William:

I also use to measure for CO. I found was that by doing so more issues were raised - like when the HVAC guy came out, didn't have the proper equipment, didn't know the proper protocol or was just plain stupid. In other words he couldn't confirm what I wrote. I also had fire departments not understand protocols - yikes!!!!

With good solid training you can go far beyond SOP like Scott said, but you also are beyond what the contractor bubba understands. And since so many people put absolute faith in the HVAC guy you can come away looking like a smuck. Sorry to say I have found that keeping the HVAC inspection fairly simple has its advantages, whether I like it or not.

This is not to say that I discourage advanced knowledge. On the contrary......

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Eric Barker
Moraine Woods Consulting, Inc.
Barrington, IL