Standards of Practice

  • Inspect
    • Service drop, service entry conductors, cables, and raceways
    • Service equipment, main disconnects, service grounding
    • Interior components of service panels and subpanels
    • Conductors as readily visible
    • Overcurrent protection devices
    • Representative number of installed lighting fixtures, switches, and receptacles
    • Ground Fault (GFCI) and Arc Fault (AFCI) devices
    • Accessible smoke alarms using the “test” button
  • Describe
    • Amperage and voltage
    • Location(s) of main disconnects and subpanels
    • Presence of solid conductor aluminum 120 volt branch circuit wiring
    • Presence of recognized defective service panels or subpanels
    • Wiring methods
    • Presence or absence of smoke detectors
    • Presence or absence of CO detectors in homes with combustion appliances
  • Not required
    • Measure amperage, voltage, or impedance
    • Operation of GFCI or AFCI if operation could cause power loss to important systems
    • Remote control devices
    • Low voltage wiring systems and components
    • Ancillary wiring systems and components not a part of primary electrical power distribution system