How to best inspect heat exchangers
With a boiler, the heat exchanger will not be visible for inspection. As you examine the burner area note if there is any evidence of leaking from the heat exchanger onto this area.
With a boiler, the heat exchanger will not be visible for inspection. As you examine the burner area note if there is any evidence of leaking from the heat exchanger onto this area.
Inspecting a winterized/foreclosed home does not entail a different inspection report or different inspection procedures compared to a lived-in home. Yet there are definitely issues that can arise in a winterized/foreclosed home that you typically will not come across in a lived in home, for obvious reasons.
When inspectors test a home for volatile organic compounds, which are chemicals that in higher volumes can contribute to health problems inside homes, they should consider the unhealthy effects of fragrances of any kind and natural substances, such as citrus or pine, according to Blazovsky.