I probably am insane. But just sometime. No permit required in Michigan to open drain or California.
But the point was missed here based on the responses so far. You have to pull a permit to do plumbing. Many cities knock on your door when a water heater is put to the curb to check permit.
They (anybody with power and influence) do not.
If Plumbing license carrier of a family business died in California (I discovered after studying for Plumbing C-36) California had enough sense to allow any family member to sit for the test waiving even experience as I read it but in any case California is very lenient on this.
The washer example was just to make a point about disease.I do not need to protect “Plumbing” work as we get to “fix” what the homeowner is talked into installing then the damage caused as well.
“Is there a house for sale in San Diego that has permits?
My last answer comes to mind only after reading some of the replys and it is the same answer given to me from Rubin Montehanio, a 42 year old Mexican welder I met in 1984 while we both welded on your San Onefre Nuclear Station and I will quote: “Hey Rubin, why do you live in Tijuana Mexico, drive 100 miles home every day, you make good money don’t you?(7-12’s @29 dollars per)
“You gotta be dogfu..ing me man, are you insane? too many cookoo’s in this state. Motown