FIFTEEN-MINUTE
MAINTENANCE EXERCISE
READY, GO:
1. Connect a hose to the hose bibb at the bottom of your water heater, lead it to a sink, sump pump or outside and turn on the valve to drain the bottom of your water heater.

2. If you have a sump pump, check that is operational.

3. Replace or clean your furnace filter.

4. Turn off the water heater bottom valve and stow away the hose.

5. Grab a wrench and go to every faucet. Unscrew each aerator and clean it out.

6. While in each bathroom, if there is a GFCI outlet, push the test button and then reset.
7. Run the garbage disposer with a whole lemon in it to improve its aroma.

8. Check for leaks under the kitchen sink.

9. Run outside and pull weeds and other obstructions from around your condensing unit.

10.Grab an iced tea, sit down and be satisfied with how much better your house will now operate.

From the Desk of Arthur Lazerow
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Questions 5: Does the home inspector avoid a conflict of interest by being a full time professional home inspector?
Lee Eyler is our only part-time home inspector and he is a nationally certified ASHI home inspector. He works weekdays repairing heavy construction equipment. He has a conflict of interest if a client needs a home inspection and repair of a bulldozer or backhoe and that has not happened yet. Rudy Rudacil has a Maryland contractor’s license so he can do work on houses he purchases for his own account. ASHI’s Code of Ethics prohibits him from performing work on a home inspection client’s property. Besides, he’s too busy to find time even if he wanted to.
Every Alban home inspector views himself as a professional charged every day with educating and protecting our clients. We truly believe our mission statement:
The primary mission of an Alban home inspector is to educate our client about every aspect of the property. Our secondary mission during the inspection is to recognize, analyze and report to our client any defects both verbally and in writing. Alban inspectors will conduct a thorough inspection of the property from foundation to roof, inside and out, to identify existing or potential problems that could affect our client’s long-term investment.”