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Mr. Carlton has nine years of experience analyzing hundreds of mechanical failures for residential and commercial equipment. Investigations he has led include plumbing leaks, appliance failures, HVAC failures, corrosion damage, failed electronics, damaged industrial vehicles and tooling, vehicle fires and failures, vehicle fluid analysis, analysis of workplace fatality incidents involving heavy machinery, and categorization of mechanical and material defect failures utilizing fractography.

System failure scenarios he has diagnosed include:

• Leaks caused by appliance failures: refrigerators, water heaters, clothe and dish washers
• Leaks caused by component failures: filters, fittings, metal/plastic tubing, valves, and pumps
• IBC, IRC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IEBC code applicability and analysis
• Overloading of load bearing fasteners and plumbing fastener connections
• Material degradation caused by corrosion, improper install, or environmental stress cracking
• HVAC leaks and code violations, electrical damage, and mold growth causation
• Vehicle breakdown fuel and fluid sampling analysis
• Vehicle hail damage analysis
• Industrial equipment depreciated value estimation
• Slip trip and fall analysis and slip resistance testing
• Fatigue failure due to cyclical stresses and temperature fluctuation
• Electrical component failure
• Crack propagation caused by material defects
• Manufacturing defects and equipment design defects
• Equipment shipping damage assessments
• Industrial equipment injury analysis