This is a picture of the opening to the air filter on a furnace.If you know what a furnace filter looks like---and hopefully all of you with forced air heating systems do—the thing you will notice is that it is flat against the side of the plenum (duct). This should tell you that it cannot possi
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04/27/2015
This post will be an attempt to clarify the title of the post. While this simple fact may seem obvious, we constantly hear stories about what the inspector should have been able to see, superman style, when the remodeling starts.In the best of scenarios the inspector will note the warning signs t
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04/18/2015
Not everything home inspectors discover during an inspection is “important” in the sense of whether it will make or break a deal. Lots of times those major kinds of issues are already obvious to everyone involved. Sometimes I wonder if some of the homes I am asked to look at is more of an attem
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04/11/2015
Stack effect can be so minimal as to not even be a factor in your home, other times it can be like a wind tunnel that can open doors or slam them shut. So what is the definition of “Stack Effect?” Stack effect is the movement of air into and out of buildings, chimneys, (and other things) as the r
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04/05/2015
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