Bill Kibbel

You're probably right. In the serial number example I posted above, the first 2 digits are listed as the "division".Columbus 51 Des Moines 53 Ft Worth 54 Heatcraft 55 Stuttgart 56 Marshalltown 58 Toronto 63 So Robert's tag is missing everything after the first 2 digits. The furnace was assembled in Marshalltown, IA, which is also the original location of the Lennox Furnace Company, incorporated in 1904.

The "58" is where the (complete) serial number is usually stamped. Thar be some digits missin'.

You won't be flying into space when it blows. You'll be swept away in mud. Like I said in an earlier post, Google "lahar". My folks used to live in a house within view of Mt Rainier.

Most definitely PPB.

The model number has no date info. It has coding for the place of manufacture and also indicates that it's a horizontal electric furnace, 208/230v single phase and 60 hertz. There is a separate small rectangle-shaped tag with rounded corners that is clearly labeled "SERIAL NUMBER". It starts with 4 numbers and 1 letter, space, then 5 numbers. 5178M 99989 would be manufactured in 1978. Improvements in sequencing. If I was buying a house with an electric furnace (no matter the age) and it has AC, I'd be puttin' in a heat pump moments after closing.

Google "lahar".

Thanks to JC of Clear Choice Home Inspections for this weeks picture. See comments here.

After hurricane Hugo in '89, under pressure from the insurance industry, several shingle manufacturers increased the bonding strength of the tab adhesive. With normal expansion and contraction, the shingle mats perform like a single membrane and large tears form. When many of the tears are vertical, across several courses, it usually indicates the shingles were installed with the vertical joints laddered rather than staggered up the roof. Also, many three tab shingles back then had very thin mats, that wouldn't meet current tear-resistance requirements.

It's a tear, not a crack. Was it just one, or were there other spots on this roof?

The agent is probably just repeating what he heard from another home inspector. They're pretty good at perpetuating folklore to appear like they have a lot of knowledge.

I don't think they're completely correct. I don't know of any such requirement in the IRC. Oatey hasn't bothered to figure out how it can be done correctly. Click to Enlarge 31.12Â KB I don't know the layouts of homes out there, but here, I've been in thousands of homes that have one or more crawlspaces and a basement. Since the basement is excavated much deeper, the bottom of the crawlspaces are well above any plumbing fixtures that might be in the basements. Here's where many crawlspace entrances are located: Click to Enlarge 12.01Â KB

Yes, but there is a specific layout on the vent piping. I'll look for my diagram. Yes. They are permitted in unconditioned spaces and even on the exterior, provided the temperature does not fall below -40°F.

Yes - a single-line pump jet pump is for a shallow well. A dual-line jet pump is suitable for a much deeper well. He was specifically asking about a single-line jet pump.

It could have been drilled that deep, but the intake isn't set that far down. Was there an ultraviolet or chlorine injector? I can't remember seeing a single-line pump system without one.

It depends on the elevation above sea level, but the industry standard is 25'. It's a simple check valve above an intake strainer. When the pump is on, suction lifts the valve open. When the pump shuts off, it keeps the water in the suction line from flowing out, which would result in loss of prime.

I can tell by the type of fitting for the vent pipe, where it attaches to the tank (I'll go try to find a pic). I can't however, tell if it's working.

Burning acetylene for for illumination was cost-effective. For heating, it's not. When burning acetylene for illumination, with only surrounding oxygen present, a brilliant, steady white light is produced. Long after electricity was readily available, acetylene lighting and projectors were still preferred in theatres. For any decent heat output, additional oxygen needs to be mixed with the acetylene. Each pound of acetylene burned would require about 28 cu. ft. of pure oxygen. The cost to produce, transport and store that volume made it a poor choice for heating. There were also concerns that burning that ratio would produce tremendous amounts of carbonic acid (H2CO3). What you describe is much more likely for the distribution of "city gas".

I don't have much experience with burning acetylene, except playing around with an old miners head-lamp and a bicycle lamp. From what I've read though, the carbon produced seemed to be more of a problem on the burner tip openings, which required regular cleaning. The tips for lighting, versus the burners for torches, were likely quite different. Also, consider what other fuels for lighting were available at that time, for comparison. Kerosene and sometimes gasoline were used where "city gas" wasn't available. In cities and larger towns, that had gas works and distribution piping, the gas was usually "coal gas". The burners and lamps available at the time with these fuels also burned pretty "dirty".

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This is the best that I can get it.Click to Enlarge 687.85 KB I also happened across this recently: THE STORY OF ACETYLENE AS TOLD IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. ©1900

The first time I saw one, I contacted the manufacturer. They assured me that it can go a max. of 60' with 6 elbows. Also, be sure the fan is a min. of 15' from the dryer. Why you flippin' us the finger?

If there is something like this: Click to Enlarge 19.62 KB (I've seen thousands), I'd rather see this: Click to Enlarge 11.94 KB (I've seen like four)?

Will there be a ceremony? Do you have to get circumcised?

- Lower-slope, gable roofs - very deep eaves - projecting purlins, supporting the roof beyond the gable-ends - large porches, with tapered columns for roof support. - porches are covered by extensions of the house roofs. These are the exterior details. The interior also had several of the craftsman style bungalow details.