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  1. Bill Kibbel
    You might start here: www.insulators.info I see that the 41st annual Pennsylvania Insulator Show and Sale is coming up nearby. I probably won't make it - the event is probably more excitement than I can handle.
  2. Bill Kibbel
    We only know about stuff in and on buildings. I've collected a few as a kid riding a dirt bike along old RR right-of-ways. There are serious collectors of telegraph, phone and power line insulators. I've talked with some fanatics that mentioned there are published guides and even collectors' clubs.
  3. Bill Kibbel
    Cast iron burners, "B-valve" for pilot feed and no Boston terrier logo. Post war to mid 1950s
  4. Bill Kibbel
    It doesn't look like any flue that I've seen after a chimney fire. It looks like creosote mixed with paraffin wax deposits from fake logs.
  5. Bill Kibbel
    It probably bubbled up from the inside the vent pipe - then evaporated quicker on the warm pipe. If it bubbled up from below the vent collar, it would be an obvious wet mess inside just below.
  6. Bill Kibbel
    This was discussed here a few years ago: https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... C_ID=13446 I don't follow how it turned to zombies on TV.
  7. Bill Kibbel
    Actually, Dupont's Corian was the first solid surface material - from the mid 60s I think. What came out in the early 70s that you describe was made from polyester resin with pulverized stone and stone chips. It's popular name at the time was synthetic marble, but I don't think most products looked anything like marble.
  8. Bill Kibbel
    You nailed it, Chad. "International Heating & Air Conditioning Corp Division of Weil-McLain" only existed 1973-74.
  9. Bill Kibbel
    Realtor discusses the managing of home inspections. I think 'calmer' might mean 'handler' of the home inspector. http://realtormag.realtor.org/news-and- ... nspections
  10. Bill Kibbel
    Discussed here: https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... IC_ID=8140
  11. Bill Kibbel
    Msg. me your email and I can send you an Excel chart that I got from Mitsubishi for their split systems - when I get back in.
  12. Bill Kibbel
    Excellent rain coat, rain pants, waxed cap, Wellies and a waterproof camera. Weather like we're going to have tomorrow isn't an issue.
  13. Bill Kibbel
    Not enough info to comment. Heatilator is a manufacturer of prefab gas and wood fireplaces, gas and wood inserts and gas logsets. In addition to identifying the correct product, many more specifics are needed.
  14. Bill Kibbel
    They were only distributed way out West. And that some how applies to Kentucky? Please elaborate. Uh, did you read the quoted text I was responding to?
  15. Bill Kibbel
    They were only distributed way out West.
  16. Bill Kibbel
    There's also another brand with the same issue. I can't remember the name. It's a 3-tab shingle with an "applique" - an additional layer of unreinforced asphalt and granules added in spots to create a decorative, dimensional enhancement. The manufacturers state the "map" cracks are cosmetic.
  17. Bill Kibbel
    I have a recent chart from Utica that sez it has to be '90. Date inked on combo gas valve? Date stamped on PRV lever?
  18. Bill Kibbel
    It looks similar to some sprayed-on fireproofing applied to structural steel. It often consists of cement or gypsum mixed with a fibrous binder. The fibers are usually ceramic, mineral wool/rockwool or asbestos. I've never seen it in a residence.
  19. Bill Kibbel
    An equalizer is just the section of piping connecting the steam header to the condensate return. Some have check valves. I'm not sure what the device is in the picture. When I see really odd contraptions and configurations it's usually a vapor/vacuum system or there is a need to flood the return.
  20. Bill Kibbel
    IRC 2012 R703.3.2 Horizontal siding. Horizontal lap siding shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer?s recommendations.
  21. Bill Kibbel
    I'd bet that furnace was manufactured before the date code made it into GE serial numbers. It really looks like 1960's. Separate manual B-valve for the pilot feed, right?
  22. Bill Kibbel
    Jack, was that in the NEC when the panels were installed? Is everything now a "violation" because of new versions of codes?
  23. Bill Kibbel
    It's a product called Insul-Shake. It's asphalt-coated Celotex fiber-board (made from sugar cane bagass) with ceramic granules. The same product as the more common Insul-brick, but with a texture that is intended to imitate wood shakes. It was not manufactured with asbestos fibers. I don't know of any material that I would use for repairs. It's at the end of its useful life.
  24. Bill Kibbel
    I might be interested if Roof Rover could get up and inside chimney flues too.
  25. Bill Kibbel
    Installation of the heat pump is not complete. The unit likely needs full Freon charge. How did you get any of that from my statement?
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