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I am always keeping my out for new products and instillation. On a recent new construction inspection I ran into a Rheem Water Heater Booster. The Rheem Water Heater Booster installs directly on a tank’s hot water line to provide more hot water than the tank alone can provide. The Read more…
So you have high water pressure on the plumbing system. What should my water pressure be in the home? This is a great question and should look for some of the answers. From the 2015 UPC 608.2 Excessive Water Pressure. Where static water pressure in the water supply piping is Read more…
You would think that you would not see this type of work in a newer construction home. The image is from a home that is less than 4 years old yet the plumbing traps for the bathroom where not configured correctly. You can see that the trap can not see Read more…
Right now Chelan county ranks #2 in the number of Home Inspectors to population ratio at One Home Inspector for every 3800 people in the county. Kittitas County ranks #1 in ratio Home Inspector ratio with an One Inspector to every 3100 people. If you combine Chelan and Douglas together Read more…
Che When evaluating homes for structural pests such as Carpenter Ants, Termites or Anobiid Beetles looking for small details can often be a determinate factor. As with Carpenter Ants it is often difficult to know if you have just wood shavings from construction or is actually ants doing the damage. Read more…
A relic of the mid 70’s wiring in residential applications was the Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA) Wiring. Due to the copper shortage of the mid 1960’s and early 70’s aluminum became an option as a cost effective materials for residential branch wiring. The issue was that these early aluminum alloys Read more…
Here in the land of electricity I often see larger services on residential. It is not uncommon for me to see 400 amp services and then I will on occasion see 600 and 800 amp services on homes, and we are not talking mansions. Here is an example of 400 Read more…
It is that time of year when carpenter ants are starting swarm and create new colonies. This is when we will start see winged reproductive males and queens. The colonies will only start producing reproductives when the reach a mature state. Typically the colony will be 6 to 10 years Read more…
Many will have issues with what is referred to as “Edison-Base” fuses because they can be tampered with so easily. Then then there is just convenience, when a circuit trips with any fuse you have to replace the fuse. What often happens in these older installation is the fuse gets Read more…
On my way back from an inspection today I spotted an Osprey sitting on a power pole. I tried to get closer but off he flew. I love catching a photo of these majestic birds when ever possible. NCW Home Inspections, LLC is a Licensed Washington State Home Read more…