SIGNIFICANT REPAIR-SAFETY ITEMS

• E-1 ⚡ELECTRICAL:
  

  ELECTRICAL SERVICE EQUIPMENT:

  There were issues documented below in bulleted lists, narratives and/or pictures related to the electrical service equipment that should be evaluated, repaired or replaced as deemed necessary by the licensed electrical contractor.

  SPLITTER/CT CAN:

  • Some Utility Company Seals missing. When the "splitter box" or "CT Can" seals are missing, it is sometimes an indication that alterations to the Electric System have been made. If it has not been re-sealed it may be an indication that the electrical permit was never had a final inspection or that the work was done without an electrical permit. I recommend that the power company be called to install proper seals (which they will usually do at no charge)

  PANEL AGE

  • ◽More than 40 years, and when panels get this old, most authorities consider them to be approaching their useful life, but many perform well for considerably longer.

  🛑 Safety 🔧 Maintenance (as needed) 👁‍🗨 Monitor annually 🔍 Due Diligence

  

  
• E-2 ⚡ELECTRICAL:
  

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BONDING:

  There were issues documented below in bulleted lists, narratives and/or pictures related to the bonding of metallic systems of a building. Bonding is important for electrical safety to keep grounded metal components at the same potential. I recommend all aspects of required bonding be evaluated and repaired as deemed necessary by the licensed electrical contractor. The items below, should be seen as a guide and not necessarily all inclusive but more representative.

  GAS PIPE BONDING:

  • ◽Not visible. When metal gas pipes are installed in the building, current standards require that they be properly bonded to the electrical grounding system. The licensed electrical contractor should insure that all metal piping is properly bonded to the building electrical grounding system.

  YELLOW CSST:

  • ◽🚩Not bonded with #6 copper minimum. Proper bonding should be installed.

  LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEM BONDING:

  • ◽Was not determined

  INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINAL:

  • ◽Upgrade recommended. Connecting all the grounds of all the various low voltage systems present on the property, together at one location, helps keep all the systems at the same voltage potential in the event of static charge surges on the system (lighting etc). An Inter-system Bonding Terminal (IBT) would be required by modern standards and can be easily added by the licensed electrical contractor in the context of other electrical work at the home. This installation can help protect sensitive electronic equipment in the home.

  🛑 Safety 🔧 Maintenance (as needed) 👁‍🗨 Monitor annually 🔍 Due Diligence

  

  Bonding Terminal

  

  Bonding Terminal

• E-7 ⚡ELECTRICAL:

  ☠️CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERNS:

  The CO Detectors of the home had the following concerns. The bulleted lists, narratives and/or pictures below document some of those concerns, but not likely all of them. I recommend evaluation/repairs by the licensed electrical contractor or other qualified parties following manufacturer's instructions.

  CO DETECTORS:

  • 🚩Missing. I recommend that homeowner/handy-person install carbon monoxide alarm/detector according to the manufacturers specifications wherever missing. These alarm/detectors are currently required in all homes. They are currently required on each floor level of the home and outside each sleeping area of the home. A plug-in type detector with digital readout is preferred. They are required to be maintained to the manufacturer's instructions by the tenant of the home. Sometimes there are combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarm/detectors in the home (verify with builder). Carbon monoxide alarm/detectors had the following issues and/or were missing outside the sleeping room areas:
  • ◽Sleeping rooms at the basement level
  • ◽Sleeping rooms at main floor level

  🛑 SAFETY 🔧 Maintenance 👁‍🗨 Monitor monthly ➕ Upgrade 🔍 Due Diligence

• E-8 ⚡ELECTRICAL:

  SMOKE ALARM CONCERNS:

  There were issues documented below in bulleted lists, narratives and/or pictures related to the smoke alarms in the home and proper evaluation/repairs by a licensed electrical contractor or other qualified party should be made.

  SMOKE ALARM/DETECTOR:

  • ◽Smoke alarms should be installed
  • ◽🚩Past expected life. Some of the smoke alarms are likely past their expected life. I recommend replacement of all of the alarms, unless it can be shown they are less than 10 years old. If the alarms are more than 10 years old they should all be replaced by a qualified party throughout the home with photo-electric type alarms.
  • 🚩None seen. I recommend installation of smoke alarms for improved safety. Smoke alarms were not found in the sleeping rooms or other rooms that could be sleeping areas or at other required locations around the home: 
  • ◽Inside of basement bedrooms
  • ◽Inside of main floor bedrooms
  • Likely Ionization Type. Smoke alarm technology is evolving and current wisdom is recommending that only Photoelectric smoke alarms be installed in the building due to the nuisance tripping and other human factors involved with misuse and maintenance associated with Ionization type smoke alarms. It is not possible in the context of the building inspection to determine why types of alarms are installed in the building. You are encouraged to install and maintain any type of alarm in the building and you are encouraged to upgrade alarms to photoelectric type alarms. See the following link for a discussion of Ionization vs. Photoelectric Alarms: Photo-Electric Smoke Alarms and Silent Alarms; Deadly Differences.

  🛑 SAFETY 🔧 Maintenance 👁‍🗨 Monitor monthly ➕ Upgrade 🔍 Due Diligence