On 10/20/2015 11:29 AM, Mark Storkamp wrote:

>
> Twice as long as it used to. I was forced to remove all the 1/2" copper
> and put in 3/4" to meet code. The line from the street is still only
> 1/2", so the flow rate is no higher, but I've got twice the volume to
> fill. Not the contractors fault, just the idiotic city code. The house
> is over 100 years old and it has worked fine all this time, but the city
> just can't keep their hands off of things.
>

Never heard of such a thing in older houses. Did you have major
plumbing work done? Are you talking just the main line or even on the
branches?

Idiotic codes and inspectors is why a lot of people never get permits.