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ASHIFirstThing

February2018

InThisIssue:-IWRecapVideo-IW2019CallforPresentations-OntheHouse-SunNuclearPressRelease-4Waysto(Re)ChooseYourLimits-Top5TasksforFebruary-MemberPerks:Sprint--Mr.Fix-ItQuickTip-Attend3DaysofSecretsRevealed-20YouTubeTricks&Hacks

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ASHI.orgTheASHISchoolOnlineEducation

InspectionWorld2018a

ResoundingSuccess!!!ItseemsjustlikeyesterdaythatwewereattheCaribeRoyaleforthelargesthomeinspectionconferenceinNorthAmerica:

InspectionWorld!Wehadover1,200attendeescoupleswithnearly300exhibitorpersonnelrepresenting122exhibitors.Theexpohallwaspacked!WehadalotofnewvendorswhoarealreadyturningintheirearlybirdformstojoinusnextyearinSanDiego(note:January20-23,2019,tobeexact-markyourcalendarsnowforthegreatestconferenceandexpoforourprofession).Didyoumissout?Checkoutthelinktoseephotosfromtheconference.

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DeadlineforsubmissionsisMarch15,2018

InspectionWorldSanDiego-January20-23,2019willprovideaforumforattendeestolearntheprofession'sbestpracticesandtoexpandtheirknowledgetoimprovetheirprofessionalskillsandexploreemergingissuesrelevanttotheprofession.

ASHIinvitesthoseinterestedinpresentingatInspectionWorldSanDiegotosubmitaproposalforreviewbytheASHIIWEducationCommittee.Pleasefeelfreetosubmityourownproposals,andalsotoforwardthisemailinvitationontopresenterswhoyoubelievecouldmakeagreatcontribution.

TheIWEducationCommitteewillreviewallproposedpresentationsbasedonrelativecontentandtechnicalmerit.Itisunderstoodthatnotallsubmittedpresentationswillbeselectedforasession.Thisformmustbefullycompletedforconsideration.

Gotohttp://www.homeinspector.org/Education-Training/Call-for-Presentationstofileelectronically.

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ONTHEHOUSE:

TOPHOMEINSPECTORBELIEVESJOBISESSENTIALOriginallypublishedinTheColumbusDispatch

AsAmerica’schiefhomeinspector,TimBuellwantsconsumerstounderstandonething:Inspectorsaren’tclairvoyant.“Peoplethinkweshouldfindthingsthatarehidden,butthat’snotwhatwedo,”saidBuell,a68-year-oldretiredhomeinspectorinMarysville.Asthenewpresidentofthe8,000-memberAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectors,Buell’sjobistoexplainwhatinspectorsdoandwhattheydon’tdo.Intoday’sworld,that’snotalwayseasy.Ashomesandtechnologyhavechanged,sotoohastheroleofhomeinspectors.Muchofwhathomeinspectorshavetraditionallydoneisrightbeforeoureyes—checkingframing,foundationsandroofs,forexample.Butmanyoftoday’sbiggestconcernsabouthomesarelessobvious.Radonandmoldinparticularhavebecomehugeworriesforhomebuyers,especiallyincentralOhio,whichhasahistoryofboth.Buelladviseshomebuyerstohaveinspectorstestforradonlevelsandthepossibilityofmold.(Bothservicesaretypicallyofferedatanextracost.)But,heisquicktoadd,inspectorsaren’texpertsineitherarea,andifteststurnupsomething,homebuyersshouldheadstraightforthespecialists.“We’relikeafamilydoctor,ageneralist,”hesaid.“Weseesomethingandwedefertothetechnicalexpert.”Justasthedutiesofhomeinspectors...READMORE

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SafetyInstituteofCanadatoStreamlineIn-CountryCRMCalibrationServicesKeyCustomerRequestAddressedThroughPartnershipMelbourne,Florida–SunNuclearCorporation,aleadingproviderofContinuousRadonMonitors(CRMs)forcommercialandresidentialpurposes,todayannouncedanagreementwiththeRadiationSafetyInstituteofCanada(RSIC)toincludeSunNuclear’sModel1027™,Model1028™andModel1030™CRMswithinitsnationalcalibrationservicesprogram.Throughtheagreement,SunNuclearCRMusersinCanadagainamorestreamlined,cost-effectivemethodformaintainingcalibrationstatus.

CompaniesandinstitutionsthatuseCRMsarerequiredbylawtohaveannualinstrumentcalibrationcheckstoensurethedevicesoperateaccurately.RSIC’sInstrumentCalibrationServiceisaccreditedbytheCanadian–NationalRadonProficiencyProgram(C-NRPP)andisapprovedandauditedbytheCanadianNuclearSafetyCommission(CNSC)underitsRegulatoryStandardR-117,RequirementsforGammaRadiationSurveyMeterCalibration...READMORE

4Waysto(Re)ChooseYourLimits

Somethingsinlifeyouonlyneedtochooseonce.Insurancelimitsforyourhomeinspectionbusinessaren’toneofthosethings.

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Asyourbusinesschanges,yourinsuranceneedsmayexpand.Soit’simportanttoknowyouroptionsandwhentoadjust.Andforthoseofyoubuyinginsuranceforthefirsttime,it’sjustasessentialtobeinformedsoyoudon’tbuyapolicythatdoesn’tmeetyourcoverageneeds.Whetheritsyourfirstortenthtimebuyingcoverage,herearejustfourofthethingstoconsiderwhenchoosingyourhomeinspectioninsurancelimits.

Howdoinsurancelimitswork?Insurancelimitsrepresentthetotaldollaramountyourinsurancecompanycanpaytowardyourcoveredclaimsinagivenpolicyperiod...READMORE

BACKTOTOP

Top5Tasksfor

February

IfduringFebruaryyouhaveaclientorRealtorthatasksyou"whatarethetophomecare

tasksthatIshouldbedoingthismonth?"...herearethetop5forFebruarythatwewouldsuggestthatyoucouldtellthem,thatwillhelpthemsaveenergy,reducetheriskofunscheduledrepairs,andwillhelpextendtheusefullivesofseveralmajorhouseholdappliances.

WashingMachineInspectionYourwashingmachineworkshardforyou.It

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shakes,itspins,anditsometimesoperatesusingveryhotwater.Soit'snotsurprisingthatconnectionsforyourwaterhosescanbecomelooseandbegintoleak,andthehosesthemselvescanbecomedamagedandwornoutandburst.Andwhenyourwasher’sconnectionsorhosesbegintoleak,youcanfindyourselffacedwithfloodinginyourhome.Andifyourwashingmachineislocatedonthesecondfloor,thisfloodingcancausethousandsofdollarsindamagetoyourhome.SoduringthemonthofFebruarywesuggestyoutakeaminutetoinspectthehosesandconnectionsaroundyourwashingmachine.

GarbageDisposalCareIfyouhaveagarbagedisposalinyourhome,thereareacoupleofthingsthatyoucandotokeeptokeepitrunningsmoothly,odor-feeandsafely.Thefirstisthatfromtime-to-timeyoucangrindupicecubesinyourdisposal.Asoddasitsounds,bygrindingupiceinyourgarbagedisposalitbothsharpensthebladesanditremovesbuilt-upgunkthatcanleadtofoul-smellingodors.Theotherthingthat'simportanttodoroutinelyistoinspecttherubbersplashguard,tobesureitiscompletelyintactandwillpreventanyfoodfromflyingoutwhiletheunitisoperating...READMORE

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BoostyourLTEdatasignal

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Tip#57:ABetter

WayToHangAMirrorIhavedonethis,andIbetyouhavetoo:Youworkhardtohangaheavypictureormirroronthewallusingseveralheavyduty

picturehooks.Thepictureistoughtoaligninjusttherightpositionbecauseofitssizeandweight,complicatedbythehangingwireandmultiplehooks.Then,duringthenight,youhearacrash.Youjumpoutofbedtodiscoverthatthemirrorhasfallen.Thefloorhasabiggouge,theframeisbroken,andyou’vegotlotsofbrokenglasstopickup.Youcanpreventthisproblemwithauniquepicture-and-mirror-hangingbracketavailableatlargerframeshops.Thismetaldevicecomesintwoparts.Onebracketisattachedacrossthebackofthepictureframewithafewscrews.Amatchingbracketisscrewedtothewallwithlongscrewsthatreachthestuds.Becausethewallbracketiswiderthan16inches,itcaneasilybescrewedintoseveralwallstuds.Thenyoujusthangthemirrorbyslippingtheframebracketoverthewallbracket.It’seasytoleveltheframeandplaceitintherightlocationwithjustafewmeasurementswhenyoufirstattachthebrackettothewall.

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20YouTubeTricks,Hacks,andFeaturesYou'llWanttoKnowAboutThisYearWrittenbyLindsayKolowich,HubSpot

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