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  1. Tom Raymond
    ABS and polystyrene have virtually identical melting points and ignition temperatures. I was just amused.
  2. Tom Raymond
    Funny no one is concerned about the ABS drain right next to it that will flame out a few seconds after the access does.
  3. Tom Raymond
    I bought my house for 25k. I can tell you from experience it isn't for everyone.
  4. Tom Raymond
    Never saw one with the motor inside. I remember having one when i was a kid. Does that make me old?
  5. Tom Raymond
    Suburban sites it gets removed, rural (even quasi rural) it gets burned.
  6. Tom Raymond
    See it all the time with ridge vents perpendicular to prevailing winds. Especially in rural areas.
  7. Tom Raymond
    There's water in my panel. It's traveling inside the SEC jacket. It's either liquid water entering the meter can via the bushing, or it's condensation forming inside the cable assembly since it enters close to my heating equipment. I'm leaning towards the latter since its dripping now, and it's -5° today.
  8. Tom Raymond
    One of the agents is there unless it's a FSBO. Only had a few where they gave me the combo and let me go on my own. Clients always present.
  9. Tom Raymond
    The Facebook groups are contentious. They claim to want to learn and share, but largely just promote and defend their own narrow vision.
  10. Tom Raymond
    Can anybody point me in the right direction to research this tubing? Mid to late 80s, rubber tubing on a radiant floor heat loop, no markings on any of the visible portions, way too flexible to have an oxygen barrier. My research has brought up a few different brands from several different manufacturers from Watts to Goodyear. I would think that if it was made for the application it would have some sort of marking on it. My concern is that this is a hay farm and it my not be a listed material, but rather an EPDM or LDHP ag product. Thanks in advance...
  11. Tom Raymond
    I've not had any issues with mine. Marty faxed a certificate to a building department for a permit last summer. Clear Creek Home Inspection was listed as the builder. What little new construction there is here pays far more to complete phases than to inspect them. None of the builders I've dealt with care what my insurance says on it, just that I have some. Clients care less about my insurance then they do about what association I belong to.
  12. Tom Raymond
    Look for RLI. I'd give you my agent but he's in NY. And, it takes stones to buy insurance from a guy named Slack.
  13. Tom Raymond
    So are properly torqued screw terminals.
  14. Tom Raymond
    An 18 year old house has aluminum wiring? Skip the pigtails and pass thru the screw termination on devices rated for aluminum wire. You'll have a better shot at getting it all to fit in the box.
  15. Tom Raymond
    Fanfold would reduce the volume of water that reached the tyvek, but also hold a significant amount in place without a gap to promote drainage. I wouldn't count on it unless it were installed like a tile roof. A completely waterproof underlay with the cover on battens. It wouldn't look any better, but it wouldn't leak.
  16. Tom Raymond
    Vinyl siding is a rain screen. The good stuff installed to best practices techniques allows 20% of the water that hits it behind it. The only way this will work is if the underlayment is water tight. Tall order for tyvek.
  17. Tom Raymond
    How is condensate being sucked through a fan differ from condensate dripping through from the other side? The fan is wet either way.
  18. Tom Raymond
    Where is the refractory insulation? I'm betting what scorched is the adhesive left behind when the rats stole the insulation.
  19. Tom Raymond
    It's EMT. Pull a new conductor.
  20. Tom Raymond
    I couldn't get past the first page. The opening disclaimer is awful. Half of it needs to be axed, and half of what's left is in the wrong place. The checklist is annoying. Is it really that hard to label the boxes in every comment? MM? RE? How is a client supposed to decipher that?
  21. Tom Raymond
    I'd love to get my hands on a defective panel. I have an outbuilding I wouldn't mind having burn down.
  22. Tom Raymond
    Doors, and to a certain extent windows, often provide enough room for expansion. Plus, residential veneers are designed for aesthetics. Expansion joints aren't very pleasing to look at.
  23. Tom Raymond
    Warranties are the bread and butter of Nick and Nathan's business models. Retailers and contractors offer warranties. I don't think consultants should.
  24. Tom Raymond
    In my experience midcentury FAUs are big. Like 3 to 4 times the size of a modern unit. Size, color, and aesthetic all help narrow your guess.
  25. Tom Raymond
    That deep recessed sash is what makes me think LP. I've replaced hundreds of them. The seal failures may still be under warranty. LP will provide glass. Too bad they are not reglazable sash profiles.
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