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    • Bill Kibbel
      Watch out for those nanny cams
      1 hour ago, Tom Raymond said:

      Isn't the purpose of licensing for consumer protection? Guess that's not important anymore.

      New NJ law effective summer of 2021.   It is now illegal for professional licensing boards to "discriminate" against candidates based on any criminal history or criminal conduct.

      Apparently, public protection = discrimination.

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      By gawdyho
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      By Mike Lamb
      What is this component attached to a boiler that is being used for potable water in a multi-unit building?

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      By Enid
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      By Spartaace1
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      Yes, many local brands, including Arnie's own Green Bros. brand. I once saw an actual Timken oil burner, but unfortunately it was not in service. It was sitting beneath a workbench beside the snowman it had presumably been removed from. Besides Arnie and his pal Mel Chalfen, I've never met another inspector who has seen an active Timken in service. If any other HI has seen one in the wild, I'd love to hear more about it.
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      That's an amazing collection. Nice way to honor Dad and his career. A few of the brands were common here. I'm guessing most of those were only distributed throughout Mass. or New England.
      Bill Kibbel in Open Discussion Forum (Chit-Chat)
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      For HI art-lovers

      My old friend and HI mentor, Arnie Green, owned an oil heating business for more than 30 years before retiring and becoming a home inspector in the mid-1980s. Somewhere along the line he developed a habit of prying the tags off the burners and boilers he replaced and tossing them into a box in his garage and the end of the day. One of his adult kids found the box and had them framed. Most inspectors won't have ever come across most of this equipment. Anyway, I'm posting it here because the denizens of TIJ are the only people I know who could appreciate this kind of art. Hope you're all keeping well.
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      Water heater hot water trapper - good idea?

      Any reason NOT to install a hot water trapper on the OUTPUT of my water heater like below? https://www.rusco.com/products/3-4-hot-water-sediment-trapper-filter I recently had a dip tube break in my water heater and its clogging all my aerators. Seems to make more sense to prevent the stuff from getting there in the first place and ruining my appliances.
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      Boiler component ID?

      Thank you, Bill.
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    • Jim Morrison
      For HI art-lovers

      By Jim Morrison · Posted

      Yes, many local brands, including Arnie's own Green Bros. brand. I once saw an actual Timken oil burner, but unfortunately it was not in service.  It was sitting beneath a workbench beside the snowman it had presumably been removed from. Besides Arnie and his pal Mel Chalfen, I've never met another inspector who has seen an active Timken in service. If any other HI has seen one in the wild, I'd love to hear more about it.
    • Bill Kibbel
      For HI art-lovers

      By Bill Kibbel · Posted

      That's an amazing collection.  Nice way to honor Dad and his career.  A few of the brands were common here.  I'm guessing most of those were only distributed throughout Mass. or New England.
    • Jim Morrison
      For HI art-lovers

      By Jim Morrison · Posted

      My old friend and HI mentor, Arnie Green, owned an oil heating business for more than 30 years before retiring and becoming a home inspector in the mid-1980s. Somewhere along the line he developed a habit of prying the tags off the burners and boilers he replaced and tossing them into a box in his garage and the end of the day. One of his adult kids found the box and had them framed. Most inspectors won't have ever come across most of this equipment. Anyway, I'm posting it here because the denizens of TIJ are the only people I know who could appreciate this kind of art. Hope you're all keeping well.
    • gawdyho
      Water heater hot water trapper - good idea?

      By gawdyho · Posted

      Any reason NOT to install a hot water trapper on the OUTPUT of my water heater like below? https://www.rusco.com/products/3-4-hot-water-sediment-trapper-filter   I recently had a dip tube break in my water heater and its clogging all my aerators. Seems to make more sense to prevent the stuff from getting there in the first place and ruining my appliances.
    • Mike Lamb
      Boiler component ID?

      By Mike Lamb · Posted

      Thank you, Bill.

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