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    Kurt, Scott & Jim are right. It's a leaker too because the pipe doesn't have any flashing on it either.
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    The shingle type is basically irrelevant if you lay ice & water shield across 100% of the substrate. The shingles do need to be installed, but their primary job in this configuration is going to be to protect the ice & water shield from UV. If the first layer of ice & water shield is installed correctly, there is no need for a double layer. But then again it wouldn't hurt anything and I would probably put it on my roof.
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    I believe it is a metal deck and not a metal roof. The structure doesn't appear to have enough slope to remain watertight with a metal roof system. It's a limited view and difficult to see, but the reveal on the curb is consistent from left to right. As the flutes are running from left to right as well, we should see the deck sloping on the side of the curb. Just deducing from what I could see. I'm sure we would all be able to tell for sure if we had a larger field of view or were on the roof. So what was it Ed?
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    I don't think that is actually a metal roof. It looks more like the substrate. I've seen thousands of PVC condensate drain lines that are run all the way to the roof systems drainage point. All they end up doing is prohibiting the flow of rain water/snow melt from reaching the drain or gutter. The drain/trap look fine. It will probably be broken off by the time the roof is finished because roofers aren't very dainty.
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    Walter - Don't you mean "But if anybody really wants to know the legal details on this matter, WE RECOMMEND he should contact a lawyer who understands the HI biz."
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    It is not required.
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    I Googled "nayadic" and it looks like a pump for a wastewater treatment system.
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    I spoke with an electrician about these scenarios a few years ago, and he agreed with you billy bob. I have found that when I check the GFCI's receptacles that are either wired into a GFCI breaker, or downstream of other GFCI's the confusion factor comes into play. Sometimes it trip here, sometimes it trips there. I usually just make a note of it in the report sighting the confusion factor but not as a safety hazard. I let 'em know that if they want to call an electrician to clean up the confusion they can.
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    cartridge fuses
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    Can't tell from those photos, but both PVC & TPO can be classified as "single ply" systems. If it is newer (within the last 6 years) it is likely TPO.
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    Good point Mike.
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    It can be, but it's tensile strength is ranked 3rd on product found in the home. Behind Steel and close to Concrete. I do, however, know first hand how brittle it can be (not a good story), but from the photos it looks like there is a very small overhang. Is your concern that it might crack in the center of the cabinet? That seems very unlikely to me. The counter top is designed and "normally" used to carry a dead load. I wouldn't write this up.
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    Why would it need support other than the edges of the cabinet frame? It looks okay to me.[:-thumbu]
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    Brian, I blew-up the first photo and it looks like the house is sitting at a slightly lower elevation then the ground around it. Almost like the house has sunk a little. Did you see that or is the grass just in need of a good cutting? The last photo shows the brick veneer at grade/patio level. Was that the case all around this house, or could you see a couple of inches of foundation at the perimeter?
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    Looks like wood. No?
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    I used to always test them with the integral button and my SureTest, but I stopped testing them in occupied houses. Too many computers hooked up to bedroom/office outlets. I know I would be pretty p'd if someone killed the power on my computer that way. Of course that couldn't happen cause I have a UPS, but most folks don't. If the house is occupied I explain to my clients what they are and what they are "supposed" to be for. I report that they are present, weren't tested and why. If the house is empty I test 'em at the panel and at the receptacle with my tester.
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    Kurt, You were correct! Before I had a chance to get back to my client, they had scheduled a UST removal contractor to get out there and evaluate. The UST guy carefully removed the pipe's cap in the basement (DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!). Smelled and swabbed the i.d. for traces of gas/petro. Then we stuck an electrician's fish tape through the pipe. It extended all the way out into the parkway. He got out his metal detector and scanned the area where the fish tape extended to. No Tank, and based on the length and path of the pipe it certainly does appear to be an abandon gas line. Thanks again for your help. I owe you...again!
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    A closer look. Image Insert: 125.55 KB
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    Kurt, How about this one? Image Insert: 131.56 KB
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    You mean "Kosher"...right?
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    Mike, There are attics, unless it was exposed framing on the interior. There should be access and they should be vented. I wouldn't suggest they add access solely for the purpose of an inspection. I couldn't tell what type of roofing material was installed on these sections. If it's fiberglass shingles they will need some venting. If it's tile, it's marginal but certainly could be better.
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    Sure. The crack could get worse, but you probably won't have a structural failure. Tell your friend to have his son pick a new spot to practice his push pass. If a new crack develops there, get an NBA recruiter and a structural engineer involved immediately!
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    Wouldn't nekkid people be LESS flammable than clothed ones? Richard Prior told me about some wild party he was at once...
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    Thanks Jim. I get it. In your opinion would a bathroom panel, that is recessed in the wall and actually located in a WC, be anymore susecptable to moisture issues than an exterior panel? Although they are not too common in my area, I have seen them and I believe they are more readily found in other parts of the country. I'm also assuming that moisture is this issue with bathroom overcurrent protection devices.
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    Thank you for all your help, but now I am more confused. Should I be writing up panels found in garages, closets and behind access panels in a finished basement too?
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