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  1. Tom Raymond
    I was not aware the watts pump shut down at temperature. We have all seen hot water between 130 and 140 at a fixture, and that is the trigger range for most residential sprinkler heads. The most common configuration for a residential sprinkler system is to feed the heads with the supply to the most distant fixtures. I am reasonably certain the heads will trip whether the 140 is water or air temps.
  2. Tom Raymond
    I would advise against a watts system if your house is new enough to have a potable water sprinkler system. Domestic water temps can be very close to sprinkler head activation temps.
  3. Tom Raymond
    I've inspected worse.
  4. Tom Raymond
    They're not phones at all. One has to all the way back to the days of the bag phone to get decent call quality and phone functionality.
  5. Tom Raymond
    Missed my pocket and dropped it.
  6. Tom Raymond
    I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 in an otterbox. I broke it.
  7. Tom Raymond
    Very common here on 60s stuff. Never seen it on anything newer.
  8. Tom Raymond
    It's the humidifier. If you're not part of the solution, you must be part of the precipitate.
  9. Tom Raymond
    And stI'll no like button. SMH.
  10. Tom Raymond
    Baseboard convectors are under $10/foot. Iron rads scrap for 10 cents a pound and salvage for $100 a piece plain, double for highly decorative units.
  11. Tom Raymond
    I inspected one last week. Main house, six cottages, and a line thru clients place and across the street (it was turned off but still connected). Two 220v pumps, two holding tanks, and almost every kind of pipe you can think of.
  12. Tom Raymond
    I seem to recall a single dome with two tubes in a magazine. Been 3 years since I was in the retail biz though. I think you'd get more light from two holes in the roof and one in the ceiling.
  13. Tom Raymond
    I had a house in a distressed neighborhood in Buffalo where they did that to all the rads on the ground floor. 2 feet high and a foot off the wall.
  14. Tom Raymond
    So is a pineapple. And I still don't like bamboo flooring.
  15. Tom Raymond
    It's a pretty framing job. Omitting the OSB will get it past the 25 year mark, but none of the other components have more than 50 years life spans. Is it still the same house if everything has been replaced 10 to 20 times in 500 years?
  16. Tom Raymond
    Why would we mention that when the rest of the drainage details are missing? Every. Single. Time.
  17. Tom Raymond
    Last time I bothered to look, the WNY hot spot on the DEC maps was 48. It's less than 20 minutes from me. I did a test on a house around the corner from there, 3.3.
  18. Tom Raymond
    I know you don't give a shit, that was directed at the new guy.
  19. Tom Raymond
    What is your state licensing requirement? NY says $500k GL. I carry $1mil so I get 500 per occurrence.
  20. Tom Raymond
    Nearly all SPF usee the same foaming agents as soap. They smell like new cars, new sneakers, new toys, or the detergent aisle at the grocery. Farm fresh plastics. Not fish.
  21. Tom Raymond
    That's right, the company that brought us the self-immolating cell phone also has a line of exploding washing machines. http://abcnews.go.com/US/samsung-cpsc-r ... d=43291726
  22. Tom Raymond
    Ledger attached joists are fine. That's not what you have. That's a mess.
  23. Tom Raymond
    One of the coolest venues I've been to for training. Challenging material. I'll definitely be back. Gary, I brought the good snacks. My wife made apple crisp.
  24. Tom Raymond
    Old guys still do that now, just at different venues.
  25. Tom Raymond
    How do you have a second floor zone with a downdraft furnace? This house has in slab ductwork. It is known to harbor legionella, yours also probably contain asbestos. If you love the house I suggest you install alternative ductwork. If you love your family find a different house.
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