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Electric System Inspection* Items

• Service entrance and panels
  • condition of service drop, weatherhead or mast
  • absence of or deficiencies in the grounding electrode system
  • missing or damaged dead fronts or covers plates
  • conductors not protected from the edges of electrical cabinets
  • electrical cabinets and panel boards not appropriate for their location
  • electrical cabinets and panel boards that are not accessible or do not have a minimum of 36-inches of clearance in front of them;
  • deficiencies in:
    • electrical cabinets, gutters, cutout boxes, and panel boards
    • bonding and grounding
    • conductors
    • the operation of installed ground-fault or arc-fault circuit interrupter devices
  • absence of:
    • appropriate connections;
    • anti-oxidants on aluminum conductor terminations
    • a main disconnecting means

• Branch circuits, connected devices/fixtures
  • test the installed and accessible smoke and carbon monoxide alarms;
  • deficiencies in:
    • absence of ground-fault circuit interrupter protection
    • absence of arc-fault protection
    • failure of operation of ground-fault circuit interrupter protection devices
    • missing or damaged receptacle, switch or junction box covers
    • appropriate connections if aluminum conductors are discovered in the main or sub-panel based on a random sampling of accessible receptacles and switches
    • presence of power
    • correct polarity
    • presence of bonding or grounding
    • switches
    • wiring, wiring terminations, junction boxes, devices
    • smoke and carbon monoxide alarms operation and location
    • absence of carbon monoxide alarms when either of the following conditions exist:
      • fuel fired appliance are installed in the dwelling; or
      • an attached garage with an opening into the dwelling unit
    • improper use of extension cords

*Note: The inspection observes only readily accessible and visible components and conditions. Latent, obscured and/or reasonably inaccessible components and materials may prevent inspection of those items.