Jeremy

Yes.

Amazing!! You wouldn't think that would be survivable. Just imagine the concusion inside. Wow!

There is no telling what you will find in a Chicago attic is there??

If I come home after an extended period of time when I've left my thermostat down to conserve energy and it is 65 F in and out, I turn the t-stat to 75 and the heat pump better run continuously til it reaches the demanded 75. This takes an extended period of time even with the heat strip energized, which it will be until about 73. (Maybe about the time it takes to do a home inspection.) I don't think it is an unreasonable request. I'm sure this is done in a large percentage of homes across the country. Often times I will adjust my t-stat incrementally to avoid the resistant heat as much as possible. (I know sometimes I can be real tight wad.) I say test em. Energy star, I would like to see your test method.

Yes, I see that occasionally. In that case, I would think that the first thing to freeze and break would be the nozzle, which would be fully exposed, rather than the sillcock tube within the building envelope. That still leaves my question unanswered: "Why would a hose still attached to a frost free sill cock cause a pipe to burst?" True, the nozzle will probably be the first thing to freeze, but it won't leak until it thaws. So the freezing continues back up the hose, sill-cock tube, and pipe until temperatures warm. Then when it thaws, all of the little splits that the expanded ice made, begin to leak and spray until the water pressure is depleted. The splits closest to the water pressure source will be the first to leak the most. The nozzle is at the far end of all the frozen ice and won't leak to its full potential until all the ice in the hose has been melted. This can take a while as the ice will push down stream as it melts plugging off or slowing the leak each time the ice shifts down stream. By the time the hose is fully clear, plenty of water has escaped the first split in the system.

Thermal expansion is absorbed by the pressure tank in the case of private supply such as a well. It is absorbed by the municiple supply system provided there is no device like you say such as a pressure regulator or check valve.

Makes ya feel good about muni inspectors doesn't it?

Would that be the same thing as a pipe dream?

If the receptacle was visible and easily accessible (meaning less than arms length beyond the ceiling) it seems it would be ok. I guess then you could write it up as only a cosmetic jack legged job. Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of the drop ceiling?

Are you talking about the ability to type your new info into the form each time instead of hand writing it on the printed form? I don't see that ability with Open Office, and I don't imagine that any of the free applications will have that. I am interested too.

Nice looking site. Loading speed is good on windstream dsl. I agree with Walter on the intro. I would delete it. Free advice for what its worth.

I like the ones that have the heads snapped off before the last 3/4" is driven in. And then another and another. "A" for effort.

That is sweet! Are those "crack pots"?

dry kiln You might want to check this out and ask these guys some questions.

First let me state that I am in no way suggesting that the trap in Phillip's photo should not be called...rules are rules after all. But, simply for the sake of discussion, what would be the actual safety hazard of that trap, if it was at an interior location as opposed to an unheated garage? I can see that a trap located where the standing water could be frozen would be a huge no-no, but I've never quite got my head around the issues involved in one like Phillip's. So, aside from the flex, can someone convince me why this particular trap poses a threat? There is an article by Kenny Hart in the ASHI reporter this month. He states, "If the valve drips, mineral deposits can collect at the opening and create a mineral plug. This can restrict or block the opening altogether."

Back-handing has always worked for me. Besides, I need a little jingle once in a while. Keeps the juices flowing.

I like the good intent shown in photo 1. The pool vac is already to go.

Kurt, How far can one go with investigation before it becomes an ethical issue of further work for compensation after the inspection? I know we are better suited for further evaluation and troubleshooting, I also don't like the idea of turning it over to another when we are perfectly capable. Do you take it just short of repair and then pull out for someone else to repair? Not saying wrong or right, I'm just thinking through ASHI code of ethics and would like to hear comments.

I've installed it on over 500 computers at a High School I consult at (used to teach and run their computers). It's all I run on my machines, I don't own MS Office. I believe this is a free one too.

Has anyone tried Open Office?

That was a Mythbusters Top Fiver. I saw it the night it aired, and honestly, I had tears in my eyes. It was possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Yeah.. A beauty...

This is an old article, but since we're on the subject. 4 injured Authorities said a plumber had been in the building the day before the blast, and they were trying to determine whether the electric hot-water heater had been worked on. "I've never seen 18 guys' butts come out of their chairs so fast," Lynn said.

I'm sure there was no TPR on this one.

I thought the industry standard for receptacle height was top of the hammer handle. Works good for me.(As long as you use the same hammer throughout the whole project.)[:-spin]

Well...doesn't look that way. Has anyone started a test yet? I'm headed to the basement.