homnspector

You forgot the Cadillac http://www.aelight.com/

Like Jim said, more moisture below. I would be fairly concerned if they were installed on a concrete slab. either way it may indicate improper installation with no vapor barrier (I am assuming you meant to say no moisture barrier under them). If there was a crawl space, was there a subfloor? Sometimes I see 1x hardwood installed without subflooring, not a good idea.

Bob, probably not any more defects than standard soldering. I don't know about you, but any joint soldering I have done REALLY needs a leak test and some repairs, course, I'm not a plumber.

Yea, its just a fancy soldering iron that has grooves to fit the pre-soldered fittings

"Fittings with the solder built in are common in the UK, I'm told. A friend was importing them to sell and couldn't find any interest." Neal, I see these fairly commonly (a different animal from the above discussion) and the tool is cheap, about $50. Image Insert: 8.63 KB I haven't run into the ProPress yet or I may have confused it with the pre-soldered.

Sounds like the inspections are well worth the price.

Girder Beam

I'm sure you would have caught this the first time through, but I have run into a few new homes where they 'forgot' to remove the temporary rubber caps from the vents when they pressure tested the drain lines. Sure sounds like it must be blocked vent(s).

Aren't those purlins?

Good to know the reasoning behind it, it is always good to be able to explain to the client why you are not inspecting something. I had a Realtor once adamantly demand a discount for "her" client because I wouldn't run the air conditioner. Naturally I declined.

Georgians have little feet, or is that Little Feat?

R311.5.3.2 Tread depth. The minimum tread depth shall be 10 inches (254 mm). The tread depth shall be measured horizontally between the vertical planes of the foremost projection of adjacent treads and at a right angle to the tread’s leading edge. The greatest tread depth within any flight of stairs shall not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch (9.5 mm). Winder treads shall have a minimum tread depth of 10 inches (254 mm) measured as above at a point 12 inches (305) mm from the side where the treads are narrower.Winder treads shall have a minimum tread depth of 6 inches (152 mm) at any point. Within any flight of stairs, the greatest winder tread depth at the 12 inch (305 mm) walk line shall not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch (9.5 mm).

I think you guys have it nailed, but, 1920's...? Could be part of a whisky still. Kind of like the grow lights we see nowadays.[:-drunk]

Brandon, I don't know the answer to that, hopefully one of our A/C experts will chime in. I once had one blow a fuse (old unit) in the condenser unit and the service tech told me it was due to high head pressure. I quit operating them in the heat after that. I don't really see the point anyway as long as you can run the A/C you get a good idea of the condition. The reversing valve could be bad but I think that is pretty rare.

If you mean the back up resistance heat, I can't imagine it would hurt anything. I do it all the time, even when it's 110 degrees. I won't run the heat pump function if it is over 75 degrees.

"The extended model supposedly would be SL100XL-8 but I don't know if that would actually be on the label." It will have either a 4,6, or 8 on the little hangy-down metal tag depending on the length. If the tag is gone I think it is also stamped on the disk.

Can you imagine what a report would look like that didn't exceed the NACHI (or ASHI or NAHI) standards? That would be real informative, wouldn't it?

"Since that tank has a side port, it needs to be installed at that point " Thats true, Watts does say that if there is a spot for a T&P it should be installed there, but if not you can install as per the diagram, so it should function just fine as long as the probe is in the tank. They make them with probes as long as 8 inches.

"It's wrong because the probe isn't in the tank." How do you know that? The only issue about the placement is the length of the probe. At least that's what my wife tells me. Image Insert: 21.12 KB

It depends on the length of the probe on the T&P valve. I think its supposed to extend 4 inches into the tank. It will say on the tag the length of the probe. I would bet it doesn't.

I found that "guide" to be pretty useless.

So would you use "sheathing" to describe the plywood or OSB on the roof?

Is it roof sheeting or roof sheathing? I see them both used.

Realtors defending us....this is not good.

"If you get any flack, send those pictures to the licensing board and the electrical inspectors oversight board. Ask them for their comments." I love it!