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Can brass be used in lieu of dielectric materials for transfer to and from water heaters without causing electrolisis? Please no comments about piecerings. Unless its a good one. [:-eyebrows] Cool TPR line. Download Attachment: 13063 Lincon wy 029.jpg 96.01 KB

Norm! Very true about dogs. Mold spores deposit themselves in the alveolar of the lungs and never come back out, they can even grow there in some occasions. High doses could make a dog hypersynsitive and then useless to perform his/her task. Maybe even kill em. Maybe. Ron

Good call Jim, We are willing to share, but it's a two way street. Ron

Thanks a lot for the answer(s) about multiple ground wires in the same lug. Sorry for the thread drift.(my bad) Ron

Norm! Thanks, Cool, I want to start doing Pool and Spa inspections but.... don't know jack. (somebody please introduce me) Ron

Semi off topic: is it allowed to double lug ground wires? Ron FNG (construction talk);~)

Jim, Good question for the "board members","Also, what's your reciepe for a homemade wire gauge?" I read on another thread that someone made theirs out of plexiglass during a discussion group at a local meeting. If anyone remembers the process for manufacturing one, could you please post the directions? I am sure many of us newbies would like to own one but are too cheap to buy one for >$20.(me) Photos would help..... I like pretty pictures...... Ron

Marvin, Unless you have a long and varied background in home construction, your $ will be well spent on a hands on 2 week course. I have 24 years in construction, am a General Contractor in CA and have owned my own sucessful business for the last 8 years. Mark Cramer is spot on with his comment "you really have no idea what you don't know", I am walking proof of that statement. I took ITA's long distance learning course ~$1200 and it was worth every penny for me. I still don't know jack. Save your money, take the 2 week hands on course and go on many ride-alongs with experienced Inspectors. Find a mentor, wash his truck, clean his ladder and watch him like a halk. There is nothing like "being there" with a client looking over your shoulder with a thousand questions. Ron (you've got my phone # call me)

Bobby, I changed my earler post, please see above. Ron

George, U B Brutal dude I are, Ron

Bobby, Thanks for making me double check my sources. I was wrong, I was given bad information; Someones idea of a practicle joke....... not funny, It makes me look dumber than I am. not needing any help in that department (wipes egg off face) Ron hiding in corner quietly

I have the Answer. I called the main office for Ideal industries today to ask why our #155 analyzers are tripping GFCIs at such seemingly high milliamperage range. No one there could answer my question or wanted to give me a B.S. answer.(thank goodness)I was given the phone number of the West Coast technical rep. so I left him a message. He called me back!!!! I explained what our concerns were and related the mA range inwhich our analyzers were showing the GFCIs tripped. He (Dave Kadonoff) stated that the (high)#s are due to the variances in line voltage, and the total amount of current changes due to the fixed resistor as the nominal test voltage varies. Uh..Huh? As he explained it the fixed resistor is sized to the lowest voltage we may possibly encounter and therfore skews the upper readings to what we are seeing. I think I got that right. Douglas, if this sounds incorrect Please PM me and I will provide you with his cell phone # so you can interpret for us laypeople. (he asked me not to give it out over the net) (sorry) I hope I helped, Ron

I just recieved my new toy, the Ideal AFCI-155. While learning how to use it I tested 4 GFCIs at my own house, here are the results: Line Voltage @ 124V #1 GFCI tripped @ 7.7 mA and 123mS #2 GFCI tripped @ 7.7 mA and 124mS #3 GFCI tripped @ 7.7 mA and 107mS #4 GFCI tripped @ 7.7 mA and 264mS (#4 is over the 200mS time slot) The 2002 NEC (210.8 Article 100)states that a Class A GFCI must trip when the current to ground is between 4mA - 6mA. My results seem to match the others on this thread, tripping @ >7mA, do we have a conclusive answer yet as to why the 155's read overcurrent? If I missed the boat and we have an answer to this, please point me in the right direction. In the meantime I'm calling Ideal too. Thanks Ron

I seem to be collecting more tools as I do more inspections. I think the term "Tool Wh**e" is appropriate.[] My questions is how often do you'all use your clamp-on meters? and which brands/models are in your bags? Thanks for your time. Ron

I have a background in computer repairs and believe "ME" to be the worst OS ever released, It was designed to be an "in-between" operating system so they would have something new to market while they finished preparing Win2000 for release. The driver files needed are not always compatable with Win98 or Win98se. By the end of 2000 MS wouldn't even provide new drivers for "ME". Not a very stable OS, a better bet would be Win98se, best yet would be WinXP Pro if your system is up to the task. XP like lots of system memory, the more the better. It will run slowly on a P3 600 with 128Megs of Ram (this machine)It's fast enough for the web and report writing but not for Video applications. My Opinion: get rid of "ME" before it dies an unpleasant death at the wrong time.[:-banghead] Ron

RC, Years and Years ago (~18)I installed a WC for a cusomer that had a vent option on the handle. Flush down, vent up. This was a $1500 WC from europe, it ......ehemmmm.....was suppost to prevent the user from smelling his/her own methane production. Never tried it myself. Ron

Douglas, Thank you for the NEC requirements. Your knowledge is appriciated. Thanks. Ron

Ellen, If you copied and pasted then they sure left you a BIG out. If an ant 2 houses away broke wind it would produce .001wc. As my accountant says "Those pesky decimal points"......... They screwed up. Ron

From HOMER SIMPSON: DOOOHHHHA

Brian, You seem to be missing the point of being "non-watertight". Water in needs to be water out too. Condensation is going to happen even if the pipefittings are watertight, better to let the lines dry out when possible than to keep it wet all the time. Moisture always travels from warm to cold, ground heats up and the pipe is cold(er)hence condensation. When the pipe warms up to the same temp. as the earth then the relative humidity is the same. The weather head on the telephone pole is not a bad idea, but, a better one is a wye with a screened vent prior to the service panel. The Wye can also vent moisture from the pipe. OOOOHHHH!!!!! Brain storm!!!!!! What if there is a vented wye with screen on both ends of the pipe to allow for ventillation similar to a closed eves/ridge vent? Douglas any comments? Ron

Brian, Also try, http://www.pricewatch.com/ I have purchased $1000s from their list of vendors, great prices and never any problems. 1 GIG PC4200 runs @ 544 Mhz, 1 to 1 bus ratio...VERY fast. Ron

Ellen, Just to split airstreams (or hairs) I believe that the numerical data is incorrect. 2.5 pascal should be .01 wc not .001 wc. Sorry, just learned those # from a mold class. Using a manometer for our work is just Waaaay out of line. Whatever happened to "normal user controls"? Ron

Thanks Brian, It was damaged and I called it out. BSTS better safe than sorry Ron

On an AC unit is waterproof conduit required from the service disconnect box to the condenser/compressor? I have seen many that just use BX conduit, but I don't think BX is watertight. I am new and leaning so please don't flame me for asking simple and obvious questions you know the answers to. Thanks for the ongoing help, Ron (who won't use Icons on this forum)

Douglas, It seem that there are 2 versions (1 revision) of this book; One published 1996 that contains information on GFCIs, The second published in 2000 and contains information on GFCIs and AFCIs. I almost bought the wrong one! Woops! P.S. not from the website you gave us. Thanks Ron