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I have seen several types of fixed heating systems that are not "central". Might not work in the more frigid areas though. Two that come to mind are electric radiant heat with individual room thermostats (ceiling cable behind drywall,) and Electric base board heaters which are fixed in place and hard wired. Back in the old days, we had "Dearborn" space heaters in various rooms, those would not be Kosher now (no venting) and they might be considered portable. I kind of come down on the "window=portable" and "through the wall=non-portable" also. Not sure how that would be dealt with by the AHJ though.

R303.8 Required heating. When the winter design temperature in Table R301.2(1) is below 60?F (16?C), every dwelling unit shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a minimum room temperature of 68?F (20?C) at a point 3 feet (914mm)above the floor and 2 feet (610mm) from exterior walls in all habitable rooms at the design temperature. The installation of one or more portable space heaters shall not be used to achieve compliance with this section. Portable regardless of fuel type.

Must have been a government job. Just think how much the port-a-potty would cost using NASA spec seats would cost. [:-dunce]

Something like this might work but as Marc mentioned, I'm not sure about the camera issue but each iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, etc. will already have a different distance to the camera so I don't think that is going to make a difference. For $5 it might be worth simple trial and error.

I got the Flir One and have similar experience to Marc. I had to modify my Otter box to use it on my iPad mini. Basically there can be NOTHING between the Flir One and the phone or iPad. I'm happy with what I got for the price I paid.

Don't open it! That lets out the magic juju and it won't work anymore! Thats why they all say do not open. Either that or they know someone will get pissed if they see what is inside and realize they have been snookered.[:-censore

Lots of window detail diagrams on the Sto site. Dozens popped up when I googled "sto window detail".

How old is the house? Has there every been any roof gutters? is there a basement? Is the grade around the house sloped toward the house or away for drainage?

Can't speak for your area but here, it is the licensing law that mandates posting of license number. That would be the first place to check. Kind of like the SOP dictates the minimum scope of an inspection.

This diagram seems to confirm the inverter theory. http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/content/Watsc ... df?fmt=pdf

No idea but I think your onto something in considering the variable speed utilizing 3 phase. I did find this when googling "Carrier Nomenclature 25vna" http://dms.hvacpartners.com/docs/1009/P ... A-01PD.pdf

I just got mine and used it to locate a disconnected dryer vent. It confirmed graphically for the client what I had suspected in an inaccessible location. He now knows a much more likely repair scenario. I can't compare to other thermal imaging cameras but for simple diagnostic use it worked well for me. Obviously, it won't replace the higher end cameras but I think it is a worthwhile tool in the box. I did not capture the best image (operator error, not the device) but the shots here show the routing of the dryer vent along the edge of the garage ceiling and the hot spot in the ceiling at the end of the dryer vent and the cool spot where moisture stains are also marking the spot. Clients thought it was neat. Easy to use. Click to Enlarge 46.38 KB Click to Enlarge 52.26 KB

I can't see anything resembling electric equipment in your photos. Am I missing something in the darker background?

I did not mean to offend and realize my wording in the previous response could have been better. Please don't let me from discourage you from asking questions.

No code prohibiting it nor is it "just dumb", just a choice of the designer. Dumb is just your opinion, not a fact that should be in a report. Just my opinion, but I recommend you stick to the facts and leave your opinions at home.

Some light when ready for use and some light when tripped. Depends on the manufacturer.

Around here since they each get separate fans. The way I read the code each toilet room and each bath room require mechanical ventilation. M1506 - mechanical ventilation. Common sense says if there is a door that separates the rooms it is a separate room with separate ventilation requirements. It becomes painfully obvious when the toilet room is a small closet with an 8' ceiling off of a 10x15' bathroom with 12' ceilings and double showers. No way that a fan in the toilet room will deal with the moisture from the shower in the other room nor will the fan in the bathroom deal with the odor from the toilet room.

Very happy with my Canon MX340 but I don't print much. I use it to scan almost as much as printing. I like the auto feeder for multipage jobs. I will copy, scan, fax, and print.

No glass allowed. SOLID wood door, Steel clad, or 20 min fire rated only.

Texas has licensing for mold guys. But the mold is gold rush was pretty much over here before the licensing kicked in because the legislature changed the laws to let insurance companies drop mold coverage from homeowners policies. When the money dried up, the mold is gold crowd thinned out considerably. This is not to say they are gone, they just don't have deep pocketed folks on the hook to clean something up just because they say it has "toxic" mold. I know a guy who had a client call a year after they moved in wanting him to pay their $30,000 bill for mold clean up because he "missed" the mold inside their a/c ducts. A letter from his lawyer made it go away BUT the machine is still out there convincing people they have a problem that costs a huge amount of money to fix and SOMEBODY else is to blame and needs to pay. Be careful out there!

I just ordered a couple of days ago and my estimated delivery date is Oct. 6th for the Flir One for iOS.

The farther north you are, the more popular condensing furnaces become. Marc, I guess you are even more of a cooling climate than me and I rarely see condensing furnaces except on very upscale homes.

I just ordered the iOS second generation. For $249 since I already have an iPhone 6 and iPad mini it is worth it just as a toy If it actually turns into a handy tool, so much the better. I have been expecting prices to drop substantially for years... The future appears to have arrived finally.

Here is one from Rheem that is induced draft rated for use with b-vent.http://www.rheem.com/product/residentia ... uced-draft Bottom line is you have to check out the instructions to be sure they used the correct vent pipe.

Just because it has a fan assist does not change the type of vent, it is still technically not a positive pressure vent such as you would have with a unit using PVC. http://ul.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/0 ... liance.pdf IF it correctly uses b vent pipe, then it falls under the b vent rules unless the manufacturer stipulates a more restrictive rule in their installation manual.