Well Flow Testing Meter

[Nick Gromicko]

I believe that inspectors should drag in their tool boxes (even if they are empty), gadgets, and meters, and spread them out all over the kitchen on every inspection.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

I bought the same one Peter & Wayne have. Nice looking and impressive.

Used it twice in 3 years / No call for it / Got $65 for it this summer.

[Nick Gromicko]

Wanna sell two a week? Put this line in your www.nachi.org/survey.htm : "Did the inspector recommend a well test?"

Works like a charm.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Used a survey for 9 years now.

In my area we SEE almost never see wells EVEN out in the Boonies.

[Nick Gromicko]

Most inspectors are not good salesmen at the P.O.S. This does the upselling for you. Your www.nachi.org/survey.htm should be modified for each and every ancillary inspection you offer. For instance, if you offer radon and mold, your www.nachi.org/survey.htm should include the following:

• "Did the inspector suggest you test for radon?"
• "Did the inspector explain about mold?"

Dan, I figure out stuff like this 24/7, it keeps me up at night.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Good Point, BUT .........

In my area, I would be nervous about AFTER the inspection sending a SURVEY asking ..................

• "Did the inspector suggest you test for radon?"
• "Did the inspector explain about mold?"

If they then called WANTING a radon or mold inspection AND it came up funky, I have nighmares about the call from their Attorney saying ... IF my clients had KNOWN - - BUT the bad home inspector DID NOT ask them...

Therefore on add-on's like this, I ask upfront BUT would NOT personally send out a Survey afterwards with that type lingo in there.

IMHO

[Nick Gromicko]

Don't do that! Sending it afterwards is too late.

One of the main benefits of www.nachi.org/survey.htm is to create the equivalent of a time-stamped deposition which can later support a contention that your client was thoroughly satisfied at the time of the inspection.

www.nachi.org/survey.htm is to be used on the day of the inspection. That is also how it upsells ancillary inspections for you.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Good Thought .... We always sent the surveys out several days later.

[Nick Gromicko]

Good Thought .... We always sent the surveys out several days later.

Too late to upsell any ancillary inspections at that point.