Home Electrical Safety Maintenance Inspection

Inspection Included Interior -Exterior Check

• Condition of exterior electrical enclosures, main electrical panel and/or wiring
• Loose wire connections
• Exposed and or double lugging of wires
• Voltage and amperages @ service, verify disconnects and meters are rated properly
• Pool pump and equipment bonding to include screened enclosures, gutters, hand rails, fences, all metal parts, etc.
• Broken fixtures, devices, cover, etc.

Panels and circuit breaker check to include the following

• Manufacture and condition of the equipment
• Location and/or correct installation for the environment which installed
• Verify voltage and amperages
• Miss matching of circuit breakers
• Proper wire size installed per circuit breaker rating
• Loose wire connections
• Double lugging
• Exposed wiring
• Open KO’ s (box knockout openings) or missing breaker blanks
• Cables installed w/ no connectors

Device Check List

• Smoke / CO (carbon monoxide) detectors, installed location, age of device or recommendation for installation
• GFCI / AFCI device testing where installed or recommendation for installation to include proper location
• Device polarity and grounding
• Device prong retention. Is the device worn out?
• Missing or broken device plates
• Proper installation for location type, including covers

Misc. Check List

• Wire mold. If applicable, is there a ground wire installed?
• Use of extension cords or tap devices, recommendation if additional devices be installed
• Water heaters, which should be hardwired with a disconnect switch
•  Ensuring that equipment requiring disconnects are within site of the equipment

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