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Plumbing Do Not Use Muriatic Acid

Q: Is Muriatic Acid safe to use regularly to clean pipes? A: We at Mosby Building Arts work hard to share our knowledge so misguided advice like this can not cause damage to you or your home. Unfortunately, orange vest experts seldom call on the Mosby Blue experts for...

Wet Garage Floor

Condensation, or moisture out of the air, causes the wet concrete garage floor. A combination of warm air with relatively high humidity coming into contact with the cold concrete garage floor is what causes the “wetness”. This is the same situation as cold...

Sewer Vent PVC Standpipe in the Yard

This standpipe is in the yard for maintenance purposes and supplying air into the sewer pipes for free flowing reasons, and with modern plumbing practices it is normal for it to be made from PVC. Its use is for having the pipe cleaned or snaked from outside the home...

Electric Federal Pacific Breakers

It’s time to change that panel. I suggest you find a licensed electrician and replace your electric panel with a larger size. The 200 amp size is now the standard for circuit panels. Federal Pacific breakers have been identified as a fire risk and are recognized...

Is Geothermal For You?

Geothermal is an efficient type of electric heat pump for heating and cooling that has enormous advantages. Geothermal actually moves heat in or out of a home just like a regular heat pump to both heat and cool the interior space. However the huge advantage of...

Water Well System Losing Pressure

There are a few things a home owner can do to lightly service a water well system. Re-charging the air charge into the holding pressure tank or air bladder inside the tank may improve the situation, but unlikely. To increase the air charge in the pressure tank you...