Bill Kibbel

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I don't know about "drain tile", but it was once commonly used for storm sewer and sanitary sewer piping. You can tell if it was intended for drain piping as the interior will have a very smooth bore.

He'll be back to drop a link in it: https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... 319#124037

Bleeders on shut-off valves.

They are breakers manufactured for industrial equipment. The dials are to make adjustments to the breakers to match the characteristics of industrial motors. In other words, to minimize nuisance tripping on motor start-up.

I tried to stay loyal to the local manufacturer (Streamlight). They provided a fair product and excellent customer service. They were just not keeping up with the rechargeable LED products that Kurt convinced me that I had to have (and he was right). Check here: http://www.flashlightz.com/made_in_usa.php

Receptacles used to be "sockets" before bladed plugs were the standard (and way before NEMA was created). Appliance "plugs" were threaded like light bulbs. That's why you'll hear really old folks saying "go plug it in the socket". That's a toaster, btw.

Look closely at the cut ends - clearly solid AL (nice clear pics btw). The shiny silver cloth jacket gives it away too.

The company as a whole is the busiest since '08. We also have one less inspector this season, who moved on to another career during the slow-down. For me it's primarily the niche thing. There's a whole lot of very large, historic homes listed right now that are getting serious interest. Offers from 2/3 up to 1/2 of what they sold for 5-10 years ago are being accepted. Lots of folks are jumping on those deals. I just did one that sold for $4.4 million in 2007. It was listed for sale at $3.8 million. It's now under agreement for $1.8 million. "Hey Bill, would you buy this house?" "For what you're gettin' it for - hell yeah!"

Around here is quite the opposite. During the last week of January things changed drastically - every appointment filled since. We're booked almost 3 weeks out. I get messages from folks almost daily with offers to pay extra to squeeze them in.

Probably can't have the commas and spaces in the image file names.

That's a relief valve. Hope there's another one on the boiler without a plug. That would be Howard Ackerman, who manufactured the Ack-O-Matic and Ackerman boilers in the '50s and '60s. Wouldn't you name your product the Kat-O-Matic?

No. I just see someone else who thinks "mold is gold" from the ridiculous media hysteria that's gone on for far too long. Find folks that are doing real, unbiased medical research about the true effects on people from mold in buildings. Ask them what type of device needs to be fabricated to eradicate this horrid microscopic creature that's been introduced to suddenly decimate the human race.

Is the only mention of the issue in the report a picture with a caption? Did the report state anything anywhere about what a loose "bath exhaust vent" means? Is there no other mention of it or recommendation for any type of action? Is it in a list anywhere else of items that need attention? Let's see the entire report.

Dry-laid fieldstone.

Unfreakinbelievable I just spoke to someone that also gave a price for inspecting this property - $1200.00 less than what the client is paying me. http://www.countylinesmagazine.com/article.aspx?aid=931

Thanks for the replies. My favorite HVAC expert emailed me this afternoon confirming it to be a 4 ton condensing unit and a 3.5 ton evaporator coil.

I'm suspecting a mismatch (smaller evaporator coil) based on the model numbers of this Carrier system.. Outdoor: Click to Enlarge 18.74 KB Indoor: Click to Enlarge 21.82 KB I'd appreciate any comments from our HVAC experts (Terrence!).

Vapor barrier

My last house had one of the additions under some mature cedar trees. I put a "funnel" downspout outlet on the gutter and it never clogged again.

Williamson = 1st 2 digits of the serial number is the date of manufacture. 1979

If applicable to your jurisdiction of Naperville, at the time of construction... 2000 IRC: R703.8 Flashing. Approved corrosion-resistive flashing shall be provided in the exterior wall envelope in such a manner as to prevent entry of water into the wall cavity or penetration of water to the building structural framing components. The flashing shall extend to the surface of the exterior wall finish and shall be installed to prevent water from reentering the exterior wall envelope. Approved corrosion-resistant flashings shall be installed at all of the following locations: 5. Where exterior porches, decks or stairs attach to a wall or floor assembly of wood-frame constructions. If I hired an independent inspector and the report makes no mention about the omission of proper flashing, I'd be speaking with that inspector about how this is going to be corrected - before dropping the s-bomb.

When you say "push" type, do you mean rocker switches like any of these? If yes, then I would be pretty sure it's a low voltage switching system transformer. I've seen quite a few systems that have the relays attached to the individual fixtures.

Matt, you removed the lovely video you had posted with this comment which completely changes the tone. Keeping it classy. Click to Enlarge 55.01?KB It certainly wasn't him. It was one of the moderators here "keeping it classy".

Um,the link in the very first post in response to your initial post.