mankato mn home inspector: Protect Your Home During Cold Weather
- 12/09/10 05:35 AM
Energy costs, burst pipes, power outages, and fires, all potential winter hazards that makes winter not sound so merry, but you can protect yourself and your home. With a little preventative maintenance and preparation you can minimize the inconveniences that ensue during this cold time of the year in Minnesota. Indoor Floods While home fires seem to always make headlines, water damage is actually more common and often just as severe. The most frequent cause for this problem in the winter is faulty or broken pipes. Be sure to insulate along rim joists and around pipes that are more exposed to … (2 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: GE Dishwasher Fire Hazard
- 11/04/10 05:28 AM
The following information has been provided by General Electric and the United States Consumer Product and Safety Commission. The United States Consumer and Product Safety Commission and General Electric announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Name of Product: GE ProfileTM and GE Monogram® Dishwashers Units: About 174,000 Manufacturer: GE Appliances & Lighting, of Louisville, Ky. Hazard: Water condensation can drip onto the electronic control board, causing a short circuit and resulting in an overheated connector. This poses a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: GE has received five reports of fires, four of which caused minor damage to the kitchen … (0 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: Siemens Recalls Electrical Breakers
- 09/29/10 01:58 AM
This past week Siemens Company issued a recall in conjunction with the United States Consumer and Product Safety Commission for approximately 2.2 million electrical breaker units due to a potential fire hazard. Because we inspect breakers everyday and the units in the recall are for the months of June through August 2010, we felt it was very important to provide this information. Please call with any questions. More information can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10354.html Siemens Recalls Circuit Breakers Due to Fire Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall … (2 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: Not All Roofs Installed Equally
- 09/02/10 02:12 AM
As many residents are aware, Greater Mankato and many Southern Minnesota homes were affected by storms late in the month of June. With high speed winds and heavy hail larger than golf balls in some communities, its not supring that a number of roofs have been replaced. With a high demand for roofing, siding and various exterior finish replacements, the area was flooded with numerous advertisements and contractors that aren't so "local" looking to get in on a chunk of the repair and replacement pie. Now that a couple of months have past since most roofing and finish repairs have been completed … (1 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: Maytag Issues Dishwasher Recall
- 06/22/10 02:55 PM
Below is information provided by the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission announced earlier this month. Please feel free to contact our office for more information. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Dishwashers Units: About 1.7 million in the United States Manufacturer: Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa or Maytag Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich. Hazard: … (0 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: Water Heater Maintenance
- 02/13/10 10:44 AM
Few homeowners know that in order to keep your water heater running smoothly and hopefully get an extra year, two or more it needs maintenance. As water enters a water heater tank, dirt, sediment, and various minerals also enter, and eventually settle to the bottom. Depending on your community or local water supply these extra minerals and sediment can end up robbing your water heater's energy efficency and ultimately decreasing its life. So what is a homeowner to do? A little preventative maintenance...and a hose and bucket might help too! The preventative maintenance I am referring to is draining your water heater, … (2 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: Lower Your Energy Costs, With An Insulated Garage Door
- 08/26/09 09:58 AM
A leaky, un-insulated garage door may not be an obvious culprit in rising monthly utility bills, but it's worth a second look if you have an attached garage. Replacing an older garage door with a new, energy-efficient model can reduce energy loss through the garage door by up to 71 percent, according to a comparison study conducted by Clopay engineers.
Since attached garages typically share one or two common walls with the house, any hot or cold that travels through a door will ultimately affect the adjacent living areas. An insulated garage door can help stabilize temperatures in the garage … (0 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: Getting Your Air Conditioner Prepared
- 06/01/09 12:39 PM
With hot weather soon on its way in Minnesota, many homeowners will be using their air-conditioner. Furthermore, if you are like myself and have allergies you may already be using your air-conditioning system. Now, is the time to get that air-conditioning system prepared for battle during the summer to run effectively and efficently. So how can you get it prepared? Below are a few tips that most DIY homeowners can tackle. 1) Regular maintenance and cleaning are extremely important. Let me repeat this tip: REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 2) Change your filter monthly. 3) Find your air-conditioning condensate drain line, … (1 comments)
mankato mn home inspector: May - Deck Safety Month
- 05/10/09 05:41 AM
The month of May is deck safety month, and in effort to help create awareness I have provided a great article below created by the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) www.nadra.org Is Your Deck Safe? May is Deck Safety Month May 2009 (ARA) - Your deck is the perfect place to enjoy the warm weather with friends and loved ones. But an unsafe deck could possibly collapse, causing serious injuries to you and your guests. The number of deck failures and resulting injuries has been increasing at an alarming rate. Between 2000 and 2008, there were at least 30 deaths reported … (2 comments)
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Energy costs, burst pipes, power outages, and fires, all potential winter hazards that makes winter not sound so merry, but you can protect yourself and your home. With a little preventative maintenance and preparation you can minimize the inconveniences that ensue during this cold time of the year in Minnesota.
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