While on this subject, today I had a client who informed me that a HVAC contractor would be out at the home while we were there.

The guy shows up, walked into the garage straight to the attic ladder and up to the attic he went.

5 minutes later he's down and says everything looks great.

I asked him exactly what he had done. He told me he stabbed the return air vent and the supply with the typical temperature probes we all probably have in the tool bag.

Walked around to the condensing unit, did a visual on it in 3 minutes and wrote out an invoice for 125. stating the cooling was performing as intended.
Not (1) gauge was put on to check anything.

I asked him about the refrigerant line insulation missing at the attic line, the rusted out drain pan, and openings around the plenum.

He said and I quote, "I don't want to piss off the Realtor on this one, because we make a sh*&load off repairs from this agent."

Even the HVAC biz I see now is corrupted of looking out for the agents best interest instead of the client.

Go figure.

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Rick Hurst_Home Works Inspection Co_Rockwall TX
In the words of Mike Tyson.... "Everyone has a plan until they get hit inda mouf"