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Real Time Inspection Concerns
Below is a streaming list of concerns we have found today, yesterday, this past week, past month in real time. Each time an inspection is posted the list changes. Of course client privacy is our #1 priority so nothing found below will/can identify the home or owner just the primary concerns we found and the date.
Of the 34,410 service calls we have performed 13,364 have had issues that needed to be addressed/reported to the client!!
We have removed those inspections that had no noteable concerns to bring to a client's attention.
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Displaying Are Records 8801 to 8825 of 13364
9/13/23: Drive by. Brought all important mail to the post office for forwarding. Photo of the receipt with tracking number below.9/13/23: I vacuumed the AC drain line. A photo of what was sucked out. The dark thing on the side is a live toad that was in there as well.
9/13/23: The right side kitchen sink is leaking at the bottom nut, reported previously. Sink is tagged with yellow note about this leak. Your bed frame is coming apart, reported previously.
9/13/23: The carpeting where the damp rid bag leaked is still oily.
9/13/23: Electrical panel has a note not to touch any breakers without first consulting the client. I inspected but did not touch the moisture deflector for the coils on the HVAC air handler, still appears to be working, no water dripping onto the top of the water heater. Saw a half dozen gecko droppings but did not see/find a gecko, reported previously. The coils on the HVAC air handler appear to be frosting up, reported previously but no worse than before. The smoke detector in the hallway is chirping, reported previously.
9/13/23: Master bathroom sink leaks at the bottom of the ball where the threads meet from the P-trap. I have tagged both the faucet and underneath where the leak is coming from. There’s a tub down below there so it looks like maybe this leaked before?
9/13/23: Pool house temperature is 77.5 and humidity is 51.3%. The sand bags at the door are shredded, just the sand remains, reported previously. Water heater is an on demand unit. The water must remain on so client can fill the pool remotely. The pool level is managed by the homeowner remotely. I made sure all water faucets and toilets were not running. The utility room sink is leaking at the trap. The garbage disposal was frozen but I freed it up then sprayed a liberal amount of WD40. There were two bug slips wedged in the door, photo below.
9/12/23: Poured approximately 2ozs of vinegar down the hvac condensate drain line for preventative maintenance. Made sure to turn off all water mains when leaving.
9/12/23: The master bathroom sink is tagged for a leaking trap when water is running. Client will repair when they return. Checked all damp rids. Checked all light timers. No mailbox. Both door handles are unlocked.
9/12/23: Plugged in the refrigerator in the garage, made sure it turned on & closed the doors. Living room ceiling has been repaired & renovation has started on the master bedroom since the last service call see photo below. Mini fridge on lanai is off & door open.
9/12/23: Vines are growing on the podocarpus bushes on the right side of the house & on the screens on the left side of the pool cage. A animal is digging large holes in all the landscape beds. There is some browning throughout the lawn. The irrigation timer is currently off. Mini fridge in dining room is off & door open. The doors on storage shed on the left side of the house are unlocked. Visual check of the boat photo below.
9/12/23: Mini fridge in living room was on & cold. Unable to access the breaker panel as the whole home surge protector has been installed directly underneath the lid to the breaker panel preventing it from being opened. Client advised breaker panel lid has to be unscrewed to open. Dock is waiting to be repaired. All accordion storm shutters are closed. Made sure the garage overhead door was closed when leaving.
9/12/23: Pool draws from the center bottom drain per client. I brought the equipment to vacuum out the AC drain. Below is a photo of what I cleared from the drain, it was a great deal of the slime that eventually plugs the line.
9/12/23: The pool filter appears to have been replaced recently see photo below. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence. I lowered the humidistat to 55% for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. Rainy season has started & the palm trees are being watered by frequent rains. New palm trees appear healthy. Turned the water main off to the house only when leaving.
9/12/23: The pool cage is gone as you know. The browning in the yard persists. The pool filter ring is leaking in several places, not fast but dripping in many places, photo below.
9/12/23: The neighbors truck & car are temporarily parked in the driveway. Brought in three pieces of mail see photo below. Will be bringing all important mail to the post office for forwarding. Replaced the ac air filter with a new filter provided in the garage & wrote the date of installation on it. Mini fridge in kitchen area was on & cold. Checked all light timers. Visual check of the dock. Lanai temporarily fenced in & waiting to be replaced. Monitoring the filled in hole by the seawall closely. All storm shutter panels are on.
9/12/23: Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off.
9/12/23: The car charger was lit with green light.
9/12/23: Browning in the yard still persists. I moved the humidistat back to 50 from 55 based on today’s humidity level inside.
9/12/23: The ac thermostat was not holding set temperature & the ac system was off when i arrived photo below. I did not find any tripped breakers & could not get the system to turn on. Will contact the client & advise them of the situation. The right side handle on the master bathroom left side sink is tagged for not turning off when running the water. I had to turn the supply valve off underneath the sink for now. Garbage disposal is seized & i’m unable to free it. Soffits damaged in several locations around the house. A section of pool pavers appears to be sinking on the right side of the pool. Clear storm shutter panels are on over the dining room windows. Left the water main on when leaving.
9/12/23: I watered 5 total plant within the hurricane shutter, 5 out on the pool deck and 2 out front. I poured 2 oz of vinegar down the HVAC condensate tube chased by water. Weeds are growing in the cracks of the lanai and also the potted plants, reported previously. Garbage disposal is frozen.
9/12/23: The pool pump was not leaking during today’s service call. Weeds & grass are building up in all the landscape beds. A long section of metal facia has fallen on the right side of the house above the ac condenser & on the back left corner of the house. Poured approximately 2ozs of vinegar down the ac condensate drain line for preventative maintenance. Monitoring all previous water stains on the ceilings closely. All storm shutter panels are on. Put the key back inside the lockbox when leaving.
9/12/23: The water main was on upon arrival, off upon departure. There is a crushed downspout at the end, photo below. It is at the front left corner when standing on the sidewalk. There is a note on the account to keep the thermostat on 82 but the thermostat was set at 85 when I came in today. Which should I maintain? A light was on just before the guest bedroom, photo below. I turned it off.
9/12/23: Ran all faucets & showers on the hot side during the entire service call to prevent odors from building up in the water heater. Checked all light timers. Storm shutter on lanai is closed. Both screen doors are unlocked. There are some hairline step cracks in the exterior wall by the pool pump. Holes in ground along seawall are being addressed.
9/12/23: I poured 4oz of vinegar down the HVAC condensate tube then chased with water. I then sucked the drain line out with a vacuum for several minutes after the vinegar had a chance to work. Photo below of the gunk that was sucked out of the line. All of the ants in the master bedroom on the window sill are dead. I cleaned the remainder up.
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