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home inspection: Does Your Job Rely on the Housing Industry? We Should Fix Housing First!! - 12/25/08 07:38 AM
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home inspection: Q and A From the Field: Leaking Coil Cabinet - 12/03/08 10:27 AM
The following communication and information is taken directly from our reporting methods... 
HVAC Systems and Components Refrigerant Lines: At the low pressure and high pressure lines ...A qualified licensed air conditioning contractor is suggested to evaluate leaking air as the copper lines enter the coil cabinet. I suggest that repairs be made to stop the leak.
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Dear Gary,
Does that mean that the A/C line is leaking?
Thanks,
Robert
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Robert, 
 
No.
As the large and small suction lines enter the coil cabinet (in the attic at the furnace) the lines should be sealed to prevent air from leaking … (0 comments)

home inspection: New Home Building 101 - Window Placement - 11/30/08 08:09 PM
What factors will you consider in selecting, locating, and installing windows in your new home? When selecting windows you should choose those with low potential for condensation. For best results in Mississippi, windows must have a U value less than or equal to 0.50 and a solar heat gain factor (SHGF) less than or equal to 0.40, or must be Energy Star® or NFRC labeled.
The location of windows in your new home is also important. Daylighting is a technique of using natural light from the sun and the sky and incorporating it into your home via the windows. Using daylight … (0 comments)

home inspection: How to Chop Your Energy Bills in Ten Easy Steps - #1. The Fireplace - 11/24/08 03:05 PM
Sure, it's romantic, but when comes right down to it, your fireplace is an energy hog. As one of the most energy inefficient features of your home it eats about 24,000 cubic feet of nice furnace warmed air each hour and spits it out the top of the chimney (Department of Energy).  And as a bonus the air is replaced by cold air that comes in the opposite direction through the same opening, causing your furnace to work extra hard to keep your house nice and toasty. Yet, we love gathering round a warm hearth with a nice cup of hot … (0 comments)

home inspection: Which smoke detector should I use? - 02/17/08 09:50 PM
Not all fires are the same. Some fires smolder and smoke for hours before flaming up and some fires burn quick without much smoke.  It makes good sense to install an alarm with duel detection features.
The most popular type sold in the U.S. today is the Ionization alarm. This type monitors ‘ions,' or electrically charged particles in the air. Air molecules in a sample chamber are ‘ionized' by a radioactive source. This allows a small electrical current flow. Smoke particles entering the sensing chamber change the electrical balance of the air. When combustion (smoke) particles enter the alarm, they obstruct … (0 comments)

home inspection: The Visual Home Inspection - 03/24/07 12:38 PM
 
With respect to improved property, the condition report is by far the most important aspect of the sale. Without this knowledge, buying a piece of property is at the very least a wild guess. Let's break down some basic concepts of a visual home inspection.
Visual relates to the process of receiving images using the ocular muscles and the images that are visible to the eye. Processing that information and on both the physical and cognitive levels produces what we know as experience.
Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of, skill in, or observation of something or some event gained through … (2 comments)

 
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