Chad Fabry

I've seen that video 5 or 6 times before. I watched it again. There is something elegant about large mass rotating in almost friction-less babbet bearings.

I don't dislike this flashlight. I hate this flashlight. It gets hot- uncomfortably hot. It has a single button for all functions. To turn it on, you have to hold the button for exactly 1/2 of a second and then release it. Then you have to cycle up through 5 steps to full brightness. If you hold the button for 6/10's of a second when you try to turn it on, the light goes to strobe. Twice, I've had to re-boot it by disconnecting the battery to get it to work. Oddly, the claimed 1600 lumens is drowned out by the 1,000 lumens of my UC35. The only redeeming features are its small size and the magnetic charging.

Does one have to talk dirty to achieve this?

One recovers refrigerant to a recovery tank, not to the virgin tank. When I was in the automotive business, I never used the recovered product because there was no assurance of purity. I sold it to a recycler. Unless you know for sure what's in your guy's tank, I'd be slow to ask for recovered product.

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I meant a plastic web to join the two 2x3's together.

There has to be a better way to join the two studs together. I'm positive a plastic web could be employed to provide the same strength at a fraction of the cost.

Government licensing is no assurance of quality. It equalizes all license holders in the eyes of consumers. If you think a government agency knows the difference between a tee and a wye, you're naive. Licensing makes it legal to do what is otherwise illegal. Plumbing, therefore, is illegal where it is required for plumbers to be licensed. The IRC and the IBC take care of the issue at hand.

I'm happy to see Mike participating again.

The fact that tile can be removed is proof positive that it wasn't properly installed. One cannot remove a properly installed tile in one piece. If the tile are 12x12 or larger, the ASTM standard includes back buttering and a 1/2" trowel.

Turn on the breaker. If that's not it, by-pass the floor sensor.

I buy lights because I want them, not because I need them. I've been using the same 2 UC35 Fenix for 6 years or so. No failures.

I just ordered a new flashlight. It's a Fenix E30R. Magnetic USB charging connection, waterproof, really small, good run time and weighs very little. 1600 lumens, $63.96 after you enter fenixusa20 as a discount code.

What size joist? Give us a photo.

Thanks, Mike

I have a little school in NY. The folks that pass through my doors have nothing but contempt for AHIT and I'm always shocked at their thorough lack of knowledge. Free schools know exactly what they're worth. I used to present for Kaplan- with any curriculum I suspect there is a great deal of difference between presenters. The Kaplan presentations were OK but left the presenter the challenge of expanding the conversation well beyond the slide content to include the necessary additional information for the student. I watched a lot of presenters also include plenty of inspection folklore and misconceptions. The schools are most valuable as tool to provide a window to see you don't know. Then, it's up to you to go out and get your real education. Until you have an excellent grasp of the profession, stay away facebook forums and association forums; they're populated almost entirely of misinformation. Take your schooling, hang out here and read everything that isn't written by home inspectors. Stick to materials written by actual subject matter experts. There are a few exceptions: Electrical Inspections of Existing Dwellings and anything Code Check . Not surprisingly, those resources are excellent and written by the same authors..

I see split joists all the time. Maybe it's the difference between SYP and eastern white pine.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

It looks like water is trapped on the discharge side of the valve. As you turn the screw clockwise it increases the volume on the discharge side so the pressure decreases- as the screw turns ccw, it reduces the volume there by increasing pressure

What's carbon paper?

Thanks for the input. I'll watch for it in the future. 14/2/2. Got it.

This is new to me. I was inspecting a one-year old home to confirm the owner's suspicions that it was a piece of crap. (it was). the panel is wired with NM. There are two consecutive, single pole breakers, one with a red wire, one with a black wire. No handle tie. In my head, I was already writing a blurb about the missing tie for a MWBC or a 240 circuit. The legend says the breakers feed garage lighting and exterior receptacles. The breakers supply an NM cable that has a black, red, two neutrals and a ground. I haven't ever seen it before. The lesson for me is to never assume. It's the leftist? most left? on the left? cable in the photo.

I don't often disagree with you, but in this case, I do. I tell clients general price ranges. I'm pretty confident about price ranges for most common issues from HVAC through roofing. I suppose you could be coy when your client asks, "how much will that water heater cost?". I choose to just tell them.

The west foundation wall is bowed inward 2-1/2 inches at it's center. The sump pump worked when I lifted the float. The central support beam is energized with 120 VAC. Without descriptive text to inform the client about the topic in each of the sentences, the client hasn't been informed of anything. Of course you should say things like, "that'll be expensive". Tom Raymond says, "spendy".

My ladders aren't like that and it would bother me if they were. I have an aversion to falling because my equipment failed. I see a lot of guys who don't set their ladders up at the correct angles- they're way too horizontally. Aluminum doesn't like being bent and, for the ladder to be over extended at it's center pivot, something got bent. It doesn't matter what we say- send the photos to Little Giant and ask for their opinion. I'm sure they've tested dozens of ladders to failure.