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I am still training for my first inspections.
Recently I was touring a new res. construction in my neighborhood and noticed a 1/4" orange flexible pneumatic tube running around the perimeter of the main floor rooms, inside the wall cavity, about 12" off the floor. I traced it out to the condensers, maybe heat pumps, outside, but it wasn't connected to anything yet. Can anyone tell me what this was? Is it an HVAC component? Thanks, Tim |
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Tim,
Do you have any photos? |
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Wish I did. Sorry.
This was a little while ago. Tim |
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Could be for the air gun?
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Last edited by bkelly2; 4/14/09 at 7:47 PM.. |
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But if these kids are that industrious, you have other problems. |
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What was the house source of heat?
is it possible it was for Radiant floor tubing? http://www.toolbase.org/Technology-I...g-dry-hydronic |
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Nope. I believe Brian's pesticide tube wins the day. I forgot to mention this was in Georgia.
The tube is only 1/4" and in the wall, not the floor. Learned somethin' new on that one... Thanks, Brian. Tim |
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Those are common on all Centex homes in my area. That system does not have a great reputation here due to alleged clogging of the tubing and 'nozzles' after just a couple of pesticide applications. Perhaps they have resolved that issue.
Excellence in Inspections Mike Boyett, TREC #7290 mikeb@capcityinspections.com Capital City Inspections Austin, Texas (512) 577-2579 Company blog is: www.capcityinspections.com/blog |
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do it the old way and install shotgun shell caps for future treatments
never clog and if they do just blast away ADAIR INSPECTION 972-487-5634 Commercial-Residential-Construction-EIFS-Infrared Thermography TREC # 4563 EDI: EIFS-MA TX # 39 2008 US Member of the Year life is the random lottery of events followed by numerous narrow escapes accept the good Last edited by badair; 6/2/09 at 12:54 AM.. |
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Do not see them much here any more here either. I think Michael is correct and tube clogging was a problem.
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