Jerry Simon

I wasn't clear; lead mains were banned. Lead distribution pipes; never seen even one in 20 years around here; 99.99% are galvanized iron and copper (and some CPVC, but even that is rare unless you get out in the boonies). Some old waste lines were lead. Mike, one point you may know; Evergreen Park introduces a chemical - or some sort of thingy - into their water supply which in theory coats the interior of their lead mains, and prevents the lead from leaching into the water.

Chicago banned 'em in 1986.

I turned up the water heater to watch the burner ignite, and when done, turned the heater back down. When the burner turned off, the pilot flame went out. I lit it, and turned the burner on and off a few times, watching the pilot while doing so. Each time the burner turned-off, the pilot flame would waiver, quite a bit, and that's why the pilot turned off the first time I turned on the burner. I must admit, I've really never watched a pilot flame before when the burner shuts down, so is this normal? If so or if not, what would cause the pilot flame to waiver on burner shut-down, almost like someone was blowing on it?

In case anyone cares (like if you ever see a 24"x24" laundry closet the your client may need to fill), the only stackable washer/dryers I found are made for RV's and travel trailers. Campers World is the best outlet for same.

Need to buy one for daughters condo, so any help will be appreciated. Need one with 23" depth, 24" wide. Been all over the net, and it appears most all have 27" depth. Found one with 23" depth, but electric, not gas dryer she needs. Thanks for any direction.

The neighbors are not having any issues with their lights. It's very likely a loose neutral in your house.

Not allowed per 230.7, which, succinctly, says, "Conductors other than service conductors shall not be installed in the same service raceway or service cable." There are exceptions for grounding electrode conductors and bonding jumpers as well as "load management control conductors" that have overcurrent protection. The rational is that the service conductors have no overcurrent protection and if some strange circumstance occured that allowed them to directly energize the branch circuit then it, too, would have no overcurrent protection. TY, James (Myke)

AC wiring ran from inside the panelboard, back through the raceway that contains the service entrance cables, and out to the condenser through the meterbox. I didn't think lower branch circuit wires could run in the main raceway. Is this kosher? (And if not, rationale?) Thanks!

Must be a regional thing (humidity?). I've walked thousands of roofs covered with multiple layers of shingles, and unless flashing or some such is leaking, I can could probably count on one hand the number of soft roof decks I've found.

Kurt forgot to mention; he's got a babe there, too.

I did. I did.

IMHO, it's more the stigma of the event that might affect house value/re-sale.

Not an answer to your question, but don't the zoids have to disclose such? My realtor-dad had a house listed once like that. It never did sell. . .

Same was very noticable as we looked up from the ground on this ten-year-old roof, and I explained to the client the roof decking may not have been installed with adequate panel spacing, and/or without h-clips. In the attic, both items were (weren't?) observed; no spacing, no clips. It's a ten-year-old asphalt shingle roof covering, and aside from the cosmetics, I don't see where the buckling has posed or may pose a problem. What say yee all? How would you report? (OSB, by the by.)

That's what I've been told. Can't recall ever seeing such, though (no vapor barrier). Usually see fiberglass batts w/VB covered with a layer of cellulose.

Yes

Your thoughts on such?

How does one test such using this thermostat? Click to Enlarge 7.34 KB

I've never understood this particular qualm that home inspectors seem to have with the vertical orientation of single-wall vent piping. arranged. Seems to be a regional thing. I believe Jim once said most all flues in his area are female-into-male on on uphill run. 'Bout 99.67% in this neck of the woods are oriented the other way. Guess when we see someone differ from the 99.67%, we assume it's wrong. Wasn't me that said that. 99% of the ones I see have the crimped end pointing up. I just don't understand why. Uhm, I thought that's what I said. It's what I meant. Should have said female over/onto male. Anywho, we do it the opposite way here; male into female on an uphill run. As to why, we should ask Mycroft.

I've never understood this particular qualm that home inspectors seem to have with the vertical orientation of single-wall vent piping. arranged. Seems to be a regional thing. I believe Jim once said most all flues in his area are female-into-male on on uphill run. 'Bout 99.67% in this neck of the woods are oriented the other way. Guess when we see someone differ from the 99.67%, we assume it's wrong.

Not that anyone cares, but the monicker Windy City was bestowed upon our fair hamlet due to the Chicago politicians' tendency to blow a lot of hot air, i.e. BS Ain't got nothing to do with windy weather.

Thanks, Bill. But used in conjunction with a hydronic, forced-air system??? It's not located at the supply line for the exchanger, nor at the return line at the exchanger, but below the furnace, on an extension of the return line.

I normally see a zone valve to open and close the water supply pipe to the furnace heat exchanger for such. The building boiler wasn't on, so couldn't check the heat, but is this valve (?) a control for turning on and off the water to the exchanger? It's on a line marked as a *return*. It rotates about 180 degrees total, and has markings 1-5. If it ain't a valve, what is it, and what is it for? Click to Enlarge 33.19 KB

Please describe a couple real-life scenarios where one can be harmed by having the ground wires and the neutral wires connected on the same bus bar in a panel that's beyond the service equipment.

'Course, in the view of quantum mechanics, Georgia is only a probability. If no one observes Georgia, it isn't even there. I wouldn't worry about evaporation.