Lose the lint: Preventing fires from residential clothes dryers
While statistics vary, clothes dryers cause thousands of fires in U.S. homes every year, and many people are injured—even die—as a result.
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04, 2017
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03, 2017
Curbing the Silent Killer: Preventing Carbon monoxide exposure
We have all heard about incidents with carbon monoxide (CO). Many home inspectors are not familiar with the sources or the “acceptable” exposure levels.
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03, 2017
AHIT Success Story: Kevin Mathers on why his business thrives
Kevin Mathers realized he had made the right choice in picking American Home Inspectors Training Institute the day he took his state licensing test.
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03, 2017
Carbon monoxide and home heating safety
Home inspectors can help keep people safe by making sure heating systems, a common source of CO poisoning, are in good working order.
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02, 2017
Top homeowners’ tips for saving energy, money during winter
Keeping a home warm during the cold winter can be expensive and energy-consuming. But you can suggest things homeowners can do—even if they’re not handy— to reduce those costs and save energy.
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02, 2017
7 ways clients can help with their home inspection
Having a home inspection done can make the real estate transaction go smoother. But what about ways to make the home inspection itself a smoother process?
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01, 2017
Radon inspections: What today’s home inspectors need to know
Regardless of whether states have requirements to do the testing or not, professional home inspectors should be familiar with how to do short- and long-term radon testing, as well as how to determine if a homeowner needs to take action.
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01, 2017
AHIT’s home inspection start-up course earns GI Bill approval
The GI Bill is reimbursing members of the U.S. military who train to be home inspectors through American Home Inspectors Training in AHIT's Wisconsin facility.
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01, 2017
AHIT releases updated “A Practical Guide to Home Inspection”
The cover-to-cover update offers home inspectors the latest information on codes, products and practices and features more visuals and diagrams.
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12, 2016
Help spread the importance of working smoke alarms
According to the National Fire Protection Association, three out of five deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or non-working alarms.