Real estate blog entries tagged with water heater leak by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection, Inc)

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Home : Blogs : Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector : Bellingham Wa. Home Inspection Blog, Steven L. Smith : Tag "water heater leak"

water heater leak: When Second Best Is As Good As It Gets - 09/04/09 11:16 PM

Oh yes, if only everything could be perfect. My belief is that, if you are talking houses, the word "perfect" never applies. That is my view, having worked for several years as a home inspector in Bellingham.
Here is an example -- I often find water heaters that are installed in finished living space and the tank has no pan with a drain to the outside underneath it. The inspection report language goes much like this:
The water heater is installed over finished living space and has no catch pan and drain installed. While the probability of this becoming an issue increases proportionally … (13 comments)

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