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Howdy folks! In this post I want to talk about the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. InterNACHI is is the largest organization of residential home inspectors in the world. InterNACHI certified inspectors are some of the most well trained and well-respected inspectors in the United States. I’m proud to be a member of InterNACHI and…
FREE IR SCANS – FLIR IR SCAN I don’t charge for many infrared scans (IR Scans). This isn’t to say that they’re not important, but many Inspectors charge hundreds of dollars for a full IR scan of your house. I’m not going to charge my customers to scan over the exterior walls and around ducts…
GFCI FACTS Let me lay out some GFCI facts for everyone to enjoy. GFCIs are pretty cool and extremely important in homes, to both prevent electrical shock and minimize the chance and severity of electrical fires. You can click here to learn about Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters Fact 1 – GFCI monitors the amperage between the…
OK – Today I’m going to slam out a bunch of dates. These dates are going to be the year and location that GFCI became required. To preface this, GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter and it’s a device that when installed in your electrical system can prevent electrical shock. I’ve included a photo…
Hey! Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of tankless water heaters and I have to say, I love ‘em! The three big advantages of tankless water heaters are space and energy savings and the theory of unlimited hot water. For those who haven’t see one, they are small boxes that hang on the wall. Here’s…
Hi y’all, I went almost two months without posting any new articles to my blog. I think the reason for this is time and not knowing what to talk about. I mean there are thousands of issues that I could write about, but it’s difficult to think of things that I can write entire articles…
Howdy y’all! One of the most common problems I find when inspecting houses are receptacles that have reverse polarity. Reverse polarity is basically where the “hot” wire is connected to the spot on the receptacle where the “neutral” wire should be and the “neutral” wire is connected to the spot where the “hot” wire should…