Sink stopper working correctly
Performed a residential plumbing inspection, and Plumbing Inspection Checklist is attached with pictures included.
Sediment traps were not observed at the (3) furnaces. While the traps may have not been required installation when the units were installed, It is recommended to have a licensed plumber further evaluate to install sediment traps as necessary.
This is an electric water heater in an unfinished basement. Someone has attempted to wrap it in an insulating blanket which has voided the warrantee.
after inspecting plumbing I found nothing in need of correction . the supply was city the fuel was natural gas and the water shut off valve was in the front of the house on the north east corner.
Starting Residential plumbing. Hope I do better in this course. HVAC took me awhile:neutral:
The plumbing system I inspected is in an older home that recently had new water supply and DWV piping installed. The supply piping is CPVC and the DWV is PVC. The system was performing acceptably but I did find two issues to report. One issue was incorrect spacing on several of the pipe supports. They were too far apart for the size of the pipe. The other issue was a tub spout that was not properly braced within the wall. This allowed the spout to be very loose and to be pulled about 3/4 of an inch away from the tub wall surface. This could be an area where a leak could occur.
For additional reading I chose the Sewer Gasses Within a Home article. Having held a residential plumbing license in my state for several years, I have found an alarmingly high number of sewer gas issues associated with improper venting. Some of the systems I was called upon to correct were installed by plumbing contractors and some by the homeowners themselves. In any case, I think most homeowners are unaware of the serious danger the presence of sewer gases pose within the home.
I recently inspected an electric water heater and the TPR valve had no discharge pipe installed. It was also in a confined space making it difficult to access.
This is an example of a vent pipe on an older home. It still has the originally installed lead boot which seemed to be in good shape. However, the newly replaced roof shingle around it was cut and could possibly lead to moisture damage.
I chose to read the article “Inspecting Toilets”… not being my favorite subject the article was very informative. Although the inspection information was helpful I wasn’t aware of all the toilet alternatives. Also, I would suggest all inspectors read this article for, if nothing else, the “Toilet Trivia”! I had no idea.
I completed my plumbing inspection with my report as follows;
The main water shut-off valve was located in the basement by the furnace and hot water heater and is a public source
The main gas fuel shut-off valve was located outside along the side of the garage.
The water heater is a 50 gallon tank, gas fueled unit with proper venting and TPR valve.
I inspected all interior water fixtures, faucets and toilets.
I inspected drainage of all sinks, tubs and showers along with waste and venting.
There was a sump pit, but no present sump pump.
Static water pressure was measured at faucet at front of house.
Upon completion of my plumbing inspection, I noted evidence of a mechanical drain stop missing in a master bathroom lavatory.
For my article, I chose “Septic System Inspections”. I grew up with a septic system, so I was familiar with them, but this article helped to enlighten me with some greater detail from the inspector or home owners point of view. They can be a very fragile system that requires attention and cleaning.
Hello everyone,
I am posting to complete my “Residential Plumbing Overview” course.
Attached is a picture of the water heater in my apartment. After taking this course I noticed that the TPR valve is discharging directly into the drain pain below the water heater, which is not correct.
Thank
Ryan
This sink has corrosion on the cold water copper valve. Could be caused by corroding from the inside out but most likely from a past leak. No water was noticed leaking at time of inspection.
Here is the information plate for a hot water heater. It was a large unit in good working condition in an easily accessible basement.
I preformed a mock inspection of my business partners house on his plumbing. For the most part there were no major issues. The sink drain in his bathroom was held together by some putty temporarily and was the biggest problem that I could find. The electric hot water heater was about five years old and was in great condition. His shutoff valves that where not ball valves but use gaskets are probably old enough that the gaskets would leak if you touched them and I would put that in the report. Thanks
I read the article about hard water. I find it interesting that even though hard water is detrimental to plumbing systems it has some health benefits. A house that i built last summer had hard water and a water softener installed but we put a spigot in the supply line before it got to the softener so the homeowners had the option of getting untreated water without it affecting the whole house system.