Episode 232 - Firelog Maintenance: Tips to Keep Your Home Soot Free
In this episode, I share maintenance tips that should be done per manufacturer recommendations every three months. Sooting problems can cause major damage to home interiors and it can start with parti...
8 Aug 20217min
Episode 231 - Frozen Tankless Water Heater Losses
In this episode, I share an article detailing a case study where hot water was discovered pouring out of an indoor pipe in a home after a cold night. This episode provides a few solutions to the probl...
5 Aug 20219min
Episode 230 - Residential Well Pump Failure Analysis
In this episode, I share from an article where we investigated a claim involving a well pump installed in 1999. The claim was that lightening caused the failure but the technique described in this epi...
5 Aug 20218min
Episode 229 - Freeze Damage to Fire Sprinkler Systems
In this episode, I share an article that discusses common failure points of fire suppression sprinkler systems. NFPA 13 is the code governing the installation of fire sprinkler systems and the protect...
27 Jul 20217min
Episode 228- Fire Losses Involving Improper Construction and Installation of Fireplaces and Chimneys
In this episode, I share a article written about a case study where a home caught on fire around the chimney. We discuss NFPA 211, UL 127, IRC, and UL 103 and their applicable applications to differen...
27 Jul 202110min
Episode 227 - Hand and Finger Injuries from a Defective Snow Blower
In this episode, I share an article about a personal injury claim were we found the snow blower to be defective. We explain how the standard involved was ANSI B71.3. These injuries could have possibly...
26 Jul 202110min
Episode 226 - Winter Safety Tips for Portable Electric Generators
In this episode, I share several tips by the CPSC safety alert for portable generator hazards. There is a massive storm going on across the country during the winter that the author Jeff Warren wrote ...
24 Jul 20216min
Episode 225 - Improper Piping Installation Leads to Costly Repair
In this episode, I share a case study of a high-end residential Home that suffered extensive property damage as a result of plumbing pipe rupturing in the attic during an unusually cold time period. T...
22 Jul 20216min
