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This steam shower water heater is located in the attic above the bath. Is a drain pipe required at the TPRV. The TPRV is only about a foot above the attic floor. Click to Enlarge 45.53 KB

The advantage of the thicker plastic is its resistance to puncture if you are going to have people crawling around down there, as is often the case. Another component of the sealed systems is often dehumidification.

Now that I took a closer look at all the pics I realize the outer portion of the enclosure is not visible until the deadfront is removed. In NJ the SOP is to remove all accessible covers. If I can't access I report it and tell them to re-inspect or call electrician.

I'm not refering to his abilities,I just thought anyone not familiar with who he is might be interested.

Marc, Standing seam. I think the ventilation issues are different in the northeast. The newer systems have the seams prefab versus the old days when the installers would bend the seams by hand, faster installation and perhaps less room for error (leaks). I plan on studying install plans and material types, including factory finishes. Apparently some finishes have very good life expectancy.

Found it on Amazon, hard cover used for under $10 shipped, they have used soft covers for $.01 plus shipping. Too good to pass up.

I look at a lot of cast iron and most of it is still in pretty good shape, some of it well over fifty. I also find lots of galvinized, which almost always looks like that on the horizontals. In my own house I have cast. One problem I had was a crack at the top of the pipe, likely a bad casting. Unless the pipe fills to the top you'll never see it leak.

Even if the deadfront was not removed the lack of strain relief on the cables is seen from the outside. As far as recourse, in NJ you can file complaints with the Div. of Consumer Affairs, the Home Inspection Advisory Board. Or you can litigate.

I plan on replacing my roof in the not to distant future and am researching metal. Simple gable in Northern NJ. If anyone has any input and installers it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Just a side note, DeGreco is a member of the Home Inspection Advisory Board in New Jersey, the people who watch over all of the licensed inspectors in NJ.

Yes, looks like and expansion tank. I grew up in a really old house ( orig. portion ca 1760) with one of these. The bottom rotted out and the tank was leaking into the attic. When enough water leaked out if came through the plaster and lath ceiling, sounded as if a bomb went off.

I email it to the client, then bring printed copies to the inspection and have them sign prior to the start of the inspection. If they are not attending then it's email, sign, scan and email back and also send a hard signed copy in the mail with payment. I have also has good luck with payement, two only. One bad check, client came to my office the same day I called him and made good. The other was a check drawn on a closed account and the buyer promised to remit payment again. Never heard from him until an internet search revealed he was being indicted on a straw buying scheme in NJ. That money's history.

I'm licensed in NY. I don't know about the test because the license was reciprocal to NJ, I only needed to provide my NJ license and proof of general liability, they don't ask for E&O and it's not required there. If you go to the NY Dept of State web site it has the guidlines for HI Licensing. Best part, biennial license costs $100, same in NJ is $500.

Yes, 10 or more together, all under the same lug.

Sorry, off topic a bit. I never pull the deadfronts on FP Stab Lok's. I've had to many issues in the past. You are guaranteed to shut of at least one breaker or more. Also, it's really tough to get the f--'n things back together due to the fact that the enclosure is way to small and it has more than likely been stuffed full of more wires due to its age. I had a buddy of mine take the dfront off of one and the main breaker fell out, arced and would not trip. Somehow he got the POS back together and got to go home and hug his wife and kids.

I was on an inspection this weekend, the buyer was an electrician. When I opened the panel there were 8 or 9 bundled branch circuit grounds at the same lug and 3-4 grounds spliced with a wire nut inside the panel and under the same lug. He was all over that s--t. Installed in 1976 but who cares, there's a reason that you don't do these things anymore. As far as in know it's 2 grnds per lug 1 neutral per lug and no mixing grnds and neuts. I always call out bundled grnds, g & n at same lug or multi neuts at same lug. The apparent reason for the seperate g & n is that the n can energize the g if there are connected., so I'm told. 2011 electrical code is out as this buyer also informed me, lots of new stuff.

Flo & Eddie are still alive? Billy the Mountain!

I had a similar experience when I first started doing inspections. I was in the basement or a three family in an inner city finishing up on the electric. Hot as balls August afternoon. Late in the day, all the locals on their stoops drinkin' and smokin'. FedPac panels for all three units. As I was replacing the deadfront on the last panel it hit a wire and tripped the main. The whole house went dead and the smell of ozone was everywhere. I asked my client who was standing next to me if he was ok. He said he was good. He was the nephew of the owner. I switched on the main and the power came back up. A few seconds later I hear out the basement window one of the locals yelling "I smell smoke". Other locals outside mention the same and start running around looking for the source, which I figuring is the house I'm in begining to burn to the ground. Then one of the locals yells out "There's a car fire on the corner". I've never been happier to see a car burn in my whole life.

Yes, the broker is Ben. I got him through NJ ALPHI. I also like my current insurer and also my broker, whom I did two inspections for years ago. Truth is with the market the way it is saving 35% to 40% on E&O is almost a no brainer as long as it's apples to apples. Z plays Z was in Montclair last year, that's in Essex County. There's a theater there called the Wellmont that is associated with a theater in NYC, so when acts play in NYC they often play in Montclair also. I haven't seen them but a buddy of mine has and liked the show.

Darren, I recently received a quote from Inspetor Pro, it was almost a grand less than my Business Risk policy. I talked to the agent and looked it over and it looks ok. It appears to be a group of people who are betting that you won't f-up and are buying large quanities of E&O at reduced rates, hence the memebership thing. I have a good record and Bus Risk has raised my rates two years in a row, that's not cool. Need to move on. Ever seen Zappa plays Zappa? C

I do keep track of my sources, it's pretty easy, I just ask clients where they heard about my company and list that on the order entry. It's important so that you can track your marketing dollars and adjust from year to year. A simple spread sheet with all of the client info, including the source lets me know at the end of the year where the clients are coming from. Also, keep track whether they use you or not, so that you know what is not working. Then you won't waste time or money on useless marketing.

Cheap builder, minimums only. Thanks.

Is this a sign of a burnt bus or just discolored metal? Click to Enlarge 56.6 KB