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"WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN..."
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Here’s links to a collection of our blog posts about “WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN…":
• What is the difference between what trips a GFCI (ground fault) receptacle and a circuit breaker?
• What is the difference between a UL rating for dry, damp, and wet locations?
• What is the difference between the electric service to a mobile home and a site built home?
• What is the difference between "grounded" and "grounding" electrical conductors?
• What is the difference between soil subsidence, heave, creep, and settlement?
• What is the difference between "composite" and regular wood siding?
• What is the difference between an inverter heat pump air conditioner and a conventional one?
• What is the difference between the SEER and EER rating of an air conditioner?
• What is the difference between a heat pump and a cooling air conditioner?
• What is the difference between the "ON" and "AUTO" settings on my thermostat?
• What is the difference between a structural defect and a cosmetic defect?
• What is the difference between EIFS and stucco?
• What is the difference between Acrocrete and EIFS?
• What is the difference between prescriptive and performance building codes?
• What is the difference between an FHA inspection and a home inspection?
• What is the difference between a home inspection and a final walkthrough inspection?
• What is the difference between "serviceable" and "satisfactory" in a home inspection report?
• What is the difference between a building inspector and a home inspector?
• What’s the difference between a gable and hip roof for my insurance?
• How can I tell the difference between a manufactured home and a modular home?
• What is the difference between a park trailer and a park model recreational vehicle?
• What's the differences between a trailer, a mobile home, a manufactured home, and a modular home?
• What is the difference between a manufactured/mobile home water heater and a regular water heater?
• What is the difference between a sill cock, hose bibb, hose faucet, outdoor faucet, and hose spigot?
• What is the difference between water pipe and sewage (waste) pipe?
• What is the difference between a vent stack and a stack vent?
• What is the difference between PVC and ABS plumbing pipe?
• What is the difference between water service pipe and water supply pipe?
• What is the difference between gray water and black water in the plumbing code?
• What is the difference between regular tap water and recycled/reclaimed water for landscape irrigation?
• What is the difference between roll roofing and modified bitumen?
• What is the difference between roofing felt and synthetic underlayment?
• What is the difference between galvanized and galvalume metal roofing?
• What's the difference between a roof inspection and a roofing estimate?
• What's the difference between an "architectural" and a regular shingle roof?
• What is the difference between a handrail and a guardrail?
• What is the difference between a carport and a garage?
• What is the difference between a subterranean termite and a drywood termite?
• What is the difference between a single element and dual element electric water heater?
• What is the difference between a regular water heater and a direct vent water heater?
• What is the difference berween a regular water heater and a power vent water heater?
• What is the difference between EIFS and stucco?
• What is the difference between Acrocrete and EIFS?
• What is the difference between a material defect and a cosmetic defect in a home inspection?
• What is the difference between an electrical fault and a short circuit?
• What is the difference between neutral and ground wires?
• What is the difference between readily acessible and accessible?
• What’s the difference between a four-point and wind mitigation inspection?
• What is the difference between a control joint and an expansion joint?
• What is the difference between an upflow, downflow, and horizontal air handler or furnace?
• What is the difference between a fan coil unit (FCU) and an air handling unit (AHU)?
• What is the difference between a smoke alarm and a fire alarm?
• What is the difference between a smoke alarm and a heat alarm?
• What is the difference between specified and classified circuit breakers?
• What is the difference between PVC and CPVC pipe?
• What is the difference between plywood and OSB?
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