Real estate blog entries tagged with dryer by Russel Ray, San Diego home inspector (Russel Ray, Property Consultant)

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dryer: San Diego home inspections with Russel Ray: I can't inspect what I can't get to - 11/20/09 03:17 PM

Most home inspectors don't inspect, test, or even mention personal appliances other than to say that they were not inspected or tested.
There typically are two reasons for this:
Personal appliances don't usually convey with the property. Home inspector insurance doesn't cover us for inspecting or testing personal appliances. Personal appliances … (10 comments)

dryer: What if I want to leave while the clothes are drying? - 05/05/09 10:23 AM

Nope. Sorry. Can't do it.
Just when we home inspectors think we've seen everything, something new comes along. The creativity and ingenuity of some home owners, and even some professional trades people, continues to amaze us.
At one of my inspections this past Saturday, I was alone at the … (25 comments)

dryer: Hey, hey, it's magic! Dryer lint + water heater = hot water! - 09/03/08 04:56 PM

Rarely are the Sellers or Sellers' agent at inspections with me, but every occasionally I really, really, really wish they were so I could pick their minds about what they were thinking when they did what they did. The following picture shows one such instance:

That's the dryer flue connected … (12 comments)

dryer: What the heck were they thinking? (laundry) - 08/25/08 10:47 PM

I did an inspection out in the boondocks today on a rambling ranch-style home with not only a two-car garage, but a detached three-car garage and a 600-SF guest house. I commented not only on the beautiful home and the forever views, but also on the beautiful, top-of-the-line appliances that were … (12 comments)

dryer: What the heck was he thinking? (garage) - 08/17/08 05:33 AM

Several years ago, I did an inspection on a house being sold by a certain professional race car driver. Figure 1 shows what I found in the garage:
Figure 1. Danger lurking in the garage
Back there to the left is a gas water heater. That means that it has … (14 comments)

dryer: Your laundry room is about more than just washing and drying - 08/03/08 05:13 PM

The laundry area and the garage rank high as dangerous areas in our homes, areas that have the most potential to cause problems on a daily basis. Quite often the laundry area is located in the garage. While most people know that the garage is a dangerous place, we tend to … (11 comments)

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