Training course
Kenton Shepard, Paige Peters, and a master plumber
Two water heater tanks (cut open to see inside)
Only $10 (on sale)
Check it out - http://www.nachi.org/advancedcourses.htm#hot-water-tanks
Why?
Why?
The reasons to keep learning are numerous.
One reason - Before producing the “water heater tank” training, I was not quite sure how a FVIR system on a tank works. After taking this course, any inspector will know.
Question: What maintenance does an FVIR system require?
Why?
The reasons to keep learning are numerous.One reason - Before producing the “water heater tank” training, I was not quite sure how a FVIR system on a tank works. After taking this course, any inspector will know.
Question: What maintenance does a FVIR system on a gas-fired tank require?
http://www.nachi.org/advancedcourses.htm#hot-water-tanks
- by the way, if you’re googling “FVIR” right now, you need training…*
Just seems like you are leading HI’s further away from a SOP copliant Visual Inspection into uncharted waters to me is all. Carry on. 
SOP is a minimum. Absolute minimum.
Knowledge however should have no limits.
Learn, learn, learn…
So, what are the maintenance recommendations that home inspectors could provide their clients in relation to FVIR tanks?
- again… if you’re Googling “FVIR tanks,” that may indicate a need for training. *
http://www.nachi.org/advancedcourses.htm#hot-water-tanks
I have learned that if you venture too far away from the SOP you are no longer doing Home Inspections…
2.6. Plumbing
I. The inspector shall:
C. inspect the water heating equipment,
And that’s the objective of the training course. The course teaches the best visual-only inspection techniques to inspect the water heating equipment as required by the SOP.