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Can't think of any specific reason, but it just doesn't feel right. Any of you experienced folk have an opinion? Thanks Image Insert: 36 KB
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yeah, I noticed it after I started doing the report. My camera battery died and I had to use my wife's camera. I guess she never set the date [:-taped]
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I don't always take pics of the thermostat (should I?) but this time I did. I don't think it's a heat pump, but I could very well be wrong. I don't think I've seen one since class, so . . . . . Image Insert: 12.72 KB
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sorry about that, hit 'post new reply' too soon. Anyway this is what i have. It has a condesate pump (not connected to a drain, but that's a different story) and a humidifier that I guess is for the heat. I'm stumped. Would be interesting to see what the tea leaves say though . . . Image Insert: 25.45 KB Image Insert: 23.33 KB Image Insert: 29.59 KB
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Did this inspection yesterday. Walked around the house, no compressor, no refrigerant lines. How is this unit cooling ?!?
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Garage Door Openers On GFCI Protected Circuits?
ctgo4it replied to dtontarski's topic in Electrical Forum
the way I understand it, anything fed through the GFCI, is protected, meaning it could trip, anywhere on the line even passed the GFCI, and the GFCI will break the circuit. -
yeah, I just wanted to confirm. This is the first sub panel I've inspected. In general this panel had issues, I just wanted to check this before I printed the report. I wrote the neutral should be on seperate bars with the bus bar broken to seperate the neutral and ground. Thanks
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As I understand it, neutral and groung need to be seperate anywhere past the main. So if this picture is a subpanel (it is) this is wrong. Is that correct? Image Insert: 26.61 KB
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now that you mention it, I've started checking for, and noticing the clips. Thanks
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thanks guys.
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I saw this on a main disconnect this week. i don't recall ever seeing anything like this. Anyone ever see this, or know why it's there? Thank you Image Insert: 34.36 KB
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I wanted to say it's water hammer, but it's not when the valve is bbeing opened or closed. It happens while the water is running. The water would be queitly flowing, then the banging starts till the water is shut off
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I inspected a house today, when the hot water is opened there is a terrible banging in the pipes, I guess air? What are recommendations to give for this? Thank you
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make sure to go back to the buyers at 10 months and offer a 'warranty inspection'
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how about a closet in a closet. I saw a water heater (gas fired) in a closet accessed through a closet, but with a door between them. I think it's pretty dangerous and asking for trouble, but I'm curious what you would recommend
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although removal might not be an option, I would definitely recommend monitoring it, to ensure it doesn't get worse, and just so the homeowner knows it's there. I would think a root that size has been there for years, and if there's no damage around it, it probably won't get much bigger. just my two cents
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A ratchet screwdrivers is a good idea. Thanks Since I already have ladders, flashlights, a camera, outlet tester and various screwdrivers, I'm going to be looking into moisture meters. Anyone have any preferences / opinions on which one to get? Thank you
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out of curiosity, do these attic rooms have windows. Do they have/need 2 forms of egress, or is this not required?
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As you can see from my other posts, I'm fairly new at this Home Inspection business. I don't have the cash to buy all the tools and gadgets I would love to. In what order of importance would you say I should buy tools, and which tools are the 'must haves' and which are just handy to have? I plan on buying one at a time as I can afford them. I'm not talking about screwdrivers, flashlight, camera etc, I mean moisture meter, CO detector, voltage meter etc. Thanks a lot
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I would put in the report that the support is adequate for the current covering, but would need to be upgraded if changed. But I'm also willing to be educated
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I hope they get rent for it[^] it's an out of state investor who thinks he can buy houses, and let them pay for themselves without putting anything into it. and Jim, I charge a base price and an additional fee for each unit
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as well as 2 50 gallon water heaters, one boiler (apprx 120 years old)with a single thermostat ( located in the basement!) for all the radiators. and they want to know why the gas bills are so high. Don't ask what the roof looked like
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I will do that as soon as possible Yup, it's a single structure with 10 apartments in it
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Hello everyone, I hope you guys can help me out again with my beginer electrical questions. I'm really confused about how to figure out the amps in a panel. This house I inspected has a 200 amp main. When I add up all the breakers in that panel it comes to around 360 amps. That is including a 60 amp breaker that feeds a sub-panel. Now when I add up what's in the sub-panel it totals about 260 amps. Am I figuring the amps wrong, or is this house totally overloaded? By the way it's a 10 unit with the one main panel and one sub. Thanks a lot Download Attachment: panel.jpg 40.14 KB Download Attachment: subpanel.jpg 20.01 KB
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Here are the pictures (finally!) The meters and the mains are all in one enclosure, so I couldn't see what's going on in there. But as I 've been reading, I guess everything past the main disconnect should be seperate. Thanks all for your help Download Attachment: earlst1.jpg 29.82 KB Download Attachment: earlst2.jpg 25.95 KB Download Attachment: earlst3.jpg 44.89 KB