Consumer Information Page

At OneSource Real Estate Inspections we have one goal in mind, CONSUMER PROTECTION and EDUCATION!  It is our obligation and duty to provide you with as much information as possible about a home so that you can make a responsible decision about your purchase. Whether it's our thorough and detailed home inspections or helping a client find information concerning their home, or the home they might want to purchase, we want you to have the best information we can provide. Below you will find links to pages that will help answer your many questions about any homes components and systems. 

We hope you find this page useful, if you have a site you think is worthy of adding, send us an email! Check back often because we are adding links and category’s all the time.

Appliances

· Appliance Repair, Care and Installation Tips

· Consumers Appliance Buying Guide

· Short List of Common Recalled Appliances!

· A Larger List of More Appliances

Building Materials 

·Class Action Lawsuits Information

· Siding Claims Services

· BadSiding.com - Information about recalls and Class Action Lawsuits on hardboard siding.

· SidingClaims.com - Another site like the above site

· MasoniteClaims.com - A similar site as the ones above concerning Masonite(r) siding.

· EIFSfacts.org - Consumer Advocate site about EIFS siding

· GAHI.com - More information about EIFS siding and problems with it.

Carbon Monoxide in Your Home 

· CO Headquarters – Anything you need to know about Carbon Monoxide

· Effects on Humans - A brief explanation

· Chimneys.com - A must see site to answer questions about Chimney safety and care.

· Proper Installation and Operation of a Wood Stove.

· WoodHeat.org - All about wood heating.

· F-I-R-E-Servic.com - Certified Chimney and fire investigation services.

Links to company's that can provide you with NFPA, Level II Inspections

· Chimney Safety Institute of America - You can locate a certified chimney sweep in your area at this website

·  Chimney Safety Alert

·  Chimney Safety Institute of America

Electrical

·  Aluminum Wiring Information

·  Federal Pacific Electrical Panels

·  Lightning Protection Systems

·  Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters

·  Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters

Energy Star and related links

·  http://208.254.22.7/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index

·  http://www.energystar.gov/

·  http://www.aceee.org/utility/5aestarhmstx.pdf

·  http://www.entergy-texas.com/TX/EnergyEfficiency/es_overview.asp

·  http://www.texasenergypartnership.org/FirstLevelPages/sitemap.asp

·  http://www.oncorgroup.com/electricity/teem/starhomes/otherprograms.asp

·  http://fcs.tamu.edu/housing/appliances/energy-star-appliances.htm

Fire Safety Walls and Doors

·  Fire Safety Doors (Hollow core garage door)

Fire Sprinklers

·  Fire Sprinkler Claims & Replacement

·  Rural Metro Fire Sprinkler Inspections (Scottsdale & Paradise Valley)

Heating & Cooling 

·  Commonly reported HVAC problems

·  All About Heat Pumps

·  HVAC Web - Information and Troubleshooting

· HeatingHelp.com - Help for home heating systems.

Helpful Links for the Home Buyer/Homeowner

·  This Old House

·  Do It Yourself

·  http://www.hometime.com/

·  http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=home

·  http://www.homeideas.com/

·  http://www.homebuilding.com/bcom_redirect.htm

·  http://www.homedepot.com

Mold and Mildew Issue

·  Guide to Mold

Organizations and Government Agencies

·  National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (Make Link Live www.nachi.org)

·  Granbury Association of REALTORS (Make Link Live www. granburyrealtors.org)

·  Weatherford/Parker Association of REALTORS   (Make Link Live www.wpca.com)

·  National Home Builders Association

·  National Association of Realtors

·  International Association of Electrical Inspectors

·  FEMA

·  HUD

·  EPA

Plumbing and Claims

·  Polybutylene Class Action Suits

·  Polybutylene Suit Site

·  Polybutylene Info Site

·  Polybutylene Information (U of A article)

·  ABS Pipe Class Action Lawsuit

·  Toiletology 101 –

·  Plumbing911.com -

Pool and Spa Information

·  Pool and Spa Articles/Maintenance 

·  Arizona State and Community Safety Regulations/Codes

·  Arizona Pool Child Safety Website

Recalls

Below is some recalls that we are aware of.
Check with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for more recalls

· Click here for the link to the CPSC recall page.

Roof

·  Roof: Asphalt and Fiberglass Claims

·  Roof: Cemwood Shake Roofing Claims

·  Faulty Plastic Heating Vent Pipes

Safety Links

·  US Consumer Product Safety Commission

·  Safety Alerts

Septic Systems

·   Texas Onsite Wastewater Association at www.txowa.org.

·  http://www.septic-info.com/provider/state_list/Texas.html

·  http://www.septic-info.com/provider/state_list/Texas.html

·  http://waterhome.brc.tamus.edu/septic/

·  http://www.dal.ca/~cwrs/cwrs/onsite/info.htm

·  http://www.tgpc.state.tx.us/SepticSystems.html

·  http://www.triangularwave.com/USStatesBanSoftenerDischarge.htm

·  http://theurbanrancher.tamu.edu/tools/conventional.pdf

Siding and Stucco

·  Types of Recalled Siding & Claims

·  Masonite Siding Recalls

·  Synthetic Stucco Claims

Swimming Pool 

PoolManual.com Interactive guides that will help you learn how to operate your pool.

·  Click here for Pool Safety Tips for Children

·  Click here for Pool and Safety Publications from Uncle Sam

·  Click here for more safety tips from the CDC

Water Heaters                                                                                    

· Click here for water heater help.  Does your hot water smell like rotten eggs?

· Bradford White Water Heaters

· State Industries Water Heaters

· GE Water Heaters

· More Water Heater Safety Tips

· 1 More Safety Site

Well Water Systems and Information

·  http://www.license.state.tx.us/wwd/wwd.htm

·  http://texaswater.tamu.edu/wells.htm

·  http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/data/water_use/combinedform.asp

·  http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/wdr/WDR-TX-03-6/

·  http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/TT/mdt34.html

·  http://www.tgwa.org/about.html

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