Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine January 2021

Lunch & learn

There are options: 1) schedule to meet the inspector or 2) leave the ladder and go back to pick it up at a later time. Most inspectors will try to make it convenient for the installer but everyone is busy and occasional delays are inevitable. Leaving the ladder is an invitation for theft so scheduling with the inspector may be the preferred option. We hope you are tuning in to the monthly “Lunch & Learn” webinars. They are a joint effort of the Arkansas HVACR License Board and the Arkansas HVACR Association and are dedicated to helping Arkansas Contractors be informed about code issues. A partnership and cooperation between contractors and inspectors provide efficacy and safety for Arkansas consumers. The webinars are available on YouTube. This webinar on Equipment Access can be found at

60s and 70s built homes may have a roof pitch of 4/12 or less which means there is very little head room for the tech or inspector. ICM 306.3 requires “…passageway shall not be less than 30 inches high and 22 inches wide…” An issue that happens occas ionally is “Who is responsbile for the inspector having access?” When the access is a scuttle hole, a ladder is required. OK, who furnishes the ladder and on whose schedule. Since leaving a rope dangling from the hole is hardly acceptable access, the HVAC dealer / installer is responsible for furnishing access, the ladder, and on the inspector’s schedule.

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