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Today, 07:35 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread gas line bonding in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionHave you seen what lightning does to NM cable when it finds a path to ground and that path is partly NM cable? I posted photos of it years ago,...26 replies | 10661 view(s)
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Today, 07:01 PMBob Kenney replied to a thread gas line bonding in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionIf I'm not mistaken the whole idea of grounding or bonding as it relates to lightening suppression is to prevent certain parts from becoming...26 replies | 10661 view(s)
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Today, 04:15 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread gas line bonding in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionBob, I do not believe that bonding to the CSST will actually allow it to be a part of the ground path, any more than attaching to hard pipe or a...26 replies | 10661 view(s)
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Today, 03:47 PMBob Kenney replied to a thread gas line bonding in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThank you David, I too have seen evidence of lightning strike damage to CSST. We all know it has occured. Be that as it may, there has been no...26 replies | 10661 view(s)
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Today, 12:50 PMdavid shapiro replied to a thread gas line bonding in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionBob, I can add one tiny bit to the discussion. At last week's NFPA conference we were shown a picture, from a forensic report, of CSST that had been...26 replies | 10661 view(s) -
Today, 10:29 AMBob Kenney replied to a thread gas line bonding in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionIn Maryland we are required to include a statement in the report for homes that use CSST gas lines. Essentially the statement must say that the home...26 replies | 10661 view(s)
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Today, 09:51 AMJerry Peck replied to a thread GFI vs GFCI in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionRemoving power does "interrupt the ground fault". Not by breaking the faulty ground connection, but by de-energizing the circuit with the ground...5 replies | 2046 view(s)
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Today, 07:28 AMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionJerry, You crack me up.9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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Today, 06:17 AMBob Kenney replied to a thread GFI vs GFCI in Electrical Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI can't agree with your logic. When a ground fault occurs (circuit completed through a faulty ground - you!) the circuit is interrupted just as...5 replies | 2046 view(s)
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Today, 02:49 AMJerry Peck replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionGunnar, That's a great idea ... and when you give that name out, tell the agent that you've heard he/she gives a 50% kickback to the agent, but...9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:42 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionIt's not worth the time dealing with folks like that. I keep the name of the local low-baller and give out his name when I get that kind of question.9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:05 AMROBERT YOUNG replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThey forget to tell you, Forced retirement due to claims. Either that or had a heart attic. spontaneously combusted, LOL. That's Great!!!9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:26 AMBob Harper replied to a thread LP gas water heater vent iissue in Plumbing System: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionFor outdoor Aquahuts you can use a Field Controls Star-Kap as prescribed in the attachment if approved by your AHJ. Enjoy!9 replies | 4191 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:19 AMBob Harper replied to a thread Furnace Flue Pipe in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionLon, polymeric CAT IV venting is THE toughest, most complex issue we have to resolve so no easy solutions. I'll let you know how it goes. ...17 replies | 6854 view(s)
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06-22-2019, 07:58 PMJack Feldmann replied to a thread Saying good bye in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsThanks Charlie! I was talking about the gun range by the way.24 replies | 20674 view(s)
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06-22-2019, 07:02 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionAsk the agent how longlong it takes her to sell a house - when she says '2 months" (or whatever is said) respond with 'That long? I know an agent who...9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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06-22-2019, 06:14 PMJoe Reilly replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial Inspection6 in a day, I get them confused when I do 2 in a day....sounds like someone was full of #@$@$.9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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06-22-2019, 04:56 PMLon Henderson replied to a thread Furnace Flue Pipe in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionPVC is approved in Canada, but ABS is not approved. How is the UL going to resolve this with Canadian standards? And what will they approve for...17 replies | 6854 view(s)
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06-22-2019, 04:41 PMLon Henderson replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI had an agent tell me that "his" inspector had retired and so he was trying me out. He said that his inspector did six inspections a day, six days...9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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06-22-2019, 04:07 PMCHARLIE VAN FLEET replied to a thread Saying good bye in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial Inspectorsgood luck jack thanks for all of your posts--hit that golf ball anyway you want cvf24 replies | 20674 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 04:02 PMCathy Draper replied to a thread NC regulations requiring kitchen exhaust vents - Help!? in Introductions By New MembersThank you for your reply. Yes, I was referring to the range hood. It?s the same type as when I lived in south Florida and my last apartment here in...3 replies | 1639 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 02:22 PMJoe Reilly replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionShe called and when I answered she hung up, but when I noticed it was an agent I called back..like I said, I just had to sit back and shake my...9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 02:16 PMDom D'Agostino replied to a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI wouldn't listen to just one voice in a sea of agents. Maybe she forgot to tell you she normally uses a inspection company that uses a "team"...9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 02:08 PMJoe Reilly started a thread Average Inspection Tine in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI am still shaking my head, as I just received a call from an agent who asked me how long my inspections were, I replied that it is based on the size...9 replies | 1671 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 12:47 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread NC regulations requiring kitchen exhaust vents - Help!? in Introductions By New MembersYou are referring to your range hood, I presume. There are two types of ranges hoods: a) recirculating (which circulates the air through a grease...3 replies | 1639 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 12:35 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Means of Egress in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionNot for the bedroom, and a bedroom without windows is a no-no by itself - unless that door you are referring to is from the bedroom directly to the...35 replies | 7276 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 12:01 PMLawrence Thomas replied to a thread Means of Egress in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI inspected a home yesterday where one of the basement "bedrooms" did not have any windows, but it did have an exterior door that opened into the...35 replies | 7276 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 10:38 AMBrian Hannigan replied to a thread NC regulations requiring kitchen exhaust vents - Help!? in Introductions By New MembersHello Cathy Draper, I'm Brian Hannigan and I am the creator of InspectionNews Welcome aboard. Enjoy your visit here at InspectionNews and if...3 replies | 1639 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 10:31 AMCathy Draper started a thread NC regulations requiring kitchen exhaust vents - Help!? in Introductions By New MembersI?m new to NC and I?ve been told by my apartment manager that my kitchen exhaust fan doesn?t need to be vented outside. I?ve never lived in an...3 replies | 1639 view(s)
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06-21-2019, 09:07 AMYou described more than just what you are thinking about: - 311.7.8 Handrails. - - Handrails shall be provided on not less than one side of...3 replies | 143 view(s)
