Did you every tell anyone that you did THIS...

[Ben J. Gromicko]

or perhaps THIS...



or do THIS...



But some may say, "That's preposterous! It's beyond the InterNACHI Standards of Practice. What you're suggesting is unethical!"

[Brian E. Kelly]

Sure Ben, I take all sorts of other people's stuff apart all the time.
Especially really old stuff.

[Michael Larson]

Like Brian, I to do too.

Especially really old plumbing. My personal favorite. It's a laugh a minute.

[bdoles2]

Drum traps are a hoot to pull apart!

[James F. McKee]

Did You forget checking the water filter on those old humidifiers????

[James H. Bushart]

LOL

NACHI TV does an advanced course on "Plumbing".

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

But some may say, "That's preposterous! It's beyond the InterNACHI Standards of Practice. What you're suggesting is unethical!"

It's not a matter of "ethics", Ben. Have you ever even read the SOP? Do you object to ours being a non-invasive inspection? When do you expect to train us on the proper way to remove drywall?

[Steven C. Waskewicz]

And I like to crawl down the chimney, like Santa does, to inspect each and every crack/joint of the flue...

[Ben J. Gromicko]

I check the flue cleanouts (even if I have to stick my camera through the draft damper), because it saved lives. Here's the proof...
looks good

stuck my hand, arm, and camera through here

and found a blocked flue.

I found numerous semi-blocked flue pipes coming from fuel-fired heating systems this way.

looks good here

but its actually a killer.

I encourage home inspectors to pull clean-outs, and open draft dampers. Go beyond the SOP, and save some lives.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

Go beyond the SOP, and save some lives.

LOL

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Easy to pull open. It's designed to be opened.

Looky here. Hazard. Lives saved.

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Not opening clean-outs or looking through a draft damper of a fuel-fired heating system's flue connection pipe is equivalent to not looking down a chimney stack from the roof.

Uh Oh. Chimney with cap... Yum, yum.

looksee

zoom in

damage

actual pieces of flue missing with the brick exposed. Lives saved.

I take off chimney caps and spark arrestors all the time. Every time.

[James F. McKee]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

Not opening clean-outs or looking through a draft damper of a fuel-fired heating system's flue connection pipe is equivalent to not looking down a chimney stack from the roof.

Attachment 23424 Uh Oh. Chimney with cap... Yum, yum.

Attachment 23425 looksee

Attachment 23426 zoom in

Attachment 23427 damage

Attachment 23428 actual pieces of flue missing with the brick exposed. Lives saved.

I take off chimney caps and spark arrestors all the time. Every time.

wow...I defer that to a chimney sweep....lives still saved only the properly trained man is doing the job....jmho.....jim

[gporter]

Originally Posted by jbushart

It's not a matter of "ethics", Ben. Have you ever even read the SOP? Do you object to ours being a non-invasive inspection? When do you expect to train us on the proper way to remove drywall?

funny

[Christopher Currins]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

Not opening clean-outs or looking through a draft damper of a fuel-fired heating system's flue connection pipe is equivalent to not looking down a chimney stack from the roof.



I take off chimney caps and spark arrestors all the time. Every time.

What do you do when you can't get them back on? Rusted screws, bands, loose brick? Report replacement needed?