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29 October 2007 | 2 replies
It taught us basic troubleshooting techniques.If you are in any way handy at all, and can operate a Volt/Ohmmeter you can troubleshoot the system and you'll discover that many, if not most problems are NOT air conditioning problems but ELECTRICAL problems.By knowing how to troubleshoot here's some of the things that I found bad and replaced myself:Bad exhaust fan motor, the one on the outside unit.
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19 April 2008 | 15 replies
Given the average time to transact the deal and rehab it - winter acquisitions are usually ready just in time for spring renting.One thing I do like about late summer/fall acquisitions is that there's a greater chance the property was vacated in non-pipe bursting weather.
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2 January 2008 | 13 replies
Also, can blow out pipes inside the house etc.
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6 January 2008 | 16 replies
I would have to look, but if everything is out in the open, you could just cut some pipes and run the loop into the new boiler, and rewire the t-stats from the other unit.
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17 April 2008 | 41 replies
Here I was asking a woman with an infant and a two year old to risk everything on what she considered to be a pipe-dream.What made her come around?
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9 January 2008 | 5 replies
I'm assuming the original pipe in the slab went bad, although I've never seen or heard of that.
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25 January 2008 | 5 replies
mother hire an inspector to inspector home before purchasing a foreclose from the bank. the inspector wrote on his report that he was not able to inspect heat and water system because they were turned off. my mother went ahead and purchase the home. now that the title is under her name, she now can call Nstar to turn on the water and heat system. after the heat and water was turned on, we noticed that room and hallway basement heater weren't working. also the heater system was leaking water and making notice. there was water pipe leaking as well. anything that has to do with water and gas is health hazard for this reason i ask is it suppose to be the bank who should be liable for all issues. i said because they did not turn on the water and heat system the time the inspector so he can inspect everything tortuous. and also for not telling my mother that the house is health risk. this kind of stuff can cause fireplease feedback is neededpleasei beg you all
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28 February 2008 | 7 replies
The most pressing include a leaking main water pipe in the crawlspace, several dead outlets, non-grounded outlets and non covered outlets, a loose shower liner/insert that has caused mold and moisture damage on the bathroom sheetrock (there is no vent/fan in there), and the carport and porch roof are leaking.
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6 October 2011 | 8 replies
Take a closer look at the inches of the pipes and ask why.