Did You Know?

Roofing companies are not supposed to install a new layer of roof shingles if there are two previous layers of roof shingle already on the house? Propane tanks located outside the home are only allowed to have 3 feet of flexible soft copper tube from the tank’s regulator valve, and the rest of the piping should be galvanized steel pipe outside the house, and black steel pipe within the house? Most oil burners are installed and have an efficiency test performed to maximize efficiency, but this procedure is sometimes not performed after the burner has been in service for subsequent years. Gas appliances like hot water heaters are not supposed to have the exhaust vented to the same chimney as an oil heating system? Some houses built between the mid 1960’s and the mid 1970’s have aluminum wiring in them which has been known to sometimes cause fires? Oil tanks made of steel located underground may rust and leak oil into the soil or groundwater, causing expensive cleanup costs? A leaky faucet leaking one drop per second will use 2400 gallons of water per year? Chimneys in older homes sometimes have no clay flue liner? Galvanized pipe in water supply lines at the water meter and elsewhere is sometimes the cause of low water pressure at faucets? Central air conditioning systems can emit moist cool air instead of dry cool air thereby causing mold to grow? Proper gutters, downspouts and grade of the soil around the foundation prevents most water seepage problems into the basement?