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I had a first yesterday in which the bank actually de-winterized the plumbing for the inspection. The catch was that the plumber left the anti-freeze in all of the traps. Aren't they supposed to wet vac this stuff out and do so before operating the fixtures?
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I think the anti-freeze is environmentally safe and can be flushed. I did one last week that was de-winterized and when we turned the water on we found lots of pipes that had burst due to improper winterization. (lines were not drained) I've got one for Wed. that is also coming out of winterization and has had mold remediated because it was winterized too late.
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Henry Valenzano CMI (Hank) Double Check Home Inspection LLC. www.DCHI.com Hank@DCHI.com 719-635-6425 Colorado Arms Repair : Gunsmith www.ArmsRepair.com Henry@ArmsRepair.com |
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I didn't think you were to drink out of the toilets. ha ha. Doug
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Here's a pic from my last de-winterization. The entire dwelling was winterized with automotive grade anti-freeze. Dwelling was located in a rural area and thus was utilizing a septic system (sand mound). I guess if the fellow was vacuuming the traps when de-winterizing the amount of anti-freeze getting to the septic system would be minimal. However, once the fellow had the supply hooked up, everything got flushed into the septic system. This was definitely noted in the report.
Scott www.PennInspector.com scoslett@pa.metrocast.net Scott Coslett National Property Inspections Berwick, PA www.PennInspector.com scoslett@pa.metrocast.net "Life is Tough. Its even tougher if you're stupid" John Wayne |
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No when I had my 20-30 gal "mishap" I was replacing a flow control for a chiller and another tech "accidentally" turned the wrong isolation valve on. It made one hell of a orange/pinkish geyser .... "the good ole days" |
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I always recommend that the seller (or the bank) de-witerize, with me present, and that a licensed plumber (at the seller's or banks expense) be present.
I tell the dlient to make sure their lawyer has this in writing and expends the contingency. Don't take on any liability that you don't have to. Hope this helps; Will Decker, CMI ILL License # 450.0002240 Board Certified Master Inspector Decker Home Services, LLC Chicago and Northern Suburban Home Inspections Office: (847) 676-8393 Cell: (847) 609-2345 Home: (847) 673-2702 wjd@DeckerHomeServices.com www.DeckerHomeServices.com Learn, Educate, Serve and have fun doing it! Last edited by wdecker; 2/18/08 at 9:43 PM.. |
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I have one to do tomorrow that the bank will only accept 4 companies they reffered to the client. The client is having a major problem trying to get one of them to respond. I told her I could do a visual inspection for any mechanical defects and come back later once they got the water turned back on. She was questioning if it was really necessary to have the pipes de-winterized for the inspection. I started listing all the things that could possibly be wrong and would not be able to detect without running wate in the house. She immediately changed her mind and started hounding one of the companies to get out there for tomorrow's inspection. Hopefully nothing goes wrong, but I will definately get some good pictures for my collection if I do find anything.
Scott Gilligan 215-888-4943 Infraspection Institute Level III Certified Thermographer Philadelphia Mold Inspections Philadelphia Home Inspections Philadelphia Commercial Inspections Philadelphia Licensed Home Inspector Pennsylvania - New Jersey - Delaware Infrared Thermal Imaging Inspections President The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of InterNACHI http://pa.nachi.org/greaterphiladelphia Vice President & Webmaster National Association of Commercial Building Inspectors and Thermographers |
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