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If you're just getting into radon testing, Radalink is not a bad way to go. When I used them, the price was $75.00 a month and $23.00 per test. The monitors are one of the bests monitors that are commonly used in the field by home inspectors. Tech support is really good, no extra charge for continuing education classes (some states don’t have restrictions on how many times you take Radalink classes for continuing education), no extra charge for calibration and the reports are professional looking. If the price was a little cheaper per month/year, I would still be using them.

I saw the same article in our paper on the 3rd written by Mr. Sichelman. The first thing I thought of was to stay out of the way when it comes to people getting divorce. Too many feelings involved.

I did an inspection on a house that was a few years old. The house had some cracks in the foundation wall with one leaking water. The homeowner decided to make corrections themselves by using Mighty Putty. Yes, the "Does It All - Build, Restore, Repair!" putty. https://www.mightyputty.com/flare/next For those that are getting excited about using this product to repair water leaks at the foundation wall, it doesn't work. [:-cry] I don't think the sellers were happy with me when I laughed out loud every time I thought about that crack.[] I don't know about Mighty Putty but my kid was happy when Mighty Pens came out.[] http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/t ... 12907h.htm

I'm taking the time I have and collecting information for learning, references, etc. The one area I am having a hard time collecting information about is flat roof coverings. Can you guys direct me to some good books and/or websites about different flat roof coverings? Thanks ahead of time.

I have a hard time seeing him in an attic from the picture of himself on his website. As long as he doesn't have soft hands.[]

When I lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin (8 blocks from Lake Michigan) in the late 80's, they offered to give us back $30.00 a year if they can install a small box on your air conditioner. The program was to be able to turn the air conditioners off for one hour during really hot days between the hours of 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. They would get enough people to do it so they can turn the units off in one grid for an hour than move to another grid and do the same. During the three years we were there, they turned our air conditioner off two times yet we got the $30.00 every year. We never knew that they turned it off until they sent us something saying that they did. Some at the time thought it wasn't worth it but to have basically free cooling of the house for a month or two, depending on the weather, was worth it to me.

That is the one thing I wish Fluke would have included.

Too bad there isn't a system that can do the same but cool instead of heat.

It sounds like you need to call a different heating company out and ask if the furnace is a 2 stage or just a standard 90 plus. When it comes to the temperature rise, the information is on the furnace so he will be able to determine easily if the furnace is operating efficiently. Besides that, the only thing I can recommend is making sure your air filter is clean and that you don't have the return registers covered/blocked. I agree about the "Welcome to the world of energy-efficient appliances." I miss many of the 70% efficient gas force air furnaces that were made before the 1990's. [:-censore Goverment.

Things have changed since the story of the three little pigs.[]

We actually need to know how many BTU's the furnace is, square footage of house, style of house, age of house and do you have a lot of windows. That information is usually a good start. Just wondering, did you have an oil furnace before you had this gas furnace installed?

Cant you use the contract that you have been using and let a lawyer work with that?

Check with your insurance company if you have E&O. If I remembered correctly, mine wanted specific wording included in the contract for me to get a reduced deductable.

Why do many describe Corp and LLC as "...separate legal entity that can shield the owners from personal liability and company debt."? http://www.mynewcompany.com/entity.htm Didn't mean to show hostility.

Every situation is unique, that is why the human factor has to be applied when it comes to the courts. When it comes to the person that filed for bankruptcy; there are so many things that he could have done that put him in that position besides screwing up the home inspection. He could have also gotten bad advice and filed for personal bankruptcy. Or, the personal bankruptcy could have been something he was looking at doing before that point and just did everything at once. I don't want or need to spend a lot of time of this so I just posted some things I found really quick. "An LLC is a newer form of business entity. It has advantages over both the corporation and the partnership forms of operating a business. The LLC’s main advantage over a general partnership is that, like the owners (shareholders) of a corporation, the owners (members) of an LLC are generally not responsible financially for the debts and obligations incurred in the course of the LLC’s business." (Bold & underline is mine) http://www.ftb.ca.gov/businesses/bus_st ... pany.shtml "Limited Liability: Owners of a LLC have the liability protection of a corporation. A LLC exists as a separate entity much like a corporation. Members cannot be held personally liable for debts unless they have signed a personal guarantee." (Bold is mine) http://sbinformation.about.com/cs/ownership1/a/LLC.htm Which is basicly what I wrote origially.

Not to change the subject but that is why it is important to separate your business from your personal life (LLC or Corp). Even though there are some exceptions to that rule and laws can vary from state to state, it normally holds up. What is the point you are making? That operating as a corporation will insulate you from liability? If so, know this: it won't. Wow! Great communication skills. Even though you are involved with Nick from InterNACHI, I have a hard time believing that you know what the laws are for every state. The statement that I made above is true here in Indiana (Information obtained by my lawyer and another lawyer I worked with plus a lawyer my wife worked for). How many home inspectors have you heard of that lost their house directly from a lawsuit? None that I know of. Working with Nick at InterNACHI, I would think you would have cases that will proves me wrong.

pfdFactory is a great basic PDF converter. Neevia converter looks to be a good one if you're wanting to do more but it can be much slower at converting due to its features. 995 I know nothing about.

Oil furnaces are normally protected by three filters. The first at the oil tank, the second at the pump and the third at the nozzle itself. I am surprised that the nozzle does not get changed every time. The business makes money and changing the nozzle reduces the chance of problems during that heating season. The only filter we did not change every year was the filter at the pump. From their experience of being in the heating business since 1923, our oil company said every three years was sufficient.

What's "normally"? normal nor·mal (nôr#8242;m#601;l) adjective conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large group in type, appearance, achievement, function, development, etc.; natural; usual; standard; regular

Not to change the subject but that is why it is important to separate your business from your personal life (LLC or Corp). Even though there are some exceptions to that rule and laws can vary from state to state, it normally holds up.

Did they try to improve the efficiency by installing bubble wrap around the furnace? My kid would have had each one of those popped by now.

If that is a limit switch, then there is a problem with the draft of the furnace (possibly during windy days) and the heating company felt this was an easy fix. If back drafting is occurring, then there is something else wrong that needed to be corrected. Nothing that a new furnace and possibly a chimney liner will fix.

I don't know what that is. I have seen tons of oil furnaces and never seen anything install there. It's not a normally closed limit switch but I would think it would have something to do with back drafting. There is a counter weight on that damper. I think somebody sold these people something that is not needed.

There are also two oil lines which indicate that the oil tank is located outside in the ground. Around here, many towns want the oil pumped from that tank and filled with sand to prevent the chance of oil seeping in the ground and also the tank collapsing sometime in the future.

Depends on this system but it is likely that all the duct needs to be replaced. Heat entered the living space from interior registers while returning on the exterior wall registers. Those ducts are way too large. They will be saving a lot of money per month once changed. I wonder why they still have the Beckett burner with the cad cell sitting next to that old thing?