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Clarification name and age of AC unit - 1 Replies
7/3/2009 10:31 AM
Have an inspection tomorrow, while setting up the radon yesterday I took some notes down. Have an AC unit Model number AC024M1021A with a serial number of WDLM053751. Name plate on the front is missing. Is this a York brand around 1999 or 2000 time frame? ..Thank you for your help...Read More
 
Hydronic Boiler Inspection - Tips / Ideas - 2 Replies
7/2/2009 8:29 AM
Hi Guys,....Did an inspection this week on a townhome (about 1800 sq ft) with a hydronic boiler (natural gas) that supplied hot water (50 gal) tank and central heating to the home. The water was sent to the tank from the boiler, then to the convetor (with a blower, shared with the A/C). This was m.....Read More
 
combustible material? - 4 Replies
7/1/2009 6:32 AM
Is this heat duct insulation considered a combustible material? The combined furnace/water heater exhaust flue is almost touching it, but I could see no sign of damage from heat.....Click to View..http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...oads/Ken Meyer/tn/tn_200971173150_P7011933 co...Read More
 
Excessive Heat at A/C Air Return - 6 Replies
6/27/2009 11:59 PM
Just performed an inspection on a new construction condo in downtown Dallas. The air return for the system was located in a 4th floor roof top access hallway that has no supply ducts to cool this space. The only room at the top of these stairs (2 flights) was the mechanical room with a direct vent w.....Read More
 
Is it OK to bury refrigerant lines? - 9 Replies
6/27/2009 8:28 AM
I inspected a house this past week and the air conditioning compressor is located in the rear yard. The electrical supply and the refrigerant lines are buried in the ground. The furnace is in a utility closet that is accessed from an exterior door at the rear of the house.....Refrigerant pipe issues.....Read More
 
Has anyone seen one of these? - 4 Replies
6/18/2009 10:08 AM
I have no idea what its purpose is.....It was on the second level of a house that contained a standard gas furnace connected to a typical thermostat on the main level. There were just wire connections in the junction box below.....Click to View..http://www.inspectorsj...Read More
 
Geo Thermal gone crazy - 11 Replies
6/18/2009 6:10 AM
I inspected a modest little place last week. Here's the heating system The heat pumps get their heat from four 900 feet deep wells...Here's the heat pump roo...Read More
 
Inspecting Geothermal Heat Pumps - 8 Replies
6/18/2009 5:41 AM
What is the standard regarding inspecting Geothermal Heat Pumps??....Since these are not air source systems and thus not really affected by the outside air temp, can the heating AND cooling sides both be run and tested during the inspection? If so, what sort of delay time should be used b/w heat an.....Read More
 
Central AC Sloppy Install? - 16 Replies
6/11/2009 1:36 PM
Hi All,....Just want to consult you on an AC install. ....We just got our central AC installed last week (by a reputable - one of the supposedly best in our area) and, one day after our install, my neighbor had the same model installed by another company.....The neighbor told me that his installer.....Read More
 
Can Anyone Identify This Furnace? - 4 Replies
6/10/2009 11:12 AM
I came across this furnace in a 1987 home. There was no cover on it and no manufacturers labeling that I could find. This was vented as a power vent unit horizontally through a single wall vent connector - is this correct?....It wouldn't respond to the thermostat so an HVAC guy was called on the sp.....Read More















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