by Joe Levitch | Feb 10, 2018 | Plumbing, Problem Solving
Reading Time: 3 minutesI recently diagnosed a new electric water heater emitting a nasty sulfur smell from it. The darn smell would not go away so I asked my Father-In-law Bob the retired plumber what he thought. “Anode rod must be bad” he said. Whatever...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 21, 2017 | Electrical
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI recently returned to a kitchen remodeling project to figure out why the a counter outlet stopped working. I traced the power back under the crawl space to a junction box with a GFCI outlet that would not reset and had a flashing red LED in...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 27, 2017 | Roofing, Trust, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a part of our work requests we take care of homes that have been inspected for the purposes of resale. In the majority of these homes, we have found that when a roof replacement has been done that the ducts have been left disconnected. The...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 5, 2017 | Understanding your home
Reading Time: 3 minutesI had a Honda Accord 30 years ago that had a little red indicator on the analog odometer with a manual reset. That was my first car with this innovative reminder. Who knew it would be the launchpad for a new venture 3 decades later. Idiot Lights...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 23, 2017 | Plumbing, Problem Solving
Reading Time: 2 minutesI recently came across a problem that is fairly common in remodeling kitchens. A client remodeled their home after 35 years and ended up with a nicer, under mount sink. The sink bottom ended up about 4″ lower than the previous one too, so...
