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gas valve: Gas Shut-Off Valves - 05/23/11 06:41 AM
When a house has gas appliances, the gas shut-off valves should be easy to get to.  And you should know where it is!  The idea is to have it nearby should it need to be turned off for repairs or emergency.  All codes reflect this!
Walking into a recent inspection on a flip, before I put my bag down, I noticed that the very nice granite counter top was cut to accommodate a much larger gas cook top!
That was funny in itself, which the Realtor and buyers had not noticed on their previous trips to the house.
The Realtor looked … (33 comments)

gas valve: Parallel Is On. Perpendicular is off. - 09/08/10 07:31 PM
Remember that.  It's like, "Lefty loosey, righty tighty."  Universal.  It works every time.  Well, maybe not EVERY time.
I got a call from a frantic Realtor.  We had an inspection about 2 months ago.  She asked if I could call the clients who could not seem to get the gas range to work.  "It worked during the home inspection and again the other day during our walk through.  Now it does not work.  Could you PLEEEZE call the clients?"  They had apparently been screaming at her for its failure.
She was on a meat hook in the freezer.  "Sure, of course … (59 comments)

 
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