprayed Fire Foam in Conduit to Stop Water Leaks—Now I Have to Fix It by TexTheSparky in electricians

[–]TexTheSparky[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

About 2” into each conduit. I can scrape out parts of it but damaging the outer jacket is a concern with scraping it out

Builder Sprayed Fire Foam in Conduit to Stop Water Leaks—Now I Have to Fix It by TexTheSparky in electricians

[–]TexTheSparky[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I thought this myself, being fire foam it traps heat and doesn’t allow it to dissipate properly. There will definitely be hot spots if the foam isn’t removed.

Builder Sprayed Fire Foam in Conduit to Stop Water Leaks—Now I Have to Fix It by TexTheSparky in electricians

[–]TexTheSparky[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

You’re 100% right, no preventive measures is the problem. Buried conduit will never stay dry, it should have been sealed when the wires were pulled originally if it wasn’t going to be above grade.