Electricians Check List

[William J. Decker]

Paul;

Comments, criticism and great thought on this? Please?

Electrical Home Inspection Checklist

Item

Inspection Point

Comments

Service Drop - Overhead

From Pole or Aerial Drop

Condition of Drop Cable

Obstruction by trees, buildings, etc

Clearances

Service Drop - Lateral

Service Pole Identifiable?

Enclosure of lateral run at pole

Exterior transformer on property, condition

Service Entrance

Service splice

Drip loop

Weatherhead

Service entrance conductor gauge

Service Entrance Conduit (support, secured, condition, sealed)

Service meter rating

Service meter condition

Grounding at service meter?

Main Connect at meter (rating)

Service exterior wall penetration sealed

Service Equipment

Exterior Condition (rust, physical damage, properly secured)

Missing punch-outs

Verify proper grounding (exterior)

Electrified

Proper mounting (secure, on fireproof backing)

Face (directory, manufacturer, rating, age)

Face screws (proper number, blunt point)

Verify gauge of service entrance conductors to exterior

Neutral properly color coded or taped as neutral

Service entrance conductors properly bonded, corrosion

If SEC are aluminum, is anti-oxide paste in place, corrosion

Main Disconnect (rating, 'six throws' rule)

Raceways secured, bonded

Ground conductor bonded to service equipment and with neutral (main)

Ground conductor bonded to service equipment and with neutral (sub-panel)

Branch wire type, gauge, suitability to overcurrent devices

Overcurrent devices of proper type for the panel

Double taps on overcurrent devices

Ground and neutral bus double taps

Number of neutrals to hot conductors

Type of overcurrent devices, GFCI, AFCI

Connection corrosion

Insulator condition

Excessive pigtails

Wiring orderly, sufficient space in panel

Raceways

Proper number of networks per raceway

Type (K&T, ROMEX, BX, EMT, Pipe)

Knob and tube

Wire age, insullation type, condition

Splices

Connections to newer wiring, junction box

Condition of knobs and tubes, cracks, missing

ROMEX

Properly secured at boxes, panels

Excessive covering in panel, boxes

Properly secured on runs, proper staples, crushed wire

Ground wire bonded

BX

Properly secured and bonded at boxes, panels

Bushings in place

Ground wire bonded

If, in conjunction with EMT, is BX only used in whips, 6' or less

Properly secured on runs

No unprotected wall penetrations

EMT

Properly secured, bonded at boxes and panels

Properly bonded on run

Proper connectors for use (interior, exterior)

Properly secured on runs

Total run bends do not exceed 360 degrees

Not in contact with water, gas pipes

Ground continuity to EMT

No interior splices

Pipe

Old gas pipe used, is the feed disconnected and capped

Bonding continuity at boxes, panels

Proper connectors for use (interior, exterior)

Properly secured on runs

Total bends do not exceed 360 degrees

Not in contact with water, gas pipes

Ground continuity to pipe

No interior splices

Junction Boxes, light fixture boxes, recepticle boxes

Proper binding to raceways, ground continuity

No missing punch-outs

Properly secured

Proper number of networks

Cover plates

Boxes proper for use (waterproof on exterior, depth, size)

Devices

UL listed

Ground continuity

Physically secure

Physical damage

Proper and secure cover plates

Waterproof boxes with covers on exterior and wet interior areas

Directly connected devices (disposer, furnace, doorbell transformers)

Receptcles

Physical damage

Proper for branch circuit amperage

Powered

Polarity

Grounding

Proper voltage

False Ground

Floating neutral

Properly installed (screwed connections and not back punched)

Proper location - Sinks, over electric baseboards, on open side of doors, height

In floor

Proper height above floor, countertop

Dedicated circuits for refrigerator, disposed, sump pump, washer, dryer

Voltage drop does not exceed 5% at 12 amps load

GFCI protection

AFCI protection

GFCI and AFCI have dedicated neutral

Light fixtures

Physical damage

Bare bulb fixtures

Fixture grounded

Chain chandelier, hanging by cord or chain

In proper location, not movable

Excessive bulb wattage

Ceiling fans

Physically secure

Balanced operation

Light and fan operation

Properly grounded

Switches

Coverplates proper and secure

Operation

If they don't work, is a light bulb burned out or is the switch defective

Grounded

Proper type dimmer switch for lights v.s. ceiling fan

Accessable - not behind furniture

Proper height

Proximity to water, sinks

General

Neatness of wiring

Evidence of owner or non-professional modifications / repair

Sorry for the format. Tried to insert an excell spreadsheet.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

William,

Why not just send me the EXCEL sheet via e-mail and I will look it over, apply some corrections if needed...mostly on the spelling of "receptacle"...lol

Looks good for the most part but would prefer to get the excel file if possible and check it that way...much easier on the eyes I believe.

[gbeaumont]

Hi to all,

here it is sans scrolling, thanks Will:

Electrical Home Inspection Checklist
Inspection Point
Comments


Service Drop - Overhead
From Pole or Aerial Drop
Condition of Drop Cable
Obstruction by trees, buildings, etc
Clearances


Service Drop - Lateral
Service Pole Identifiable?
Enclosure of lateral run at pole
Exterior transformer on property, condition

Service splice
Drip loop
Weatherhead
Service entrance conductor gauge
Service Entrance Conduit (support, secured, condition, sealed)
Service meter rating
Service meter condition
Grounding at service meter?
Main Connect at meter (rating)
Service exterior wall penetration sealed


Service Equipment


Exterior Condition (rust, physical damage, properly secured)
Missing punch-outs
Verify proper grounding (exterior)
Electrified
Proper mounting (secure, on fireproof backing)
Face (directory, manufacturer, rating, age)
Face screws (proper number, blunt point)
Verify gauge of service entrance conductors to exterior
Neutral properly color coded or taped as neutral
Service entrance conductors properly bonded, corrosion
If SEC are aluminum, is anti-oxide paste in place, corrosion
Main Disconnect (rating, 'six throws' rule)
Raceways secured, bonded
Ground conductor bonded to service equipment and with neutral (main)
Ground conductor bonded to service equipment and with neutral (sub-panel)
Branch wire type, gauge, suitability to overcurrent devices
Overcurrent devices of proper type for the panel
Double taps on overcurrent devices
Ground and neutral bus double taps
Number of neutrals to hot conductors
Type of overcurrent devices, GFCI, AFCI
Connection corrosion
Insulator condition
Excessive pigtails
Wiring orderly, sufficient space in panel


Raceways


Proper number of networks per raceway
Type (K&T, ROMEX, BX, EMT, Pipe)
Knob and tube
Wire age, insullation type, condition
Splices
Connections to newer wiring, junction box
Condition of knobs and tubes, cracks, missing


ROMEX

Properly secured at boxes, panels
Excessive covering in panel, boxes
Properly secured on runs, proper staples, crushed wire
Ground wire bonded


BX

Properly secured and bonded at boxes, panels
Bushings in place
Ground wire bonded
If, in conjunction with EMT, is BX only used in whips, 6' or less
Properly secured on runs
No unprotected wall penetrations


EMT

Properly secured, bonded at boxes and panels
Properly bonded on run
Proper connectors for use (interior, exterior)
Properly secured on runs
Total run bends do not exceed 360 degrees
Not in contact with water, gas pipes
Ground continuity to EMT
No interior splices

Pipe
Old gas pipe used, is the feed disconnected and capped
Bonding continuity at boxes, panels
Proper connectors for use (interior, exterior)
Properly secured on runs
Total bends do not exceed 360 degrees
Not in contact with water, gas pipes
Ground continuity to pipe
no interior splices
Junction Boxes, light fixture boxes, recepticle boxes
Proper binding to raceways, ground continuity
No missing punch-outs
Properly secured
Proper number of networks
Cover plates
Boxes proper for use (waterproof on exterior, depth, size)


Devices


UL listed
Ground continuity
Physically secure
Physical damage
Proper and secure cover plates
Waterproof boxes with covers on exterior and wet interior areas
Directly connected devices (disposer, furnace, doorbell transformers)
Receptacles
Physical damage
Proper for branch circuit amperage
Powered
Polarity
Grounding
proper voltage
False Ground
Floating neutral
Properly installed (screwed connections and not back punched)
proper location - Sinks, over electric baseboards, on open side of doors, height In floor
Proper height above floor, countertop
Dedicated circuits for refrigerator, disposed, sump pump, washer, dryer
voltage drop does not exceed 5% at 12 amps load
GFCI protection
AFCI protection
GFCI and AFCI have dedicated neutral


Light fixtures


Physical damage
Bare bulb fixtures
Fixture grounded
Chain chandelier, hanging by cord or chain
In proper location, not movable
Excessive bulb wattage


Ceiling fans

Physically secure
Balanced operation
Light and fan operation
Properly grounded


Switches

Coverplates proper and secure
Operation
If they don't work, is a light bulb burned out or is the switch defective
Grounded
Proper type dimmer switch for lights v.s. ceiling fan
Accessable - not behind furniture
Proper height
Proximity to water, sinks



General

Neatness of wiring
Evidence of owner or non-professional modifications / repair

here it is as a word doc

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Bump...In case anyone missed it

[William J. Decker]

I did, Paul. Sorry.

E-mailed it to you.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Snap....Didn't Joe T look that over for you as well......Maybe it was one for Gerry I did.....heck I dont know....let me go back over and see if I can find that....

UPDATE- Ahh..I see you mailed it to me today...COOL...I will give it a gander......some how I thought you sent it to me before and i dropped the ball on it........hell I am sure I drop the ball on alot of things....

I will give it a gander Mr. Decker

[William J. Decker]

Thanks, Paul

Once you het it in a form you like, feel free to post it.

[Michael Larson]

Thanks Paul A.
Came across this today and thought it was worthy of a bump

http://www.nachi.org/forum/attachmen...3&d=1136035954

[Greg Veal]

Thanks Paul, this is good stuff.

[mharris4]

Thanks Paul. I'm a new inspector and I really apreciate you sharing this with me. I hope I can repay the favor one day.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Bump.....Newbies may want this......

[afrost]

thank you, paul

[mthomas2]

Thanks

[Bob Elliott]

Old post I never saw either.
It pays to replay stuff this good.
So simple and basic yet essential as an aid in remembering what to go over.
Paul... you are a big asset.
Now you get a greenie.

[Robert M. Delre]

Thanks Paul!