What does the home inspector look for in the heating system?
Your At Home Inspections, Inc. professional looks for defects in the heating system (e.g., burner(s), exhaust vents, thermostat- humidistat-zone-ignition-blower- control equipment, distribution systems and equipment). Some examples of defects include cracked/perforated heat exchangers in gas and oil fired forced air furnaces, damaged/failed/improperly installed exhaust vents on gas and oil fired furnaces and boilers, leaking condensate line(s) on high efficiency furnaces/boilers, defective gas and oil ignition equipment, oil and gas supply line leaks, defective heat pump controllers, worn/defective wiring on heat pumps and electric furnaces, defective water level equipment in steam boilers (too little or too much water in boiler), missing pressure/temperature safety equipment on water and steam boiler systems, and damaged/defective space heating equipment. There are literally hundreds of other defects that could be diagnosed during the home inspection, and if nonstandard work is observ
