Mustangelectric, I would have let him corrected his mistake if he bit the bullet and said something like I screwed up or overlooked it. But here are the facts:
1. He installed the PVC for the GEC but did not run it. Indicates to me deception on his part.
2. He installed all the ground work, rods/radials, etc so he knew it was there, clearly shown on prints with PVC, again indicating deception.
3. Rolled the GEC up and buried it after I inspected the site before everything was covered over.
4. Willingly, knowingly violated code by his own confession
5. Implied that other electrical engineers and I didn’t know jack about electrical grounding.
Just too many strikes to overlook. Perhaps I am hard to work for, at least the first time around until I am confident, then I pretty much let my contractors have free run at things. Like I said his workmanship otherwise was excellent. If he had said I screwed up, have it fixed ASAP, he would have had all my work in his area.
