Attic Ventilation SOP Requirement

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

Funny how you think a discussion is always an argument.

Does the SOP require inspectors to activate mechanical ventilation fans that have HUMIDISTATs?

Where the SOP is silent, it is at the discretion of the inspector and his client to address between themselves.

[Ben J. Gromicko]

These details of the SOP are interesting to me because:
1) among numerous benefits, the SOP is designed to protect inspectors - it should be scrutinized in detail, now, by inspectors, before the attorney on the opposing side gets to it.
2) every day i evaluate the reports of inspectors - what they say and how they say it - and i have to hold their report up to the SOP and make judgments. some of these inspectors are in real trouble too.

i can help inspectors and their clients, only if the inspection report is written well and the inspector knows the SOP.

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Where the SOP is silent, it is at the discretion of the inspector and his client to address between themselves.

that's excellent.

[John Cahill]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

Does the SOP require inspectors to activate mechanical ventilation fans that have HUMIDISTATs?

No. General limitationas state:

II. The inspectors are not required to operate:

D. any system that does not turn on with the use of normal
operating controls.

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Originally Posted by jcahill

No. General limitationas state:
II. The inspectors are not required to operate:
D. any system that does not turn on with the use of normal
operating controls.

But how do you know that it "does not turn on" until you try to turn it on with the humidistat?

[John Cahill]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

But how do you know that it "does not turn on" until you try to turn it on with the humidistat?

I presume the attic fan is for humidity control. A dehumidifer to speak.

II. The inspector is not required to:

A. inspect or evaluate interiors of flues or chimneys, fire
chambers, heat exchangers, combustion air systems, fresh air
intakes, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, electronic air filters,
geothermal systems or solar heating systems.

[John Cahill]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

But how do you know that it "does not turn on" until you try to turn it on with the humidistat?

And

III. The inspectors are not required to:
Q. inspect on any system or component which is not included in
these standards.

Dehumidifiers are not in the SoP.