What does the home inspector look for in the electrical system?
Your At Home Inspections, Inc. professional removes the main distribution panel cover to observe the type of main service entrance cable and the type of wiring used in the home. Some typical defects that the inspector looks for in the main electric distribution panel are over-fused circuits, overloaded neutrals, current on main ground, heat damage, loose connections, water damage, broken circuit breakers, inadequate power supply to the house, aluminum wire on 120 volt circuits, double-tapped circuitry, etc. For the house wiring, the inspector operates switches, and checks outlets for polarity, ground, and percent voltage drop. Any nonstandard electric equipment (e.g., wire splices not contained in junction boxes, missing cable box clamp connectors, lamp/extension cord powering fixed-in-place equipment, etc.) is considered defective. Return to top.
