as long as you are not making a change in the plumbing. and of course, every time you do it, you should replace the blacks. terrific. all right. let's sit this guy back up. the stock closed seat. >> will await the seepage of the sleeping people in the night. -- will not wake the sleeping people in the night. this one has a toilet seat mounted on it that has the washer with feature >> this is just a seat that is mounted on a toilet. >> you could retrofit an existing toilet with all of these features if you want. you just need to have an outlet in the room. you can see on this one that we cannot see the drop passageway. it has a skirted side to it, which is very popular with the consumer because it is easier to clean. it is an area that is not prone to picking up all that dust and things like that, a little cover for where the bull is going. in order to mount that, instead of using just the wax seal, we're going to put this down first. we are going to use the wax seal -- there is the sticky wax. we are going to put that wax seal on the bottom

in of the plumbing code which works hand in hand. looking at the code will be more from the plumbing standpoint from inspectors and then you have the handout that will be able to give them the basic information of what they need to do and where they need to go and what type of situation you have. >> so both in combination is able to provide the current guidelines for both conditions of sight and code? >> yes. >> terrific. >> the department has a standard set of plans or specs? does the department have handouts as far as plans for specs for a system? >> know, we do not design a system -- no, we do not design a system. every system is different as far as the gallon that what they put in their backyards and the location. we do not have a guideline as to how would is supposed to look. their own design is their own design. >> does the department had a list of people? >> not as far as i know. there are some different groups out there that do designs for these systems that do installations and to -- and do the design for the systems. your hi

. >> for instance, the plumbing. we brought an instructor in to do the plumbing code changes training. >> i would like to know what's going on. i just got some answers. thank you for that. >> may be on your report next month, there would be a global summary of where the trading had been done this year and maybe what is projected for the balance of the year, given it is that barry did to the non personal services category. at least we will know what percentage of cost would be relative to the projected revised budget. >> i have one more question. could you let us know about any new hires in the last 30 days or in the next 30 days? >> we are doing file -- we're doing final interviews for an engineer. >> i can't hear you. >> this is as loud as i could talk. >> i have that hearing. >> we have an engineer going through the final interviews this week. >> what kind of engineer? >> civil. a civil engineer. >> was there a mechanical? >> there were too mechanical engineers promoted from within. their vacant positions will be r

the building. of then plumbing, i have no idea. -- other than the plumbing, i have no idea. >> director day had been throwing funds into it. it had been depleted for years. there is a chunk of money in there. i could not tell you exactly. the money woman is now shaking her head. >> pamela levin. there is about $300,000 in there. that could be used up quickly. the process to recover the money is extremely slow. as ed mentioned, we were in a deficit, we moved some money in over there. and then it is also restricted. the other thing is an issue on contractors. if we are using our own contract, if we make the arrangements for a contractor to make repairs, and we are doing is based on paying this out of our own funds, that contractor has to be complied with all of the city rules. we are willing to point people in the direction to become compliant, but that is also a slow process. the city has lots of rules. it does not make it very easy. commissioner walker: and the definition of life and safety is well established. as i understand, it would need to be a directive from the director. >> it means that some

>> i believe the bottled water is in place of water fountains at places that have plumbing issues. it is different from any other bottled water that would be solved. >> the students would get the bottled water for free? >> no, it would be like a water cooler. >> the requirement is that free water heater in the tab for of lockerbie in -- or bottled water be available. they do not have plumbing for it, so that is the issue. they have water coolers, but i have a question i wanted to ask about this, and it has more to do with something that is a little out zero left-field near a good -- left field. the issue of of the washing hands is related to a healthy gain the issue of washing hands is related to healthy eating, but it has gone to the wayside. we are either taking not for making them functional, and i would like somebody to tell us about that. it is related to when we are going to talk about screen cleaning products. there are a lot of hand cleansers' people use that are not the best environmentally, so sometimes we have to get to that. >> thank you. any other comments? [calling cod

the dates that this was fabricated, a lot of plumbing fixtures are in the fixtures this is december 30th947. if you look at your plumbing fixtures you will see the dates when these were made. fascinating we can date remodels. the board appeals will ask me when the work was done. i can nail it by the fasteners. what does this tell you about the date. the square cut nails before they were wire nails were used. and that let's you know this is a piece installed in victorian times. >> often the screws, also. >> uh-huh. >> an older type screw. many of the screws now are phillips and look like sheet rock. >> the mention dating plumbing fixtures the same is for door and window hardware. oftentimes it will have a manufacture and a patent date. >> right. >> here's a cool hing. that was a door hing. heavy, probably weighs 5 times what a normal hing ways. >> a hing to made to swing both ways it's double acting and a spring hing you adjust it. >> this one might be rusted. saturday you might be able to get it to work. >> then, we have some facets and hardware. what can people do to upgrade stuff like

>to do the repairs that he was asking for, we would have to do a couple of bids to get our prices. i looked at a plumbing inspector who specializes in boilers, and when he gave me the notice of inspection in may, he told the property owner that it we would never -- not be accepting a certification from a contractor that the boiler made code. he pointed out some code discrepancies, asbestos, and told him to update it. that is what is taking time. they have to update this boiler and a half to remove the asbestos. the boiler has been working. there has not been any complaints about a lack of heat or hot water. right now, it is not an emergency, but they are going to have a director's hearing, possible action to the city attorney in may -- if they do nothing about it. during the winter, more people are tapping into the hot water. it is an ancient system and it breaks down. that is what we are doing for 570 o'farrell. we would have to change the way we do business here. we have orders of abatement, but it is usually for building that have to come down, for a stairway that collapses. we give the person a reaso

the septic tanks, windmills get replaced by real plumbing. the neighbors, they don't want carville anymore. they don't want these bohemian musicians skinning dipping and getting drunk at night. these sort of petting parties that are happening, that the young men are hosting in cars. they want real schools, real firehouses. they want to be known as a real community. and so an improvment group called the oceanside improvement group, decided that they would get rid of carville. they hosted an event on july 4, 1913. they called it "burning the car out of carville" which was pretty straight forward. they asked sutro's heirs if they could take the old cars that he had been renting in that original carville plot and make a big bonfire out of them. she said sure. so they took all the cars, put them in a big pile. it was july 4, so they bought some fire works and tossed them in with the fire. but they were trying to announce they were a new neighborhood. they didn't want to be called carville anymore. they wanted to be called oceanside, which sounded a

. >> there was a copy of the plumbing permits. it references 342, i don't know what has been appealed to us. >> i was under the impression that it was the building permit that had been appealed. >> and it references work and multiple units? >> hit references 342. the other permit, i would like to talk about that as well, but the appellate has not shown up for it. >> you can provide us with the appropriate context. go ahead. >> i would like to speak about the permit. it seems like it is remodeling a bathroom for plumbing. it goes on to say that it will comply with a a different complaints with notices of violation. when i looked at this permit, i would have problems with the way the permit was issued because it was not specific for all the work that would be required for the notices of violation. the rear stairs need to be replaced. there is another that is ready for pickup for that. one of these complaints references the remodel. it would not allow you to remodel four units. i am not sure it got issued by the department, there have

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it is vitally important for the plumbing of the global financial system. avoiding a default is absolutely essential. >> the result of a default could be so cataclysmic that everyone in washington expects the two sides to eventually do a deal. but they are taking it very close to the wire. the whole battle has raised questions about america possibility to sort out this budget at a difficult time for the economy. real incomes have not risen at all this year and unemployment is still over 9%. the president does not want to get rushed into steep spending cuts that make a weak recovery even weaker in the lead up to an election. >> that is their bottom line. absolutely don't increase the cuts coming next year and hopefully find which you can give the republicans to by yourself last cut next year. 2012 has to be the center of his attention. >> and the other side has 2012 in its sights as well. >> we need to stand up to barack obama's massive deficit spending. >> america is not about to default on its debt, but it tells you something about the political debate tha

you don't fix the plumbing one time, any more than i get my hair done one time. if we don't continue to invest for the next 20 years, we'll find ourselves back at the same point that we were in the late '90s. if we don't protect water, we will be without water. we will be without industry, we will be without jobs, we will be without a healthy economy, and our people will be sick. so we don't really have a choice. we're going to find out why that's important. it's a question of, who's going to pay, how much you're going to be willing to pay in order to ensure that your children live the kind of life that we as americans have promised them. woman: and what we're going to do is get a marble to travel through your pipe. child: keep still! keep still! woman: aw, there's a clog in the drain. oh, there it is. [ laughing ] narrator: in the 19th century, foresighted leadership and innovative engineering established drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that supported the growth of the nation. through much of the 20th century, we continued to invest, to

it is vitally important for the plumbing of the global financial system. avoiding a default is absolutely essential. >> the result of a default could be so cataclysmic that everyone in washington expects the two sides to eventually do a deal. but they are taking it very close to the wire. the whole battle has raised questions about america possibility to sort out this budget at a difficult time for the economy. real incomes have not risen at all this year and unemployment is still over 9%. the president does not want to get rushed into steep spending cuts that make a weak recovery even weaker in the lead up to an election. >> that is their bottom line. absolutely don't increase the cuts coming next year and hopefully find which you can give the republicans to by yourself last cut next year. 2012 has to be the center of his attention. >> and the other side has 2012 in its sights as well. >> we need to stand up to barack obama's massive deficit spending. >> america is not about to default on its debt, but it tells you something about the political debate tha