real estate agent: Under the Sink
- 01/05/12 02:54 PM
What is a P-Trap? Take a look under any bathroom or kitchen sink. If the plumbing was professional installed, you'll see a u-shape pipe with a pipe 'leg' running to the back of the cabinet... It looks like the letter P laying down.
This is called a p-trap. Its design has two purposes: First, to allow the water from the sink to flow out and to keep sewer gas from coming in; it's in the U portion of the drain that water literally sits and forms a seal (water seal)...
...and Secondly, the p-trap can catch items that might go … (3 comments)
real estate agent: Seeing Double
- 12/19/11 03:10 PM
Double-wiring, also known as “double-lugging,” is a condition where there's two wires under one lug screw on a circuit breaker in an electrical panel. The photo shows there are three instances of double-lugging in this electrical panel. Double-tapping typically occurs when a non-professional is adding an additional electrical circuit... and a new circuit breaker wasn't purchased or there's no room in the electrical panel for another circuit breaker. Why is double wiring/lugging a problem? A little technical talk now... If a wire becomes loose, it can arc. As it arcs, there is a buildup of carbon. Carbon creates resistance making it more … (6 comments)
real estate agent: Glass in the House
- 10/06/11 12:15 PM
When ordinary window plate glass is broken, it breaks into angular shards which are very sharp, and can seriously injury someone… not so good.
One of the major disadvantages of plate glass is that it can be very brittle. For this reason, safety glass is used in situations where glass might be broken.
When safety window glass is struck, it breaks into small pebble-like pieces, without sharp edges as shown in the photo… a good thing.
Tempered (safety) glass is now required in specified locations including all door glass, most large windows which have their bottom edge … (1 comments)
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