Reuben's Home Inspection Blog
Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2011
14
Comments
In last week's blog post, I discussed the amount of money I might save by having a tankless water heater installed, and I concluded that I would never see a return on my investment. I received a lot of good feedback from that post, both for and against tankless water heaters. I thought it would...
10/24/2011
116
Comments
Tankless water heaters are sexy. They take up less floor space, they provide an endless flow of hot water, they're environmentally conscious... and they're really expensive. If you enjoy showing off your home's mechanical equipment to your friends or you're in to being green at any cost, get a...
10/17/2011
About six months ago, I tested out a product for StayDry Systems, called a Deluxe Shower Curtain Kit. This is a solution for people that don't like water splashing out of their shower curtain and rotting their sub-floor and walls. While a standard shower door would accomplish this, some people...
10/15/2011
Will your home inspector tell you if your electric service is too small? While it goes beyond the scope of a home inspection to perform load calculations, occasionally I'll do a rough calculation if I get concerned that an electric service is too small for a house. If the service size from my ro...
10/10/2011
You're all set to try out your new whirlpool. You've lit your candles, you're turned on some Enya, you've poured yourself a glass of wine, you cleaned the gunk out of the jets last week, and you've filled your tub with hot water... oh wait. Your tub is only halfway full, and you're out of hot w...
10/03/2011
Rainmaker
234,061
234,061
Reuben Saltzman
Delivering the Unbiased Truth.
Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.