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    It's gotta be a cost thing. In fact, installing that batt insulation may cause problems as there will be gaps between the back of the batt insulation and the spray foam. Air gaps on the warm side of a vapor barrier in a cold climate is trouble.
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    "Amateur" has been discussed earlier. I built my own home and because I'm not a "professional" home builder, then by definition, I'm an amateur. Amateur certainly is useful though, as Jim has stated. People know what it means.
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    In various threads, bad work has been id'd as different things. I was trying to find those threads but had a hard time so I figured we could compile a list here of how we describe bad workmanship in our reports to give the report some. . . color. Words I remember: Amateur Jackleg Bootleg Unconventional What else?
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    Cool. I haven't checked the Hardie site in a while for the different options. Didn't know they made that many. Here, everything is the Cedarmill or Smooth stuff.
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    That's not Hardiplank. Hardiplank is pretty much the only fiber cement siding used here in the Seattle area so I can almost recognize it from the street. That embossed grain pattern is someone else's.
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    C'mon, the local code officials aren't untouchable gods. They're public servants. The information they use is available to the public. The city or local jurisdiction is obligated to provide you with any of this information without a hassle.
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    It's a conundrum. The IRC is the authority and law, yet the work that many others, especially Lstiburek are far ahead of the code cycles. One of the first things that comes to mind is the attic ventilation methods that are widely adopted and accepted. They were established right after WWII and haven't hardly changed. Now Lstiburek and a host of other are pushing for condition, sealed, non-ventilated attics.
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    Yes, that pastel-y background on all the pages makes anything tough to read. I hope you haven't paid money to a professional web designer. Photo galleries are nice and speedy on my DSL connection.
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    randynavarro replied to energy star's topic in Open Topics

    Give her one week to pack her things and move. In one week, you'll have the locks changed and things moved out of her room. Yeah, she'll hate you for a while, but it sounds like she needs to be forced out of the nest -- kind of like bald eagles.
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    Yup. I think TIJ is great. Thanks to all, espcially Mike Brown for the newer photo posting improvement. Posted some photos yesterday and the thing automatically resizes for you. It's as easy as can be.
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    Nope, no wood in the pics. The window sill is MDF but it barely shows in the lower right corner of the top photo. I'd paste one of those colored oval thingies in the photo with an arrow or something to clarify but I don't have a photo editor that does that. I'd have to insert the pic in Word and go from there. Too much work right now. . .
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    OK. Got it. Thanks. I've never personally used EMT except for some cool art projects. I've only used and inspected romex. I don't do commercial. Every once in a while I'll inspect the work of an ambitous soul who's upgraded his garage with some EMT. I briefly perused all my electrical manuals on my shelf and there's no reference to "LB." Is it tradesman jargon? Now to the lack of grounding . . . the A/C unit needs a grounding conductor back to the main panel, no? I seem to recall past discussions something to do with compressor motors being double insulated or something so "grounding" is not needed. I'm sure I'm not recalling that accurately.
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    Mfr's instructions on 3 dishwashers I've installed spec. 6 foot max. But all three units were Bosch.
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    Uncle uncle. Enough with the riddles. What's an LB? There's nothing painted in either of those photos.
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    Are you referring to the bushing in the top photo? If so, it's plastic. Doesn't all conduit have to be bonded?
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    The top photo is the establishing shot (that' for you, Mike). The bottom photo is the same window from the interior. The "rust bubbles" you're seeing are on the bottom rail of the slider portion of the window. They're vinyl frame, dual pane, Milgard windows.
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    Nope. See the 2nd photo. That conduit body is plastic and breaks continuity.
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    This metal conduit feeds an A/C unit. It is not bonded to the panel nor is there a grounding conductor. Is this too-obviously incorrect or am I missing something? Click to View 64.95 KB Click to View 38.11 KB
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    Click to View 48.8 KB This is the bottom rail of the slider portion. Click to View 17.72 KB
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    Tom, you can get one of those easier at Surefire.com. Obviously, not the exact same light but the same specs. Actually, if memory serves me correctly, the lumen count is higher on the Surefire model.
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    Sorry, Mike. I looked but couldn't find it. I'm probably looking in the wrong spot.
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    I think that's it. It's the conflict between protecting folks from Legionnaires. You need really hot water to kill the bacteria but really hot water also scalds, obviously. That's a simple, effective solution to accomodate both. Wow, sometimes simples solutions are right in front of my eyes! I'm assuming the stat was cranked to it's highest level?
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    Not really. I just had a dream about PEX the other day. Just kidding.
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    Thanks, Jim. Just thought that a PEX mfr. would have re-iterated the fact. The 128 page PPFA document details more than one probably wants to know about PEX stuff - just not the basic practice of fastening the stubs securely.
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    You see them everyday. Tank style water heaters heat a lot of water that's already warm. Sorry for the thread drift, Jeff.
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