http://thephoenixagents.com/fix-and-flippers-bustin%e2%80%99-your-chops-again/ Chris Butterworth - sharing thoughts on real estate (and everything else.) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:42:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://thephoenixagents.com/fix-and-flippers-bustin%e2%80%99-your-chops-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2853 Heather Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:33:59 +0000 http://thephoenixagents.com/?p=6793#comment-2853 You know what Jeff? You caught me. I may have stuck my foot in my mouth on this one and I apologize. This is a really good illustration of why I let my qualified, licensed, insured and bonded home inspectors and repair folks advise my clients about inspecting and repairing their homes. On this blog I said, "This is wrong!" but in real life, I stick with being an expert on buying & selling houses and leave home inspection and maintenance to others. I advised my buyer client to talk w/ the inspector and the plumber to figure out what to do. Thanks for finding, reading, and commenting! You know what Jeff? You caught me. I may have stuck my foot in my mouth on this one and I apologize. This is a really good illustration of why I let my qualified, licensed, insured and bonded home inspectors and repair folks advise my clients about inspecting and repairing their homes. On this blog I said, “This is wrong!” but in real life, I stick with being an expert on buying & selling houses and leave home inspection and maintenance to others. I advised my buyer client to talk w/ the inspector and the plumber to figure out what to do. Thanks for finding, reading, and commenting!

]]> http://thephoenixagents.com/fix-and-flippers-bustin%e2%80%99-your-chops-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 Jeff Smith Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:53 +0000 http://thephoenixagents.com/?p=6793#comment-2849 Heather, you stated 'Now this one’s truly stoopid. That red arrow is pointing to the pressure relief valve on the water heater. It’s connected to. . . wait for it. . . nothing. So if the pressure relief valve starts working, it will spew hot water all over the wall of the garage. Not how it’s designed to work. Again, 30-45 of labor and maybe $10-$20 worth of parts.' I'm curious to know what you think needs to be done to this and how do you think it is designed to work? Here in New York, it is against building code to attach anything to the PRV or put any type of shutoff valve on it. It is actually designed to spew hot water if the pressure exceeds @30psi. If you were to block it off, the boiler could explode. Heather, you stated ‘Now this one’s truly stoopid. That red arrow is pointing to the pressure relief valve on the water heater. It’s connected to. . . wait for it. . . nothing. So if the pressure relief valve starts working, it will spew hot water all over the wall of the garage. Not how it’s designed to work. Again, 30-45 of labor and maybe $10-$20 worth of parts.’ I’m curious to know what you think needs to be done to this and how do you think it is designed to work? Here in New York, it is against building code to attach anything to the PRV or put any type of shutoff valve on it. It is actually designed to spew hot water if the pressure exceeds @30psi. If you were to block it off, the boiler could explode.

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