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No access from the other side, the unit is in the attic, and butted against the rafters. I didn't even notice the return line rubbing the knockout! thanks! As far as the cab being sealed, they used a foam tape at the joints (not clearly visible in the pictures though). Luckily there is a filter at the return vent so I just recommended removing the filter from the handler all together. Furnaces are often installed in attics and crawls around here, I can not tell you how many times I've pulled the original filter out of a 10 yr. old furnace, handed it to the seller and said "It aught to run better now". The look on the sellers face is priceless...

I think this one is pretty self explanatory.

My home, built in 1929 has two courses of 2 cell tile "Tera Cotta colored" on top of the poured foundation wall, topped with old school hard fired brick, all of which are hand broken, not cut at the arches, I actually built a walkway with a bunch of the leftover tiles, I will include a picture later but it's dark, I would have to put down my Miller high life, get up off my lazy ass, hunt down my camera and flashlight, and well you get the picture... I'll show you tomorrow.

It's not difficult at all, if you have a DV cam and a program as simple as windows movie editor. I have several videos on YouTube

It's in english, that's a start.

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Question. Do we have to use conventions in our reports stating such things as... Satisfactory, marginal and poor? also, Major concern, repair, monitor, replace, improve and so on. Or can we just state the facts and go on? I don't really care for conventions because they seem to me to have a tendency to cause a lot of unneeded aggravation from all sides. I wrote a couple of reports without the conventions and the way I see it, I still state the same un-biased, cold hard facts, and It seems to keep pissed off realtors out of my hair, "well what's left of it". Trust me when I say, I'm pretty good at pissing off realtors, and frankly, I dont really care... however it would be kinda nice to get an agent referral once in a while. Any thoughts?

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Ok, I've got a problem. This morning, just for the helovit, I went out and looked at my meter. My meter says 15 amp... The problem is, it is mounted in a 200A box I have 200 amp service conductors on a 200 Amp main, in a 200 amp breaker panel. so how does that work? Is my meter a 100 amp meter on a 200 Amp service? would that even work? would'nt the meter read wrong? or get hot? I'm not sure of the age of the meter. Is the 15-30 Amp just a general rule? or do I have a bigger problem?

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Yes, they sistered about 10 of the rafters. Although you cannot see it the Purlin or stiffback whichever you prefer. is an L shape My framer buddy said since it's a L shape it's a Stiffback. Regardless of the name it’s basically worthless. It looks like monkeys scabbed this thing together and is not supported in any way. Mike I downloaded that file you were telling me about a couple of weeks ago. I just haven’t had the time to poke my way thru it yet.

pretty much!

Often around here, HVAC installers will not use store bought housings, they will make them themselves. 1 piece using a brake to make the bends and crimp the seam, then slide the housing over the coil and install the ducting. There is no way to get to the coil without completely disassembling the entire unit. That is where you have to use your best judgement. If the rest of the unit is dirty, or the fan is dirty or old, if you liquid and suction lines are not hot and cold, I recommend servicing the unit. Just make sure you write in your report that access was not gained, and move on.

I consider that invasive. It's not your equipment to deface. Unless you want to carry around rolls of duct tape and retape all of them. remember..."Readily accessable"

I added the arrow for reference.

I ran into this yesterday, I was not sure what the technical name for it is, so I called a framer buddy of mine. He said it's called a "stiffback" Is that correct? is their a different name for it? Thanks

Could it not be a back flow issue? Once the new zone activates the lack of water in the piping for that zone may be siphoning water from the home, which is usually above grade. Any sudden redirection in pressure could change the pressure in the home, as there are usually not backflow devices or vacuum breakers installed in the home. Although this is probably not the cause, I had to add my two cents.

I dont need no stinking soil survey! I've dug enough holes in the ground to know that "here" weve got... 40% Missouri Red Clay, 50% field stone, and 10% black dirt, Needless to say, backhoes dont last long around here!

I sure hope not, as the elect. furnace was set up on a 100 Amp breaker. The buyer (a friend of mine) just laughed when I told him he could run the entire home off of his furnace. (No I would not normally say that to a client)

I apolagize, I should have been more clear. The "lines" were conduit. The fittings were not.

Yes. Tees, joints, elbows, the whole gambit. All of the conectors, wyes and Tees were standard PVC, glued and sealed, Solid as could be I assume regular pipe sealer will work, as it apearantly did. As I stated it "is" PVC. AS far as DWV I dont know.

Typical practice here? bolt the sink to the counter or cabinet and run a bead of silicone around it. clean up with a old cut up tee shirt and some laquer thinner. honestly I cannot tell you how many hundres times I've stood and watched it done this way.

First of all I have to apologize. I do not have any pictures so try to use your imagination... I am inspecting a late 60's early 70's ranch today. Nothing out of the ordinary, except when I get to the crawl, all I see is grey pipe, grey pipe as far as the eye can see... Now I know what your probably thinking, PB right? Think again! At first I assumed it was PB also until I took a closer look... Imagine my amazement when I read clear as day right across the pipe - PVC Exterior rated UV resistant Electrical Conduit! And miles of it! 1", 2" and 4", the entire waste system was constructed from Elect. Conduit! Even the A/C condensate line was made from this stuff. My next question is, well how bout it? Other than the fact that it’s grey, its still PVC right? Is it ok? Or should I write it up? And how?