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  1. Bill Kibbel
    I've inspected many dormitories and off-campus apartment buildings (we just got a request for another 30). More often than not, it's the girl's areas that are perpetual disasters. It can get bad for the boys, but then they have a major party and clean everything up.
  2. Bill Kibbel
    For a brick veneer that never materialized.
  3. Bill Kibbel
    I don't know the exact language, but there are requirements for "Trap Setting". It states something like: Traps should be set level to maintain their water seals.
  4. Bill Kibbel
    Okay. Is that the booklet that covers all their exterior products? I have it in print but I don't think it was available until probably closer to 2010.
  5. Bill Kibbel
    I just went to upload it to the library and all the instructions for '99 to '12 are already there. 'Exteriors - Cladding - Fiber-cement' https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/Lin ... ber-cement
  6. Bill Kibbel
    I have their installation instructions effective 12/05. PM me your email address?
  7. Bill Kibbel
    What Tim5055 posted above is spot on. 'Toxic mold' was a phrase created by those who profit from the mold hype. Most people that post concerns about mold here only want someone to confirm their fears.
  8. Bill Kibbel
    I've read a lot of manufacturers' instructions and I don't think any absolutely require the intake be piped to the exterior - provided there is plenty of air inside for combustion. Many manufacturers strongly recommend it and state the benefits. Check the installation instructions. The manual is supposed to be kept at the furnace.
  9. Bill Kibbel
    That's a repair kit sold at the hardware store - the one where I get my prescriptions filled. I used to carry one in a foil wrapper in my wallet - just in case.
  10. Bill Kibbel
    Where do you find that CODE requires a heat source?
  11. Bill Kibbel
    Complete repointing? Almost never. http://www.limeworks.us/faq.php#q1
  12. Bill Kibbel
    Do you really write like that? Or, should I ask why isn't "The Inspector" writing the report?
  13. Bill Kibbel
    I've heard of similar scare tactics. I'll bet the pictures aren't from your Mom's house. Ask for the pics and view the metadata.
  14. Bill Kibbel
    The blocks used for that chimney are intended to contain a terra cotta tile liner. There's no doubt that chimney needs to be lined. When I can't see the interiors of chimneys any other way, it's amazing how often vent connectors just happen to come apart all by themselves (when nobody is looking).
  15. Bill Kibbel
    There's always mold when there's a humidifier. Disconnect it. Clean up what's in the picture. Done.
  16. Bill Kibbel
    The newer units with inverter-driven compressors vary the outdoor fan and compressor speed to meet demand. That being said, I haven't seen a fan operating "very very slowly".
  17. Bill Kibbel
    bhis is posting from Kathmandu, Nepal, not AU. The link in his posts is to a web site that contains malware.
  18. Bill Kibbel
    It's an attempt to reduce the required clearance to combustibles. The biggest issue is that it may extract too much heat and reduce the natural draft up the chimney.
  19. Bill Kibbel
    The linenfold panels, frame and timbers are oak - the figures, I don't know. The 'hand' rail is painted wood.
  20. Bill Kibbel
    Built 1923. Click to Enlarge 48.7 KB Hand rail Click to Enlarge 28.32 KB
  21. Bill Kibbel
    That's why I'm asking. I can't find any specific distance - just "nearest the point of entrance".
  22. Bill Kibbel
    I don't think it is required to have a permanent label. It's laminated though and you can see double reflections.
  23. Bill Kibbel
    Where does the 10' max come from?
  24. Bill Kibbel
    Um - you close the fill valve when it reaches the desired pressure.
  25. Bill Kibbel
    http://inspectapedia.com/heat/Water_Fee ... .php#FVMan
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