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Eric Brady
Приєднався 30 вер 2014
Inspector with Seattle Sound Home Inspections, PLLC. Subscribe to receive our maintenence, repair and upgrade tips that are great for any home owner. As always, if you don't feel comfortable taking a task on yourself, you should hire a professional who is licensed, bonded/insured. Thanks for watching!
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WaLic #1213 www.seattlesoundhomeinspections.com
pt 2 MASSIVE improvement in thermal efficiency attic wall
pt 2 MASSIVE improvement in thermal efficiency attic wall
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pt1 ready to MASSIVELY improve the insulation performance of this wall.
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pt1 ready to MASSIVELY improve the insulation performance of this wall.
A wheel fell off my Landroid!
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Oh one thing to add. Once you do the thumb stick update to the older landroid you get two major benefits. 1.the unit will be able to connect to home wifi for updates in the future so you should never need to do that again. 2. The unit gets vastly improved turning strategies that improve how often it gets stuck and how hard it is on you grass when turning. Highly recommend the update.
Switch over to Emergency/Auxiliary heat source
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Switch over to Emergency/Auxiliary heat source
Melted outlet stab connection failure DO NOT USE SPACE HEATERS AS PRIMARY HEAT
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Melted outlet stab connection failure DO NOT USE SPACE HEATERS AS PRIMARY HEAT
First run on the Landroid automower.
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I will post a review on the unit once I have a chance to throughly test it. But today is just the trial on some thin Texas lawn. Works well so far. 👍
American Standard Champion 4 is running, $7 fix
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American Standard Champion 4 is running, $7 fix
Gutter Stuff product 1 year (8mo) update!
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Gutter Stuff product 1 year (8mo) update!
FPE/Federal Pacific Stab-Loc Panel Disassembly
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looking at a FPE panel that has been on a house for many decades looking for issues. *correction its the 6! motion rule, not sure where 8 came from!
Prevent burst pipes at your hose bib/irrigation system!
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Fall maintenance tip for reducing the chances of frozen pipe(s) and damage to your plumbing system at the hose bib area. Happy Fall Everyone!
Reroofing a Mid-Century Modern in the Seattle Area
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Reroofing a Mid-Century Modern in the Seattle Area
Compression fittings (under sink and shower head leaks)
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Compression fittings (under sink and shower head leaks)
Three Valve Faucet Rebuild W/ New Handles
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Three Valve Faucet Rebuild W/ New Handles
What is Ice Daming? What to do about it!?!?
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What is Ice Daming? What to do about it!?!?
We used to refer to them as striated shakes. Around here striated shingles were applied in a large reveal single layer over asphalt coated fiber companion boards. Stabbing a paint brush up under the course butts recess beat your brush harshly. Double coursing this product today would be very expensive
Where do you find replacement cedar shingles? I am having a hard time finding some to replace the damages areas on my house. Thanks for the video!
They were really nice looking panels too. Too bad they were a horrible design where the mech would jam up sometimes and prevent the breaker from tripping, tripping too late, or if you dead short it, the breaker would trip so hard it would break itself.
Cool. Thank you
This is helpful! I was wondering how much tree debris would collect over time and you clearly showed that. Thank you!
There's supposed to be an 8th inch gap between shakes
neighbor had a new panel put in for $5000. ouch
Loose wires cause fires .
If you curt the power by half you cut the heating of the socket by 75%.
I had this happen and i know one other person that did also..they are not safe.
I'd be curious if those breakers could have been tested with an actual load current to see if they do still function as circuit breakers, or if 25% or them do not trip at all. That may help in the decision process whether to prophylactically replace the whole panel when StabLok is found.
The double-pole FPE breakers statistically have a trip failure rate of almost 50%. Single-pole breakers have a smaller failure rate. Some studies have found 80% failure rates!
Thank you. Your video is very informative.
4 minutes and nothing gets done. Just talk about putting up styrofoam
Sorry you are disappointed by this free content. The title says 'ready to'. So you're illiterate and sadly bitter.
Does it drain tho?...I believe how it looks is not the point.
Yes, it drains. They are not zero maintenance in some cases, and pine needles will eventually clog them in my experience.
I believe he covered the performance and si.ply mentioned a color variation.
Always use high quality outlets and take an extra couple of minutes and make a shephards hook which is the best connection you can make! My house was built in 1957 and those connections are still working well with no issues.
So how would I turn off power to the panel in order to change it
That has to be done by the utility. Generally, they will only do that for a licensed electrician who has followed their process for requesting that.
The color difference is that that piece is upside down.
Interesting. Certainally possible. They do have some good color variation from the factory.
This is really alarming. Let me know. The inspectors, or realstate agent, missed a lot of steps. Or the owners didn't care to consider the information. One is in a closet without a cover. Basically, like gasoline to a match if you ask me. I ran here after seeing a realtor explain these need replacing. Now it's like what to do. If owners, be letting tenants sit with this hazard. What to do? This must be replaced we are in danger.
Should you replace it? Do you like your assets ?
No matter when your panel was made, someone wrote on it with a sharpie.
Almost every panel in the world, someone has doodled on it with sharpie
Very informative! Is that why red fang cast you in Wires.....?😂
Lol. I watched that video to undstand what you were talking about. Yeah I see the resemblance. I am fairly certain my dad grew up in neighborhood that music video was filmed in. Cheers. Also "enjoy your diarrhea!" 😂
Almost every building supply, building education, most people that have fixed existing home knows better than to block the air from your home. Homes need air circulation. Building materials need it, the health of your house depends on it. All this sealing up is noooo good for your home. Do your research. Ask people who work on existing homes not new homes that don't go back and see 5 Years later what happens to your wood , inside of your walls. Been at this for going on 30 years. I almost only do mold removal and repair. It's all most all due to people sealing there homes too much .. they simply are not designed to be air tight, the materials. Everything.
Where do you see mold and what area are you in? I have a two story sub-division house built in 1990 in the mid-west. I air sealed and insulated the band joist last year. I'm looking at the attic now. If I replace the bath fans with continuous running fans I think I will have more ventilation than before after sealing the top plates. If I don't have enough air leaking in from the basement, I would add a heat recovery vent but I think I'm a long way from needing one. All the doors leak a lot and the windows leak a little.
Hey man I went to Shorewood elementary school with you... awesome video! Glad to see you are doing good!
Instead of having the home owners go through the hassle and cost of replacing the entire panels why haven’t they developed a new safer breaker that can be fitted to the existing panel and clean up all the panel contacts?
I do not know. FPE is still around but looks like they are out of the residential business. Probably traded hands many times since then. My guess is due to liability concerns no one wants to touch it. Problem that I see is that now they have a "rep" and no amount of assurance of rebuilding the units would make some people happy.
Happened to me. Side wired the switches and can still run my space heaters. The boxes were hot to touch prior to re wiring. Nothing was melted. How I don’t know
I keep the temp in the house 50 degrees year round During the winter I turn on heat about 1 hour a day 4 months of the year. In the summer, 5 months I used 60,000 TonsA/C to cool the house down to 50 I love the winter when it is 20 degrees outside because it is 50 in the house with no heat.
Those are some wild numbers.
Space heaters are people who don't pay the heating bill
always use 20 amp plug in in places that may use space heaters and 12 Gadge or higher wire thos 15amp with 14 wire burn house down
Not a bad idea. I just think they are mostly unnecessary. It's best to use the heat source designed into the space. 🤷
I agree in my test space heaters used more power then furnace only why I could see one been needed is if your furnace quits working and you need it to keep warm to you get it fixed
Also, have to consider the insulation in the house/room. If insulation is bad then people tend to by quick-fix space heaters to band aid the issue when they should ensure an air tight/well insulated home FIRST. That way, your climate control systems won't have to work as hard.
In the field, I like to refer to these backstab receptacles as La-Z-Wire. I always take a few extra seconds to wrap the wire around the screw. During my 6 years doing residential wiring, none of the receptacles or switches I installed failed, except for the occasional worn receptacle that won't hold a plug tightly, or a three way switch not working properly because the common and traveller got mixed up for whatever reason. On the other hand I've replaced several burned up backstab devices, space heaters and air conditioners being the culprit, and never had a callback.
I tell people about back stabbing all the time. It's fine for low draw equipment but high draw stuff is a problem. The contact area is too small on a back stab so resistance increases which means heat increases. Fire waiting to happen. Hopefully people will heed your words.
that and should use 20amp boxes with at less 12 Gadge wire you cant ack stab 12 to think
I personally wouldn’t backstab anything in my house
Leviathan = Leviton 🤷🤦😂
Does the plate screw out individually?
Not sure what you are asking? If you are referencing the bus bar, Kinda. It is held in by screws that are in a epoxy/tar like substance on the back of the unit. In an interesting discussion over on Facebook someone reported the screws and bus bars as a potential problem. That isn't what I was taught but certainally could absolutely be an issue. I would not attempt any kind of surgery on this panel. The fpe stab lok is understood to be problematic and should be promptly replaced if an issue is identified. It should be on any owners upgrade list at a bare minimum.
Thanks for a great explanation and sticking right to the point. I have never treated my roof before, today will be the first time.
Thank Eric, I've learnt a lot about FPE watching this video. Please, if you have the time, can you help me understand more as I am about to replace an FPE with 13(?) spaces each side with a new Square D panel. The lower spaces each side are occupied by 15 and 20 amp breakers that are connected to breakers in the top of the panel. Why did they do that? I am assuming I will need to replace them with stand alone 20 and 15 amp breakers in the new box. Is that correct? If you know of any reference material that would help me I would appreciate it if you could let me know. Thanks again for a great video. Best regards!
Hey I think I follow your question. New main panels have a main shut off that shuts power off the the bus bars. Older split bus panels such as this have energized upper bus bars at all times. It is just how the designs have improved over time. If you look at a diagram of Split bus panels versus a main breaker type that should help clear it up.
@@ericbrady7172 Thanks Eric that's very helpful. I thought that was the case. I will proceed with more confidence now.
Hi Eric. Will the coating you used hold up to heat that comes up the chimney? Also, can you share a link (or details) on where you got the drip edging? Thanks.
Thanks for this, unfortunately now a days it won’t cost you $200 - $300, it’s more like $700 - $1100. I know because I’ve cycled through a few roof cleaning contractors. They spend about 45 mins and are done. Thanks helping others.
@theschrom happy to help! Yes! Prices have gone waaaay up over the years and perhaps I had a low quote back in the day. All the more reason to diy (safely). Have good one!
Was he supposed to not understand the phrase?
LoL. Yes if it moves it won't grow moss
Thanks for the awesome video! Doing this tomorrow but had bought the liquid & the generic sprayer but this is so damn easy! Thanks for sharing!
Why don't you show how to get the breaker out when it's between two other breakers. A goddamn monkey can pop them out from the end
Fascinating video really. Thank for the info!
Thank you!
Seal tight, Ventilate right.
Buy 5-10# of baking soda, where they have bulk bins, and scatter it on the roof. It is not toxic and it kills the moss just as well.
I have not tried that method, commercial stuff isn't terribly expensive $20 to $40 per can. I would love to see someone who owned a bunch of perallel roofs do a comparison between products. I have found after a few years of treatment with the commercial product it really doesn't need much. I also cleared some trees off which helps. Cheers.
You can also use double strength vinegar. Normal vinegar is +-5%. Double strength is 9 %. In Sydney dbl strength vinegar is about $1. . Once it drys the moss is dead. Even if it rains the next day the moss will die it takes about 2/3 weeks. Do you want to save money use vinegar. Powder does not get into the cracks and next year you will be paying to gave the moss removed again.
I haven't tried the vinigar method. I have also heard of powered bleach. The theory, as I understand it, on the commercial stuff is that zinc in the product interferes with photosynthesis and does not permit the moss or algae to generate food. It all depends on your local conditions! Trees, climate, wind direction, latitude temps, ect. I like liquid for its ability to be sprayed on which can help with steep roofs. Have a good one.
Nice!
you have a plumbers nightmare of assortment in pipe in your home
seriously. galvanized, copper, cpvc, pex and even some brass fittings. literally has it all.
Have been quoted $800 and it’s only a 2 bedroom home which I think it was to much
where do you live ? is it a one story house or 2? is the roof steep?
@@LiveBoysMusic I live in Australia with a single storey you can walk on it it’s not that I had been told the contractor wouldn’t be walking on the roof Just spray the roof from The ground using ladders . Which will take him An hour
@@mariog7763 It is a terrible messy job when you spray as it gets all over the sprayer operator and makes the ladder wet. Depending on you water pressure and their equipment it could take some time. That being said it seems $500 to $800 is the minimum contractors seems to want to charge for small jobs. Australia certainly could be different. Best of luck.
This is a split bus panel, no main breaker an issue all by itself.
An issue yes. Fatal, not necessarily. There are millions of Split bus style panels in service all across the country (the house I filmed that in has a square D split bus from 1961). They have the same design as the day they were installed, it is the standards that have evolved. But I always discussed it with our clients and helped then understand what the issues are and let them decide how to spend their money. My goal here was to show a pfe stab lok and discuss the known issues with this unit. Next time I get a non pfe split bus parts I will make a video on that. Cheers.
@@ericbrady7172 Was a Licensed Master Electrician, Electrical Inspector and a Home Inspector for over 50 years all you can do as an HI is to call out the defects as you're doing and deal with the wrath from the realtors and the home owner at least your covering your ass.
In Canada here, instead of split buss, they allowed main panels without main breakers.
Help! I used both the spray and the powder, now my roof is stained white like grapgiti ! ! I've tried washing it with my hose, but when it drys it comes white again. Will this ever dissolve and dissapeare?
Yes it should sounds like you went very very heavy on your application.
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Where can I find your services?
i live in seattle, WA,. i do roof cleaning moss and gutters so let me know if you help! :)
Hi Larry. We are not taking new clients at this time, if your looking for a contractor try your realtor, they often have lists of people in your area.