Marc

Sorry, but I do not understand: 'Drywall in the attic' As for installing a gable wall window on both sides of these cookie cutter patio homes, maybe the builder saw a problem with someone in the 2nd story bedroom of the first house on the street being able see all the way thu several identical houses (and twice as many windows) to the last house on the street? Marc

If I understand you correctly Terry, you're suggesting that the liquid refrigerant within the liquid line is expanding into a gas prior to arrival at the system's expansion device and is making the liquid line cold enough to form condensation. Is this correct? Marc

Your photo seems to suggest that this is a 120/240V subpanel with one of the 2 incoming ungrounded feeder conductors hanging loose and the other one now connected to the busbar via a 2 pole breaker. It appears that the panel is no longer served by 120/240v but by 120v only. The jumper joins the ungrounded busbars together to allow 120v service to all single pole breakers. If I make the assumption that the feeder conductor serving this panel is properly protected with a breaker at the main panel, then the 2 pole breaker within this panel is both an improper choice of breaker and is redundant. Other than that, the incoming neutral conductor should be identified by a white color and there is some question as to whether the sole connected ungrounded feeder conductor is of adequate ampacity to carry all 120v loads on that panel since those loads were previously shared by 2 ungrounded feeder conductors. A better photo might reveal additional violations. Overall, it's a good example of what I call 'tribal' wiring methods. Marc

If I'm not mistaken, a protimeter is simply a battery in series with a scaled meter and some resistance. Any conductive material will result in a reading. It's used to detect moisture because water, other than pure water, is a conductor. It's value as a moisture indicating instrument is zero only when it's in the hands of a couillon (idiot). Marc

Dang! You're good with pictures. Marc

I wonder if this '320 A lever', which I've never seen here in the south, is rated to interrupt loads or whether it is intended simply for removing power from the meter itself. Marc

All service disconnects for a single dwelling are required to be grouped together and must not exceed more than six in number. In other words, a fireman must be able to remove all electrical power to the house in case of a fire with no more than six movements of his hand at a single location. The question is how are each of the two panels receiving power. From your description, my guess is that a second set of taps on the load side of the meter is present. If my guess is correct, violations are likely represented by the second set of taps and by the fact that the two service disconnects are not consolidated in one location. Just my opinion, is all. Marc

John, why would a Patini form on PVC pipe and where do you see the anhydrous salts? Just curious. Marc

Then allow me to introduce to you a contraption called the tie pin. The number of home inspections that I've done in the last seven years without a tie can be counted on the fingers of one hand. No problems with it getting caught or drawn into a fan. I do get tired of getting a smudge of dirt on the top of it when I exit a tight crawlspace. The coveralls don't cover that high. Summers are awfully hot down here for ties too. I keep an extra set of clothes in my truck for when they get soaked or dirty. No plans to stop wearing the tie yet. Funny thing is, I rarely wore a tie before becoming an inspector. Marc

What about wearing a tie? Marc

Oh? I thought it meant beer and crawfish (mudbugs). Marc

A few weeks ago, I bought a Streamlight Stinger C4 LED Pro. Smallest but brightest flashlight I've ever used on the job, but not as small as Brad's. Runs 7 hours on low brightness which is bright enough to almost read a book by in my bedroom at night, if you stand it up pointing at the ceiling. When I walk my dogs at night, it lights up a reflective stop sign from 2 blocks away (on high beam). It can be dangerous to a person's eyes if he looks at the LED directly. Also, I get tired waiting for it to toggle down to low beam everytime I turn it on. High beam is just for attics and crawlspaces. Still like it. Definitely a keeper. Marc

Confrontation for sure. My apologies Terance. My post was a suggestion to all members, not just you. Marc

There's confrontation and there's consultation. Marc

Protect & shelter? Perhaps we should leave that to Mike O. He's good at it and he does it in a civil manner. Nothing wrong with sending him a PM suggesting the censor of a post with inflammatory material. Marc

That makes two of us. Marc

Joe, shouldn't the signature lines be at the bottom of ther document? Marc

Good as gold. Thanks Richard. Marc

The scientist has his area of expertise, just as the home inspector has his. We need the home inspector? Likewise, we need the scientist, and each of the other thousands of specialties, that together have elevated our civilization to it's current quality of life. That's the smart plan. Look to the scientist for solutions which relate to science. As for incompetents like professor Phil Jones, they're fodder for everyone, including us. Marc

Right Richard, but why make one from scratch before checking out the free one that 3d includes in the formset? Marc

Check this out. It's a municipal-sized grease trap but the principals might still apply. Marc Download Attachment: Grease_Trap_Construction_Standards.pdf 153.46 KB

Whoa Jim! Think for a moment about what your statement really means. It's incompetents we can do without, not science. Marc

How do you figure it's original sheet vinyl? Marc

Permission granted and feel free to use my name. Marc

I've taken a lot of schooling in my time and I've got over 2 decades of work experience in several trades. They're both important. Marc