(a) Service entrance and panels
(1) The inspector shall report as Deficient:
(A) a drop, weatherhead or mast that is not securely fastened to the building;
(B) the absence of or deficiencies in the grounding electrode system;
(C) missing or damaged dead fronts or covers plates;
(D) conductors not protected from the edges of electrical cabinets, gutters, or cutout boxes;
(E) electrical cabinets and panel boards not appropriate for their location; such as a clothes closet, bathrooms or where they are exposed to physical damage;
(F) electrical cabinets and panel boards that are not accessible or do not have a minimum of 36-inches of clearance in front of them;
(G) deficiencies in:
(i) electrical cabinets, gutters, cutout boxes, and panel boards;
(ii) the insulation of the service entrance conductors, drip loop, separation of conductors at weatherheads, and clearances;
(iii) the compatibility of overcurrent devices and conductors;
(iv) the overcurrent device and circuit for labeled and listed 240 volt appliances;
(v) bonding and grounding;
(vi) conductors;
(vii) the operation of installed ground-fault or arc-fault circuit interrupter devices; and
(H) the absence of:
(i) trip ties on 240 volt overcurrent devices or multi-wire branch circuit;
(ii) appropriate connections;
(iii) anti-oxidants on aluminum conductor terminations;
(iv) a main disconnecting means.
(2) The inspector is not required to:
(A) determine present or future sufficiency of service capacity amperage, voltage, or the capacity of the electrical system;
(B) test arc-fault circuit interrupter devices when the property is occupied or damage to personal property may result, in the inspector’s reasonable judgment;
(C) conduct voltage drop calculations;
(D) determine the accuracy of overcurrent device labeling;
(E) remove covers where hazardous as judged by the inspector;
(F) verify the effectiveness of overcurrent devices; or
(G) operate overcurrent devices.
(b) Branch circuits, connected devices, and fixtures
(1) The inspector shall:
(A) manually test the installed and accessible smoke and carbon monoxide alarms;
(B) report the type of branch circuit conductors;
(C) report as Deficient:
(i) the absence of ground-fault circuit interrupter protection in all:
(I) bathroom receptacles;
(II) garage receptacles;
(III) outdoor receptacles;
(IV) crawl space receptacles;
(V) unfinished basement receptacles;
(VI) kitchen countertop receptacles; and
(VII) receptacles that are located within six feet of the outside edge of a sink;
(ii) the failure of operation of ground-fault circuit interrupter protection devices;
(iii) missing or damaged receptacle, switch or junction box covers;
(iv) the absence of:
(I) equipment disconnects;
(II) appropriate connections, such as copper/aluminum approved devices, if branch circuit aluminum conductors are discovered in the main or sub-panel based on a random sampling of accessible receptacles and switches;
(v) deficiencies in:
(I) receptacles;
(II) switches;
(III) bonding or grounding;
(IV) wiring, wiring terminations, junction boxes, devices, and fixtures, including improper location;
(V) doorbell and chime components;
(VI) smoke and carbon monoxide alarms;
(vi) improper use of extension cords;
(vii) deficiencies in or absences of conduit, where applicable; and
(vii) the absence of smoke alarms:
(I) in each sleeping room;
(II) outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms; and
(III) in the living space of each story of the dwelling.
(2) The inspector is not required to:
(A) inspect low voltage wiring;
(B) disassemble mechanical appliances;
(C) verify the effectiveness of smoke alarms;
(D) verify interconnectivity of smoke alarms;
(E) activate smoke or carbon monoxide alarms that are or may be monitored or require the use of codes;
(F) verify that smoke alarms are suitable for the hearing-impaired; or
(G) remove the covers of junction, fixture, receptacle or switch boxes unless specifically required by these standards.
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