A danger exists in your home if you happen to have double pane windows. These windows are melting vinyl siding and ruining personal property within houses all over the Country. And to add insult to injury, your homeowners insurance may not cover the damage. Learn how to protect yourself and your home by watching this video. The results forthcoming may be class action lawsuits, so prepare yourself.

During a home inspection an inspector will evaluate the proper placement of smoke alarms in your home and test them by pushing the test button. Please note, pressing this button does NOT test if a smoke alarm will effectively go into alarm if it senses smoke. Rather, this test merely tests that the battery in the smoke alarm is working properly. A more accurate test which is beyond the scope of a typical home inspection would involve using simulated smoke purchased at a local home center or using actual smoke. Caution should be used if using actual smoke for testing. No need to go burning your house down just to find out that your smoke detectors are working properly.

We get asked this question frequently while out on a home inspection so I thought I would share a video to help describe the phenomenon of the arc fault and explain what an arc fault breaker, or AFCI breaker is and why you need them.  Newer homes already have these devices installed but older homes can benefit from installing these devices as well.