Bill Kibbel

I've never given it much thought until now. Fortunately, every time I'm dictating a sentence that describes the general condition of a material that is in-and-out of view in a building I automatically use: "Where visible, ..." "Where I could get to it,..." "..., where exposed." "Where I can see the ____,..." It's pretty simple and it seems quite clear.

At HI seminars, it might look like that from the back of the room, but I'm often the one at the front facing the herd. The blinding reflected light is a more significant issue.

Each one is there to hold 4 steak knives vertically.

Usually, but you can confirm with a meter. There are also "self-grounding" outlets that can be installed for the same result.

'Cuz most Americans have big asses. I have a little ass and I usually stand to the side of the oven door.

There is no specific temp. or even a range. It's simply when the heat pump passes the thermal balance point (when the building's heat loss is greater than the heat pump's capacity). It's 15° here right now and my heat pump cycles on and off a few times every hour with no supplementary heat kicking in. Ok, I'm cheating. I have a Quadrafire wood stove burning away, but my refrigerant line is still hot. There's also recent advances in air source heat pump technology. Read about some of the new low-temp. heat pumps. There's a company in Maine (that's right - MAINE) that builds a heat pump that doesn't have or need, ANY supplementary heat (even in friggin' Maine)!

Just 'cuz a connector meets that rule, doesn't mean it's not too long. I've found plenty that allow too much cooling to either establish and maintain a draft or are creating major condensation.

Hey John, Nice job with that yellow appliance connector. For future new HIs, here's a pic of csst: And here's a connector with a yellow jacket: I think I need to get rid of some house parts pics stored on my hard drive. Replace 'em with porn, like normal guys.

Where did you read that now? Could you be confusing flexible appliance connectors with CSST?

I've never seen that written anywhere, but I do get frequent e-mails that tell me I should be concerned with my length and diameter. I suggest getting out of the habit of calling that pipe a vent. It's best to use the word connector as in "flue connector" or "vent connector".

I'd like to be the first to welcome Barry to our growing group of co-defendants. [:-shake]

A switch was probably replaced on a 3-way with the wrong type and/or incorrectly wired. It just takes a minute or two to pull the switch plates to confirm.

It's not the fuel, It's the size - smallest is always on top. I've spent a good bit of time in and around Boston. Enough to pick up things like "wicked-good lobsta" and "bang-a-youie", but WTF is with "smokepipe".

I hear that quite frequently. I'm pretty sure that's a myth. It's permitted if the flue is the correct size and appropriate material for both appliances. That being said, I find that mixing gas/LP and oil eats up terra cotta flue tiles very quickly. That's different. It needs a liner whether it's for gas, oil or both combined.

"General-use and motor-circuit switches and circuit breakers shall clearly indicate whether they are in the open OFF or closed ON position. Where single-throw switches or circuit breaker handles are operated vertically rather than rotationally or horizontally, the up position of the handle shall be the ON position". John, I found out that you only have a single switch for that office. John's switch plate

For that to work, I would avoid a 301 or 302 redirect. I use a JavaScript that auto-forwards after a delay. Both domains get indexed nicely.

Those can't be Sears homes or the dates are wrong. In 1906 Sears sold building supplies through their catalog. In 1908 building plans were added. In 1909 folks could purchase the plans and the exact materials in a package. In 1916, ready-made (pre-cut) kits were first introduced. Folks could also finance through Sears. The Modern Homes program was discontinued in 1940. The kits were never stored, they were prepared for each order.

I don't have statistics, but we get a fair amount of folks that "find" us on the web. They don't ask questions, they just schedule. We get many commercial and historic building inspections that resulted from clients' web searches. Our site is also very useful for sending folks to for more info. We have a short URL that directs to our main site. tcinspect.com The girls give it out over the phone to shoppers and folks with typical questions. Most quickly call back and schedule. Chris B - The text on your site gets lost in all of those graphics!

The boiler was drawing air for combustion from a very small boiler room and/or a very tight house.The combustion air in the room was being replaced by the furnace exhaust, which has lower levels of oxygen. Insufficient oxygen caused incomplete combustion of the "blue flame" appliance, resulting in CO production. The high level of CO in the exhaust was then drawn back into the home through the disconnected combustion air intake pipe. 'Cuz there's an abundance of oxygen to the burners from your big old home. There's also enough air exchange to never deplete the oxygen. Install the stove in a small closet and weatherstrip the door. CO will be rapidly produced.

Maybe not, but we can protect ourselves and our livelihood with about 90 seconds' effort. WJid="blue"> I'm only concerned with the safety of the folks that hired me to protect them. Protecting myself and my livelihood is the byproduct. For those that feel the inspection is limited to the residence only, would you report an open, dug well the pile of asbestos pipe insulation behind the barn an in-ground pool without a fence limited sight distance where a driveway meets a busy street? These are all very common things found at properties that I inspect.

Hydroponic?

I know Pete quite well - we've worked together on State legislation issues, on joint inspections & refer each other. I'm quite sure he has never called himself a mold inspector. I'll bet a large sum that he has never performed a mold test. Like myself, he does some moisture intrusion investigations. When finding a mold problem, I'll also bet that he steers folks toward an Industrial Hygienist, experienced with residential mold issues.

The parts are the same as in wood or stone, just made up of many more segments, being formed out of delicate plaster moulds. I would guess the pipe to be an overflow from an expansion tank, which is always higher than the highest radiator - early style PRV. We have very little architectural TC. What we do have is usually completely monochromatic, often just some limited ornamentation to brick facades.