This Weeks Discoveries. 5/22/2018
Wenatchee Home Inspections

Another addition in a week of discovery.

As a Home Inspector, Structural Pest Inspector and Home Inspection Licensing Instructor I try to keep up with new products, manufacturer or trade information, code information or just interesting content that may help those who are in the profession or looking to further educate themselves.  The material may be articles, documents, video link,vendor sites, technical materials or even an interesting code questions.

Below is a list of some interesting items found in the last week.

Construction/Building Information-


Metal Roof pipe flashing video-

https://youtu.be/A_WFfnG400g


Concrete repair

https://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/fixing/worthfixing.htm

Building Science Information-

The Coming Stucco-Pocalypse-

How can you take a system with thousands of years of history and screw it up?

https://buildingscience.com/documents/building-science-insights/bsi-102-coming-stucco-pocalypse

Electrical

Russ LeBlanc points out several violations at this outdoor receptacle including the broken cover [110.12(B)], non-weather resistant receptacle [406.9(B)(1)], and abandoned communications cable [800.25].

Click the video-

https://youtu.be/TFJPdHbTDhg

Plumbing/HVAC

Here is an interesting article about potential issues with the HVAC. Interesting use of IR also.

DIAGNOSING AND FINDING A REFRIGERANT RESTRICTION



https://hvacrschool.com/diagnosing-finding-refrigerant-restriction/?utm_source=TechTips&utm_campaign=3536d689c6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_608fe06f1d-3536d689c6-64209185


This is a great article and gives you a good understanding of dew point.

UNDERSTAND DEW POINT AND ABSOLUTE MOISTURE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PSYCH CHART

https://hvacrschool.com/understand-dew-point-absolute-moisture-right-side-psych-chart/?utm_source=TechTips&utm_campaign=0c5c4b1cf0-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_608fe06f1d-0c5c4b1cf0-64209185



Superheat And Subcooling Made Simple

https://www.achrnews.com/articles/94178-superheat-and-subcooling-made-simple

Product Information-

Kimsul insulation came up in a discussion. This was an wood fiber based insulation.

The production of Kimsul a paper based product produced by Kimberly-Clark in the 1940's.

https://dissolve.com/video/production-Kimsul-paper-based-product-Kimberly-Clark-royalty-free-stock-video-footage/001-D378-1-555

Found this archive from Kimberly Clark. You can click through the pages of the advertisement.

https://archive.org/details/KimberlyClarkCorp

https://duradek.com/

Bullet Boot- Pipe Flashings

http://www.bulletproducts.com/

https://youtu.be/1Mzolcuy6rA

" You can only teach someone, as much as they are willing to learn."

Chris G. Varona

If you find any errors or have additional information that would expand on any code, building standards or manufacturer requirements please let me know.

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This Weeks Discoveries in Home Inspections