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  1. Bill Kibbel
    Smoke remediation? I'm thinking the insulation and ceiling drywall was removed, everything sprayed and drywall/insulation was replaced. Check the address with the local fire marshals office.
  2. Bill Kibbel
    A majority of your posts have nothing to do with trying to be helpful or to learn things to help you or your customers. You know that. There's some really smart folks here that can handle questions just fine. We just look to credible sources for accurate answers, not unknown contractors' "experiance". Have you ever read one of your posts after typing it?
  3. Bill Kibbel
    Um, that was me Jim. I was just pointing out that Noalox is not the same as "no lox"
  4. Bill Kibbel
    I see a picture of a wire coated with an anti-oxidant compound. It doesn't show or state anything about a connector specifically listed and labeled for pigtailing copper onto aluminum. And it's Noalox, not "no-lox".
  5. Bill Kibbel
    The first 4 digits in a Dunkirk serial # should be ww/yy. That boiler was manufactured 46th week of 1990. What were the indicators that it "looks like it's on its last legs". They were made with cast iron sections, cast iron push nipples and titanium burners. I've always found the major componants lasting well beyond the 20 year warranty.
  6. Bill Kibbel
    I don't know of any required intervals. Back in the day, we just made sure the service drop was 12' above the ground and 15' above where vehicles traveled through the site. There was one type of front-discharge concrete trucks that required a little more clearance. Two 2x4-16's held by laborers did the trick.
  7. Bill Kibbel
    That's a high pressure laminate. Try Googling "Parklex" - the only product of that type that I'm familiar with.
  8. Bill Kibbel
    That's not the case here. The service entry cable and meter box do not "belong to the electric utility".
  9. Bill Kibbel
    They're only different 'cuz the on-line reseller calls 'em a flange. Results 1 - 10 of about 368,000 for shower arm escutcheon Results 1 - 10 of about 67,100 for shower arm flange Somebody do the math. Not that Google is the ultimate authority on the correct names of house parts. Pull several books off a shelf and look for a labeled diagram. I'm pretty confident which one will be in the overwhelming majority of books by credible authors.
  10. Bill Kibbel
    It's possible SOME of the slate is from Maine. Much of it however, is from Vermont and New York. Red has only ever been found/quarried in NY. For cleaning, moss that thick needs to be scraped first, with a plastic scraper. An experienced slater, with the right equipment, can be all over that roof without a lift.
  11. Bill Kibbel
    Gary, this is the first page that showed up in my search: http://www.everyfaucet.com/Escutcheons-C22863.html
  12. Bill Kibbel
    Under "Air leakage" there will be a requirement for all seams, joints, etc. to be caulked, gasketted, weatherstripped or otherwise sealed.
  13. Bill Kibbel
    My first thought is that the new system isn't venting combustion byproducts properly to the exterior. I can't count how many times I've found improperly vented gas appliances have been the cause of major moisture condensing.
  14. Bill Kibbel
    Now that you're 50, people will actually expect you to be this cantankerous and trenchant. Happy half a century.
  15. Bill Kibbel
    I've always seen rigid polystyrene on them for packaging. I think what you're seeing is placed there by a local plumber. I'll bet the practice started after one caused a gash to his head.
  16. Bill Kibbel
    The city of Tahlequah, Ok has adopted the IRC.
  17. Bill Kibbel
    Per the IRC, the minimum static pressure, at the point where the service enters the building, should be a minimum of 40 psi. I would be insisting that the water authority is responsible for supplying that minimum pressure.
  18. Bill Kibbel
    There's no change of fan. If venting into a chimney, the flue connector dimension is increased to significantly reduce internal pressure. An increaser would be installed on the 3" fan adapter and a 5" vent connector would be installed.
  19. Bill Kibbel
    "Industrial gray" was the color of the earliest PVC piping. It's still in use and occasionally ends up in residences. If there's ever any doubt, you can always record and look-up the ASTM standard number and find what it's approved for. DWV = ASTM D2665, D1785 & F891
  20. Bill Kibbel
    If you're not familiar with concentric vent systems, you should read the installation instructions to be sure it's installed and terminated correctly. I have an old set that I can send you if you don't have it available.
  21. Bill Kibbel
    At first, I thought it might be "Great Minds Think Alike" but I'm pretty sure he means "Gonna Move To Albuquerque".
  22. Bill Kibbel
    I'm wondering why they interviewed that specific roofing firm. They're the outfit that just 2 days prior, took a torch to an historic chapel built in 1897, causing $1 million in damage.
  23. Bill Kibbel
    http://www.ashireporter.org/articles/ar ... px?id=1173
  24. Bill Kibbel
    NFPA 211 Hearth Extensions 8-3.1 ...with no combustible material against the underside thereof. IRC '06 R1001.9 No combustible material shall remain against the underside of hearths and hearth extensions after construction.
  25. Bill Kibbel
    I've seen all kinds of efforts to extract some extra heat, but this one just made me laugh. Click to Enlarge 45.98 KB The boiler was set several inches above the basement floor. There were little fans blowing air from under the boiler.
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