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  1. Marc
    At some point, the interior heat needed to operate the defrost (by switching into AC mode) will exceed the heat brought into the house during heat mode.
  2. Marc
    I've never heard of storage-compatible and tankless-compatible freshwater supply systems.
  3. Marc
    Years of experience means nothing here. If you're going to be disrespectful, take your great knowledge of HI elsewhere.
  4. Marc
    An issue with as many symptoms as this calls for an onsite presence by a top level inspector. Hard to be of help on an online forum, except to find someone that stands the best chance to help you. Where are you?
  5. Marc
    I seldom write it on account of always finding other issues much more worthwhile of my client's time. I look for the Marlins, not the Minnows.
  6. Marc
    Asbestos becomes harmful when it becomes airborne as fibers and gets in your lungs. Touching it ain't going to hurt you. I'm not aware of any products that are asbestos but a lot of stuff contains it. It's still in may things now, but much less because its presence in products is regulated. Relax, relax, relax.
  7. Marc
    That's how it would look even if the parquet had been free of active mold growth, but since there's a history of mold issues, I'd get a mold remediation contractor out there to confirm that the mold issue is gone before you put down new floor finish. Just to be sure.
  8. Marc
    Just about every paragraph in that article has at least one mistake. Poorly written.
  9. Marc
    Right. Oh dang, I gotta change the report. Thanks.
  10. Marc
    This morning's inspection has multiwire circuits fed by single Bryant breakers that had two handles but no handle tie. Does anyone know if this breaker will open both poles upon overload of either pole or does it need a handle tie. '85 build. Haven't seen this before.
  11. Marc
    It is. What you're seeing is some custom arrangement someone dreamed up, for whatever reason. Call it 'secondary backup'. As long as the set points for the two thermostat aren't too close, I don't see an issue.
  12. Marc
    Check that the reversing valve is still installed. Some AC guys remove it if it gives trouble, instead of fixing it. The lower limit for heat mode operation varies with the manufacturer, so if only the back-up comes on, you can check with the manufacturer on that. Report the backup fuel source, delta temps, dirty coils, filters, etc. Nothing much to it beyond an AC.
  13. Marc
    It's possible that the exterior wall of the house and the adjacent columns were both carrying the same load, thus making them redundant. Only closer examination will tell for sure.
  14. Marc
    I feel sorry for future home inspectors, becoming confronted by things within lavatory cabinet that are plugged into receptacles, as well as other strange things in houses of the future, trying to figure out what the dickens is going on.
  15. Marc
    The potentials between copper and stainless is about half that between copper and iron. Still, what I've seen on the net discourages such direct connections. What interesting is that the copper erodes when joined to stainless. When joined to iron, the iron is the one that erodes.
  16. Marc
    Table 310.15(B)(6) of the NEC specifies #2 aluminum as adequate for a 100 amp service in residential.
  17. Marc
    Inspection or sampling ports?
  18. Marc
    Ya know, it might be that an original capacitor-start motor was replaced with an ECM motor. ECMs don't use capacitors, they're 'electronically commutated', if that makes any sense. If that were true, the control circuitry would need to be replaced also.
  19. Marc
    I don't recall ever seeing a blower with other than a capacitor-start motor. That unconnected capacitor is a mystery to me.
  20. Marc
    Where's the picture?
  21. Marc
    Wouldn't surprise me. Money, and the lust for it, changes people.
  22. Marc
    I suspect an underlying issue, such as your expertise being too great for the listing agent's liking, wants to damage you if he can. What Jim said. If ever there was a right time to fight, this is it. If your insurance is InspectorPro, update them. If it's not...I dunno if it's a good idea or not to bring them in.
  23. Marc
    I find myself taking advantage of the 'Mark site read' option more often now.
  24. Marc
    I'll need to invest in one, a pressure/flow gauge.
  25. Marc
    Thanks guys.
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