Bill Kibbel

Have you ever used an "Open House" as an advertising venue? If yes, please write a post about the results - click on "reply to topic" above

Somewhat alarmist? There's up to twelve families at risk in that building. The people involved in this transaction need to be alarmed. From what information that has been posted, they're not getting it. I agree that it should be short (and more to the point), like have an electrician REPLACE ALL THE PANELS NOW.

That particular color on copper is from sulfates. Hydrogen sulfide gas reacting with water is one likely possibility. Ammonium sulfate is second. It's found in insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizer.

They're handing you complete bullshit. I've inspected thousands of commercial, industrial and apartment buildings and the agents are generally more professional and business-like than residential agents. Tell 'em their scam ain't gonna work. I'd have a hard time resisting the urge to shove Zinsco panels up their butts.

They're real close to breaking every single rule of vent installations.

Looking at the pic, it's probably not installed like this: Click to Enlarge 3.66 KB

Mike, In the above post, when you refer to "algae", your not talking about the black streaks (gloeocapsa magma) are you? Gloeocapsa magma is not an algae, doesn't produce or excrete oxalic acid and doesn't damage shingles.

Geodesic-ish - I like that better for reporting. I was just showin' off. It's pretty hard to put a geodesic-ish roof on that doesn't leak.

A dodecahedron would be sphere-like, composed of 12 flat pentagonal faces. Remember the paperweight calendars?

The roof is a polyhedron, made up of pentagonal dipyramids, with cross-gambrels. I didn't make that up.

They were extremely popular in the UK from the 30s until this decade. They're better suited to the weather and climate there. I became quite familiar with them at one time. These were also considered the heat source for the part of the house where the kitchen is located. I had a lot of clients from the British isles putting them in old farmhouses here. They're the heart of a "country home". Americans don't know anything about stored-heat stove cooking. They weren't intended for this side of the pond.

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I'll bet it leaks when the boiler sits cold.

Anyone know of injuries from an Xtend n Climb failure? I remember someone here stating that they were injured from an XnC (Charlie?), but mentioned something about colored markers to confirm the catches engage. That's not like any XnC that I've seen. Like Randy, I missed locking one rung once, but it can't drop more than a fraction of an inch on that side.

Probably about 10 years ago in Toronto. I regularly use the reference materials.

30 Amp: green 25 Amp: green, yellow 20 Amp: orange, red 15 Amp: blue, purple 10 Amp: yellow, slate-blue (can look gray).

We've inspected quite a few R&D labs for pharmaceutical, petroleum product and chemical companies. The clear drains have occasionally been some type of special acrylic. The glass pipes are still available - I think the brand is Kimax.

Since it's the correct method, could you show us the code reference and/or the manufacturers' requirements for this method?

Hey Gary Wyer, Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Master Certified Roof Cleaning Instructor. I just read some stuff you wrote: "Not taking care of roof algae can lead to increased home and cooling costs and will deteriorate the shingles". Really - got any proof? "It will begin to feed on the shingles and will spread over time eventually taking over the entire roof". "...it is an airborne algae technically called Gloeocapsa Magma. It gets on the roof, survives by feeding on nutrients in the shingles, and is spread down the roof by rain creating the black streaks". Bullshit. Gloeocapsa Magma is NOT an algea, it's a cyanobacteria. It does NOT feed on the shingles or nutrients in the shingles. See my post, #8 above.

The only thing I can explain is that you have a reading comprehension issue. Here's my only post on the topic:

The IRC requires access to the "electrical equipment" of a hydromassage bathtub.

This might help describe the system: Click to Enlarge 30.47 KB I've got lotsa printed stuff on evaporative cooling I could send you, but Terry could probably give you a condensed course that's probably better than what I have. Were there any water treatment systems? Any maintenance records?

From the 2 pictures, it sure looks like the components of an evaporative condenser for cooling. I don't think there's any heat pump involved. Heating is supplied by the boiler. I've seen many at commercial and industrial building inspections, but only one at a "residence". It was a very large historic house museum with additions for offices. What size was this house? I thought evaporative condenser cooling systems were 10 tons or larger. B. A. C. is probably Baltimore Air Co., which I think is a big manufacturer of evaporative cooling equipment.

I have a simple way to avoid arguments with agents, sellers and their contractors about knob & tube wiring. I simply find and document the many reasons it needs to be replaced. I'm not remembering ever not finding multiple issues. http://www.oldhouseweb.com/how-to-advic ... ring.shtml

So then, this would be the same company that patented IR for home inspections and threatened inspectors using IR cameras until FLIR sued them.