Wenatchee Home Inspection
Getting High- Water Pressure
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. Read more…
Wenatchee Home Inspection
Even in New Construction-S traps Below
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 Read more…
Wenatchee Home Inspection
Home Inspector to Population Ratio Chelan and Douglas Counties
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 Read more…
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Mast Separation
Making sure your weather head is properly in place will prevent moisture intrusion into the electrical system which come with some added expense of repair. A weatherhead, or some may call them; weathercap, service head, service entrance cap, or gooseneck Read more…
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Do not be so Shrew(d)
Along with rodents that can invade the home we can also have Shrews. Which actually are not rodents but an Insectivore in the Family- SORICIDAE. In Washington State we have about 9-10 species of shrews. Link from the Burke Museum- http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/mammalogy/collections/mamwash/soricomorpha.php Here Read more…
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Scorched Earth… or just Furnace Conductor
Not uncommon as electric furnaces age the connection loosed and then heat and burn. These connection should be evaluated time to time during servicing.
