Terence McCann

Only a guess Jim. 02, 07 and, perhaps (highly doubtful) 90. Contact Mitsubishi

Do you have a make, model and manufacture of the panel Marc? I tried to save the pic to desktop and zoom in but the file is to small. Is there a chance the bonding jumper is molded in somewhere unseen?

Who's the pooch in the pic Mike? BTW, thanks for the chart.

I heard from a very large apartment complex maintenance manager this week that their is a loop hole in the law and they just can not sell pre-charged R-22 units. He indicated that two companies are currently offering units charged with nitrogen and you charge it with R-22 on-site. Which two companies would those be? First I've heard of something like that. So it's a R-410a system that has a holding charge of Nitrogen but you can just drop R-22 in? Or is it an older R-22 system that has a holding charge of Nitrogen just waiting for R-22? I don't think any reputable manufacture would still manufacture a R-22 system but ship it with a holding charge of Nitrogen (unless of course it's Goodman). Perhaps their moving old stock out the back door after dark? Just like Robert Mitchum in Thunder Alley - running a truck load of R-22 condensing units, down a country road, after midnight. They call 'em Freon Joe.

As of 2010 you can not buy a new R-22 condensing unit, only R410a. If at all possible replace the line set. You should replace the evaporator and expansion device to match the new condensing unit as well.

Good for you Preston - well done. ASHI?

(Ahem, cough, cough.) President Regan's statement was a splendid example of the imperative, but, I doubt that it had anything to do with the removal of the Berlin Wall. The USSR was broke and the economy in collapse - given enough time the wall would have fallen down on its own.

How about well built? Well maintained? Well made? I think you're just tripping on the passive voice in that sentence. How would your express the idea? - Jim Katen, Oregon All your examples of "well" I've heard, and used, many times, I've never heard it applied to install is all. I use correctly or adequately. Tis no biggie though as the meaning is clear.

© James Katen. All rights reserved. Did you really apply for a copyright? In the crawlspace, some of the support posts & piers are well installed and some are poorly installed. I've never heard of something being "well installed". Could be a regional thing I guess.

Did the listing agent get to choose the repair company? I wouldn't loose sleep over it Mike - looks like most pos units that haven't had maintenance in decades. A car with four flat tires can still move forward although I wouldn't recommend (or is that consider) driving it. Here's my report - have a nice day.

That is precisely why I modeled my report after his. I also prefer 'qualified' over 'licensed', but I place that recommendation at the begining of my report. Some things that I feel strongly about will include a specific recommendation for who I think should fix them, including things that I think are, or should be, DIY. I typically recommend that installing or replacing smoke and CO detectors be the very first DIY project they do. Notice how many times I used 'recommend'[:-graduat Consider reducing use of the word recommend... [:-dev3] That's funny Mike.

It is about you and your opinion though - that's what your client hired you for, your opinion. It's the same as seeing a doctor, lawyer or auto mechanic. Tell me what needs to be done.

Great example. I always use "I recommend". The intent of the wording is clear where as 'consider" is more of a open ended statement leaving doubt as to direction. Consider leaves wiggle room.

I actually stole that from someone here at TIJ. Sorry, I don't remember who. - Jim Katen, Oregon Sounds like something Kurt would say. I'm also a bit surprised that you would ask for a critique. You could/should be teaching correct report writing.

How many feet of gutter is permissible before a downspout is needed?

Yup. They have a nice format for informing clients about possible recalls and, being such, I thought it was an added benefit to doing business with our company however they crossed the line. It is a pretty slick marketing scheme though - get the home inspector to pay for the service, gold-mine his clients email address then go direct to the client to up-sell. Very good. Clever you. It reminds me of Brinks shenanigans when they were romancing home inspectors to be their sales force for their security systems. When your doing your home inspection hawk our security system and if it turns into a sale we will give you a kickback. Umm....... sorry, you'll have to pay someone to cold call. What a scam.

Actually, I don't see why you're upset. Marc Because: 1. I never gave them permission to contact my client. 2. My client may not want the spam and may be upset that I gave out their email address without permission. 3. I don't want them gold-mining off my work. If you want customers hire someone to cold call.

I started a new post for this information. When you submit information to RecallChek they ask for the home buyers email, as well as yours, to send the recall check information. I have never sent out my buyers email and always put my other email address in it's place. Upon receiving the information I would forward the email to my client. Well... got an email from RecallChek, intended for my buyer, hawking RecallTrak. Below is from the email: Greetings! Each year home fires occur due to hazardous appliances that could have been prevented free, to the home owner, if only they had known the appliance was under recall. Since appliance manufacturers are only obligated to report their recalls to the CPSC and not directly to the consumer, millions of recalled appliances go unnoticed and unresolved each year, posing a significant threat to households accross the nation. If you would like to know about these dangerous recalls the day they come out and how to get them fixed for free, then sign up for RecallTrak today and keep your family and your home safe from these preventable hazards. SIGN UP NOW! ONLY $3 PER MONTH! Don't know what RecallTrak is? Interested in the ultimate protection against recalled appliances? Read on. Needless to say I'm pretty hot. I'm going to call them today and become the little black cloud on their picnic. I'm going to alert 3D. I also plan to stop using their service. Burn me once..... Be careful with your clients information.

Can you expand on that a bit Douglas? I seem to be slow on the updraft. (Sorry John, more thread drift)

Hey! Were you been pardner? Long time no see. Sorry, Terry, I don't think we've met--maybe another Robert E Lee! I haven't seen you post on this board for a while is all. Nice to see you dropping in.

Hey! Were you been pardner? Long time no see.

I never knew that Marc. Thanks for the heads up.

That would be me.

That's interesting Mike. It's an added level of protection but it still isn't grounded. I'm not sure why they would find an ungrounded, 3-prong outlet, unacceptable but a 3-prong GFCI outlet acceptable. To take it one step further why not wire a whole home with 2 conductor wire and just put GFCI outlets throughout the home.

Ya but I won't be - especially if it's Blatz! Although I wouldn't consider checking the panel a big deal anymore.