Danny Pritchard

Thanks for the comments.I guess I was looking for someone to mention a lack of ventilation,high moisture content in the air,etc.etc.The fact that this is prevalent throughout the complex made it hard for me to accept just a leaky pipe.These pics were taken on the 3rd floor.I stopped by the 2nd floor on my way down and saw the same thing.As I said before I have been in about 4 of the buildings and they all have the same problem.I can see galvanized pipe leaking but even I can glue CPVC together and not have a leak.The plunmbing contractor must have got his license and crew from one of those internet sites.

Leaking pipes is what I thought initially.I have looked at units in 4 different buildings and it is all the same.I have never seen an active leak at any of the lines.[:-banghead]

Found this today in a condo complex.I have been here several times before in other buildings and usually found only one water heater with this corrsion.In this room all the water heaters had this buidup.Any thoughts as to the cause.This is a 7 year old condo complex. Thanks Download Attachment: Condo WH corrosion0001.jpg 82.05 KB Download Attachment: Condo WH corrosion0002.jpg 70.08 KB

"Is the bond in photo #1 necessary?" No,unless that is a metal housing and it is within 5' of the pool. I'm not sure what I'm looking at in picture #5.It could be a heater but I do not see a bond wire.

I had one today where a freezer was plugged into the GFI in the garage.I checked several times before I left to make sure I had reset the outlet.Freezers plugged into the GFI are like having a cat in the house and nobody is there but you.You look for the cat before you leave and you check on the GFI.

I found this interesting today.At the very least they could have painted the OSB and pretended it was waterproof. Download Attachment: Metal roof exposed OSB0001.jpg 66.61 KB Download Attachment: Metal roof exposed OSB0002.jpg 84.53 KB

Kurt, Yes it is.

Looked at this new home today.The first picture is the stone wall.The 2nd shows no mortar joints between the stone. The 3rd shows pressure treated plywood behind the shutter.The mortar base butts the plywood.I know this picture is hard to see. The rest of the home is stucco which has been stopped above grade.The stone goes down to the ground. I don't like the plywood behind the shutter or lack of flashing above the window and at the plywood.I'm not sure about the lack of mortar joints. Any thoughts? Download Attachment: Stone veneer0002.jpg 73.57 KB Download Attachment: Stone veneer0001.jpg 100.03 KB Download Attachment: Stone veneer0003.jpg 48.85 KB

According to the vinyl Siding Institute it should be installed over a weather resistant barrier.Check their website at www.vinylsiding.org

Inspected a new home today.While checking all the GFI's and receptacles in the kitchen I checked the receptacle for the refrigerator.Next to the refrigerator was a GfI receptacle that I had tripped but not reset.When I put my tester into the refrigerator receptacle the trip light on the GfI receptacle went out,remove the tester it came back on.Any thoughts on what is happening? Thanks.

I found this at one of those communities with a lot of ducks.Don't know if these are duck eggs or leftovers from a very intense Easter egg hunt.There are feathers on the roof in this pic that are hard to see. Download Attachment: Duck eggs0001.jpg 67.74 KB Download Attachment: Duck eggs0002.jpg 117.59 KB

A local BBQ restaurant here called Bono's has been in business for over 50 years.They bottle their own sauce.Excellent stuff. I got a rib recipe from the foodnetwork.com called Competition BBQ ribs.It is the best recipe that I have found.

"I'm hoping someone smarter than me will jump in and correct me if I'm wrong, but the only issue I can imagine an undersized breaker presenting is nuisance tripping. I'd point it out to my client like you did, but I don't think it could do any harm." Jim Morrison Lancaster, MA Thanks for the comments Jim.Besides any problems assosciated with an undersized breaker is what a home warranty company would say if a problem arose and the breaker was not as specified.Most buyers in this area get home warrantys. I know if the breaker is oversized and there is a problem they could void the warranty.I don't want to give them an out on fixing a problem because of an undersized breaker.

I always check the data plate on A/C units for the breaker size.Usually I find the breakers to be bigger than what is specified by the manufaturer.Today I found one that was undersized.The max. breaker to be used was 35 amps and the minimum breaker was 25 amps.There was a 20 amp breaker installed in the panel.Since these limits are specified by the manufacturer I called it out. I understand the problems assosciated with an oversized breaker.What would be the problems with one undersized?This was a 7 year old heat pump with no apparent problems.

I think you have a better chance of being hit by lightning than getting sick from your water heater.If you use hot water daily there is very little chance for bacteria to develop.Also if you are on city water supply they put chemicals in the water to kill bacteria.If you have a well you should put chlorine in your aerator(if you use one)monthly. Discarding everything said above you should always eat your greens.

Does anyone know what caused these shingles to wrinkle?This is a 3 year old roof. Download Attachment: Wrinkled roof0001.jpg 85.7 KB Download Attachment: Wrinkled roof0002.jpg 193.51 KB

Thought I would update this post.I saw the buyers agent for this house the other day and asked about the pool.He said a pool contractor came out and at first thought the pool had settled but finally came to the conclusion that it was installed out of level. The crack in the slab was the result of a broken drain line that had washed out the soil beneath the slab and the footer.

Anthony is searching for information.Hopefully he is not banking all his trust in this place.

Norm, Thanks for the info.I do not know if this pool was ever drained for replastering or cleaning.Your poor soil compaction comment is what I believe happened.I could not look at the block wall since it was obscured by a rough sawn 2x6 fake retaining wall.My feeling is that the footer settled in the right corner is part of the problem.This would fall in line with your last comment about soil instabilty.

Thought I would post a few pictures of a pool I looked at recently.This house is located on a sloped lot that goes down to a navigable canal.The pool is within a concrete block stemwall and slab.The block wall is about 1' high by the house and 3'at the rear. The first picture shows about 3" of tile exposed above the water level at the right end of the pool. The 2nd picture has less than 1" exposed above the water level at the left end of the pool. The 3rd picture shows settlement at the right end of the pool decking.There is an expansion joint to the left of this picture that where it butts into the pool has grown from its original 3/4" to almost double that width. Download Attachment: 2 inch drop at pool.jpg 55.09 KB Download Attachment: half inch drop at pool.jpg 47.07 KB Download Attachment: diff settlement at pool.jpg 52.78 KB

Thanks for the responses.My response was basically the same as Kurt and Rambo.

I'm curious as to how the rest of you would report the lack of an expansion joint at the 2nd floor.This is a 5 year old home with concrete block at the 1st level and wood framing above.At the left side corner the builder has separated the stucco between floors but at the front there is no separation.The wall around the window has numerous cracks. Download Attachment: No expansion at 2nd flr.jpg 58.13 KB

I found this to be interesting.This is a 1930-40's home.Someone who did not think the tub drained like it should added an overflow hose line to make sure nothing ever backed up. Download Attachment: Tub overflow line.jpg 61.5 KB

Looks like the last HI that went up there had a plug of tobacco and had to spit.

Looked at a pool today where a metal gutter downspout was within 4' of the pool.Normally these are outside of the immediate pool area.I always check screen enclosures for bonding if they are within 5' of the pool .Would this downspout qualify for bonding.I looked in the NEC at 680.26 (B)(5) but I am not sure that is referring to my question. Thanks,