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What is this? Download Attachment: FungusOrFoam.JPG 84.89 KB These had cropped up under the house and in the attic. Growing on what appears to be ordinary soil and circa late ’50 early ’60 blown cellulose insulation. You know the fun stuff with at least an 1 ½Ã¢â‚¬

I believe I am negligent in my reporting if I don’t list the Mfg., model #, flue type, and associated safety equipment/apparatuses. I see too many pre-fab units improperly installed and with market turn over very few instruction manuals ever get passed on to the new owners. Improper installation, improper usage, equals disaster. Also, any units that are modified, unless performed by a fireplace specialist, for whatever reason will no longer meet the standards they were constructed to and therefore are defective equipment and should not be used until they are properly repaired or terminated. This was in a new home last year. Luckily the fireplace had never been used by the original owners. How many defects can you see? Download Attachment: mvc-014fdisplaced flue.jpg 56.15 KB http://www.csia.org/homeowners/fireplce.htm http://fireplaceinspections.com/media/pre-cast.pdf http://fireplaceinspections.com/media/s ... rounds.pdf http://fireplaceinspections.com/media/f ... e_test.pdfid="Verdana">

Opinions may vary but here’s at least an evenings worth of reading. http://www.buildingscience.com/sitemap.htm

The photo with the ceiling paint peeling should also be of concern for lead. We know it's there just hasn't been tested or has it?

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Took a course designed for plumbers and was told to set at 120F to avoid scalding, prevent Legionella/other growth, and comply with most Mfg. installation instructions.

Thanx to Mike and others for the info and input. “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation.â€

Donnie, Here's a couple of counter top links with installation standards. Hope you find your answer. The seam issue is a concern when not properly sealed. One trick posted on another BB is to try and slide a piece of paper between the seam to check for sealant on a clear or invisaseal job. At least we can document that seams are sealed. I have used pressure treated 3/4" ply with multiple coats of water sealer for bar tops no moisture barrier. One of the 40'x11' U-shaped bar jobs that I had done in ' 97 was just torn out last year with NO signs of moisture besides a few stains. Wish I could of salvaged the granite for my place, alas they reused it for the newly designed bar... http://www.marble-institute.com/industr ... /index.cfm http://sitelevel.whatuseek.com/query.go ... 9330dc8003

Robert Frost wanted to add his take on the chimneys in the photos The Kitchen Chimney Poem lyrics of The Kitchen Chimney by Robert Frost. Builder, in building the little house, In every way you may please yourself; But please please me in the kitchen chimney: Don't build me a chimney upon a shelf. However far you must go for bricks, Whatever they cost a-piece or a pound, But me enough for a full-length chimney, And build the chimney clear from the ground. It's not that I'm greatly afraid of fire, But I never heard of a house that throve (And I know of one that didn't thrive) Where the chimney started above the stove. And I dread the ominous stain of tar That there always is on the papered walls, And the smell of fire drowned in rain That there always is when the chimney's false. A shelf's for a clock or vase or picture, But I don't see why it should have to bear A chimney that only would serve to remind me Of castles I used to build in air.

If the electric panel is located in the Master bedroom does it have to, or should it be AFCI protected like other bedroom circuits? Badair

ripped this off the inbb thought it might be of use http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?cate ... e%5Ftest=1