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CBS 5 ConsumerWatch: Certain Smoke Detectors
May Not Warn of Deadly Fires
The International
Association of Firefighters say ionization smoke
detectors, which are in many homes, do not respond
quickly to deadly smoldering fires. The group
recommends homeowners install photoelectric
detectors. CBS 5 ConsumerWatch Reporter Julie
Watts interviews Retired Albany Fire Chief Marc
McGinn regarding the poor performance of ionization
smoke alarms in the smoldering fires that are most
likely to kill you in a fire. The segment
includes an "aquarium test" contrasting the
performance of Photoelectric Smoke Alarms and
Ionization Alarms. The test was run by Home
Inspector Skip Walker, CREIA Master Inspector (MCI)
and ASHI Certified Inspector.
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CBS 5 ConsumerWatch:
Exploding Toilets
First aired on CBS 5, San Francisco
March 25, 2014 and re-broadcast on CBS 4 Miami on
April 8, 2014
There could be danger lurking in your
bathroom.
Exploding toilets are ticking time bombs that could
put you and millions of others at risk. There are a
number of YouTube videos online which show the
aftermath of a toilet that went boom.
At first, everyone’s reaction is to laugh. Home
inspector Skip Walker said these toilets are no
laughing matter. In spite of a series of nation-wide
recalls on the toilets, he continues to find them
when inspecting homes for sale.
“The pressure built up blew the entire porcelain
area off the toilet, so violently across the room it
made a hole in the wall,” described person on a
YouTube video.
Walker said that the issue is how the high pressure
Sloan Flushmate system works. Unlike traditional
toilets which use gravity to flush, the Sloan
actually uses 40-80 pounds of water pressure to
force the toilet to flush, according to Walker.
Continued on CBS 4 Miami website,
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CBS 5 ConsumerWatch: Home Inspectors Credentials
Bear Scrutiny
As one unlucky home buyer
discovered too late, California doesn't require a
home inspector to have a license. So it's up
to consumers to do their homework.
Skip Walker,
CREIA Master Inspector (MCI) and ASHI Certified
Inspector shows what to expect and what to look for
when you select your inspector. CBS 5
ConsumerWatch Reporter Julie Watts Reports.
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Syndicated House PI Radio Talk Show with Skip on
Photoelectric Smoke Alarms, April 28, 2013
Seattle Radio Station KOMO Interview
with Skip On Photoelectric Smoke Alarms, December 8,
2012
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