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Reuben Saltzman

Dryer Transition Ducts: Is Foil Better Than Semi-Rigid Aluminum?

After doing some research on semi-rigid dryer transition ducts, I've learned that they might not be allowed in Minnesota.
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Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) – The New Gas Line

 Several months ago I wrote a blog about how great PEX tubing is, and today I'm going to discuss the equivalent for gas piping – Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing, which...
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Gas Appliance Connectors

Two weeks ago I wrote a blog about the most common places to find gas leaks, and I said I'd follow up with a blog about gas connectors – those...
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Keeping Water Out Of Your Basement

The most important part of controlling basement water intrusion is to control water at the exterior of the home. There are two very basic things that will prevent basement water...
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Where To Look For Gas Leaks

 The one home inspection item that consistently causes home buyers to 'freak out' more than anything else is a gas leak. Gas explosions like the ones that recently happened in...
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Electric Baseboard Heaters – The Flipper Favorite

When I inspect a home in Minneapolis or Saint Paul that has electric baseboard heat, it's usually a dead giveaway that someone did some remodeling, or someone flipped the house....
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How Serious Is A Cracked Heat Exchanger?

Feeling pretty disappointed at this point and determined to get some results, I filled the heat exchanger with water. I laughed like a mad scientist at what happened next.
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Drive-By Inspections

"Deal with it now or deal with it later."  That's a phrase I've heard my father, Neil Saltzman, say many times.    Here in the Twin Cities, there are two...
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